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COlOred Troops.

a'he GRAPHIC a few days ago call !, atten tion to what seemed to 1t oe q lack of patriotism on the cit of the negro race O. this State rot volunteering for the army to ind their flag and to liberate the z ], ssressed of their race in distressed r;4a. Since that tune we have dn reliably informed that two 3ofpanies have been organized z and their services rendered the 5ernor, but for some inserutable |EaSon Gov. Jones has declined to < any notice of their patriotic 4 sThis, " said prominent Ted leader of the State yester-
 to a GRAPHIC reporter, sthe 4foes are inclined to regard as a x Elimination that is unjust. We V teady and willing to go If the &rnor only gives us q chance. keel that it is our double duty
 first, because it is our duty to "a the flag of our liberties, and,
 Ia, because the larger portion Cuban insurgents are color # as,it-fn viiew.of the attitude of
 nor Jones, what can we do .it?'
 our part we cannot See why
 ones cannot accept the seryl- 1 a colored volunteer army.
 s as much, if not more, of a
 mans fight than a white z since about 65 per cent of fpulation of Cuba belongs to
 opored race. The Governors of Haa and Georgia have each | med in colored regiment, &itlav not the Governor of Ark
 h< Why should our white citi-
 abne be sent to fight the bat
 ;ns the Cubans against the
 .l 2ds? Is it not patriotic
 ually Incumbent on both? x conclusion of the war
 Of occupation will be need
 < haba. Nowhere under the
 ;d. ere a race more naturally
 to the climate of Cuba than led race. The negro is in-
 ,usto the soil of tropical
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'1 lx referring to an editorial para graph m Fridays GRAPHIC relative e to the delinquent tax list, Satur. sndays Commsvcioy says it was an "un- yeJust criticism of the fairness of County Clerk Flanders. The <, ,5RApHIc disclaims any such inten- thEion, for in both public aud private ouife we have always found County 'a15lerk Flanders very just and fair nani but nevertheless, it is little gelgular that the Commercial should 4ret the financial statement and the 2aa ajelinquent tax list for two years in uccession, to the exclusion of the sorther city Democratic newspapers. |niVho is responsible for this we do lot know, for we are not up to the 1oannaerciol' methods of getting usiness. But in stating that it aoeceived no compension for setting odle delinquent tax list last year Then the time for paying taxes was nx xtended by legislative en- Htment, the Commercial suff Aoags lapse of memory. f Recording to our information, our a..'ntemporary presented bill
 .fainst the county for the same and
 naccount was allowed. No, the
 thHIc does not want the earth. i"
 2 Tould not know what to do
 
 ,,, sii'.e # we had it. We only want opmall slice of this earthly para rte, for after all the only difference
 ptween the rich and the poor is [ eeir manner of living. When we
 n ne to the grave we are all poor #lexe.
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SCHOOL BOARD
Hon s M Taylor Elected President
 Last Night.

