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THE GRAPHIC yesterday published an interesting interview from Savan- nah with Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in W sich that noble lady points out the disadvantages to come to the South in consequence of a war with Spain. She very correctly says that the brunt of the war will have to be borne by the people of the South, while all the contracts and financial benefits will go to the North. The good lady also says that she would much prefer to see war declared because of the blowing up of the Maine than out of a mis- taken sympathy for lot Of half breed mulattoes in Cuba. And the GRAPHIC is very much inclined to Mrs. Davis opinion. If the ex- plosion of the Maine is eliminated as a casas 6elIi, the United States can predicate her intervention in Cuban affairs on no other grounds than those of sympathy for the suf- fering Cubans. While this is very noble and lofty purpose, it is a very foolish one, for it is not incumbent t upon the United States to guaran- tee the liberties of any other citizens than her own. We may free the Cubans, but in doing so we bring loss of life and sorrow to the homes of American citizens and create war debt which the ener- gies of the citizens of this country must pay. As we have before re- marked, it is a very noble and lofty purpose, but if the United States is to undertake to right the wrongs of the world, why did not this gov ernment interfere in behalf of the noble Greeks in their late and futile war against the Turks for the lib- eration of their own citizens in the Island of Crete, or why did this government not interfere in Arme- nia to protect the Christian Ar menians from the ruthless slaughter of the bloodthirsty Turks? If we are to go out, Don Quixote like, to emancipate the enslayed and op- pressed of the world, our operations should not be confined to the Island of Cuba alone.
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DURING all this war talk and prep arations for war it has been very painfully observable that there is little activity among the colored people in organizing volunteers to fight for the liberation of their own race in the Island of Cuba. This is not as it should be, for the eolored citizens of the United States should be the first to go to war for the liberation of their kind in Cuba.
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A CARD.
of the GRAPHIC,

To the Editor of the GRAPHIC
 have been asked by many person. al friends what I propose doing about a little dodger signed and cir cuIated on the streets this morning by E. H. Hummer, of the Courier. In reply, desire to say that I donot propose doing anything further than pursue the even tenor of my way, as heretofore. A long intimacy with MT. Hummer con yinces me that heis not nearly so dangerous as the thor oughbred colt had difficulty with last week, and that he, like the re- fractory colt, has hurt himself worse than he has me.
 I regret that l was asleep when MT. P. called to see me at an early hour this morning. If the object of his visit was to return the money he borrowed from me some two years ago, he might have left it on my dresses or center table. as the door to my bedroom was not locked.
 ARTHUR MURRAY.
 April 19. 1898.
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Southern Patriotism.
New Orleans states.l

New Orleans Statesl
 The Northern press has suddenly discovered that the South is intense ly loyal and patriotic and much praise is being heaped on this sec tion. The North is shrewd enough to know that if war is declared it will gobble all the army and naval contracts and our people will have to bear the brunt of the fighting
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We do not cry warl warl war But we carry all the same the banner ana
 the star, We do not cry our neighDors out But our bargains put them to rout. Our Dry Goods Department IS complete And our Low Prices ought to lead. Our satinS, lawns and percaleS Are nice enough for the Princess of Wales. Our notions in the gents and ladies line, Are more than fair, are Superflne: In millinery we can supply you all If you will give us pleasant call. For little change you can get at our place Some of the incest patterns in Valensine
 lace. You will not only find domestic and cotton But will sell you equally as low silk or
 satin. Our ribbons, comprise silk, satins and
 Moriy,
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AS TO CIRCULATION.

The Daily GRAPHIC has nearly double the circulation of any other Pine Bluff daily newspaper. and the Daily andi Semi-Weekly GRAPHIC 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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PUBLIC SPEAKING.
April 19,1 1S9S.

I will address the voters of Pine Bluff in the interest of my candidacy for the office of Prosecuting Attor- ney on Saturday, April 23d, s p. m., at the court house. My opponents, also county and other judicial candi- dates, are invited to be present, to whom a division of time will be granted.
 4-13 d&wtf. WALTER B. SoRRELIs.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK. APR. 19. 1898

