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For Constable .

We are authorized to announce MR. PETER M, M, BRIDGES as 2 candidate for Constable of the Democratic primaries
 We are authorized to announce MR. E. H. GoLHoUER as q candidate for Constable of AaugiGe township, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries.
 We are authorized to announce Mr. ALI SLhH ANT as a candidate for Constable of Nauglne township, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries
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How DO you like our size?

VERMONT, Indiana and South Car olina have refused to consent 70 the consecration of Archdeacon Brown as Bishop co-adjutor of Arkansas. California consents.
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Praise for Gen. Lee.

The hero of the hour in the Span ish imbroglio is Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, United States Consul at Havana. The Northern and Republican press seem to vie with the Democratic press of the South in showering compliments upon the brave ex- Confederate who now represents this Government in these trying times in the Queen of the Antilles. The Ohio State Journal, ore of Pres ident McKinley's recognized organs in that State, has nothing but words of praise for "the ex-Confederate of- ficer who has shown himself to be loyal, patriotic, and worthy of the confidence of the American people. Commenting on this fact, the Pitts burg Post says:
 "Rumors have reached the Rich mond Dispotch that in case of war with Spain, Fitzhugh Lee is to be made major general of the United States army. The Washington cor respondent of the Dispatch says he has it on pretty good authority that the intention of President Cleve- land was thus to honor the consul general, and that President McKin. ley, feeling that it would receive the unqualified indorsement of the American people, has determined to make the appointment in case hos tilities are declared. General Lee deserves well of the country. He has commanded the respect and con- fdence of all Americans by his stead fast upholding in Cuba of the Ma tional dignity and by refraining from any word or act calculated to force hasty action or unnecessarily to embitter the relations of Spain and the United States"
 The people of the South have long endeavored to impress upon their brethren of the North that Tn the event of war between this country and foreign nation, no people would be more loyal to the stars and stripes than the brave ex-Con- federates and their noble and chival- ric sons. The conduct of Gen. Let under the trying circumstances of his consulate at Havana goes to prove this statement. With such loyalty and fidelity has the Virginia exConfederate officer discharged the difficult and delicate duties de- volving upon him that he has won the praise of the people of this coun, try, regardless of the political te- nets they hold. No one recognizes the ability, efficiently and loyalty of General Lee more than President Mckinley. This statement is verif- ed by the fact that although an ap- poiutee of MT. Cleveland during his administration, President McKin- ley, following the example of his predecessor in office, has refused to accept Gen. Lees resignation. And now renewed evidence of the Presi dents confidence in our representa- tive at Havana las been given by President McKinley's firm and fiat refusal to observe Spain's request for Gen. Lees recall.
 Gen. Lee is pre-eminently the right man in the right place, and bis course is giving general satisfac- tion to his country. Praise of his conduct is therefore merited and proper,
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NOTlCE
proper.

The accounts of the Honnet Dry Goods Co. have been placed in my hands for collection. All persons in- debted to them will please call and settle. No other person is authoriz ed to collect or receipt for same. Of flee at Bank of Pine Bluff.
 d4t ". D. LEARN, Receiver.
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IN the State Supreme Court Sat urday in the case of s. w. Fordyce ct al, receivers, vs. c. H. Edwards, appealed from Jefferson circuit court, ithe case was reversed and remanded; opinion by Justice Hughes.
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CAKE WALK.

Keep your eyes on the cake walk at the opera house Wednesday even ing March 16. It will be tout of sight and the only cake walk ever had in Pine Bluff at the opera house.
 J. H. STAFFORD, Manager.
 JOE BEARDEN,
 d3t Master of Ceremonies.
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For City Clerk.

We are authorized to announce Mir, k. LEE JOHNSON as q candidate for CityClerk at the ensuing municipal election.
 We are authorized to announce Mr. H. PEEL ALEXANDER us a candidate for City Clerk, at the ensuing municipal election, Tuesday April 3, 1898
 We are authorized to announce MR. ARTHUR T. LOVING as candidate for City Clerk at the ensuing municipal election, Tuesday, April 5. 1898.
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CLEAN up the streets.

IT is not war with Span we so much dread It would be an easy matter to subdue the proud but im- pecunious Dons. It is the prospect of another never-ending pension list that makes us shrink with horror.
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For UItY Attorney.

