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4 RECEIVER APPOINTED
  FOR THE SOUTHERN BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Chancellor Robinson Appoints Mr. V. o. Alexander to the Pos ition.-His Bond Fix
 ed at $5,OOO.
This morning there were furthe

This morning there were further developments in the affairs of the Southern Building and Loan Asso- citation, of Knoxville, Tenn, which was placed in the hands of a receiv- CT few days ago.
 In Arkansas there are many cred itors and stockholders of the South ern building and Loan Association, who, naturally, are deeply interest," ed in it's affairs. Among the num- Der of paid-up stockholders arel Messrs. John F. Gillespie and Fred M, Hudson, of this city. At an ear ly hour this morning these gentle men filed suit in the Jefferson Ghancery Court, setting up their relations as creditors and paid up stockholders in the Southern Build ing and Loan Association, and ask ing that the court appoint a receiy- CT to take charge of the assets and claims in Arkansas of the Associa tion, and by this means protect the Arkansas creditors and stockhold- CTS.
 After reviewing the claims set up by Messrs. Gillespie and Hudson, Chancellor Robinson appointed MT. v. o. Alexander as receiver for the Southern Bnilding and Loan Asso- citation in Arkansas, and placed his bond at 5000. MT. Alexander readily gave the required bond, and will at once assume his duties as re- ceiver.
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4 B|G BLAZE.
TIE BIGGEST OF THE YEAR.
The Dry Kiln of the St. Louis Slave and Lumber Co. Destroyed
 Loss, About $5,0O0.

At 8 o'clock last night the fire alarm was sounded and the depart ment called out, caused by blaze at the plant of the St. Louis Slave and Lumber Go. at the western edge of the city, near the railroad cross ing.
 At that time fire broke out in the dry kiln, and the kiln and about 100000 dry slaves were destroyed. Loss about 5000, partly covered by insurance.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr.C Chambers, the manager, informed a GRAPHIC reporter this morning that the destruction of part of the plant would temporarily throw about 25 men out of employment, but that the damage would be re- paired as quickly as possible.
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WASH|NCT GOSSIP i, SENATOR MORGAN STILL HARP. ING ON THE NICARAGUA
 CANAL. An Extraordinary Number of Appli. eants for Bicycle Patents. An Interesting Batch of News
 About the National
 Capital.
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. p, 1S97.- Two subjects have occupied public attention in Washington the past week. The first in importance was the debate in the Senate over the bill presented by Senator Morgan, of Alabama. amending the ineorpora- tion act of the Nicaragua canal.
 The new bill, after providing the modus operandi of how to build and run the ship canal, etc. provides that the Government of the United States shall guarantee $100,0000, ,0O0 of canal bonds, drawing 3 per cent. interest, and due in thirty years, with the option in the Government
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THE STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD III THIS CITY APRIL
 15 to IS.
A Meeting of the State Committee Followed the Exercises Last Night at Which the Above Action was
 Taken,

Immediately after the conclusion of the anniversary exercises at the Institute last night, the State Board of tke Young Mems Christian Association held meeting and selected Pine Bluff as the place of meeting for the State Convention from April 15 to IS, next.
 In addition to the local members of the State Board, Messrs. P. K. Roots ana J. M. Workman, of Little Rock, were in attendance, and Pine Bluffs invitation to hold the next State meeting here was heartily ac- cepted.
 The anniversary exercises last night were not largely attended on account of the severity of the weather, but the parlor at the In stitute was fairly filled with ladies and gentlemen on that occasion.
 The program was dS Aollo"o. Invocation. .................... Rev. A. o. Evans Song 4fyooai1 eiii Vocal Solo ..... MT; hlneaIa da Vocal Solo . ..-...........-....--.... Mrs. Luce 1A'>'- 0@S ..s....... President J. w. Crawford Address s,,lrato M l rv
 Cecil L. Gates, International secretary Song -------'py ~ Benediction.
 The address by MT. Gates was a masterly plea for the young men and the Young Mems Christian As sociation, and was conceded by all who heard it to be MT. Gates ablest effort in this city. He was given a very attentive hearing, and his ad- dress was highly enjoyed by all present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