Entered at the Post-office at Pine Bluff. Ark. ..assecord-class mail matter
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Now is the time to buy your Gaso- line stoves, as the warm season is just coming on. Do you know by actual test 1t has been found that four gallons of gasoline is equal to looO feet of coal gas fire for cooking purposes? Four gallons of gasoline VIII cost 60c, and would ask you,
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Your friends may smile But that tired feeling Means danger. It
 Indicates impoverished
 And impure blood. This condition may Lead to serious illness. It should be promptly Overcome by taking
 Hoods Sarsaparilla, Which purifes and Enriches the blood, Strengthens the nerves, Tones the stomach,
 Creates an appetite, And builds up, Energies and vitalizes The whole system.
 Be sure to get
 Only Hoods.
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please compare this with the pri'e uea @ gas for cooking purposes, anu to what the saving will amount during the year. ou Co.
 If WATERS PIERCE oii'
 FoR RENT-Major j. Meao .o dence on Lakeside. Appis Roberts < Johnson.
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Annual Convention I. o. B. B., Vicks- burg, Miss, April 24 to 2s.
 For the above occasion the Cotton Belt will sell tickets at rate of. one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 18th and 26th; return limit May l.
 H. BRINGMAN, Agent.
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THE GLOBE IS THE PLA(I

Examine the same without delay
 For "a Dollar saved is a Dollar mad.. It may come handy, early Or late s' Only few years ago we started sm,u But we succeed while others went 'd,, ta !,
 wall. ' U lhs Our store is now almost the largest i, t,.. And by selling low we are orou'' 1n ,ONa
 renowned, o'0NlAs Because the people get satisfaction And henceforth our place will bs |.
 greatest attraction. V u' We have a crowded house from early f
 to wait. e00l Call on us and the WOLF will not ann.,
 at your door, ~fp's You can get no where as much for
 Niehol as at our store.
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hitched his mule, sprang on it and Startfsd 10 ;ittp tn Sf,alsar nof,., t
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aAlnn--lnIormatio mas reached here officially confirming the re.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-06-08

at that point, but thinking that
some one might have drifted out.
we crossed in front of Morro and
the mouth of the harhor to the
eastward. About 5 o'clock we
crossed the barber again within a
quarter of a mi e and stood to the
westward. In passing we saw one
spar of the Merrimac sticking out
of the water. We hugged the
shore just outside of the breakers
for m lie and turned toward the
Texas, when the batteries saw us
and opened fire. 1t was then
broad daylight. The first shot
dropped 80 yards eastern, but the
others went wild. / drove the
launch for all she was worth.
finally making the New York.
The men behaved splendidIy."
The news of Lieutenant Hobson's
safety lifted great load from
Cadet Powell's mind.
Probably no other details of
this marvellous trip will be known
until Lieutenant Hobson gets
back. Some heavy firing was
done shortly before midnight by
the New York and New Orleans,
aimed at what was thought to be
small gunboat, which disap-
peared. Whether she was sunk
or not is not known. The firing
took place to the eastwood of
Moro.
The stroke, which leaves the
government at Washington free
to act without further fear of the
Spaniard's fleet, was planned by
Lieutenant Richmond p Hobson,
who commanded the expedition.
With him went Daniel Montague.
George Charette, j + Murphy,
Oscar DeIgnan, John p Phillips
and John Kelly, all non. commits
stoned officers, or enlisted men.
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SINKING OF THE MERRIMAC
She Made IL Dash to Force the
Entrance and Was Torpedoed
Five Hundred Feet Up the
Chaunel-Everybody AS
tonished at Her Au-
dacity.
Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated

Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated
Press.
Port au Prince, Havti. June 3,
9:45 p m.-This morning at s
O'Clock the American squadron
again began a bombardment of
the Notifications of Santiago de
Cuba, and lively cannonade en-.
sued for two hours which 81
fenced the Spanish batteries. An
American vessel, the Merrimac,
described in the advices from San.
tiago de Cuba as an auxiliary
cruiser, making dash to force
the entrance, succeeded in passing
the first line of defences, but was
torpedoed about 500 feet up the
channel.
She went down "perpendicu-
larly.' An officer, an engineer
and six seamen were taken priso.
ners. The number of victims is
unknown. Only the funnel and
mastheads of the sunken vessel
can be seen. There is great ex-
element in the city. A part of
the population assisted in the
fighting on the heights. Every
body is astounded at the audacity
OF the American vessel. The
American squrdron was cruising
all the while in the oiiing.
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president is anxious to avoid put
ting American troops in the Gu
ban pest hole if it can be done.
He is willing that they shall fight,
but he shuns the horrors of an
army being slaughtered by dis
ease. The programe outlined
ought, he thinks, prevent the
probabilities foreshadowed bv Sc
caring bleodless victory over
the martial Blanco.
The loss in battle by the cam
paigns against Porto Rico and
Santiago will be minimized be
cause of the small number of
Spanish troops to operate against
as compared with the number in
and around Havana.
by the time these things are
carried out the Philippines will be-
long to the United States and the
stripping of Spain will also be
complete, it is argued, and she
will relinquish Cuba and Havana
without fight on the western
end of the island.
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The Lost Ship.

