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Tact of A LadY.

Chicago, Sept. 2.--Through the pres ence of mind and tact of Mrs. F. G. Lo- gan, wife of prominent board of trade operator, the police have been enabled to arrest Ernest Russell who is said to be wanted in Cincinnati, Kansas City, Milwaukee and other cities, to answer the charge of stealing diamonds. Rus sell is charged by the police with having made it practice to secure employment as butler i'll the houses of the wealthy people and after gaining the confidence of his employers rob them of their val. uables and disappear. Russell called on Mrs. Logan as an applicant for but ler's position. Mrs. Logan having heard that he was wanted by the police con- trived to have him wait while she tele- phoned the police department of his presence at her house. As Russell was leaving he was arrested by two detec- tives who were sent in response to the telephone message.
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Strikes an Open Switch and EngiH4 Is Thrown Twenty Feet and
 Boiler Explodes.
THE TENDER TURNED
 WRONG SIDE UP.
The Engineer and Fireman Were Boill Killed The Body of Brakeman Was Torn In Two, and the
 Baggageman Injured.

Fulton, N. Y, Sept 2.-Train No on the New York, Ontario and West railroad, known as the Chicago Limit was wrecked this norning. The WI was doubtless due to dastardly work tramps, who threw open the switch which the train was wrecked, as well two switches to the north of the wrec The train was an hour and q quart late, running nearly 60 miles all hou when 1t struck the switch and thrown over the outside track. rapid speed made it impossible to ma a sharp turn and the train left the trac when it struck the safety rail. The eli zine was thrown 20 feet and blown to pieces. The tender was inverted. The head coach was telescoped, the baggage car, vestibuled chair car and sleeper Farragut were derailed, but neither bad ly damaged. Engineer Dowd and Fire man Hall both jumped and were found under the wreckage of the tender by the passengers from the sleeper Dowd died in few minutes and Hall three hours later The body e Brakeman Osborn was torn in two.
 The dead are:
 Engineer B. c. Dowd, Oiwcg,.
 Firemon William Hall, Norwich
 Brakeman A. l.. Osborne, Wallon.
 Injured;
 Baggageman Charles Desmond, New York, three ribs broken.
 David Mills, Oswego, legs bruised and ealp wound.
 John Golden, Oswego, burned about both wrists.
 O. A. Patten, Oneonta, hip sprained
 John Ross, Now York, shoulder bruised.
 Peter J. Hawkinson, Swede, Welles. ley, Mass, scalp wounds.
 c. A. Johnson, Swede, Wellesley, Mass, scalp wound.
 Gustaye Magnuson. Boston, injured about head.
 Carl svenson, Boston, injured inter. nally.
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hand full of interruptions politl- cal tricksters in Pine Bluff are trying to land their man for sheriff by any means however foul and treacher- ous against the will of the majority of the voters. That they will not succeed. we feel assured. There, as in other places in the state. the peo- pie have become sorely tired of hay ing their rights and wishes so shame fully disregarded and they propose calling a halt to this kind of l,o',lticg Saline Times-CourIer.
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IndOrSed By the Press.

such evils is the enactment of laws that will punish illegal voting in the primaries. the same as Is done in the regular elections. The next leg islature should follow the example of New York in this matter. To pro- tect a candl date in the general cleo ton from fraud, who received his nomination through fraud, is incon- sistent with equity and justice
 Warren Democrat.
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The Graphic and Press Eagle. two leading papers of Pine Bluff, have each other by the throat as a result of the nomination of a democratic candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county. It was necessary to have two primaries in the effort to make a nomination, and in each of the pri- maries fraud Is charged in that ille- gal votes were allowed in certain of the precincts. The only remedy for
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Artillery Sent to Galveston.

Galveston, Sept. 9.--At T :80 a, m. yes. terday the Houston light artillery, 27 men, with two Calling guns, ordered here by the governor to protect the Nal lory wharf and laborers from a possible renewal of Wednesday evening riot, arrived and took position. The guns command the approaches to the shed and arc ready for action. No one is al- lowed on the scene and no evidence of trouble is visible. It is believed all dan. ger is past.
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reached the wharf, other citizens who were on hand joined them and were deputized by tho mayor and Deputy Sheriff Kirlisch. It was said some of tne ne negroes were enraged and had gone Oil to get pistols and every precaution was taken.
 The extra crew of the Mallory line nad n been put to work discharging the Colorado. When the men from Hons ton arrived they were also put to work and they vera kept at it during the
 rouble Several times they came out on the platform to see what was going on, but this appeared to enrage the ne. groes outside and the men were sent back to their work.
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Woodward Appointed Commisslener.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 9 2-President Me. Kinley has appointed O. D. Woodward as one of the commissioners to represent this government at the Paris exposition The title is that of assistant commis. sioner general, and the position is one of trust and requiring great executive ability. Mir. Woodward is 8 professor at Columbia university and is well known in art and literature.
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Move In the Right Direction.