The records of this Congress con- tain an unusual number of bills for the pensioning of daughters of revolutionary soldiers. The latest of these to be reported on is. that for pensioning Rachel Waddell. Her father was John Waddell, of Nb- ginia, and he is shown by the papers in-+Ae War Department to hayeserV ed as sergeant in herevolutionary war. He served three years, bepin- ming June 10, 1776, in the Continental ranks in Capt. William Cherry s com- pany, Fourth Virginia Regiment of Foot. commanded by Maj. Isaac Beall, and also commanded at differ ent times by Co.'s. Robert Lawson and Thomas Elliott. Miss Waddell never married. She is now almost seventy years old, nearly totally blind, and dependent upon the chari- ty of her friends for support. The House committee has voted to give her SIP a month.
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Violated the Mortgage Law.

s. A. Batreall, and his son, c. w. Batreall, are now inmates ot the county jail, charged with serious crime. The men were last year far mers in this county, and, to obtain necessary provisions and supplies for himself and family until his crop could be harvested, s. A. Batreall mortgaged a wagon and a pair of mules to Mr. J. s. Mcdonnell, a merchant at Altheimer Batreall failed to settle his indebtedness and ran away with and disposed of the property on which the merchant held @ mortgage. It was several months after the departure of the Batrealls before their whereabouts was ascertained, but they were finally located in Clay County they were arrested and brought back here, where they will be tried before the courts for the crime, When will men learn that trite old maxim, that
 honesty is the best policy ?2
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The other cause of excitement in legislative circles has been a fight between two electric light compa- panies in this city. The old compa- ny has in every way tried to prevent it's rival from obtaining a foothold, both before the District Commission CTS and in the courts. The decisions have all been in favor of the new company, and they commenced to lay their mains in the streets, This called for desperate action, and the old company went before the District Committee of the Senate and made such a showing as induced a major
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lty of that committee to bring in a joint resolution prohibiting the new company from working. The new company, in the meantime, hired several thousand negroes to go to work digging up the streets.
 Mir. Cockerill, of Missouri, as chair man of the District committee, pre- sented the joint resolution and asked that 1t might pass. Senator Hill, of New York, threw himself into the breach. on behalf of the new compa-
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FIGHTING INDIANS.
Troubled Dreams of a Young Mau Came
 Near Causing Confiagration.

Last night MT. John Hut had an experience somewhat unusual, and one which in future will prevent him from sleeping with loaded re- volyer under his pillow.
 The Messrs. Will and John Hut, sons of MT. J. F. Hut, live with their uncle, Mr. J. B. Talbot, and occupy the same room and bed.
 Last night on retiring, as usual, MT. John Hut placed a revolver un- der his pillow and was soon in the realms of sleep. How long he slept he does not know, but during the night he and his brother were startled from their slumbers by the report of a pistol. On rising from the bed Mr. Will Hut found his brother with a revolver in his hand, from which smoke was curling, and the covering on the bed in flames. A pitcher of water soon extinguish- ed the flames, and an inyestiga tion was held, which revealed the fact that MT. John Hut had fired the revolver in a dream, when, perhaps, he thought he was fighting Indians, and was not conscious of his action until awakened by the startling report.
 He says that this experience, which might have ended very disas- trously, will teach him lesson about sleeping with loaded revolvers within his reach.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

of paying sooner. Senator Morgan made very able speech in favor of the bill, and Senator Turpie occupied the business hours of the Senate un- der the regular order for the balance of the week in a speech against the bill.
 According to Senator Morgan the bill is one of the best ever introduced, and he reioiced in the fact that he had the privilege of voting for it.
 Senator Turpie, on the other hand, showed how the bill, if passed, would result in another gigantic swindle, like the Pacific Railway deals, Credit Mohilier, etc. That he has much argument on his side, anyone will readily understand by his speech,
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VIII Reorganize

