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Ohio is to be aroused and shaken from

Ohio Is to be aroused and shaken from
centre to circumference and pit to dome next
fall. There is to DO q Popocratic camp meeting
at Springfield. The happiness in store for that
town is duo probably to tho fact that Governor
Is intended to frighten him as we'll as
to startle the State BROWN Of Cincin-
natl has been In consultation with JONES
Of Arkansas and Washington about tho
details Of the stupendous demonstration. Tho
present plan is to have It last week. but as
one OF tho orators on the programme is the Hon.
WILLIAM VINCENT ALLEN of Nebraska, tho
show cannot be concluded In less than three
months and twenty-one days. 1t takes Mr..
ALLEN at least q week to get fairly started in
his Introductory remarks. Other men of memoir
able name and power to be present. Tho
Hon. JAMES K JONES of Arkansas himself will
be In full eruption: and q full eruption OF him
Is no oneday's Job. The Hon. MARION BUTLER
tho dearest foe of the Hon. Tom WATSON, will
spread himself over the occasion, and few men
are capable Of being spread thinner. Governor
BOB TAYLOR. tho fiddler Statesman. will give
one Of his Tennessee political entertainments.
The Hon. WILLIAM JABBERwo ooK STONE, former
ly Governor of Missouri and still a master
Of the conglomerate style of metaphor,
will harpoon the cormorant corporations which
are slowly drinking the lifeblood OF "the toiling
masses" with their poisoned tentacles and he
will pursue the octopus to Its lair and thrust q
silver sword into its golden glls and plutocratic
and envenomed breath. Probably Mr. BRYAN
will be there" but Mr.. BRYAN may be wise
enough to avoid tho excessive competition to
which he would be exposed.
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Another English Newspaper Corre-
spondent in Cuba.

For about year we got good deal of i'm
portant and Trustworthy information about
Affairs in Cuba from the letters of the Ha-
vana correspondent of the London Times.
Some months ago that correspondent was
aasigned to duty in another part of the
world, SO that he ceased to send Cuban let
(. terS and dispatches to the Times. We had
spoken of his boldness as teller of truth
about Spain's performances in Cuba. He
described the situation as it came under his
view, and made report Of the occurrences in
the war, the campaigns of both armies, the
course of the revolution, the deeds of WEY-
LER, and his experiences Of life in Cuba.
While WEYLER expelled from Cuba many
of the reporters sent there by American
Journals, and subjected all dispatches de-
signed for this country to a rigid censorate,
he never interfered with the outspol1en cor
respondent of the London Times who dealt
with him according to his deserts, while
living safely under the protection of the
British Consul at Havana. Some of his
letters which we printed in THE SUN were
OF character fitted to stir up the fury of
WEYLER, who, however, never laid hands
upon the offender.
The London Chronicle has now a corre-
spondent In Cuba, who sends to it letters
which are not less instructive than those
that were sent from there to the Times, or
than those that are sent from there to THE
SUN, and In which the Spanish butcher
stands amid the carnage of his rule in Cuba
In o number of the Chronicle that came to
us In the latest mail from Europe. this COR
respondent affirms that WEYLER's attempts
4 r..I
teriEed by unspeakable cruelty. He says
that for the insurgents there is neither
mercy nor quarter. Every day prisoners
are executed; and they are often sub
Jected to inquisitorial tortures for the
purpose of extracting information from
them. The doomed men are bound, they
arc placed in a kneeling position, fac
Ing wall; the band plays a Spanish
quickstep, and then for the official mur-
der. Some of the patriots die bravely,
shouting "Cuba Ltbre" and others are
broken down by i'll treatment, so that they
have to be carried to the wall of execution.
The correspondent describes western Cuba
as bowling waste where as he says, the
insurgents roam, where the pacifcos perish
OF hunger or the plague, and where the
conditions OF existence are heartrending.
He cannot find redeeming feature in the
barbarous order which compels the peace
ful peasants, under pain of death, to aban.
don their homes to the Spanish torch. by
this order OF Captain.General WEYLEn,
under which thousands of people suffer
compulsory starvation, another blot is nut
upon the bloody escutcheon of Spain. The
correspondent tells of the utterly revolving
scenes that are daily witnessed in the foul
and reekinR settlements of the reconcen.
tvadOs. and that affect even the hardened
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aboriginal words n to convey, approxi-
mstely, the native sound. In accordance
with the best geographic usage At home
and abroad, the name Of the river which Is
now on every ones tongue should be spelled
"Klondike."
The rule with regard to the letter O OF
course applies in the case Of such names as
Chilkoot Pass and Chilkat Pass, these SPELL
ings being the prescribed usage in all our
official publications, though Just now, both
names are being widely misspelled In the
newspaper press.
For about eight years the photographic
rules adopted by the leading geographical
societies have agreed In rejecting the pos
sessive case in many names. Baffins Bay
and Hudson's Bay, for instance, no longer
appear in geographical periodicals nor on
the best maps. Baf1n Bay and Hudson
Bay is the accepted usage. Tho rule apply
ing to this matter, adopted by our Board on
Geographic Names is: 1.-THE possessive form
should be avoided whenever 1t can be done
without destroying the euphony of the
name. or changing Its descriptive applica-
ton" So "Cook Inlet" and "St. Michael T"
now appear in all our Government publica-
tions, though Cooks Inlet" and "St.
Michael'sr are still current In many news
papers.
The rules adopted by the various sources
Of geographical authority have, within q
few years, greatly lessened tho confusion
due to various spellings Of the same place
names. The evil is by no means abolished
yet, but the tendency is toward uniformity
In geographical photography based upon
common sense principles.
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ohapter Ono OF Mckinley.