In Jefferson county, where the Democracy is all torn up oyer alleg- ed fraudulent methods resorted to in the recent primaries, and where Mayor Bell of Pine Bluff is now run ming as an independent candidate for sheriff on account of these things, the people are becoming aroused to the necessity of vigorously prosecut- ing frauds upon the ballot. They have made determined move and one that is in the right direction. which the sooner emulated by the citizens of this county the better for us. At a mass-meeung in that city a few days ago the following resolu- tion was adopted:
 "Resoived, by the people of the city of Pine Bluff and surround ing country, in a mass meeting assem mbIed, at the court house, August 27, 1898, that we hereby pledge our sacred honor that we will cause to be arrested and prosecuted every man in Jeffer- son county, rich or poor. high or low. who shall, on September 2, 1898, before or after the eiec- tion, be guilty of any violation of the electio laws of this state, and we will contribute all funds necessary to bring such guilty wretches to justice.
 Hot Springs News,
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Yellow Fever In Mississippi.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Sept. 9.-A telegram received by s. Y. T. Knox of this city announces that Mrs. Knox's brother, mother and niece are all down with yell low fever at Orwood, Miss.
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The Fraudulent Methods of the Political Ring
 Denounced.
Democratic Newspapers il Sympathy With the Re- form Movement in
 Jeferscn Co.

Mayor D. c. Bell of Pine Bluff has announced himself as an independent candidate for sheriff of Jefferson county. We are strongly of the opinion that he will he the next Sheriff of Jefferson county. if free ballot and fair count" is had. Rison Baz0o.
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The eherit's race in Jefferson county is the hottest thing that ever came down the pike. We trust the different factions there will re- frain from acts of violence. and let voters decide the contest In a fair and orderly manner .-Arkansas Democrat.
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Miss winnis DayIs Dying

Atlanta, Sept. 2.-A telegram re ceived in this city from Narraganset Pier, stating that Miss Winnie Tav4. who was recently operated on fol 2p pendicitis, is dying.
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There are no Democrats in Jeffer.. son county. We find this hard to believe, bat after reading the four Pine Bluff papers carefully for the past several weeks we are almost forced to this conclusion. All the former Democrats are now bol6ers. Helena World.
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To The PnblIc.

Those desiring fresh bread, cakes, etc, ice cream will please file their orders on Saturday and Saturday night, as I will not be open on Sun days. Respectfully.
 T. H. SKIDMoRE.
 Proprietor White Kitchen. New Phone 2l5.
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Emnaror neported serIously ILI.

London, Sept. 2.-Emperor Kwang Su of China, according to dispatch from Peking to the Daily Mail, is reported se~ riously ill.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15
ODDS AND ENDS.

The triangular bridge at Croyland.
Lincolnshire Is the oldest bridge IN
England. and one Of the greatest Gu
riosities.
Gray horses are the longest lived
and cream-colored ones are the most
delicate. being unable to stand very
warm weather.
The Oldest paper In the world Is the
Kin Pan OF Pekin. For nearly a thou
sand years Il has been published regu-
.arly. first as a monthly. up to the year
1861. when II became a weekly. and for
the last ninety years as a daily.
There Is a town Of 60 600 inhabitants
In Syria. not FAR from Latakia. In which
there Is not a single physician. The
name Of this unfortunate place Is
Hannah. As Is the case with most u
the towns In that country. diseases Of
the eyes are exceedingly common. and
an ocullst who Is willing to rough II
and 20 suffer many discomforts could
doubtless gather In numerous sLekels.
In the twenty-three libraries Of Ber-
lin which are either public or belong
TO official bodies there are over 1000
600 volumes The royal library con.
tains over 100000 volumes, the uni
versity library 1855. 600. that Of the royal
statistical bureau 10000. The war
academy collection consists Of $1,000
volumes. that Of the general stan OF
60 700 and that Of the royal chancery
q 500 volumes. The twenty-seyen city
libraries have only 10000 volumes be.
tween them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15