CLEVELAND, Tenn, Jan. 26.-S. B. Luttrell aud Judge J. B. Rose, have been appointed temporary re- ceivers of the Southern Building and Loan Assoelation. A move ment is on foot to reorganize Stockholders are in session. The association has assetts to pay all deposits and has left over $345, 900. It is believed that the suit is easily defeated. Receiv- CTS will keep charge until the re- organlzation is perfected. All stock will be called in and re-issued, either in paid-up or installment and business continued. Home office may be removed to Atlanta or Little Rock.
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Senator Frye said that he was dis posed to ask the steering committee of the Senate to take up the DiDgley bill for the absolute slaughter of all the fur seals.
 1t will be remembered that when this bill was under consideration in the Senate, after it had passed the House, it met with considerable op- position. Senator Sherman charac- terizing the proposition as brutal one, and Senator Morgan opposing it with a vigorous report. Under these circumstances the matter " as allowed to drop until the commis- sion to investigate the condition of the seals could report. Mir. Jordan, one of the commissioners, recently returned; stated that they oung seals were being allowed to starye by hundreds upon the islands, owing to the slaughter of the mother seals. He said also that the British com missioners agreed with him, and were ready and willing to cooperate with any measure proposed by this country to save the animals from complete extinction. With this re- port Senator Frye was content until he read the dispatches a day or two ago that the actual report of the British commissioners was at vari- ance with the understanding he had previously received. These commis- sioners think that the killing of the seals has been very much over-esti- mated, and that the number of dead pups is also grossly exaggerated.
 In order to bring the matter to a
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The annual conference of the United States Board of Indian Commission CTS, with representative of the vari- ous missionary and educational societies engaged in Indian work, was held last week in the Ebbitt House.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

ny, and occupied nearly all of the morning two hours during the week while the negroes pushed the work, and before the bill will pass the new company will have its work done.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Senator Chandler succeeded in hav- ing the bimetallic conference resolu- tion made the order of business in the Senate for tomorrow. 1t is not expected that the measure will give rise to much debate, although, of course it offers an opportunity for a reopening of the financial question if Senators are disposed to take ad- vantage of it. Senator Villas inti- mated yesterday that he would have something to say when the resolu- tiou was taken up.
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TELEGRAPH BREVIIIES
The Cream of the News Complied for the
 perusal of Busy People

The Cream of the News Complied for the
 Perusal of Busy People. In the Arkansas House of Repre- sentatives Tuesday Mir. Vandeventer introduced bill fixing charges for express companies in this State.
 *m*
 Senator Turpie, of Indiana, con cluded his speech on the Cuban reso lutions Tuesday.
 #a*
 Fire at Philadelphia yesterday de- stroyed $1, 100000 worth of property.
 **#
 The Legislature of Nevada has passed a bill permitting prize fight ing upon the payment of a license of 1000. This is q bid for the Corbett- Fitzimmons mill.
 *.*
 Mrs. Fannie Manning, of Russell vile, this State, has become possess ed of the belief that she is the Mes siah. She is perfectly wild and demented over her fancied mission.
 **
 The New Windsor Hotel, at Fort Smith, was destroyed by fire at 3:40 o'clock Tuesday morning, and two travelling men perished in the flames. They were I. H. Pray, of Springfield, Mo-, representing NJ. J. Powers X Co.,, of Chicago, and E. A. Mulhson, of Fremont, Neb. The fire was caused by the explosion of q lamp on the second floor.
 
