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DIR. sWEARlNGEN DIES
 AT STATE CAPITAL.
BrIght,s Disease Takes This Popular Health Officer to the Grave After
 Lingering Illness.

Austin, Aug 9.-Dr. R. M. Swearin- ge1f, state health officer, died at his home here Sunday afternoon after a lingering illness. He had been sufferer from Bright's disease for several months and the disease took an acute form a few days ago.
 His death was great shock to his many friends here. Governor Culber- son was one of his warmest friends and is greatly grieved over his demise. The governor expressed himself in the most eulogistic terms of the character and official career of deceased. The time of the funeral has not yet been announced,
 Dr. Swearingin was almost 60 years of age. He leaves widow and married daughter He served l2 years as state health officer
 Richard M. Swearingin was born i'll Noxubee county, Miss, Sept. 26, 1888. His parents moved to Texas in i84S and settled in Washington county Dr. Swearingin opposed and voted against secession. When the ordinance was adopted, however, he promptly enlisted and fought throughout tho civil war with distinction.
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SECRETARY DAY WILL
 RETIRE FROM OFFICE.
It Is Expected He Will Be One of the Peace Commissioners, and After
 the War Will Retire.

Washington, Aug. 9--In connection with the probable selection of Secretary of State Day as one of the peace commits sioners it is stated he will at an early date retire from the office of secretary of state and after concluding the labors as member of the commission will re- sume the practice of law at Canton. AL though this is the first public announce ment that Secretary Day intends to re- tire from public life, it has long been known by his most intimate friends that when he accepted the portfolio he did so with the understanding he would resign office immediately after peace had been restored between Spain and the United States.
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He Was Charged With m Attempted Assault Upon q Young Woman
 at That Place.
SHERIFF COOK COULD
 NOT SAVE THE MAN.
He Made a Brave Attempt, but the Mob Was too Much For Him and Secured the Man
 and Lynched Him.


 Palestine, Tex, Aug. 9.-There was lynching here Sunday night. Dan Ogg, 8 colored man, 91 years old was taken from the jail at Il o'clock and hanged to tree in the rear of the courthouse yard and some 20 or 30 shots fired into his body by mob of some l50 men.
 Ogg was accused of an attempted as- sault on well known young woman of Palestine on Saturday night by entering her room and attempting to chlorform her.
 Notwithstanding, the sheriff made 3 brave attempt to save his prisoner, it was of no avail, as the mob seemed very determined one.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Boil worms are doing damage to cot ton around Corsicana, Tex.
 The 18-year- old daughter of J. M Howell, living near Knoxville, Tenn, i, was assaulted by negro, her throat cut and her body mutilated. The negro es. capped.
 Jo seph Stahlmack died at Caldwell, Tex, from the kick of COW.
 Star Pointer lowered his record at Co. lumbus, O., making the mile i'll 1 .5915.
 Ex-Empress Eugenie is reported seri. ously ill at Paris, France.
 A joint reunion of the blue and gray veterans will be held at Philadelphia.
 Nelson Hillery, colored, died near Cameron, Tex, at the age of 100.
 The new shelter erected at Juarez. Mex. across the river from Fl Paso, is i'll operation.
 Emil Waldein was drowned in the Colorado river at Austin, Tex, while in bathing.
 Winifred Adamson, young English woman, shielded at Fort Worth, Tex. by taking morphine.
 James Williams, blind man. was found near Cookville, Tex, by hunters. He had been wandering week without food. His condition is serious.
 Harrison Smith, 8 boy, was severely hurt at Temple, Tex, by horse falling on him.
 The new passenger depot of the In- ternational and Great Northern railroad at Houston, Tex, has been thrown open to the public.
 Two soldiers of the Fourth regiment of Texas volunteers were badly cut by 6 negro at Houston.
 Hon. J. ". Blake will speak at Dallas, Tex, on Sept. at the Labor day cele- bration.
 Jim King, colored, died at Bryan, Tex, from injuries received by being run over by train.
 Eighty-six negroes were baptized at Bryan, Tex, on Sunday
 Frank Rhodes, the negro who murs dered his wife at Calvert, Tex, and who shot his himself when officers attempted his arrest, died of his wounds.
 Young Womack was accidentally shot by another boy at Austin, Tex, with a target rifle and is not expected to live.
 Mrs. John T. Orr and four negroes are under arrest at Clarendon, Ark, for the assassination of the woman's husband, which occurred a few days ago.
 Congressman J. L. Slayden was re- nominated by the Democrats at con yention at Galveston, Tex.
 II. H, Kirkpatrick has been appointed United States commissioner at Paris, Tex, in place of the late Judge Easton.
 J. W. Franks was shot and killed in 6 difficulty at Ladonia, Tex.
 Mrs. George Holt drowned herself in a well near Rockwall Tex.
 In a railroad collision near Wayelani. Ind, Engineer John Higley and Flre- man Edward Wittig, were killed and several others hurt
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CABINET NO RIGHT
 TO CEDE TERRITORY
Spanish cortes Only Can Give to the Emitted States the Territory Demand-
 cd by President Mckinley.