Tho period between the Inauguration Of
President MCKINLEY and his departure
from Washington for vacation after the
first hve months Of hard work, constitutes
Chapter Ono of his Administrations his
tory. This is a distinct period of trial and
achievement, and it Is worth while to SEQ
what the record is.
Between the time when Major MoKINLEY
porarily for rest, these things, among others,
have happened:
I. The tariff question has been removed
from politics. Tho pledge Of the party
which nominated MCKINLEY that it would
give tho country . squarely protective
tariff a. settlement of the question, and
thus give the country rest, has been hon
ostly redeemed.
II. The Administration during these lve
months has organized for four years. The
President has met and sustained tho tre-
mendous strain consequent upon the legiti-
mate competition for Office. He has made
most Of the principal appointments in q
manner generally satisfactory to citizens OF
all parties; and, what is to be noted espe-
oially about this, he has preserved harmo-
nious relations with the members of his
party In both houses of Congress, and has
made, perhaps, a. few enemies outside as
any President ever made during the corre-
spending period.
III. The Administration has definitely
committed itself to the American policy Of
Hawaiian annexation, and is proceeding
vigorously and in good faith to remove that
question also from politics.
r., h,, n5>l t.,
ming for his Administration and for himself
the respect and good will Of q vast majority
of his fellow citizens. His personality at
tracts instead of repelling; and it Is his
good fortune to have created, at the very
start, friendly and favoring conditions of
public sentiment, hard to define precisely
but likely to be of immense value to him
all through his term.
Is there anything on the other side of the
aooountf Yes. there are some things of
minor Importance, which 1t is necessary to
mention In any impartial exhibit:
I. He b as shown some lack of delicacy in
the appointment of near relatives of his
own to Office. and In the repayment Of purely
personal obligations at the cost Of the Gov
ernment's service.
II. To some extent he has manifested
disposition to follow the example of his
predecessor in the misuse Of public prop
erty for private convenience or economy.
Fortunately, this has not gone far yet, and
perhaps 1t will go no further.
Ill He has CROPPED and wabbled ON the
question of currency reform, SO called.
From an initial error Of Judgment and q
hasty, ill-considered utterance on the sub
Ject, he has proceeded with uncertain steps
to futile and fruitless demonstration
which has counted more against his reputa-
tion, probably, than any other event of his
term up to date.
We wish q pleasurable season Of mental
rest and physical recuperation to the Hon.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Jr. On the whole,
he has nobly earned his August vacation.
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No other Currency Commission.