 Part of Pratt's Hotel at Little Rock was destroyed by fire yester- day
 Members of the Railroad Brother hood are in session in Little Rock today.
 Messrs. J. ". Bunch and ]. +. Clemmons, of Swan Lake, are in the city
 Judge J. M. Elliott is up to-day after an attack of la grippe. MT. B. r. Adams, ,gthe Fordyee staye man, is in town to-day.
 Miss Alice Martin, of SHmmeryille, IS registered at the Truelock. Mr. D. W. Bass, of Hampton, is q Visitor to the city to-day. MT. T. A. Eaton, of Pastori q, is q Visitor to the city to-day. Go to A. J Mitchell for your news papers, periodicals and magazines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Mr. D. W. Bass, of Hampton, is q Visitor to the city to-day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Miss Alice Martin, of SHmmerville IS registered at the Truelock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

MT. B. r. Adams,gthe Fordyee staye man, is in town today.
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definite issue Mir. Frye will endeavor to have the bill called up and the question debated with the final pas sage, as he hopes, of the bill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Judge J. M. Elliott is up to-day after an attack of la grippe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Mir. T. A. Eaton, of Pastoria, is a Visitor to the city to-day
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Go to A. J. Mitchell for your news papers, periodicals and magazines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Senator Turpie, of Indiana, con cluded his speech on the Cuban reso lutions Tuesday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Messrs. J. W. Bunch and !. k. Clemmons, of Swan Lake, are in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

In the Arkansas House of Repre- sentatives Tuesday MT. Vandeventer introduced a bill fixing charges for express companies in this State.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27

Members of the Railroad Brother hood are in session in Little Rock today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-27
Fire at Philadelphia yesterday de- $1, 200, GOO worth of property.

The Legislature of Nevada has passed bill permitting prize fight ing upon the payment of Q license of $1000. This is a bid for the Corbett- Fitzimmons mill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-29

g.
private clerk, he told her to re-
member that she was Mrs. Sturdivant
and under the necessity of looking
else where for work. She proudly
strobe from his presence and Joined
her husband in an effort to make
their own independent living. All
these things make it utterly impossi-
BILE for Drake to be elected again,
therefore the republican party will
look for some one who will be equal
ly satisfactory to the monopolies and
at the same time stand better show
with the people. They can scarcely
hope, in the face of the formidable
opposition that will likely confront
them in the combined reform forces,
to elect anybody, much less man
who is loaded down wi tn the weights
that hamper Drake.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-29
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
About the LIQUOR Traffic /.

1t is entirely unnecessary to talk to
people of mature years, about the
evils of intemperance. Eevery reason
ing, rejecting person is conscious of
existing evils; it is remedy that is
wanted. For nearly thirty years the
state has sought to regulate the traffic
and control the evil through prohibit
tory enactments which give sale of
liquors to favored class, without
exacting from it any license or fee for
the monopoly granted. This monop.
oily is upon the theory that liquors
will be sold only for the legitimate
use of.lnedicine, or for mechanical
use. But there is not a druggist but
is imposed upon by applicants nearly
every day. Wehave personally known
of instances where men not in the
habit of using Intoxicating. liquors,
under a mistaken idea of friendship,
have gone to the druggist and OBJ
tanned half q pint of whisky. ostensi-
bly, for legitimate use, but which
went forthwith to the person to whom
the druggist had refused it, and who
wanted it for beverage. This de-
mand for it by that class inspires the
boot-leggers, and makes the blind
pigs numerous and thrifty, thus in
fiicting upon the public the evils Of
an unlicensed traffic, with all the cost
incident thereto, without dollar of
compensation to the state, the peo-
pie, except ,,n occasional fine from
some unlucky violator of the law who
happens to be caught. But the mon
eys obtained from this class is more
than consumed in paying costs in
Cured and for the support in Jail,
OF those caught who pay no fines.
Observation teaches that this is no
remedy for the evil of the unlawful
traffic, because when one Individual
is suppressed, some other is ready to
at once bfgin. Our city has four
drug stores with thousands of dollars
invested and it is idle to assume that
with the rigors and penalties of the
law before them, that they would in
wife its visit. 1t would seem that
these unquestioned and undisputed
facts, ought to satisfy any reasonable
mind that the present system of regu-
lation, utterly fails to regulate, and
that some other method ought to be
adopted. If every person applying
to druggist was required to furnish
a prescription given by some repu
table practicing and duly licensed
physician, no prescription of the kline
to be reflled, would do away with {
large portion of the imposition the
present method subjects the phar
macists to, but it would not limit the
quantity used, as it would simply
transfer to the boot-leggers and the
blind pigs the trade of that class
which has made false statements tc
the druggist to procure what they
wanted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-29
Insurance Legislation.