We are authorized to announce Mr. W. r. COLEMAN as a candidate for City Attorney, atthe ensuing city election, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce Mr. W. T. YOUNG as a candidate for City Attorney. at
 ensuing municipal election.
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mn ConntY Treasnrer.

We are authorized to announce MT. JAS. Y SAUNDERS as a candidate for reelection t the office of Treasurer of Jefferson county subject to the action of the Democratic pri maries
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For Circuit Clerk.

We are authorized to announce CAPT. N. T. ROBERTS as a acandidate for Circuit Clerk, subject to the action of tho Democratic prl- maries.
 Weare authrized to announce NIR. .. LANGFoRD as a Candidate for Circuit Clerk, subiebt to the action of the Democratic pri- maries.
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For County udge.

We are authorized to announce MIR. ". D. JONES as a candidate for County and Pro- bate Jrdge, subject to the action of the Dem Oeratie primaries.
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ForCongress.

We are authorized to announce Hon. JOHN S. LITTLE as 9 candidate for renominatlon for Congress from the Second District of Ar kansas, subject to the action of the Demo- cratic party.
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For Conntv Clerk.

We are authorized to announce Mr1 FRANK B. FLANDERS as a candidate for County and Probate Clerk, subject fa the action of the Democratic primaries,
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10

ed by American influence. 1t will be Just
across a small bay from Victoria, the port
of the island of Hongkong, and with 1t
will form great Anglo.Saxon center of
trade
The Yang .tse .Kiang, the valley of which
will be developed by tho opening Of the
American road, has its source in the un.
explored reCesses Of Tibet, and flows TO the
sea over course $500 miles long through
the heart of the Chinese empire. In this
rich valley, teeming with busy popula.
tion, which has been practically shut of
from the rest of the world for centuries,
are produced many articles Of which oiyili-
zation has need.
1t is along the banks Of the Yang -tse.
Kiang that the silkworm industry most
prevails On the lower part of the river
every little village is a station for the sale
Of cocoons, which are collected by boats
sent up the river from Shanghai. The
boats go up once year, and Il single boat
will take along as much as $3.50, 900 to pay
the natives for the cocoons Along the
river flourish "a light fingered gentry known
as "creek pirates. They hide in creeks
with their armed boats and pounce down
upon natives.
ii would not be long before regular line
Of river steamers would be plying up and
down the waters of the Yang tse. Kiang,
carrying steam navigation into the heart
of China and to the borders of Tibet II
was only last June that China opened her
rivers to foreign craft so the field is vir,
gin. in spite Of the fact that for many
years little public interest has been taken
in the United States in tho Chinese traffic,
our volume Of trade with that country Il
second only to that Of Great Britain, and
is 10 per cent of that Of the whole world
with the Flowery Kingdom.
The Germans, French and Russians
talk much about their commercial inter.
ests in China. AS a matter of fact, the
exports from the United States to China
RrG more in value aud in volume than
those sent to that empire by all the CONT,
mental nations of Europe together plus
Russia's Asiutic possessions In 1897 Al
per cent Of all the cotton cloth exported
from the United States found market in
China.
All this great trade has grown up un.
noticed and without the possession by
America of single port in the orient to
act as base Of operations for commercial
campaigns How 5lormous the CONNER
cial interests of this country in China will
become when the American railway Ii
built and Manila is our soeiving and dis,
tributing depot for all the Asian coast and
the islands thereof can easily be seen.
The Rookefellers, Leyi p. Morton, ex Sen
ator Brice and other big capitalists are
members Of the syndicate n Is expected
that the cost of building the road will be
about $50 600, 900 MARK NORRIS
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. donse fog at 10 o'clock ON Friday
evening, May z, when she struck the
reef. She pounded on the rocks four
times and thon settled. The fog bells Of
Bishops light could not be heard, nor
could the light be seen owing to the
dense fog, although the lighthouse was
only half mile away.
A violent sea was running and the
tide was rising. The waves began to
break over the vessel. Everybody made
rush for the boats. A great many pas.
sengers and some of the crew were in
toxicated, having drunk too much at a
birthday feast Captain Thomas at first
fred his revolver over the heads of his
cowardly crew to drive them out of two
boats they had seized. Then, finding
this in vain, he fred point blank at
them, He could not dislodge them. All
discipline was gone.
The falling of the funnel killed Cap.
tain Thomas and many others on the
bridge. The iron mainmast went by the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10
IN CHINA.
BUILDING A GREAT RAILROAD UP THE
YANo-TSE-KlANG VALLEY