TLe Pine Bluff School Board met last night and reorganized by the election of the Hon. s. M Taylor president and Mo. Hanf secretary.
 Prof. J. H. Hinemon was re-eleet- ed superintendent.
 Capt. N. T. Roberts, the retiring member, was elected chairman of the Board of Visitors.
 The election of teachers was post poned until next Saturday night.
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Blum's Dry Goods Emporium has leased the Murray building at the corner Of Second and Pine, 1 ately occupied by the Golden Eagle Co, and will remove to the same as soon as it can be put Tn proper condition. In the meantime MT. Blum Is adyer tising a sacrifice removal sale.
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Patriotic school children of this city have raised SIS toward the pur- chase of two regimental flags for the Arkansas volunteers. If the other cities and towns of the state do as well, it will not be long until enough money is raised to purchase the flags.
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We are reliably informed that Prof J. Jordan has accepted the Presi- dency of the Little Rock Academy for boys, the duties of which he will enCer upon at the expiration of his term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Miss Nettie Hamilton, the ever popular and accomplished society belle of this city, leaves this after noon for Little Rock, at which place she.will join her mother, where they will in the future reside. The many friends and admirers of Miss Hamil- tan regret deeply her departure from our midst.
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Miss Bessie Nunn, an accomplished society belle, of Fort Madison, Ia., left for her home after short visit to relatives. During Miss Nunn's s stay in our city she had won a host of friends and admirers who regret ted to hear of her departure
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Again we are before the people to day, And as usual we have this much to say, Our weekly sales draws an immense CT ewd And our low sales are talked a3out. We are becoming wildly known everywhere
 about, And before long we will supply the entire
 South. The location of our establishment is cor
 ner of Third and Main, Ia the reach of all to call in. Anybody giving the Globe call we will
 insure your trade, We sell you at those figures as the adver-
 tisement reads. We do not quote prices aud change them
 when you call We have one price only, uniform to all. Wo do not buy from drummers: we buy
 direct from the mills,
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Rev. J. A. Cason left yesterday for Ssarey to attend the closing ex- ercfses of Galloway College. Rev, Dr. Browning will occupy his pull pit at the Lakeside church this morning and there will be a chil- dren's service at night.
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Prof. J. l. Doyne, who was re- gently nominated without oppo. sition for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will arrive in the city today to conduct the county normal which begins at the city high school. tomorrow.
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MT. Marshal McGaughy returned to the city yesterday from Texas. Marshal was first Lieutenant in the old Jefferson Guards. and returns to fill that position should the com pany be reorganized and go to war.
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No Word Received Yet.

WASHINGTON, May 28..--seere- tary Long states no word has been received today from either the American or Spanish fleets.
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AS TO CIRCULATION.

The Daily GRAPHIC has nearly double the Hrcuiatlon of any other tPine Bluff daily newspaper. and the Daily andl semi-weekly ohAPHIo have combined circulation larger than that. Of any other Pine Bluff daily or weekly newspaper. Advertisements accept ed on this guarantee.
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Prof. J. H. Hinnemon left yester- day for Hot Springs, where he will conduct a county normal for the next month.
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Misses Cora Dickey and Gertie Rike, two charming ladies of this city, are spending a fe W days in Little Rock,
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Mrs. 0. L. Cooke and nephew, Ed Wallace. left yesterday to visit rela- tives in Tennessee.
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No News.

ST. THOMAS, DANISH WEST INDIES, May 28--All is quite here and there is DO news of the fleet ! {
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29

 We make an extra profit by discounting our bills. This enables us to sell you much lower than the usual price, And both reap the benefit in proportion likewise. We had some splendid bargains the last week or two, And every purchase at our horse nobody did rue. We had the satisfaction of being told by one and all, That for the future we ever may look for their call. The earth is also globe, she turns and wheels around Although we cannot percieve its feeting, nor know where it is bound. And she goes on quietly from days tc countless years,
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Remember that making for We have received lines of goods
 Wo cases o Scotch linen lawns patterns price 7c this 4c ~ - handsome line of forty pieces of dress bue purpe all latest designs patterns 80 inches wide former price lOc, this sale - ~ Big line of dark terms, dark or light, l2c goods, this sale at - big of
 Five bales of sheeng this sale at 4c nar ward
 We have also received five Columbus bieached Al former price 69c, this sale ~ = Malts of all different sale for lOc only. N 0 'oe' ' this week; original price 5c. this 90 ' 0~'s
 Fifty pieces of embroidery latest and finest civ ;ncba wide, original prce l7c yd this l3c ~ ~ ~
 en1enoer we also received in this shipment pieces of ri bon 5 inches wide all different this sale a 'e' N'o0 ioo'
 - 9' N 0 fioo Noo'
 MOLE NICHOLS.
 25O $ 232 NEIN SRRRRT
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PINE BLUFF. ARK. MAY % 1898.