Madrid, Aug. 9-The Liberal says the government accepts the United States conditions ad referendum, be- lieying that it is not authorized to cede any territory without q vote of the cortes. If Mir Mckinley objects, the cortes will be convoked this month. A fresh note from President Mckinley re- plying to spain's reply is expected dur ing the course of this week.
 Continuing, The Liberal expresses the opinion that certain passages of spain's reply may lead to an exchange of cable messages of critical nature, possibly ere- ating fresh difficulties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
COTTON BELT BULLETIN.

Trans-M ississippi and Interna- tional Exposition, Omaha, Neb. June lst to Nov lst. For this occa- sion the Cotton Belt route has made rates of $30.30 for round trip. Pass. engers tnity nave choice of route via St. Louis, or Jonesboro and Kansas City. Tickets on sale June 1st to Oct. 10th 1898. In addition to the above, will sell round trip tickets re- turn limit thirty days from date of sale, but not later than Nov. 18th 1898, S25. 40.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Double Killing at Little Rock.

Little Rock, Aug. 9.-A double kill ing occurred at the convict brick yards near here. A convict named Bishop was advancing with an ax on J. H. Fulgum, guard, when Fulgum shot and killed him. A dispute arose over the killing between Warden Giles Hud- son and V. A. Potts, another guard. The lie was passed and Potts shot and killed Hudson
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|||R|NCCH|IING | CANNOT CANNOT BE AVER TED. WILL BE THE SCENE OF A LYNCHlNG,
 NO DOUBT. Another Woman Arrested-Six Prisoners are Now Charged
 With J. T. Orr's
 Death.

I CLARENDON, August 9-The Blown of Clarendon has been more severely stirred today than ever in kts history and all heeaase of the zBensation Cu4v ".5 committed on Hthe night of July 30, at the hone of lohn T. Orr. He lost his life as has Ekiready been told, but the recent |cunfesslons of the arrested parties 6o thoroughly implicated his wife
 Rs one of the eonspirators to the |leed, so the citizens thought; that nothing but talk of lynehlng has been heard today
 The coroner's Jury was reassmbled |this morning and worked till half past ten tonight. The verdict was that the murdered man came to his |death from gunshot wound infiict' led by a weapon in the hands of Viii Sanders, colored.
 As accessosies, the jury accuses Miss Rachel Morris, young Jew less, Mrs. Orr, and the following negroes; Manse Castle, Dennis Ri- |cord, RilI Weaver Susie Jacobs.
 This morning a meeting of the citizens was held, but it was deci |led to do no violence for the pres lent and it is believed that the law |vill be allowed to take it's course.
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WANTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
A Negro Who Is too Fond of Liberty, CAR- tured by Depu y Sheriff Johnson and Deputy Constable
 Culpepper,

Dennis Quinn, colored youth |who is member O. the Brothee- hood of Do Nothings' and whose |face, while it might not stopa clock i, would either cause it to die of |heart failure, or so disturb its inter- |nal arrangements that it would go |astray and krock the face off the |train schedules, has been for the East six months wanted ia Lincoln county for "totin a weapun.
 Deputy sheriff Johnson and Dep- |uty constable Culpepper, seeing him |lnls morning made him . present of E pair of the lasest improved iron bracelets. Deanis held out his eands in kind appreciation, and Blood speeches.. He could not
 make an address of thanks, as words winch were not issued from his |Nalermelon lips, could not express He was turned over to sheriff
 haroney, who happened in the city the time. Dennis was carried pack to Lincoln county, and the next term of court will do the rest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
A SERIOUS WRECK
 IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Two Engineers and a Fireman Killed and Number of Mail Clerks se-
 riously Injured mt Canton.

