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awful deeds? h a nut shell you have il: Brewster was elected, but Mccoy had to be "put through" by the committee. Blackwell was on the committee and Mccoy knew he would vote for Brewster. He must be put out of the way How? Promise hlm that if he will resign, he shall have fourteen votes of the committee for Senator, which will nominate him. He relied on the promise, resigned, and was be trayed. They kEeW the Colone and knew that he would be heard from. He must be pacifed. How? Urge him to become a candidate against HoE. R. F. Foster, an un. questioned Democratic nominee. Such conduct is shocking disgrace to our party and with such frauds staring our people in the face, no wonder the Honorable Democrats of our county by hundreds have called upon Mayor Bell and prom ised him their support to the end that Mccoy be defeated and driven from the court house, as the money changers were driven from the temple.
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a scare Crow

The Mccoy parusans, supporters and organs have raised a scare-crow in order to friqhten timid but re- calcItrant Democrats into support of Mccoy. Their seare-crow is an appeal to race preiudices. They
 threaten the restoration of the ne gro ia public places because the Republicans, tosether with 972 Democr7ts, haze indorsed Mayor Bell Iol saerid 10 defeat and rebuke the fraudulent and alleged nominee.
 They are circulating the report that Mayor Bell has promised to put negroes on the Iaries and appoint negro deputy shertfrs. This state ment, like many others, is merely a campaigu lie circulated for the pur- pose of accomplishing through fear what cannot be gained by an appeal
 And it is a fact to be marked in this connection that these tactics are being res0rted to by persons who opposed the straight Democratic ticket four years ago. It is hardly necessary to say that the reports are unq ualiGedly false, and are cir eulated for the purpose of foisting a fraud upon the people, The GRAPHIC speaks advisedly when it says that Mayor Bell has made no pledges whatever to any persons or political party. The indorsement by the Republican convention cane to him as a gratuity, as were also the petitions of 972 true and blue Democrats. No conditions what eyer were exaeted in either instance. As to Mayor Bells indorsement by tte Republicans, itrequires but a
 moments reflection to see that it was the logical course for them to
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lection of the ballot and the sa de liberties Of the citizen against fraud and prostitution, all liberty loving and patriotic citizers should stand as solid as a stone wall, re- gardless of fpolitjeal parties.
 The scare. crow raised by the Me Coyites is simply to dIstract public attention from the weakness of their cause and their own shocking deeds.
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pursue The Republicans ould not indorse Mccoy because h was at
 that time being repadiafd by the Democrats of the county Indeed,
 there was nothing elseor the Re publicaus to do, unless itwas to ac- cept the advise of a parean of Me Coys, viz. to put out aRepublieaa candidate for sheriff an two eandi- dates for the legislatu.. B9t the Republicans had seen aith broken
 too often in the McCocamp 10 be caught in the trap. hey therefore did all that was left I, them to do -indorsed the candacy of Mayor Bell and adjourned. They simply gave their indorsaent to a move
 ment directed agait fraud and un- fair election metho,. In the pro,
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We owe our young rfIend E. Buckley Bloom, deputy Circuit Clerk under Mccoy, ana who is booked for chief deputy sheriff in the event of Mccoy election, an apology The apology due Buckley is not one for an act of commission, out of omission. In stating that the re port of The political meeting pub lishedi in last Tuesdays Press Eagle was furnished by E. Buckley, and in eomplfmenting his versatile talents fa newspaper aud election work les peefaHy m the procurement of proX. les for his chief we failed to state also that Buckley is doing the heagyf2l editorial work on the Commercial and is the author of many of those brilliant TT para graphs about @bolters, sore head Democrats ? Republicans and what uots. Every morning some mem Der =ofthe Commercial office can be seen loaaag around the circuit clerks office waiting for editorial copy. like the tramp at the back end of 9 restaurant waiting for a hand ont Ne most 8ssuredly con efatalate oaf afternoon contempor- ar4 apou it's new find. We also con graduate our friend Buckley upon bis new employment, and We hope be will ind the paH mightier than q proxy
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An Address to the Election Conn
nIssfOners.

Section 2632 of SandeIs and Hills Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, provides
 "rhe judges of election shall be discreet persons, able to read and write the English language, and qualified electors in the precincts for which they are appointed 10 ac !; and they shall not all be selected from the same political party, if competent persons tdiferent poH- tics can be found.
 Section 2634 provides that
 No person shall be competent to act as judge or clerk of any election authorized to be holden by the laws and constitution of this state who shall have any moneys, goods, wares or merchandise bet on the result ol
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The McGoyites are raising bu,- labaIoo about Mayor Bells indorse- men5 by the Republicans. This comes with poor grace in view of the fact that Mccoy was aeclued lhe nominee by one vote, and when it was necessary to count eleven ne gro Republican votes jn Biohland township to give him the alleged plurality of our. A candidate who is the beneficiary of negro Republi- can votes in q Democratic primary should not object to Republican in- dorscment.
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state Democratic Ticket.