Yankee Enterprise VIII Throw open
the Interior of the FIowcry King
dom and Connect I2O,OOO,OOO People
with Our Markets.
A party of American surveyors are now
on the way to Hongkong When they
arrive, they will lay out railroad straight
into tho heart of China After tho route
is surveyed q small army of American
constructors will at once begin TO lay the
rails.
While the road is TO be built with Amer
lean capital, the ownership will rest nom.
inally with Chinese company, for the
imperial laws do not allow Of foreign own
ership The Chinese government Is TO
issue bonds to secure the American syndi
cate, and the arrangement is that for 40
years the syndicate is to have 90 per cent
of the profits, the rest going to the Chinese
company,
This Is tho most important railroad con
cession China has ever granted to foreign
ers That speaks well for American en-
terrrise, considering how much plotting
the European governments have done TO
gain commercial ascendenCy In the Flow
cry Kingdom Tho now road is Co con
meet Hankow, far up on tho Yang tse
kiang, with Canton and Hongkong
It also connects with tho 81 Lthern tormi
nus Of the proposed Belgian railroad from
Peking to llankow.
Nothing has ever been done or planned
which will do more toward opening the
interior of China to tho world than will
this American built railroad Running
through the fertile and populous valley Of
the Yang tsc- Hiang, 1t will put into com
munication with the seaboard l20, 900. 600
people, a population nearly twice as large
as that Of the United States
Not only will this railway pierce to the
heart of China, but its terminals on the
sea will be the ports on the mainland near
est to Manila destined to become the great
American trade mart Of the far west
Manila il 600 miles away from Hongkong,
or less than three days steaming, even for
slow tramp ships.
The railroad will not run straight from
Hankow to Canton its first port, but will
follow route which will make its length
about 900 miles. Canton, the first port at
which it will touch, is the great CONNER
cial city Of southern China. Hongkong Is
an island off the coast, but near It, and Is,
of course, the great British commercial
center Of trade on the west coast of the
Pacific
The terminal of the American road will
be on che mainland opposite Hongkong,
where are an excellent harbor and every
facility for building a great port dominat-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10

Of many nations realize the perils which
beset this crowded thoroughfare of the
big waters.
The Lizard is a bold, bleak headland
which juts out into the channel from
the Cornwall coast, 23 miles east of
Land s End. Up on the rugged bluff, 200
feet above the snarling waves, are two
white lighthouses bearing fixed lights
The first officers, who keep the bridge
from the moment their steamers enter
the channel until the harbor pilots come
aboard, when they make out these lights
tell the helmsmen to put her off point
to the south-southeast. They give the
Cornish rocks as wide berth as pos
sible.
From some unexplained reason the
Mohegan's officers did not see the warn
ing fingers of light thrown out on the
darkness by the twin lamps burning on
the Lizard. How they could miss them
is problem. Had there been a light
on the Manacles the disaster might
have been averted, but there is no light
on this dreaded spot. At intervals for
many years the British authorities,
stirred by some channel tragedy, have
talked about putting Lighthouse there,
but they have never done it. Now that
another wreck has been buried in this
great ocean graveyard, perhaps the long
needed light will be put in position
One of the greatest disasters which
have occurred in the English channel
during the last quarter Of century was
the loss Of the Schiller. The Eagle line
steamship Schiller was lost on the Re-
tarriere ledge, near Bishops rock, Soilly
islands of the southwest coast of Corn.
wall, at 10 O'Clock on the night Of May
7, 1875. Three hundred and eleven
lives were lost and "A persons were
saved, Of whom only IA were passen-
gers. Only one woman was saved John
g. Thomas, the captain, "a brave sailor,
was swept from the bridge and drowned
after four days and nights of continuous
duty, His crew acted like lot of COW
ardly muTderers.
The Schiller was bound for Hamburg
from New York and had been proceed
ing cautiously through fog for three days
before the disaster. During all that time
Captain Thomas remained on the
bridge The ship was half mile out of
tI7s course ard running at half speed in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10
FATAL OCEAN HIGHWAY.
English Channel Has Long Been
a Watery Lane Of Death.
DANGER LURKs OFF THE LIZARD