There is a s.sterhood In France tha,
resembles the famous Trappists order
In its austeri,y. These women. when
they enter the convent. are condemned
to eternal silence. Il is the only sis
terhood OF the kind In the world. and
was founded at the beginning OF the
present century. The nfiy women
within the wall never leave their
chosen home, never speak TO one an
other, never In their eyes except In
prayer or work, and walk with their
black cowls drawn over their faces 80
that they can neither see nor be seen.
They are living, yet dead year IN and
year ont they exist never raising their
eyes. The silent sisters rise at a.
m. and TIL 1880 tell their beads In the
chapel Sometimes while az meals the
superior rings q bell and each sister Is
supposed 10 pause instantly, with hands
raised TO the mouth, perhaps. and can
not move till the bell rings again. This
Is 10 inculcate submission and pa
thence These women. unlike other sis.
terhoods, do no charity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15
LIFE AT PIZEN GULCH.
MAN WHOSE HEART WAS BLACK
WITH HATRED.
Incident In Early Hostnitie.-- simple
Recital How white and Red Nes
Drove Zach other 10 Deeds Of Dee
peration.

THE man who said that the only
good Indian was a dead Indian was
about as near right as men get" said
Col. Ham Sloggett OF Arizona. the other
evening. as he wrestled with a mint
mash. sayp the Mexico Two Republics.
"and II any nan oughier know what
he's talking erbout In them matters
guess it's me. | went to Arizony a
mighty long time ago Them blamed
Apaches wuz erbout as onery as eny
sort OF Indians. and not a day passed
but what We fellers down 20 Pizen
gulch heard erbout men losing their
sca'-s and women and children being
butchered like forty. the news coming
from way out on the frontier. | wuz
sorter getting grip on Arizony jess
then. an / didn't want 70 lose IL. so
/ Jess stayed ava, from the line an
tended ter business with one eye open.
We had ter get out and hustle. how
ever. Indians wuz getting more rampa-
geous every day. and finally band OF
the measly. numbering robbers rid inter
a email settlement erbout fifty miles
from the gulch and killed every soul
thar. not leaving one 10 tell the tale
This rlled the boys at the gulch. and
We thought the time had come TO DO
| something. Two hours after We got
the news We wuz out for biz. We rode
away, an an hour afore shutdown we
reached the place whar that settlement
had been. Well. sir I've seen many
odd sights In my life. but that little
settlement wuz erboui the saddest that
ever met these Old eyes-not so old
then. neither. Ashes showed whar
some cabins had stood. and thar. too
could be seen what remained OF home
things. an Jess on the outskirts OF the
settlements We found the bodies OF folk
what had formed the peaceful village.
Men. women and children alike had
gone TO satisfy the awful greed for
blood. They had been dragged to-
gether and their bodies. there must
have been about twenty OF them. were
piled In a terrible heap. mutilated and
horrible 10 look at The saddest sight
OF II all was the form Of little baby.
The small critter wuz lying on the
breast Of a woman. maybe its mother.
and It's little h-s wuz fastened in the
long hair that was = tangled and
lowing IKE. At first thought II wuI
sleeping, but II wuznt. II wuz dead.
aud a little round black hole In the
middle Of its forehead showed where
he bullet had done Us work. Thar II
wuz. monument Of Indian ierocity.
an the poor little limbs OF the baby
Suz cuddled up an lis white face wuI
Imilin just as though death had caught
{ while Il wuz lookin' right into iis
mothers eyes. The sight Of that little
Jne thar, naked TO the skies made
he grim look on the faces Of the boys
Jess kinder deepen like. until they
seemed desperate and deadly. We left
he plac, without word. but when We
'rept up on the band what did the work
Ee paid them back to the death. even
4 Il wuz two weeks later. Them wuJ
bad days, | tell you"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15
ORDER OF NEGRO NUNS.
osiy Colsred si.serhosd In the UaIsed
es,,e- "a S~- o,is.a-