Mr.. Secretary GAGE said, in his speech at
Boston on Tuesday, referring TO the failure
of Congress to provide for the appointment
of "currency commission" that "what
might have been accomplished through q
commission may be achieved without one."
He might have said that tho refusal
Of the Senate to consider tho subject
would mako no difference whatever, for
there would have been no chance Of accom-.
plishing anything through the proposed
commission. Nor could such o commits
sion add anything of value to the great
mass Of material, suggestions, theories, and
patent remedies already gathered during
the long discussion Of the currency question
in this country. That material Is within
the easy reach Of the finance committees Of
Congress, and 1t is abundant. The subject
has been thrashed out thoroughly. Tho
writings upon it would mako large libra
ry, of unimportant documents almost
wholly. THE SUN Office has been bonn
barded with them, and there would now be
no room in 1t for really valuable literature,
If they had not been carted away to mako
new paper, upon q very considerable part of
which, doubtless, moro currency essays will
be printed, to the weariness of mankind.
The commission intrusted by the Consti.
tuition and the people with the duty of
dealing with the currency is the Congress
Of the United States, each of the two
houses of which commits the special con-
sideration Of the subject to o committee,
whose reports and recommendations arc
put before the great Congress commission,
representing all the people In all parts of
the Union. A third commission, with no
legislative authority and no title to con-
sideration equaling In consequence that Of
the Congress committees themselves, would
only produce troublesome complication.
The suggestion of such q commission In.
volved an implication Enthusiastically
Mugwumpian. 1t is that our popular Gov
ernment Is not to be trusted, and should be
turned over to Mugwump bosses.
The people Of the United States, however,
do not feel the need of that sort of bossinR.
They prefer to trust the business of Govern.
ment to the men they elect to attend to it,
and not to any little knot of money chang
ers Mr.. GAGE may select. If they have read
history they know that rarely has q great
f1nancier como from out of the banking
community.
The currency question is already settled
far more advantageously to the public in
terest than it could be settled by such bank
ers. The currency issues of the Govern
ment are all as good as gold. So long as
the note is a Government note, every man
is satisfied with it. 1t is good throughout
the Union, and of the same value every
where. 1t is as sound as the republic Tho
republics credit is behind 1t. Banks may
prefer to issue the notes. but tho people
prefer to have their money issued by the
Government.
There Is no occasion for q currency COM
mission. There is no excuse for Its appoint
ment, and Congress was wise in adjourning
without having provided for 1t.
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How to Help tho New Tariff.

The new Tariff bill, as finally agreed
upon by the conference committee and
passed by Congress, prohibits travellers
from bringing into the United States, duty
free, more than 300 worth of wearing ap-
parel and personal effects purchased abroad.
This change in the law will work a de-
cided alteration In the duties of the Custom
House inspectors whose function it Is to
examine the baggage of incoming passen-
gers on the transatlantic steamship lines.
Hitherto they have had only to ascertain
whether q passengers wearing apparel and
personal effects were really such, and not
merchandise, and whether the quantity
and value could be deemed suitable to his
occupation and station In life. II so, the
goods were passed, although they repre-
sented hundreds or even thousands Of dol
lars In value. 1t was the exception when
anything dutiable was discovered.
Now, however, q large majority Of those
who return during the season Of crowded
travel will bring moro than enough per-
sona] effects to exceed tho 800 limit of
the free list. Most passengers will, there
fore, have to pay some duty. Tho revenue
officers can make the payment of this duty
difficult or easy.
Provision should be made for the conven-
lent and speedy adjustment and payment
Of all duties upon the wearing apparel and
personal effects Of passengers upon the
wharf where their baggage is examined, so
that they can take all such property away
with them without any annoying detention
or delay. As the payment of duty upon
property Of this kind is now to be the rule
instead Of the exception, it should be facili-
tated by the authorities of the Treasury
Department. who, by the exercise of little
common sense and tact in this matter, can
prevent a good deal Of dissatisfaction and
evaporation which might otherwise arise
out Of the operation of the tariff in its appli.
cation to Americans returning from abroad.
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Gathering Perfume from Living Plants.
From the Pittsburo Dispatoh.