A Crowded Gateway OF the Atlantic
Claimed Many Victims-The Dark
and Dreaded MnnncIes.
No ocean highway is more travelled
and few of much Importance are more
dangerous than the English channel.
Lying as it does between the north
coast of France and the southern shore
of England, it is a sort of gateway to
all the more important European ports
Into this gateway the greater part of
the Atlantic traffic converges. South.
ampton, the home port of u vast feet of
steamers and sailing ships, is only
reached through the channel. Through
it 90 the Bremen boats and those for
Hamburg, The Hague and Havre. 1t is
the door through which the Atlantic
opens upon the North sea and the pop.
ulous Baltic on boyorSl
Although the channel is $50 miles
wide in its broadcast part and 30 miles
where it is nurrowest, there is seldom
an hour of the day when the passenger
cannot count a dozen hulls or trailing
plumes of smoke, and by night the bin.
nacle lamps twinkle like fireflies on the
horizon. The French call it La Manche
meaning 1.-THE sleeve, from its peculiar
shape
Entering the English channel from
the west, the first bit Of England to be
seen is Lands End. Then there comes
deep indentation of the coast until Liz
ard head is made ont. Beyond Kennock
cove are Ponolver point and Black head,
both we'll known TO sailors. Next comes
Manacle point, and off this, lying just
awash at low tide, are the dreaded rocks
called the Manacles, Between the
Manacles and the Lizard is probably
the most dangerous spot on the whole
Cornish coast. There are sunken rocks,
reefs, currents and never ceasing waves
to make it so
In this vicinity, where the i'll fated
Mohegan was recently lost, have oc-
Cured innumerable ocean tragedies
Most of them we hear nothing about.
The shipping men read the monthly
record and shrug their shoulders. The
loss Of tramp steamer now and then
is not worth q cable item, especially if
the crew escape, which they often do.
1t is only when big liner, with hun
dreds Of passengers aboard comes to
grief on these rocks that the landsmen
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MAKING OUT THE CHANNEL LIGHTS.
board at o'clock in the morning, and
Henry Stern, a New York produce
merchant, was the only one of 80 be.
numbed men on it who was able to
swim away.
Twenty years previous in almost the
same spot the emigrant bark ran ashore
and nearly 200 lives were lost, many of
the unfortunates being women and chill
dren. The officers of the John, like
those Of the Mohegan, claimed that they
could not make out the light on the
Lizard. The vessel was bound from
Plymouth to Quebec.
Many Of the channel tragedies have
been caused by collisions, as thick fogs
frequently add to the terrors of this
crowded ocean lane The steamer Elbe,
which went down in 1894 with over 300
souls, had not entered the channel when
she was struck that fatal blow by the
Craithie but she was just approaching
its eastern end.
The emigrant ship Northfleet, which
sailed from London with 4l2 passengers
on board, exclusive Of her crew, was
run into at midnight on Jan. 23, 1873,
in the channel, and 325 persons were
lost, The Spanish vessel which caused
the collision I'D not attempt to save
any passengers.
The Hamburg American Packet COM
pany's steamship Pommerania, from
New York for Hamburg, was sunk in
the English channel off Dover, Eng
land, at midnight of Nov. 20, 1878, by
the British bark Noel Eilian. The Pom
merania's lookout, it was reported,
sighted the bark six minutes before the
collision. The night was dark and
misty, but there was no fog worth
speaking Of The steamships officers
denied that the bark had been sighted.
She ran bow on into the steamship
amidsbips and cut such broad and deep
hole that the Pommerania sank within
80 minutes.
Captain H. f. Schwensen remained
on the bridge and gave the necessary
orders for lowering away the boats But
his orders were not needed. Many Of
the sailors drew their knives, rushed
for the boats and drove away the pas
sengers Captain Schwensen refused to
leave the ship in any of the boats. He
sank with her, but was brought to the
surface by life belt. He was picked up
by the crew Of the steamer City of Am
sterdam.
Forty-seven lives were lost, and 90
bodies Of drowned passengers were re.
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FAL.. l.,
BARGAINS