Baltimore, June 3.-The Mer.
rimac was purchased by the gov
ernment from the Lone Star
Steamship Company. The trans.
fer was maze in this cisy early in
April. She was formerly the
Norwegian steamer Solveig, and
was nearly destroyed by fire at
Newport News, in 1896. She was
built at New castle, England, in
1895, and was $50 feet long, A
feet beam and had net register
of 2,193 tons. The Merr;mac
left Norfolk where she was fitted
for government purposes, about
q month ago.
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BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Fate of Negro in Louisiana for
the Usual Crime.

Dallas, Texas, June "a
special to The News from Shrcve-
port, La, says: A thousand peo.
pie gathered at Doyline, about
IS miles from here, to witness
the burning at the stake of Will
liam Street, negro, who at
tempted the assault and murder
of Mrs Parish. The out age was
committed on the night of Nav
3Oth.
Street was 2S years of age
He confessed the crime to col
ored minister, but negro minis
ter named John Rhodes was i'm
plicated. He was tied to the
stake aud the flames were started
at l o'clock. 1t was a sickening
sight, which lasted ten minutes,
when Street was a charrcd mass.
w e known lawyer m ade
speeches, warning the crowd of
negroes that such crimes as Street
had committed would not be tol.
Grated in a civilized community.
The woman whom Street as
saulted is in n most critical con-
dition, but could identify Street
when doctor held open her eye
lids.
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RUN OF THE SHIP INTO THE
HARBOR.
The Spaniards Poured Terrific
Fire Upon Her, But Lieut. Hob
son Gained the Spot He De-
sired and Then Blew up the
Vessel-The Men Float
ed Away on Cata
maran and Became
Prisoners of War.

On board the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Dauntless, off
Santiago de Cuba, June +, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June f.
Rear Admiral Sampson during
Friday morning decided to close
the narrow harbor entrance of
Santiago de Cuba by sinking the
collier Merrimac, loaded with
coal, in the channel. He called
for volunteers to 60 to almost
certain death, and 4, 900 men Of
fered themselves. Lieut. Hob
son and six men were chosen, and
at 3 n m Friday morning the
Merrimac, under her own steam,
entered the channel under ter
ribie Spanish fire. The vessel
was riddled with projectiles, but
she anchored and swung around.
Lieutenant Hobson then set off an
internal torpedo with IN electric
attachment, there was an explo-
sion, the Merrimac sank, the chan
mel closed, and, apparently, Ad-
miral Cervera will be pnabls to
escape. y
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Over a Thousand Killed.

Manila, May 81, via Hong
Kong, June 6.-The Spanish out
posts have been driven in all along
the line, simultaneously and with
great slaughter. 1t is said that
over thousand have been killed.
There has been fierce hand.to-
hand fighting for 20 hours, de-
spite the typhoon which is raging.
Washington, June G.-The
navy department at > o'clock
posted the following bulletin:
"Admiral Dewey reports the
insurgents have been actively en-
gagged with Spaniards in the prov
ince of Cavite during the past
week. They have won several
victories, taken prisoners about
l 800 men and 80 officers of the
Spanish troops, not native. The
arsena' of Cuvite has been pre-
pared for occupation by the United
States troops upon their arrival
on the transports. "
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Imitation War Ships.

London, June 5.-The Span
lards say the vessels penned up in
Santiago harbor are auxiliary
cruisers painted and rugged in
imitation of the battIeships of
Cervera's fleet and that the real
battleships have arrived Il NADIA
gascar on their way to the Phil
pines.
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Torpedo Boat Sunk.

Kingston, June G.-The Ore.
gon sighted torpedo boat sneak
ing toward the harbor and sig
nailed it to stop. The signal was
improperly answered. The Ore
gon fired a thirteen inch shell.
striking the torpedo boat amid.
ships. The torpedo boat sank
and all hands were drowned. 1t
was probably the Furor of Ca
meras' fleet.
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Beauty Is blood Decn.