Canton, Aug. 9.-Three men were killed and number of mail clerks were severely injured at Canton junction yesterday by the express mail special from New York to Boston, jumping the track. The dead are
 James Shelton, the engineer.
 c. K. Knowlton, the fireman.
 G. Stherfeldt, the engineer, riding in the cab.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
MOB SHOT INTO
 BY GUARDS AT TAMPA.
Men Who Undertake to Rescue Three Negro Soldiers Get the Worst of
 the Deal and Have to Retire.

Tampa, Aug. Yesterday morning mob tried to rescue three negro team sters of the regular army incarcerated in jail here. The armed guard ordered them to desist, but the mob opened fire on the jail. A volley was poured into the crowd from the upper story of the building and several shots took effect. The wounded were carried away by their comrades and the raid was unsuc- eessful.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Boy Dragged to Death.

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 9.-A 13.year-old son of G. W. Murphy of Duke attempted to hold horse by a rope when the ami nal ran away, The boys leg became entangled in the rope and he was dragged to death, his head and body be- ing fearfully mangled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Murder and Suicide.

Davenport, Ia, Aug. g.. - Henry Schultz of Valley City, Ia., shot and killed his wife and then killed himself. The wife had applied fora divorce on the ground of cruelty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Panic Is Threatened.

London, Aug. 9..-The Hong Kong correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
 The prospect of America abandoning the Philippines has well nigh brought on panic. The insurgent leaders are greatly dissatisfied with the Americans and British here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

Meeting Interstate Merch ants AS sociation St. Louis Mo. Aug. 2nd to 9th Aug. 18th to 25th and Sept. 5-l2. For this occasion the Cottton Belt will sell round trip tickets for one and one-third fares. Tickets on sale July 26th to Aug. 4th inclusive return limit Aug. 12th 1898. Aug. 18th to 20 inclusive, return limit Aug. 29th 1898. Sept. 2Dd to inclusive return init Sept. 18th 1898.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Shooting at Waco.

Waco, Tex, Aug 9.-Jesse Wilson is suffering from birdshot wounds and Charles Jackson, colored man, is in jail, charged with inficting the wounds on MT. Wilson by shooting him with . shotgun MT. Wilson is q member of a citizens committee organized to lend aid to the officers in suppressing bur- glaries, which have been frequent Of late. He was patroling the streets as 8 volunteer guard when he was shot. The negro, Jackson, who is charged with the shooting, is resident of Waco and bears a good character.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
 Believes No Ship Lost.

London. Aug. 9.-A dispatch from Lloyds agent at St. Johns, N, F., says he regards the reported wreck Of a trans atlantic line steamship in the straits of Belle Isle as being without foundation in fact.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Lady Badly Injured.

Farmers Branch, Tex, Aug. 9.-A horse attached to the buggy of Miss Florence Good ran away demolishing the buggy and throwing her out. She sustained very serious internal injuries.
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Curzon Accepts.

London, Aug. 9.-The Evening News says it learns positively that George N. Curzon, the parliamentary secretary for foreign office, has accepted the viceroy- alty of India in succession of the Earl of Eluin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Brigadier General Polar Dead.

Ashyille, N. c. Aug. s.-Brigadier General John s. Poland, died here of fever contracted at Chickamauga. The remains will be taken to his home in New York state
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Strengthened Prices.