Entered at the Post-office ut Pine Biun. Ark. ..asseco1d-cl nail matter
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And still it needs no fixing; it never needs repairs Our store is named like it; it's construc- tion is likewise We turn around from week to week still lowering our price. We have this week some fine bargains: we dessle you still more. If you are so inclined ask call at our store. Read our weekly advertisement and notice what 1t has to say. Don't hurry over 1t quickly; to benefit you 1t may. Why patronize houses who hold their goods up high, When there is Wolf Nichols quite near by? The Globe is the place to buy.
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watching a game. Without moment
hesitation Cunningham walked up tC
him and covering him with pisto
said quietly, Don't novel"
He then called a citizen who relieved
Dalton of his guns and the Sheriff led
the man-eater away, most doctle
prisoner. So quietly was the arrest
made that only those in the immediate
vicinity witnessed the exhibition Of cool
nerve and prompt action.
One day an escaped convict, a Span
lard, who for the want of a better
name is called Lopez, was located near
Stockton. Taking young man as
driver Cunningham got into a spring
wagon and started in pursuit. He got
over into the foothills and knowing
that the man was in the immediate
vicinity he gave the driver particular
instructions to turn the wheels so he
could jump out should they see the
man. Cunningham preferring to fight
on terra firna.
The first thing the Sheriff knew he
was face to face with the convict, who
was mounted and armed The Sheriff
saw 1t was fight, and throwing up his
gun he tried to cover the man and at
the same time climb out. At the
critical moment the driver turned the
wheels the wrong way. The Sheriff
tripped and was sent sprawling on the
ground.
Realizing even in his plight that the
best gun would win he rolled over and
before the astonished convict could get
his gun into action the Sheriff let drive
and shot the horse from under the con-
Wet.
1t was a lucky shot, as the robber
had to look out for himself instead of
turning his gun loose on the Sheriff.
Cunningham got his man, however and
returned him to prison.
Advancing age never diminished the
veterans activity. If the office was
called on to bring in a desperate man
he would get his sawed-off shotgun
and start out. Less than two years
ago he went after Williams and Slagal
the young desperadoes who attempted
to wreck a train and rob it a few miles
from Stockton. Williams was an ex-
pert with gun, and when the at
tempted crime failed the youths es-
capped to the San Joaquin River bot
toms, sending word that they would
shoot the first officer that came after
them. They were hunted several days
and finally driven out on the open
country. Coming over ridge one day
Cunningham came on Williams. who
was carrying his rifle ready for action.
The veteran called out in a fatherly
way:
Drop the gun, Williams"
And the gun was dropped!
The robbers are now doing life terms
in prison.
In running down Green, Smith and
Jones, the confidence operators who
had done Farmer Brack out of $1,000 in
this county. the Sheriff got a trio of
men, whose career had been one long
line of successful swindles. He cap
tured them at Portland. It is said
they offered him $4,000 to permit some
scheme of escape, but he held on and
convicted them. After he was sure
they would get their deserts he solic-
tied, so far as was proper for him to
do, the mercy of the court.
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Black Bart, that accomplished road
agent Of most original methods, was
finally COrnered, more through the
clever work of Tom Cunningham than
any other man. Black Bart was a
wonderful pedestrian He would reach
Stockton from San Francisco on the
morning boat and by nightfan would
have walked forty miles into the noun
tains. The next day the pOetical robber
would turn his usual trick. Old timers
will recall with what frequency the
stages were robbed. Cunningham was
always on the ground as soon as posi-
Bile to look for some evidence. His stay
ing qualities were finally rewarded. Ar
irving at the point where the stage had
last been stopped he examined the
ground closely Suddenly he reached
down and picked up cuff.
That find marked the end Of Bart's
career. Cunningham examined the
cuff closely and the officers who
were with him eagerly awaited to
see what he would say. Finally Cum
ningham exclaimed:
"At last we have a clew," and di-
rected the officers attention to the
mark
On the border. The cuff was
taken to San Francisco and after long
search similar marks were found on
OIn6C linen III d 1duDuIy- Dart was ~
Gated and then inveigled into a room
where the officers were waiting. He
was under the impression that he was
going to negotiate the sale of q mine
AS quick as his eyes fell on his ex
pected purchasers he merely threw up
his hands and exclaimed
Gentlemen, l pass"
That was the end Of his clever days
of stage robbing, and it was brought
about by the handkerchief which Cum
ningham found.
When the State determined to rid it's
borders of that terrible bandit Vasquez
Tom Cunningham and Harry Morse
rode at the head of the posse. They
pushed the murderers and their notori-
Gus cut throat leader further and
further to the south and finally drove
them into the trap which was sprung
by waiting officers. For weeks the
posse was in the saddle ready to fight
at a moments notice. There was no
place Cunningham would not explore
In quest of his prey.
There is a story that one day while
out on a little independent scout he
observed q man riding over a little
knoll whom he took for a cowboy AS
there was nothing suspicious about the
man Cunningham did not hall him.
When captured VasqueZ told him he
could have got the drop on the officer.
w men dSheu WHY nc was 50 HeTcllul
he made his most winning bow, placed
his hand over mis- heart and with the
mock courtesy so characteristic Of the
VILLAIN said in Spanish, II could not
kill the brave young man."
A few years ago there was stage
robber at large named Dalton. He
had caused it to be announced that the
first officer who laid hands on him was
as much as signing an immediate death
warrant Tor himself One day during
the fair in Stockton Cunningham OBJ
served a man whom he was sure was
the robber standing on Hunter Square
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and followed in the way of the pig.
1t was a wager that induced New
York financier to dispose of 22S oysters
in half an hour, merely as a prelude to
a substantial dinner; and a gOurmand
of the name of Edward Manning has
swallowed seventy-tWO eggs in one
minute for a wager.
Franz Friedrich of Williamsburg was
prepared for a suitable bet, to make a
meal of a goose, five pounds Of German
sausage, one pound of cheese, a loaf Of
bread and thirtytWO glasses of beer;
while at Civita Vecchia lately, Signor
Beraccio swallowed a mile of macaroni
for a wager, and beat his rival by over
100 yards.
Mr. Hubby. an Irish postmaster.
when he was within three years of his
century, was the hero of an eccentric
wager. He made the journey from Lis
more to Fermoy in an old tub drawn by
two cats, hedgehog, goose, a badger
and a pig; and to complete the eccen-
tricity of the turnout" he wore a red
nightcap and f1ourished a whip in one
hand and a horn in the other.
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chief in the tribe. Hundreds of In
dams came to witness the ceremony.
1t was a gala day for the kioWas
and Comanches.
All went we'll in the home Of Chief
Fixico and his paleface bride until a
baby boy was born to them.
Fixico did not like the little papoose
because he was almost white. Very
little trace of It's red skinned father
could be found upon the little one. But
Fixico said nothing.
His wife knew in her heart, however,
that all was wrong with her chieftain
husband. He would go away and re-
main for days She tried to regain his
affection, although she did not love
him. She felt it her duty. There
after all went wrong in the house Of
FiXico in the little town of Darlington,
Oklahoma.
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Special to The Sunday Call.

