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Now is the time to buy your line stoves, as the warm sea'' just coming on. Do you kn9' 7, actual test it has been ioupo
 four gallons of gasoline is eqa 1000 feet of coal gas fire Tor " purposes? Four gallons ol sa will cost 60c, and would asA please compare this with the 7 7 gas for cooking purposes eD what the saving will amOu during the year. ou.
 If WATERS PIERCE oln
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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-WeekIy GRAPHIC have combined circulation larger shan that of any other Pine Bluff daily or weekly newspaper Advertisements accept ed on this guarantee.
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pants in blue, And a great many on the other side his
 activity will rue Look out for him at Havana and in Cuba, too For unprepared, he certainly will pinch yon
 through and through. Ohi Uncle Sam, our Uncle Sam, Lead on, lead on, until you lead your country
 to everlasting fame. Let your pngle horn sound from early morn
 until late at night. Never to stop or discontinue this fight. Until the other side cries and shows the flag
 of truce. Then, and then only, turn those yanqutshed
 Standards loosely
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Remember that we making another drive for K; We have received cases lines of seasonabe goods
 Two cases of Scotch linen lawns very desirable pat mer price 7sc. this sale 4sc. green purple all latest coors and designs patterns neb former price lOc, this sale 5ca
 Big line of dark granadines lace organdies all dffe terms, dark or light, Pc goods, this sale at 732.
 big line barred muslin, our 1Oc seller ua
 Five bales of brown sheeng A. this sale at 4c ward
 We have also received five of Columbus bleaca former price 6ac, this sale 4c
 Mats different pattern, original price A. and m sale for lOC only.
 Remember big line of ladies vests 50 dozen just ra this week; original price l5c, this sale 9c
 Fifty pieces of embroidery the latest and finest s wide, original price I7cper yd, this sale lEc.
 Remember also received in this shipment l5O pieces 35inches wide all different shades original pno this sale at 9c.
 Also 50 pieces of 4nch blue and green only former pHo
 eek at 9c'
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Now is the time to buy refriger- ators and ice boxes. We have them in all sizes and prices cheaper than ever before. SMITH < OWEN. dit
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Trans Mississippi and Interna- tional Exposition, Omaha, Neb., June 1st to Nov. 1st. For this oe- easion the Cotton Belt route have made rates of $3O.5O for round trip. Passengers may have choice of route via. St. Louis or Jonesboro and Kansas City. Tickets on sale every day June 1st to October 10th. Re turn limit Nov. 15. 1898.
 H. BRINGMAN, Agent.
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Fresh Stra wberries recels'' day at Joe c. Meyers.
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We have t'.em a,.
 got theax a1ready Kb. And it's a mai a3'e
 soft as wa1 WAT of time u,,a Then we raise our and blue. a' nag, the Q. And credit us with =, s'ss| men gr,d dear an Uncle sam nnulng ing sastl] Ana on the way bach :. WI. our pipe in peace aass to the sts.. "nss1 s"le sSs wiiI others, ta9l on then <. Y And before they face tb.i.
 themselves in hell fqlet {,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
HERoIsM AvERIs Il CALAMITY
Two Men at Tampa Carry . Baruing
Box of Ammuaftioa to the = 80
Is -

TAMPA. FLA. Jbne 4s.-By an act 81.
heroifm to-day. Luietenan4 Raiksr, 1 who.
is in charge Of the Old elubf house on sEa-
Fayette street. near the 81 ana which
is being used by the gexssSmsnt ~ p stotel
house, and Thomas 1sGes yetsf1her
the civil war. prevented .what might have
been a calamity These, two men lifted
a box of ammunition Which n some mys-
terious way caught IRE and, needless .of
the danger, carried it to the river some
distance away and threw 1t in the river.
While a force of soldiers was engaged
carrying boxes of ammunition from the
warehouse and loading 1t into waiting
Amy wagons, smoke was, seen issuing
from a pile OF ammunition. In an instant
the cry OF fire went UP, and soldiers and
negro roustabouts piled over each other in
their scramble for safety. MCGEE, chow
and was staggering toward the door with
It alone. when Lieutenant Parker, who hao
heard the warning cry, came to his as
sistance, and together they carried the
smoking box to the river. 1t was recov.
cred later. when the fire went out, and was
found to be considerably charred.
= How the fire originated is mystery. In
the storeflouse were piled hundreds of boxes
Of ammunition. each containing thous-
and cartridges. Had the cartridges in the
burning box exploded great loss of life
might have resulted, as there was score
OF soldiers working in and around, the
building
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
.sIesBEE ON THE EXPLOIT.
His Praise Of HobsOn and
His Men.