From the 81. Louis Republican: In
the old French quarter OF New Orleans.
with lis narrow streets. latticed win
dows and jealously guarded courts.
where the Nc and Orange tree grow,
Is a square Of rather miscellaneous
architecture. Its central building. III
Orleans street. IA several hundred
years old. II has a stately entrance.
with great pillars and old-fashioned.
ornately carved doors. II was once the
Creole opera-house and ballroom OF
the carly days Now Il Is the home
OF the colored nuns. Yet the order Is
not such a very modern one. after ali.
for 1, was founded In New Orleans over
half a century ago. Its members are
now well-known figures ON the streets
Of the Crescent city. The special OBJ
jet OF It's institution was the cducl-
ton and moral training Of young col
ored girls and the care Of orphans and
aged infrm people OF the race. One OF
the most interesting parts Of the con-
vent is the orphan asylum, where chill
dron ranging In age from wee tots Just
beginning TO walk to girls Of ~ and "a
years are cared for One OF the sis
tiers In charge OF the babies was an e1-
slave. She Is a real nanny" still.
But, reverend mother, you seem to
have some white childrea here" said
the northern visitor. commenting or
the fair white skin Of some Of the
children. "Oh. no" said the nun
smiling a BIT wistfully at the ignorance
Of her visitor. they all have cnlored
blood IN their veins Maybe they are
only quadroons. octoroons: some OF
them, indeed, have only one-tcn'h col
ored blood but that onc-tenth black
counts more than the nine-'cnths
white. and makes them belong forever
TO the colorcd people" One Is remind
ed Of some q Cables stories. the
pathos and tragedy thereof In the or
phan asylum 1876 children are sheltered
who would otherwise be- thrown upon
the state. These. as well as the sixty
poor old colored men and women and
many OF the children In the school.
are dependent upon the sisters for their
daily bread. Formerly the sisters OBJ
tanned q fair revenue by going through
the streets Of New Orleans from door
20 door and into business houses and
railroad Offices. soliciting aims for
their charges So quietly did they Ia
Dor that few outside OF the city were
even aware of the existence Of the
order the only colored slsterhood In
the United States. But the yellow fe-
Yer which broke out In the south Ia
August caused that section 10 be- hem.
med In by quarantine. and the wheels
OF commerc, were stopped As pa
thetic letter Just received from one OF
the sisters says Our friends have A.
ways been among the poor laborinr
classes who seem 20 feel most ior US
and since this class has suffered partic
ularly through lack Of employment foi
three months. and their distress Al
present Is almost as great a. ours. ",
cannot In conscience apply TO them GOT
aid Even II Ne did II would not b,
forthcoming. as they have not IN,
means"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15

success. At hrst he was little awk-
ward and self-conscious. but within \
week had established himself in the
boys confidence. and thoroughly ia
miliariEed himself with the game. Evil
IDENTIFY he made baseball the study OF
his thoughts by day and dreams by
night. He was seldom seen without A
ball. which was necessarily making ex-
perimental trips into the air In all man
ner OF curves and twists. One day he
Invented a peculiar curve. which hlled
the boys with enthusiastic delight. II
the WATERSHEDS did not catch on to II.
was the unanimous verdict, they would
have no show for the championship.
At last the momentous day arrived.
and the Hillyiews and WATERSHEDS met
on the field. the one eager and hopeful
and the other confident and supercil-
ious. The visiting club went 70 the
bat first. and there were many broad
smiles exchanged among them as the
ungainly Snaggles hurried expeeiantly
TO the pitchers position.
But for a time the Hillviews labored
under a disadvantage; they were nery-
Gus and excited. while their opponents
were calm and nonchalant. The close
OF the fifth inning found the score 6
to in favor Of the WATERSHEDS
This won't do demonstrated Rodg-
ers, as the Hillyiews scattered toward
their respective positions In the field.
we've got to brace up. You made an
awful nun that last time. Bill. Just
take the balls easy and don't get ex-
cited. And you. Green. don't stand so
far from your base. You've already let
two men In by that carelessness. Let's
see II we can't keep them from getting
a run this inning Give them some
more Of your twisters. snaggles, and
don't be afraid Of powder And now,
fellows. all Of you remember that on
the next four innings depends the
championship. Break your fingers and
legs II you want to. but don't make
any more NUTS or wild throws"
This admonition. or the fact that the
members Of the visiting club were be-
ginning 10 have a iuSt-as-we-expected
expression. appeared 10 have a marked
effect. The Hillyiews played better,
and were more concerted In action. A
hot ball. sent by Snaggles 20 the sec
ond base. and from there passed on
10 the third. and then home. made a
double play. and put out two men. A
moment later Williams. the catcher,
adroitly took a foul tip from the strik-
er's bat. and so the WATERSHEDS went
back into the field without adding "a
/ their score.
Il was now Bits turn az the bat
and the apprehension Of his compan-
ions was presently justified by his be-
ing caught out on a foul. Then came
snaggles. and a. he awkwardly tooh
his position. the pitcher OF the Water.
sides delivered bis ball with more con.
hdence than usual. II would be easy
TO put that fellow out. he thought.
The first ball was passed. but the
second was met by quick. sharp blow
which sent II over the head Of IN,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15
GOLDEN FISH.