II 7 ICHITA, Kans., Oct. 10
IL | Ten years ago Miss Lydia
Ah Lyons, pretty 19-year-old
v " white girl, graduated from
the Illinois training school
at Chicago. She had taken
a course to become a nurse, and had
also studied some missionary work I'M
der private tutorship. Her father, the
only one left of the family, was Major
Lyons, a hero of the Mexican War
He had given his consent that his
daughter should go among the Indians
as a missionary just as soon as she
graduated.
In 1889, Miss Lyons a tall, dark eyed
beauty, passed from school life into an
entirely new field of labor. She went
to Oklahoma among the Sac and Fox
Indians as a missionary. A friend of
her fathers, Captain Galbraith, had
promised to look after her.
At this time ghost dancing as a re-
ligion was just beginning to fiercely
spread among the Indians. The medi-
cine men taught them to believe that
a Messiah was coming and would
sweep all the white men from the earth.
The Kiowas, Comanches and Apaches
were holding dances when Miss Lyons
arrived among them. She attended
these dances and made speeches, ask
ing them to forSake such SuperStitiOuS
practices. One by one the redskins
dropped from the dance at her plead
ings or commands. The agent praised
her Nothing like it had ever happened
before The whites thought surely she
controlled some strange magnetic
power.
But there was one tail, handsome In
dian who refused to yield to her per-
suasions, and he caused her many
heartache before he consented to be
half way civilized This was Fixico.
Being a chief he thought it due his
high position that he should be more
cruel than the rest.
One day Miss Lyons went to him
with tears in her eyes and begged him
to reform, for Fixico was q bad Indian
and had a bad reputation. He drank
and played poker. He danced weird
dances and all that After long plead
ings, Fixico promised to reform. but
upon a promise:
That if. after three years. he had
proven that during that time he had
been strictly sober, she was to marry
him..
Not a word of. love was spoken-not
promise Just to civilize him. Surely
Lyons was willing to do anything to
completely reform a redskin.
The three years passed at last, and
Fixico had kept his promise.
So did the paleface girl.
The two were married with all the
pomp surrounding his position as a
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TRIED TO CIVlLIZE
a "GHOST DANCER."
Trogicol EDd Of q YouDg White Won
Married on Indian Chief
WonuD Who