We buy our goods lower
than other houses because
we pay Cash and ask no
Credit.
2Sc yrd. for all wool Dress
Goods, 40 in. wide.
aoc yrd. for Fancy Brocades,
" S5c goods.
SOC yrd. for all wool Serges,
csc goods,
CSC yrd. for 6/4 Camel's Hair
and Covert Cloth, Sl.oO
goods.
sSc yrd. fine Crepons and
other imported lines, $1.25
goods.
JAIL other goods equally cheap.
An importers line Of Silks for
Dresses and Waists at
T wholesale prices.
Everything in Notions, Under
. wear and Hosiery.
Special low prices on Linens
eof every kind.
fine yard wide Cotton, 3Ac yd
Pine Bleached Cotton, 44c yd
Fine Cream Shaker Flannel,
sac yd.
Fine Fancy Flannelette, sc yd.
Dust think, a pair of Blankets
for 35C.
Ladies' Flannel Skirts loc
Other goods just as cheap.
Millinery, Cloaks, etc., at
wholesale prices.
Good Cedar Pals. l0c-95c
: quality.
Many thingsin Crockery at less
than manufacturers prices.
@ BKniveS-Bread, Cake, PAIRING
-: 7All for l5C.
Good TumbIers, &c each.
Cups and Saucers, l0c each.
We sell Carpets, Furniture
and all House Furnish
ings cheaper than any house
in Cleveland. All under
one roof.
Mail orders quickly attended to.
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Trust thoas who have tried.

l suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but III y 4
Cream Balm seemed to do even that
Oscar 0strom, 45 Warren Ave, Chicago,
Ill.
suffered from catarrh; IL got so bad
/ could not work; / used Ely's Cream
Balm and am entirely well.-A. O.
Clarke, 3Il Shawmut Ave, Boston,
Mass.
A l0c trial SIZE or the Soc size of Ely'a
Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by
druggists. Ely Bros. So Warren st IN. Y.
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O "A - II q Ia a.
Bears the 4, Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
ai NzNAzIZm

Constipation prevents the body from
Kidding itself OF waste matter. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers will remove the trou.
BILE and cure Sick Headache, Bilious
ness, Inactive liver and clear the Com
plexion. Small, sugar coated, don't
grippe or cause nausea. X. u. Miller,
East End Phar., Fred p. 6hansfelt and
Nahex's drug store,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10

PANA, Ills. Nov. There was re-
newal of hostilities between the union
miners and the imported negres. A
number OF shots were exchanged. Two
negroes were slightly wounded. No
white miners were wounded.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10

Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t Is 30 good children cry
for it. 1t cures Group, bronchitis, pneu-
monia, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases. r. p. Shanafelt 4 Co.,
Il. o. Miller, East End Pbsr. and
Fishers drnR store
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10

Many household is ssddeDel by
death because of the failure to keep on
hand safe and absolute certain cure for
Group such as One Minute Cough Cure
See that your little ones are protected
against emergency. IL. o. Miller, East
End Phar., F. p. Hhanafelt q o., and
Fishers drug store.
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An Old ConpIe Murdered.

Two RIVERS, Wis, Nov. 7.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Bahls, aged 76 and So re.
spectively, were murdered at AIishicott,
about two miles northwest of here.
Ernest Missman was arrested on su e.
spicion.
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sirIy-EIgnt arrests Made.

NEw YORK, Nov. 7.-Acting upon
warrants issued TO superintendent Nc.
Cuiugh Of the state bureau of elections,
the police arrested IS employees of Belle.
vue hospital, who were charged in the
warrants with illegal registration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-10
Negro Lynched and Body Burned.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. Arthur
Williams, negro under arrest for the
murder of Miss Elina Ogden, at Well
borne, Fla, made a confession. He
was lynched and his body burned. Two
others were arrested.
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Fought "a Draw,

TORONTO, Nov. 7.-George Kerwin of
Chicago and Jack Bennett of Mckee
sport met under the auspices of the
Crescent A. y. in 15.round go before
over 1000 people and the decision was
draw.
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Soldier Killed a Woman.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 7.-Private
William Kane, company L, Third Ken
lucky, whose home is in Carlisle, KY,
killed woman named Maud Mcclure
at house of illfame here.