For Governor
 Dan ". Jones, of Pulaski. For Secretary of State DAlex c. Hull, of Boone. For Treasurer
 Tbos. B. Little, of Sebastian. For Auditor
 Clay Sloan, of Lawrence. For Attorney General
 Jeff Davis, of Pope. For Commissioner of State Lands J. ". Colquitt, of Pulaski For Supt. Of Public Instruction
 J. J. Dove, of Lonoke. For Com. of Agriculture, etc
 Frank Hill, of Washington. For Associate Justice
 J. B. Riddiek, of Greene. For Congress
 Second distict-J. $. Little
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Democratic County Ticket.

Senator-Smith c. Martin. Representatives Greed Caldwell,
 H K. Toney, B. F. Foster For ShefiF-D. c. BELL. County Judge-W. D. Jones. County Clerk F. B. Flanders. Circuit Clerk--J. A. Langford. Treasurer-J. '. Saunders. Assessor-C W. Harris. Surveyor-John J. Martin. Coroner N. L. Cook.
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According to the McCoyites, it's all right to go out and buy up Re publican negro votes to be east in Democratic primary, as was done 'n Richland township, but it's all wrong for the Republicans in on vention assembled to indorse a Democrat.
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Mccoy claims to be tbe Demo- cratic nominee by one vote He is sae nominee of eleven negro Re- 8ubieaas who voted for him in the June primary in Rlehtaad township.
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s.Wanted Him Out of the Way

The words above and words in quotation which fol)owin this article were detailed by Buck Bloom to Hon. G. l.. Blackwell, be says, as related in his recent interview Who wanted who out of the waF2 Mccoy and Triplett were not satisfied with Foster and wanted him out of the way. How was Foster to be gotten out of the way2 That Mccoy and Trip.ett thought the best thing for me 6BIaasweI3 to do would be to run as an inde- pendent for the legislature against Foster Who is this man Foster who is wanted out of tbe way Hon. E. F. Foster, who was the choice of the Democracy of the county as one 0f our Democratic nominees for the legislature, who won his nomination hotora6Iy. He resides in lbe eo8a- tre and is an honorabla gentleman He is not a member of tte euo- torjous court house ring. He does not tramp at the heels of the Mccoy gang about the court house and halIoo "them's my sentiments when they open their mouths
 Pl-e BluG, July IS, 1898.
 Hon. c. j.. Blackwell Grace, Arle.
 Dear CoI:-I havn't had a minutes time to wtite you since the meeting of the Central Committee, but asked Mr. Studdard and other friends to explain the si6ua- tion to you. hope you do not feel bard at any of us, and will wait until l can see you before expressing yourself. ha ae some valuable information for you, and when you come to town i will lay the matter before you There is plenty of time, and you need not come to town for that special pur- pose; but when you do come. l hope you will come n and see me so that can explain and give you my idea about certain matters.
 As I said before, do not come es- peciaIy for that purpose, as any time in the next two or three weeks will do, and maybe you will have something else that you can attend to at the same time.
 In the meantime, Col, do not let anyone prejudice your mind and wait till you can see me before you express yourself
 With kind regards, truly yours.
 E B. Bloom.
 The above letter to Dear Col is full of suggestions and furnishes revelation of the plot formed and the necessity for it. Col Blackwell was betrayed and it was expected that the people would hear from him. What must be done? Buck was selected, it seems, to write him. The words in the letter, T hope you do not feel hard at any oi Its, and Will lealt until eau see you before expressing yourself, ' and Gin the mean time, Col do not let any one prguaicee your mind, and 1coit till you see me before you express yourself" " is a confession of betray- al of this old gentleman, who has always been as true to the Demo cratic party as the needle to the pole, Has the Democracy Of Jeffer- son county ever before had herald ed before it such shocking and
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PINE BLUFF. ARK, AUG, 6. 1898
As TO CIRCULATION

Inc BallY GRAPHIC has nearly double the circulation of any other Pine Bluff daily newspaper, and the Daily and semi-Weekly GRAPHIC have q combined circulation larger than that of any othor Pine Bluff daily or eekly newspaper. A ivertisements accept ed on thiE guarantee.
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Judicial District.

Circuit Judge-J. M. Elliott.
 Prosecuting Att'y..--W. B. Sorre)ls
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NAUGINE- TOWNS SIP.