drunk, having been out on long spree.
His wife fell at his feet and cried. Lii
quor made him insane and he cursed
her.
Then the hopeless wife sought her
room and drove a dagger into her bo-
som.
Fixico found her few minutes later
with the baby crying upon his dead
mothers breast.
A sudden fit of anger seized him and
he drew a revolver and shot his own
baby dead.
Indignation ran high among the In
dams for time. Fixico was finally
arrested by the Indian agent and taken
to the Jail at Tecumseh, where he now
lies awaiting trial. He says now he
is sorely grieved over his heartless act.
Fixico is nearly fullblood Indian
and is we'll educated, having been to
school at Carlisle, Pa.
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man who lost his bet at the last cleo
ton found himself in the undlgnifled
position of having TO act as the win
ner'S dog for full day.
He had to follow at his heels through
the chief thoroughfares Of New York,
lie down when hidden in the most un-
pleasant places, bark at strangers ana
lick his masters hand.
When he complained of hunger he
was supplied with an allowance OF dog 5
meat and drink OF water, and had TO
lie under the table while his master
Jared sumptuously at tashlonaoIe
restaurant.
For some hours the loser pursued this
unidentified routine to the amusement OF
thousands; but the SaVory doors or ms
masters dishes, which assailed him IN
his hungry solitude under the table,
were too much for his resolution, ana
he bought his freedom by paying a
heavy forfeit.
MANY mad feats have resulted from
vagers. but surely none SO foolish as
that of the French carpenter, Paul Par
mentier. Paul was drinking With some
boon companions a short time ago,
when he made bet of francs that he
would jump, unhurt, from fourth moor
window.
The bet was taken with amused in
credulity by one of his friends, when
PAM ran out of the wine shop, climbed
. 70 the fourth story of an adjacent
house. and threw himself out or the
window. with a sickening thud, into
the street. When he was picked up it
was found that he had broken his left
leg and seriously injured himself in
ternally, while he had not even the sat
isfaction of having won his francs.
Some very astonishing gastronomic
feats have sprung from Wagers; but
the fame of Nicholas Wood, the Kent
ish gIutton, has never suffered eclipse.
On one occasion Nicholas made a bet
that he would eat an entire pig at one
sitting. This feat he accomplished so
easily that he called for three pecks of
damsons, which proved his dessert,
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OLDEST WTGERS EVER MTDE.

made a hasty calculation of all that
was left to him of a princely fortune
He then seized a bowl from a table.
and, posing it aloft, said: "Odd or even
pieces for SIS, 000?" odd" coolly said
one Of the men who had won his money.
The bowl fell and was dashed to
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The history of foolish and eccentric
bets contains no, story Of more reck-
less folly than that of gambler of a
generation ago who made the fall of a
bowl accomplish his ruin.
After long nights gambling in
which evil fortune had pursued him, he
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pieces. The fragments were collected
and counted, only to find that the num-
Der was odd, and that the gamblers
last sovereign was lost.
The Presidential elections are the oc-
casions of some Of the most eccentric
wagers which ingenuity can devise. A
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.OM CUNNINGHAM. the Sheriff
of San Joaquin County. is about
to retire to private life after
faithfully serving the people for
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4 7 ICHITA, Kans., Oct. 49,
I Ten years ago Miss Lydia
~ Lyons, pretty 19yearold
" white girl, graduated from
the Illinois training school