London, Aug. 9.-Although there are fears Of possible complications ii the acceptance of peace terms by Spain, ru. mors strengthened prices all around on the Stock Exchange, especially was this the case in American and Spanish secu-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

Grand Encampment knights of Pythias Supreme Grand Lodge Sess. ion, Indianapolis Ind. Aug. 22 to Sept. 10, 1898. For this occasion the Cotton Belt will sell round trip tickets for $l4.6O. Tickets on sale Aug. 19, 20 and 2l 1898, return limit Aug. 30.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
The Gussie Safe.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The war de- partment received report from General Gilmore, commanding the Gussie, which reported the wrecked steamer safe,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

For the Meeting Merchants Asso- ciation of New York, in New York City, August [ to 10 and 2 to 31, 1898 the Cotton Belt will sell round trip tickets for one and one-third fare on the certificate plan. Tickets on sale August to 9. inclusive, and August 9 to 30, inclusive.
 H. Bringman, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Hohaon at Annanolis.

Annapolis, Aug. 9.-Assistant Naval Constructor R. P. Hobson arrived here yesterday morning and remained few hours. He called on Admiral Cervera.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
.Peace Terms Cabled.

Paris, Aug 9.-Spain's reply to the peace terms of the United States has been cabled to Washington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09
Nearly Three Hundred Sick.

San Francisco, Aug 9.-There are 29s patients in the divisional hospital at Presidio.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

Biennial Session Grand Lodge A. o. IT. W. Little Rock Ark. Aug. 18th 1898. Tickets will he sold by the Cotton Belt for this occasion for one and one third fares on the certificate plan. Dates of sale Aug. 14th and 18th 1898. Return Limit Aug, 18th 1898.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

For the annual meeting Hot Springs district NJ. E. Church, at Stamps, Ark, August IT to P, 1898. the Cotton Belt route will sell round trip tickets for one fare, $3. 50; tickets on sale August 16 to 2l, inclusive. Return limit, August g, 1898.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

MT Camel Fox is enjoying a week Psn'ng at Rob Roy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

MT. Gus Waterman. Of Dumas, inis ne city today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

rfesh fish and celery every Thurs |ay, at Joe C. Meyers. dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

Messrs. NJ. A. Austin and Gabe @eyer have returned from q business
 Fflp to Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

eapt. w. Fl. Wright was visitor \ 'he City of Roses" yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-08-09

Mrs. ]. II. Culpepper has returned rom Grant county.
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MT. J. W. Walker, of Cornerstone, Fin the city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02

HOW BIDEL CONQUERED THE TIGER.
He rushed from his dressing room and
found that the tiger had taken refuge in q
blacksmith shop near the circus. Without
waiting to secure any weapon except q
light whip he hurried to the spot. What
followed is perhaps best told in Bidel's
own words.
SIN a few moments" he writes, 81
found the tiger. She was crouching in q
corner, her eyes adame and her mouth
wide open. Without waiting an instant
for her to make the attack I attacked her
and let her see that ! was master. 1t was
a short struggle. I used my whip with
all my strength, and she began to howl
and started to run. This was my chance
Dropping my whip I seized her with my
powerful hands,. One stretched the loose
skin Of her neck and the other held tightly
farther down her back. Instantly l raised
her on my shoulders and carried her back
to her cage, into which I threw her with
all my force. She shrank into a heap,
shivering and frightened, like a rabbit.
At this the air was rent with plaudits,
cheers and the elapping of hands. Before
an hour the country rang with b news
of my decd, and I was famous"
One of the most remarkable instances
of the strength and cunning of the tiger
occurred recently in q noted hunting
ground near Bombay, India. A party
made up of several members of the Nat
ural History society of Bombay had come
on the track of a magnificent tiger and
had succeeded in cornering him, as they
supposed, among the mountains. Accom-
panying the party were seven heaters,
who search the forest or beat the game
from its hiding place
The party, confident Of its prize, camped
for the night in the forest. The seven
heaters occupied a small hut by Them
selves. The hut had but a single door,
and this YVES fastened securely. In so safe
q retreat the men decided to sleep without
a guard. In the morning, to the eonsterna-
ton Of the party, one of the heaters was
missing and his mangled remains wera
found in the forest near the hut.
1t was shown on investigation that the
man who had been partly devoured by ths
tiger had been killed in all probability in
stantly by the tigers clutching his throat.
The mans jugular vein had been severed
and this had caused instant death. The
blow had been dealt so quickly and efect-
lively that the victim had not been able to
utter a single cry. A remarkable feature
Of the tragedy was that the tigers victim
had been sleeping on the ground with his
companions lying all about him. The
tiger had crept noiselessly over the bodies
of the sleeping men SO stealthily that none
were awakened. The victim was the1
killed and carried to the tigers retreat
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02
BREAKwATER LOOKING sEAwARD.