The special session of the Iowa leg
isluture begins this week. Its pur-
pose is to pass upon the revised code.
Mutual insurance associations are
very seriously interested in what may
be done with respect to cooperative
insurance. The code commission in
revising the laws relative to mutu-
al insurance made some changes in
the chapter that are quite revolution
ary. No farmers mutual can have a
membership in excess of 5000. Only
those can be members who reside in
the county where the principal place
of business of the association is locat-
&c or in counties contiguous thereto.
The first provision would seriously
interfere with all associations having
a membership in excess of 1000, while
the second would drive out of exist
ence such institutions as the Hail
and Tornado Associations, because
their territory must be co-extensive
with the state in order to safely do
business at all, since hail or lorna
do association confined to the limits
of county would be useless to its
members in these years when neither
hail nor tornado came, and would in
all probability be utterly bankrupted
in those years when they did come.
The essential elements in the security
of associations of this class is d terri
tory SO extensive that only small
portion of it will be likely to suffer
loss in any given season, for if loss
does come, it is usually entirely too
large for merely local association to
meet.
When the code came up at the reg
ular session last winter, the mutual
insurance interests were able to con-
vince the legislature that no changes
in the existing law were either neces-
sary or desirable; and had the code
work been finished at that session,
none would have been made. We
have no serious apprehension that
any will be made at the special ses-
sion now, nevertheless, it will be i'm
portant'to the permanancy and pros
psrity of the cooperative insurance
system that it be represented in the
discussions of the session, so that
nothing may b. done, either mad
vertantly or by design, that shall OBJ
struct or hamper the prosperity of
the system. Homestead.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-29
Republican Logic.

Those democratic editors who are
bowling because the good times have
not arrived should devote several
hours day TO a contemplation oil
the principal causes of the hard times
we have had and are still having
New York Press.
The esteemed Press overlooks 8
few points. 1t overlooked the fact
that these democratic editors have
been contemplating the causes of the
present hard times. and have sug'
gested the remedy. But the republi
can organs, OF which the Press.is one,
insists on continuing those condit-
ions. The only plan the republican
party offers to better conditions is to
pile on the tariff, and in the issue in
which they claim that the mills and
factories are closed because of the
present tariff they point too factories
opening as proof of the prosperity
they promised if Nc Kinley was elect
ed. A republican organ is the only
one that can understand how q con-
dition that closes all the mills and
factories will allow those mills and
factories to resume.
Some republican organs claim that
factories were closed because banks
were alarmed at threatened change
in the governments financial policy
and refused banking accommodations
to manufacturers. And then these
self-same organs turn right around
and advocate policy that makes it
possible for the bankers to get d bet
ter hold on the currency of the coun-
tsy, thus enabling them to open or
close factories with greater ease than
before. Republican logic is fearfully
and wonderfully made. If measure
opens mill it is republican, but if
under the same measure mill is
closed it Immediately ceases to be re.
republican by some hocus pocus
known only to the high tariff mind
becomes q democratic measure. Only
gathering of republicans will cheer
the name OF Grover Cleveland and
then adopt resolutions denouncing
his policy, following it up with plat.
form declaring for majority of the
features of the policy it denounced q
few moments before. The only policy
upon which republicans have been
consistent is that of denouncing those
who oppose. them, regardless of facts
and figures, and taxing the whole
people for the benefit of infant in
dustries that are old enough and
strong enough to take Uncle Sam by
the throat and choke big subsidie!
out of him. Before advising demo
cratic editors to contemplate any
thing the esteemed New York Pres
should hunt around and find some
thing logical in the editorial columns
of its republican contemporaries. :
Omaha World Herald.