Capt. Smee has discovered method OF gather
ing the scent OF flowers as the plant is growing
He takes a glass funnel and heats the thin end
over spirit lamp; He then draws out the stem
to hne point, This accomplished. the funnel
is filled with ice and placed on retorl stand.
the pointed end being placed in a small glass
bottle, without touching it. After this the stand
and the funnel nre placed in a greenhouse among
the flowers whose odors it is desired to collect.
in meeting the colder surface OF the funnel, con.
denses into drops on the outside OF the glas-.
From tho point OF condensation II trickles down
until II drops into the bottle. In a surprisingly
short time a large amount Of perfume Is col
lected, and 1t is claimed that 30 per cent OF tho
contents OF tho bottle is perfume the rest is
water. Strange to say, this essence of the hUwor
needs TO be adulterated with spirts of vino.
Otherwise 1t would become sour and useless.
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colonies. We distinctly recall the putting In
circulation Of charges. which seem to have
had no basis, that Japan had either insti.
gated OF aided the current rebellion in the
Philippines.
In abort, the speculation that Japan's
dissatisfaction with our treaty for annex
ing Hawaii might lead her to join forces
with Spain, should the latter be fool
ish enough to attack US, seems wholly
fancitul. If Japan IL believer in
the manifest destiny of nations, as
her late inspiring experience may we'll
incline her to be, she will recognize the
moro easily, from sympathy, that 1t Is our
destiny to make Hawaii our Pacific out
post, and Spain's destiny to relinquish her
last foothold In the New World.
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Tho Mugwump papers are egging on the

Tho Mugwump papers are egging on the
Citizens Union out of pure spite against the
Republican party which they do not attempt to
conceal. One Of the examples of yellow Journal
ism is patronizing Low as a good man." The
other is serving tho interests of Tammany Hall
and Bryanism by lending all tho assistance it
can to his frantic efforts to got nominated. The
Goo Coos despise Low. but they arc trying TO
help him along with view to making mischief
1t is q curious combination of heterogeneous
elements. but 1t Is inspired by a common hatred
Of tho Republican party and a common desire
for the success Of Tammany Hall.
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Our view of this Is that Mr.. Kipling means
Just what he says. namely, that "the dawn
comes up like thunder" While we speak of Mr.
Kpling 1t is interesting to notice that in his last
ffty-mlean.hour story. published In Scribners,
in which we are mado acquainted with the Loco
motive jungle. the only touch of Mr.. Kiplings
foreign nationality is his mention of iced
water" To find an observer Of his extraordi-
nary genius thus missing an American habit of
speech and misquoting the motto of every hotel
ice pitcher is moro remarkable even than the
story itself.
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Drowned In n Post Hole.
From the Chicago Journal.

Irvine AlberdinR. a seven.year, old boy. who
lived with his parents at Darlington. was
his body was not discovered until search Of
seN eral hours had been made by nxious friends
An electric lighting company had been setting
WAS left uncovered. 1t is thought the lad fell
into the hole and was drowned in the water,
which almost filed II, before he could make any
outCrY for hCp.
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Columbia.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir; have read tho
letters OF George W Lawrence. 0I," Twenty Years
Ago" and "Alumnus." complaining about Seth Low
rs fresidrnt OF Columbia. one says he is mediocre
another that he appoints mediocre men professors
the other that he Is smugl" but would like 10 ask
there are any more delightful short stories liar.
pers Hdgdkfhe than those written by Prof Matthews?
whether there was ever more p0etical address do.
lVered on dialect than that delivered by Prof Price?
and whether any college President has ever given
lege? AKoTHRR AIUIHuE 'O7
FAAwooD. M. We
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Rudynrd KfplinG.

To THE EDrroR THE sUx-Str: obliEo Q sub
Dcriber by answering this question,
"on the way to Mandalay,
Where the flying fishes play,
And the dawn comes up like thunder &C."
Tho above 10 q quotation from Rudyard Kipling
Please tell me what he means BY the dawn coming
like thunder. EsF
NORTH MmpLErowN KY
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Tho Good Mans Reasonable Request,
From the Baskerville Rspirr

froi1 tho BakerpiIlo RetfStr.
The Rev. A. j. McClanahan requests us to Say tbs
he Is acted with the measles. and desires. II asn-
able TO all parties concerned, to postpone il" r.''
tracted meeting which was announced for the tHi.l
Sunday In July.
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From fhe ChfcdOo FOM.
This 10 too much!" he exclaimed when Nj. wife
appeared In her new bathing suit for his n,, cti'n
"Doyou think so ?" she asked. well, III tAks On
elk inches more OF the skirt"
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Well. DID It Rain Yesterday,
From Yesterdav's Tribune.

Finally and most to the There Is no doubt that
present point, st. swith st. Swithin IL proving his
in's Day this year wa not right to his name ~
rainy. II OF the rainy day prophet II
most conSpicuouly rain rained on his day, tho
less days OF this whole 18th. and It has rainrd
year. every day since.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19
Battle Field Memorials.