His Men.
WASHINGTON, June 4-Captain Sigs-
bee was at the navy department to-day
conferring with the officials. AZ his ship.
the st. Paul, had Just come from Santiago.
he was in position to discuss the sink
ing Of the Merrimac with q full knowledge
Of all the details Of the outer harbor, where
she went down. The captains personal
observation had shown him that the har-
bor entrance at Santiago was very mar
| row, and the channel was even narrower.
| being barely wide enough for one large ship
to pass through. It was clear from this
that any big bulk placed in the channel
would effectual1y prevent the egress Of
! the Spanish fleet and would keep them ef-
fectually bottled up.
The personal hazard to those executing
the move was very great. Captain sigsbee
said, as they took their lives in their
hands, not knowing what chance there was
for escape, by boat or to the shore, or. in
any event, knowing that the chances were
ten to one against escaping alive.
Constructor Hobson," he said. carried
out his orders well. He and the men with
him performed a work of great courage
and bravery. It was one of the pluckiest
achievements in the history Of the service.
1t was equal to Cushing's exploit. and even
after terrace Of batteries to pour shell and
shot down on the vessel, and there was
no loophole Of escape. Hobson and his men
performed a heroic act, and their achieve
ment, coupled with the cutting Of the
cable and destroying communication with
Madrid, will form days record that
will be conspicuous in history.
| "Hobson Is q brave onicer, nervy and equal
| to such emergencies. The Merrimac proba-
| bly, was within range of the batteries for q
distance Of three miles In the course Of the
undertaking, and possibly was under a hot
fire from all these guns for twenty minutes
Hobson, remember well. stood first in his
class at the Annapolis academy, and he
has always shown good judgment and has
| an excellent record
Captain Sigsbee regards the situation at
Santiago now as very satisfactory, as the
Spaniards are cut OF from either ingress
or egress, while the American ships are
free to maneuver outside the harbor and
concentrate their fire on the chips and
| forts.
| The Merrimac is one OF several colliers
with the American fleets. It is under
stood that Commodore Schley had one
collier and Admiral Sampson two. so that.
with the loss Of the Merrimac, two coll
| liers, with ample supplies Of coal. remain.
1t is hardly supposed that any coal was
left on board the Merrimac before she was
sent into the channel. as her hull and su-
perstructre would be sufficient for an
effective blockade without the addition Of
any coal.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
PREPARING FOR ACTION.
the Night Before the Merri-
~, mae Incident.


: ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT WANDA, OFF. SANTI-
AGO DE CUBA, June 3, via Kingston.
Jamaica, June 4.-(Copyright. 1898. by the
Associated Press.) An hour before sunset
tonight, dark rain cloud, lying low over
the coast line. forboded the usual tropical
storm, and the united. fleet Of America lay
Off the mouth of the harber Of Santiago de
Cuba. fanked by a little fotilla of dis
patch boats. Rear Admiral Sampson sig-
nailed the torpedo boat Porter to run along
side the flagship. The nature Of the ad-
mirals orders was soon known. for the
Porter rushed alongside each newspaper
dispatcL. boat in turn and megaphoned:
'The a6miral directs you to move ten miles
south and to take station for the night"
This meant business Of serious import
for the fleet before morning, whether dash
into the harbor or otherwise will probably
be known on the arrival of the second As
soc.ated Press dispatch boat at the nearest
cable station tomorrow.
All indications are that southeastern Cuba
will be the scene Of active naval and mill
tary operations for some time. Here are
assembled the squadrons Of great fighting
ships, and, looking down upon them from
the adjacent hills, are the watchful bands
Of insurgents forming the out posts Of
General Garcias army, which is strong
enough, unaided. to strike the Spanish land
forces a hard blow, and, II reinforced by the
American army of invasion, to seize and
hold the entire eastern half Of the ISL
and.
Talk with Garcia's scouts shows that they
confidently expect American troops soon.
They say this is the best part Of the island
for the landing and the acclimatizatisn Of
our soldiers. Well drained and healthy
camps can be established on the high table
lands that lie on the sea front or on slopes
of the mountains at any desired altitude.
Pure water is found in the springs and
mountain streams. while the fertile sur
rounding country yields abundant fruits
and vegetables, and everything is favorable
to the good sanitary condition Of well
disciplined army.
The rainy season, the insurgents say, Is
! not serious drawback where camps can
| be quickly formed on drained elevations,
The island already shows the effect Of the
beginning Of this season. Showers occur
daily, while rain mists are seen on the
slopes every morning. The smokes and
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05

entrance to the channel. Admiral Cervera,
they alleged. was aware of the intentions
Of the Americans, and ordered part Of his
squadron outside to defend the entrance.
The official dispatch from Santiago also
said that when the Merrimac sunk Admiral
Cervera, who was on board Of a Spanish
warship near by, entered q small boat and
personally saved the survivors, who were
swimming In the water
Tho people Of Madrid consider Santiago
impregnable, basing their belief on the fact
that the defenses of that place were con-
structed by the celebrated artillery expert
Ordonez.
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Moro and the mouth Of the harbor to the
eastward. About o'clock we crossed the
harbor again within quarter Of q mile
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 the breakers for mile and then
turned toward the Texas when the batter
les saw ns and opened fire. It was then
broad daylight. The first shot fired dropped
eighty yards astern. but the other shots
went wild. ,.
81 drove the launch for all she was worth.
finally making the New York. The men be-
haved splendidly."
The news Of Lieutenant Hobson's safety
lifted great load from Cadet PoweIl's
mind Probably no other details Of this
marvellous trip will be known until Lieuten-
ant Hobson gets back. 4 f
Some heavy firing was done shortly be.
fore midnight by the New York and New
Orleans, aimed at what was thought to be
small gunboat, which disappeared
Whether she was sunk or not is not known.
The firing took. place to the eastward Of
MORO. ,-s -. -,-s
WASHINGTON, June 4.-It is now
kno"n tnax Ine navy oepaftment ABOUT
Ten Gays $50 Was consioeI'ns plan
lol CLOSING tne nalDor AZ eanuaso veg
slmiiaI III general scope 70 that apparently
put anto execuiion yesteroay. II was pro.
poseaato seL TWO large huiks OF scows ane
MI Inom WIN Dig oouioefs suen as couia DC
easily op.aineo IN the heisn0othooo OF new
4ork. inesei were 10 .pe iasheo on eitnel
-sioe OF Tug ana rpn INTO tne naFpor, anc
at the1ipfoper' poanet'"ere to. De seuttied
F9ovisions wsrs!toAbe made Tor the safety
OF tne cre" pv aitachihe 10 the tug tor-
pedo boat stern foremost
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A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR HIM.
Tho Experienee Of Man the First
Time He Passed the Plate
In Church.