The Chinese make great pets Of their
goldfish and patiently teach them
tricks. such as eating from their own
er's hands or rushing to be fed al the
tinkle Of a bell. The goldfish belongs
TO the carp family and Is sometimes
called the golden carp.
That the demand for goldfish is large
is shown by the fact that from the hsh
farms Of Oldenburg over 100000 fish
are sent to market every year Their
prices vary according TO beauty They
will live a long time without food sub
sisting on the animalculae. but II Is
we'll to throw bread crumbs. flies and
small insects on the surface Of the
water
In Oldenburg, Germany, Is one Of the
largest goldfish farms. More than a
hundred small ponds contain the FISH
IN an stages Of growth, the little ones
carefully kept from the rapacluus big
fellows Of eight inches. which would
be- delighted 10 eat their helpless breth-
rem. In spite OF THIS the gullnsh d "A
great coward and a tiny nsh with
courage TO attack Il can o.! hon :; al
most 90 death.
ABOUT 200 years ago Portuguese sail
orr saw swimming In the lakes Of tho
Orient China part.culur.y-a very
pretty variety Of fish which glIttored
like gold. They caught some. brought
them back 20 Europe, where the FISH
thrived until an streams became well
stocked with them. Goldfish are also
found In some parts Of the United
State, Their beauty soon made them
popular as ornaments and pets. and
establishments also devoted to raising
them for ,larkct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-15
FOLLOWED THE COOK BOOK.
But Made a Mistake while Reading one
Of the Recipes.


From the Chicago Chronicle. Mrs..
Younghusband Is frequently prone to
conduct her culinary operations ac-
cording 10 rules laid down In cook
books Sometimes the experiments
come TO disastrous conclusion. a. wag
the ease In the home Of a Chicago
bride 81 few weeks A. the house
~ a friend one evening she had par.
taken % veal loaf and was much
pleased with the dish. The friend
loaned her a cook book. which the
bride took home, and In a few days Is.
sayed the task Of duplicating the
toJthsome morsel she had so recently
enjoyed. She read In the recipe that
with three pounds and a half Of meat
YOU should use four pounds of crack.
crs. This seemed 20 be a large pro-
portion OF crackers. but as the recipe
said II, she could not DO other than
ask her husband 70 buy them. lie
bought I've pounds altogether Ne had
never bought 30 many crackers IN his
life before lie thought Il would be
well 10 order two kinds. The grocer
began llllng a large sack. until the
husband stopped him and asked II he
were mixing the two kinds The gro
Ger assured the husband that the large
sack contained only one ~ the two
kinds 81 crackers The husband sup
pressed hls astonishment and took two
largo sacks of crackers home. Then
the wife began 20 operate on faith. 4
man employed about the house broke
the crackers. while she buslly worked
them into the chopped meat. The
mixture got pretty stlff and took CON
siderable muscle. but she kept on
working while the man kept pound.
ing crackers. Finally. when three and
a half pounds had been mixed with
the meat In 2 huge roll. the woman.
with some pangs Of conscience. de-
cided that she would add no more.
though tho cook book called for an
other half-?ound. Her husband
braycly said that It was good eating.
though somehow II was different from
the veal LOAF he had met with at the
friends house There was plenty Of
10. certainly The wife began 10 doubt
that cook hook as 10 the proportion
Of crackers. but before condemning
'hc book she thought Il would be wcll
10 look at the recipe again. She had
her husband read II TO her Sure
enough. he read -four pounds Of crack
ers." She told him 10 read Il again
and read n slow. 10 st1 II there were
not mistake Ia some o. the other
proportions. This time ne was very
careful and then the peculiar cracker
clause took ON a now aspect Il read
-four pounded crackers"