bottom, so feet at surface; depth of water,
80 feet. The route from the divide cut is
through the basin of the San francisco
river. It and all other openings are dam
med up to make an ~impounded reservoir,
extending from the divide cut to the main
Sen Juan at Ochoa, where the river is to
be damned by m immense work OF loose
rock, to be hauled from the divide cut.
This dam is to DO 20 feet high and 1900
feet long. 1t will raise the water above it
to q level Of log feet above the sea, and this
viii raise tho level of Lake Nicaragua
from 1o5 feet to 10 feet above the sea.
Although work On the canal was sus-
pended in 1893, much has already been
accomplished on the lower portion of the
San Juan river. For 40 miles the canal
does not follow the course Of tho river, but
progresses in a straight line directly west
through the swamp. 1t is necessary in
order to accomplish anything on this por-
ton OF tho route to build O railroad for
the transportation of materials, machinery
and stone for construction. The road is
equipped fer construction work and sup
piled with four locomotives, 90 cars, steam
shovel, ballast unloader, jacks and other
requisite appliances. At the railroad ter
minus in the harbor is a fine wharf, 1854
feet long, and equipped with modern
steam conveniences for handling freight
rapidly.
Estimates of the cost of the canal made
at various times and by different COM
panies place the figures all the way from
$40. 900, 600 to $3.50, 09o, 600, but working
engineers who have carefully gone over
the details believe that for the sum of
&5Oo 00u nnA tho cnraf cap he finished and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-02
sKILLFUL -sHARPsHoOTING.
Work of a Western Marksman at the
Battle of Corinth.

"It was in the battle of Corinth, "
writes an army officer, that I first saw
an effective shot by one of the Illinois
sharpshooters. 1t was just before the final
desperate and ~unavailing assault on Bat
terry Robinet. While waiting for the move
ment a Confederate sharpshooter in our
front amused himself by shooting at on
spicuous mounted men, such as aids and
orderlies, who came riding up the hill He
was a very marksman. The
distance seemed too great for effective
shooting, yet he had wounded two officers,
shot the horse of an aid and sent his bull
let's whistling SO close to the ears of two
other officers that they dis1nounted in
haste, though they must have known they
would be chaffed by the idle soldiers, as
they were.
s.An infantry officer who sat on a crack
er box, with his back against the earth
works, smoking his pipe undertook to
warn mounted officers who came that way.
Soon he called one of his men and in
structed him to go to the next regiment,
the Sixty-sixth Illinois, I think, for a
crack shot. The soldier returned with a
man whose stopped shoulders made him
appear anything but soldierly. This sharp
shooter carried his rifle, not a musket, in
his hand, like q careful hunter, instead of
on his shoulder. As he stopped to talk
with the officer, who now stood and point
ed with his pipe toward a clulnp of distant
trees, he took out a piece of chamois and
slowly rubbed his gun sights like a man
about to ahoot fora prize.
while the officer and the sharpshooter
were talking an orderly, mounted on a
big horse, came tearing upfrom the town.
Obviously he had q message, vas in haste
and was uncertain where to go. He had
stopped below to ask q question, then dug
a snowy Mexican spur into his horse,
which almost leaped up the slope. Thu
rider stopped him with a jerk to speak to
tho officer with the pipe, but his question
was never asked. He raised his hand to q
salute, gave a gasp, clutched at the air
and fell over, to be dragged with n foot
In the stirrup down the slope by the
frightened horse.
"After a single glance at the body of the
orderly bounding away over the rough
ground the sharpshooter adjusted his sights
with elaboration, rested his gun on the
earthworzs and fired at a spot where q puff
of smoke indicated the marksman who had
shot the orderly. It was a long shot, and
the chances seemed all against its being
effective, at least at a first attempt. After
tho shot a cheer went up along the line
back OF him, the men rising in disorder.
Something had rolled out Of a tree across
the open space.
"a mounted officer in brilliant trap
pings came up and stopped, but no shot
disturbed him. There was no doubt that
the something that had rolled out of the
tree was The Confederate sharpshooter.n