In Church.
From the New York Sun.
1.-THE first time ever passed the plate h.
church." said a reminiscent man, some
thing very unexpected happened. got Lalf
way up the aisle, and was getting along - -
nicely and smoothly a. could be. when l.
man sitting In the end Of one Of the p,Svs
that came to indicated desire to speak
to me.
'Now you know that was something I
had never dreamed Of. It had always SEEM
ed to- mo that the man passing the plato
walked straight up the aisle IN . solemn
kind Of way. while the whole church was
still. never pausing except to nand the plate
In the pew and get 1t back. and the idea
that anybody could ever speak to him
had never occurred to me, and % this mans
indication that he wanted to speak to ne
came as Q great surprise and something
Of shock. But didn't drop the plate.
and had gumption enough to incline lay
head TO him 20 that no H voHpi&dn,t ont 6a"c e
.can't you have that window over q re
closed?' And he indicated with z httib sod
MndGM high nd pp a 11s sGs q aoS
r stIaishtened up and passed ON. ..A
when had finished my part Of the qsalsc-
/ sent the sexton to close that window.
and, as he saw 1t go up, the man that had
made the request sent Q friendly glance
down the aisle to me.
course or my experience, I received varicSs
reouests while passing the plate and noyH
and then a notice for the minister, bu. I
was always ready for them after tnAt"
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

sion examining surgeon at Eidorado. kas.
The Union party of the Choctaw nation
has nominated Wilson N. Jones for prin-
cipaf chief. -
ing at Fort Scott, Kas., has been awarded
to the g. G: Lamping Commission Fuel
Company at T40.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
SPANISH VERSION OF, IT.
Madrid Disuatch Treats of the Sink.
Ing ~ the Merrimac as .
Spanish Success.

Spanish Success.
MADRID, June 4.-The minister Of ma
rine captaine Aunon. went to the palace at
noon to-day and read to the queen regent
an ofticial dispatch on the subject of the
recent fight at Santiago de Cuba. the text
of which is as follows:
"At 8 o'clock on Friday morning one of
the enemy's large cruisers and an
auxiliary cruiser attempted to force
an entrance into the harbor Of Santi-
ago de Cuba. They surprised the scouts
guarding the entrance. but the artillery of
Fort Morro the guns Of the cruiser Reina
Mercedes, a battery from the Reina Mer-
cedes which had been placed in the Socapa
fort torpedo boat destroyer and q tor
pedo boat opened fire on the enemy.
1.-THE American cruiser, the Merrimac,
was sunk by our vessels and torpedoes. and
the large American cruiser was repulsed
at the entrance to the channel.
"The Reina Mercedes captured one lieu
tenant and seven sailors of the Merrimac.
The fate of the rest Of the crew Is NOT
known"
The Official dispatch adds that twenty
American ships are now before Santiago
de Cuba.
The queen regent, It is announced here
has ordered that a message Of congratula-
ton be telegraphed to the defenders Of
Santiago de Cuba" -.
The minister Of marine later in the day
said the wreck Of the Merrimac would moi
interfere with the navigation at the en-
trance of the harbor, and'h added that the
coal on board the Me.ritnac' can be recov-
cred and used by the spapiards.
! In the chambel Of deputies to-day. SenoI
silvela, the Conservative leader. congratu.
lated the government upon the good news
from Santiago de Cuba, and Senior Sal
meron. the Republican leader. proposed that
the congratulations Of the house be sent to
the Spanish naval and military leaders in
/ Cuba. The motion was carried.
Great enthusiasm prevails In this cit,
over the Spanish report Of the recent en-
| gaeement at Santiago.
! Premier Sagasta and Captain Aunon, tn,
minister Of marine, upon leaving the pal
ace after informing the queen regent o.
the affair. told the representatives Of tn,
newspapers that the object q the Ameri
cans was not to force. but Is block. tn
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
Deer Huntins with Eagles.
From Forest and Stream.

From Forest and Stream.
The berlxute or bearcoote, the golden
eagle, is trained and used by the natives Of
Tartary and the Kirghis steppes for hunt
ing foxes, wolves, boars and deer. Mr.
Harting quotes this description from At
kinson: I've had not gone far when sew
eral large deer rushed past a jutting point
Of the rocks and bounded over the plain
about 800 yards from us. In an instant the
bearcoote was unhooded and his shackles
removed. when he sprang from his perch
and scared into the air. I watched him
ascend a. he wheeled round. and was
under the impression that he had not seen
the animals; but in this was mistaken.
He had now risen to a considerable height
and seemed to poise himself for a minute.
After this he gave two or three flaps
with his wings and swooped on in a
straight line toward his prey. could not
perceive that his wings. moved, but he
went at q fearful rate of speed. / gave
my horse his head and q touch Of the
whip; in q few minutes he carried me to
the front, and was riding neck and neck
with one Of the keepers. When we d were
his prey. Tho bearcoote had struck one
talon Into his neck, the other into his
back. and with his beak was tearing into
the animals LIVER.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
Smoking O.t q, Owl.