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SCHLEY'S REPORT.
Wanted TO Find Out Some Things
and Learned That the Span
lards Have Some Big
Guns.

Washington, June 3.-The
Navy Department has bulletined
the following report from Conn
modore SchIeY:
"Made reconnaissance this after
noon, May 81, with the Massa-
chusetts, Iowa and New Orleans,
to develop Notifications with their
character The fire was returned
without delay by the heavy bat
teries to the east; large calibre,
long range. The range was 1000
yards. Reconnaissance developed
satisfactorily the presence of the
Spanish squadron lying behind
the island near the upper fort, as
they fred over the hill at random.
Quite satisfied the Spanish feet is
here. -
a(Signed) a'SCHLEY."
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Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated

Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated
Press.
Kingston, Jamaica, June f.
Lieut. ilobson appears to have
carried out his plan to the smallest
details, except as regards the
methods of escape. The row
boat in which the crew were to
attempt to escape was either
blown ur or shot to pieces, for
Lieutenant HHbson and his men
drifted ashore on an old cata-
maran which was slung oyer the
ships side at the last moment AS
an extra precaution. Upon reach.
ing the shore the men were taken
prisoners and sent to Santiago
city under guard. Later they
were taken to MORO Castle,
where thev now are. Ca rtain
Oviedo, Admirals Cervera's
chief of staff, who boarded the
New York, did not give further
details of the capture. The
bravery of the Americans evi-
IDENTIFY. excited as much admiration
among the Spaniards as it did
among the men of the American
fleet. The prisoners will be per-
fectIy safe aud will probably be
well treated while they remain
in MORO Castle
The fleet was wild with de-
light tonight over the termina-
ton of the most daring expedition
since the destruction of the Con
federate iron-clad Albemarle, by
Lieutenant Gushing in 1864. The
admiral is just as glad as the
Youngest jackie. Captain Chad
wick, of the flag ship New York,
who is usually most conservative,
in speaking of the incident said:
"Splendid! Splendid! Too much
cannot be said about it,"
The general opinion is that no
manoeuvre deserved recognition
by Congress for personal, bravery
more than that of Lieutenant
Robson. His work was well done
and his men are safe. When he
started on the .' xpsdition few
im,ys a ,Ss.xs,yxx1xi ~ j.
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asiInUtOD, June o.-NeWS
today is that the destination of
number of regiments has been
changed to carry them near the
scene of active operations. The
regiments of several states in the
South which had received orders
to report to Chickamauga have
been changed and the troops will
be sent to Florida, a good por-
ton of them to Gen Lee at Jack
sonville. 1t is understood that
the orders recently issued will
carry a large force to Gen Lee.
The popular idea is that Jackson
vile will be a splendid place at
which to embark troops for Porto
Rico and that General Lee will
lead this expedition. He will
have many Southern volunteers
under him.
These orders, it is said, clearly
show an intention to lose no time.
While they do not demonstrate
1.-The presidents plans, il is said
that he has a progi am which, he
believes, will result in the sur
render of Havana without the
loss of a drop of blood around
that city. The president, it is
stated after going fully over the
field, concluded that Porto Rico
and Santiago could be taken with
much less hloodshed and with
fewer troops than Havana. That
is why the campaign against the
Cuban capital has been for n time
postponed.
The president calculates that
both Porto Rico and Santiago can
be captured quickly and without
American soldiers being subjected
to so much disease. The capture
of Santiago, of course, means
either the capture or extermina-
tion of Ceryera, an important part
of the campaign. The loss of
Santiago itself would not be
greatly felt by the Spaniards, as
that place Is useless as base of
operations against Havana and
the main Spanish army. The
fleet therefore, is the principal
object of the program. Porto
Rico is the next important factor
in the calculation.
BLANCo TO RE ISOLATED.
With Porto Rico in American
hands, with Cervera exterminated
and Santiago held by our army,
Blanco would be isolated. He
would be unable to communicate
with Spain, unable to fight, and
IN a position where he would have
to surrender if Spain did not ask
for peace before he knew the time
had arrived to surrender.
Spain is each day said to be
more desirous of peace. Europe
each day forces her to her knees
and the blows now planned would,
It is'said, bea clean, knockout.
The president shopes that. peace
will follow the stirring events re-
ferred TO, and ,thats expIain, his
desire to push forward Tho cam,
paign.
1t has long been known that the
e'sss sslsrssi
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