On February 22nd Washington s birthday Rev. II. l.. Magevney will deliver lecture, eptitled Battle Field Memorials" The sub. ject matter will be largely made up of his own experiences and reminis- cenees of the late war. Though he served as a Confederate soldier. there will be nothing in the lecture that could possibly give offense to any, one. All arc cordially invited to be present, especially the "Old Soldiers. ," 1t will be delivered in St. Joseph's Catholic church on Intervening of the 22nd at 7:30 o'clock. Price of admis- sion, 25cts. If.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

The euchre and hop at the Bluff City Club last night proved very delightful and enjoyable entertain ment. The lady's prize and the lone hand prize were won by Mrs. Jake Katzenstein, while four gentlemen, Messrs. Sam Solmson, Ben Frank lin, Ike Miller and Ds. Goree tied, for the gents prize, which was finally won by Mir. Ike Miller. Af,er the conclusion of the game of euchre the german was danced until late hour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

Mir. J. J. Kress received q telegram from his boyhood home, Elmyra, N. Y, today, telling him the sad news of the death of his father, A. J. Kress, As the distance is so great, taking a half dozen days or more to make the round trip, Mir. Kress has decided not togo, as he would be too late for the obsequies. He has the sympathy of all of our citizens in his bereavement Texarkanian.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

Mir. Ward l.. Smith, of Fredericks- town, Mo-, was troubled with chronic diarrhma for over thirty years. He had becomefully satisfied that it was only question of n short time until he woul have to give up. He had been treated by some of the best physicians in Europe and America but got no permanent re- lief. One day he picked up Il news paper and chaneed to read an adyer- tisement of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. He got a bottle of it. the first dose helped him and its continued use cured him. For sale by W. l.. De woody X Co.
 1-4 q &sw I'm
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Shareholders Meeting.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Pine Bluff Building and Loan Association, will be held at the office of Messrs, Austin X Taylor, at 7:3O T. m.,
 Thursday, February 9, 1897. For the purpose of electing Board of Directors. and transacting such such other business as may come before said meeting.
 ARTHUR MURRAY. President. ". Il. PARKER, Secy. 2l9 St
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have given Chamberlain Cough Remedy fair test and consider 1t one of the very best remedies for eroup that l have ever found. One dose has always been sufficient. al- though use it freely. Any cold my children contract yields very readily to this medicine. l can coascien- tiously recommend 1t for eroup and coils in ehildren.--Geo. E. WOLFF. Clerk of the Circuit Court. Fer nam dina, Fla. Sold by W. l.. Dewoody X Co. It q &sw Inn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19
A Honseho,d Necessltx.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age. pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, clens- ing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual consti- patton and biliousneSs. Please buy and try box of c. C. C. to-day; 10, ?, 90 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. 12-30eod
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

The University Association met at the Institute last night. A regu- lar program was rendered, after which a guessing contest was enjoy ed in which Mrs. W. W. Byrd eaptur- ed the prize awarded for the largest number of correct answers to the questions asked.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19
oratorlal Contest, Pine Bluff, Ark, Feb as

oratorIal Contest, Pine Rlun, Ark, Feb 2a
 For the above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets Fair Oaks to MeNeil, Little Rock and points 10 Pine Bluff at one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale February 2lst and 22nd. Return limit February 9, 1S97
 E. W. LABEAUME, ]. W, FARLEY,
 G r. X T. A. Agent
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Maral eras. New Orleans. La. March an

For the above occasion the Cotton Belt route will sell tickets from Pine Bluff to New Orleans and return ut one fare. Via Memphis $l450, or via Shreveport SIS. 9. Tickets on sale Feb. 27th and 2sth and March 1st. Return limit March l0, 1897.
 J. N. FARLEY, Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

Lafayette Lodge, K. of F., met last night and initiated five Esquires into the rank of Knight. The Ori- ental Princes also held q meeting im- mediately thereafter and initiated ten candidates, after which an elegant spread was enjoyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-19

A special train will be run from this city to Sherrll next Monday afternoon in order to give the people of Pine Bluff an opportunity to at tend the dramatic entertainment to be given at tat place for the benefit of the Methodist Church.