From the Portland 0rsgonian.
City Treasurer Hacheney Is one Of those
old-fashioned men who get up first in the
morning, build fires. and make some coffee
for the refreshment Of himself and the 9TH
ers as they turn out. Monday evening he
laid the fire in the kitchen stove as usual
before going to bed. Yesterday morning
when he opened the stove door to apply
a match to the hndling he was startled
by vicious swapping and the sight Of
some hideoua. sooty-looktng goblin, with
Jump half way across the kitchen and i'm
agine the devil or one Of his imps had
taken possession of the stove. On recov-
ering his equanimity he made an fnvesti-
cation and found that q gray owl had made
its way down the chimney through the
Hacheney could hardly believe his senses,
and at first imagined that some one had
been playing q belated April fool trick on
him, but the disclaimers Of ali the family
and the fact that the owl was literally
covered with SCOT and ashes convinced him
that the bird had come down the chim-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
ARM0UR'S BIG GIFT.
Adds $500, 900 to. the Endowment of
the Armour Institute of -~
Technology.

CHICAGO, June Phillip D. Armour has
added 100000 to the endowment fund Of the
Armour Institute OF Technology. Mr.. Ar.
mour is the founder of the institute. ant
the original endowment OF 81 10000 was in.
tended to be sufficient. The rapid growth
of the school, however, has rendered nee
essary this additional source of income.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05

INDEPENDENCE. KAs., June 4.-tSpe-
factory was started up. to-day and viii be-
gin Monday to turn out brick. It cost 81, ,OO0
Will employ seventy-fiye men and has a
capacity of 10000 bricks a day. It has sew
eral contracts. including brick to pave the
main streets of this city. 1t is the finest
equipped plant In the West
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
A Hard Conbination

IT'S sad, II cannok be denied
In families or In nations,
To ind folk long on family pride
And short ON living rations-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A man who. although well dressed, was
very drunk, was riding uptown in q car
that was well filled with sober. staid and
eminently respectable passengers. He tried
in various ways to attract attention or
draw somebody into conversation. but his
overtures were received in solemn silence,
and later on, when he became somewhat
aggressive. he had no better luck. Finally
his countenance lighted up, and, with the
air Of man who had at last found what
he had been looking for. he swung his hat
over his head and beloved out:
'Hurrah for SPAIN"
Nobody moved or said a word, and the
inebriate looked aggrieved.
well, why don't somebody come up and
soak me in the jaw?"
No one answered this query. and the ag-
gressive individual broke out again:
We'll. are you all dead an Jest waitin' to
be buried?"
Still no reply.
II see how It is. Nobody has respect
enough for me to soak me, no matter how
deserve It. Never you mind. I'll soon be
home, and then I'll 'rah for Spain, and my
wife won't do q thing to me-"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
A Veteran,

A Veteran.
From .hs Detroit Free Pres.
He-'Your friend thinks that she would
make good soldier"
She-.Perhaps she would. She's aceuDs
toned te face powder. you know"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05
Knew where Trouble Lurked.

Makers Of diamond jewelry that eat
tracts" Jaccard's. 1904 Main st.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-05

Constructor Hobs0n.H tBseat-nephesE
of Governor John MoH1Asa1, %. North tCxf-
olina. His father wasSn Eell ,knrsEn isW.
yer and Judge of thatstate, On the nntef.
nal line he is a grandson b, CHEF Justcs
Pearson. of North carelsAa ,saal : -HsSasw
of Representative Peats6ns pt North car,
olina. He is a great-sraads6ns df Former
Senator Williams. of Tehheseees,s 3k,ss Z /,