Magistrates-W, D. Vance, J. W. Bradford, J, II. Garrett, c. T. Robinson, Arch 2Jiven. Constable-A. J. Stewart.
The times., 1898-01-15
AN UMBRELLA Her WEAPON
One Woman Savagely Attacks An
other in the Street.
After Knocking Her Down She
Rains Blows Until the Victim
Is Rescued.

AgoniZing cries near G and Seventh
streets last night about o'clock quick
ly drew a crowd TO the spot. They
saw a well-dressed woman, about thir-
ty years old, lying on the pavement not
far from the woman's entrance to Os-
borne's restaurant, while larger wom-
an was beating her With an umbrella
Just before the cries We're heard the
woman who used the umbrella so Wig
Crously was seen to take a position at
the corner She held it for a few min
utes, and then took up her stand near
the restaurant. Becoming impatient.
evidently, she entered the restaurant
end in q few minutes came out with
another woman.
AS soon as they Were both fairly on
the pavement the larger of the two be-
can 10 rain blows on the head and
shoulders Of the other, who, at the
first blow, fell to the ground. While on
the pavement the large woman kept
UP the attacks.
Some one, evidently friend OF the
assailant. suddenly appeared on the
scene and stopped the fight. The large
woman then went hurriedly up the
street toward the west. As she was
leaving she was heard to remark: i
warned her over two years ago TO keep
away from my husband.
A Times reporter tried in vain TO as
certain the identity Of the two women
al the restaurant.
The times., 1898-01-15
MEDIUM MATTHEWS ARRESTED.
Mrs. Phillips Alleges He Did Not
Move Family as Agreed

Frank O. Mathews, a medium, was
arrested yesterday by Detectives
Weedon and Lacy, charged with false
pretenses in obtaining 50 from Mrs
Celia Phillips. Mathews passes as a
physician and has an office at No. 1106
Sixteenth street northwest.
Nearly a year ago Mrs. Phillips de-
sired TO rent q certain house in the
northwest, which was occupied by
other tenants, who declined to move to
accommodate her. Mrs. Phillips then
went to Mathews and told him her
troubles and what she desired to do.
1t is alleged that Mathews promised,
for the sum of s. to exercise his powers
upon the occupants of the house. with
the result that they would move in a
certain length of time. On February
10, 1897, Mrs. Phillips claims that she
paid Mathews the money. According
to her statements Mathews did not ac-
complish what he said he would do.
and refused to return her the money
she had paid him. She then swore out
a warrant for his arrest.
The times., 1898-01-15

not equal TO last years, and the price
declined about q of d cent. Spot cot
ton Is sixteenth lower for middling
uplands, mainly because of the stop
page OF some mills by difficulty about
wages
most encouraging feature is the re-
port of foreign trade, the principal ex-
Iort5 amounting TO SSS,cI6,4SO for the
month Of December, against $S1, ,62S, ,S6J
last year, when the aggregate OF all
exports was S11T 000. COO The increase
promises an even larger excess of eX-
ports over imports for the month than
was expected, and in spite of a decrease
of $4,000, 600 in cotton. near riy all due
to fall in prices, and some decrease in
oil for a similar reason, the increase in
provisions and in bTeadstuffs has caus-
ed an increase which for the calendar
year is s51 SOC, 900.
New York exports in January thus
far are smaller than last year. while
imports are also smaller but at this
season larger proportion of the eX-
I'orts GO to other cities.
The iron furnaces in blast January
/ report an output of 226 sos tons week
ly. against 226,024 weekly December /,
with an increase of 12.4S1 tons in the
Dnsold stocks held by furnaces. The
Woolen manufacturers have been buy
ing wool largely, and for reasons not
publicly explained. There is decidedly
better demand for mems wear goods,
end the makers look forward to good
season. The cotton manufacturers,
heavily overloaded by excessive pro-
duction. find no increase in demand and
no gain in prices.
The boot and shoe manufacturers
shipped more cases from the East dur
ing two weeks of January than ever
before
vorable to New York. net receipts from
the interior having been about $1,000
COO
Failures for the past week have been
349 in the United States, against 455
last year, and 40 in Canada, against II
last year.
The times., 1898-01-15
Rradstreets, circular savs:

The distributive trade remains
rather quiet mild weather throughout
the country tending to check distribu-
tion of winter goods. Prices generally
remain steady and tend upward. except
for some grades of iron and orders for
spring trade, where receipts are en-
couraging. The industrial activity is
most manifest at the West, where the
demand for iron is very large. y
feature of the week was the placing of
an order by one railroad for 100000 tons
of steel rails, with smaller orders ag-
gregating in the neigborhood of $50
tons more. Pig iron production is now
at an unprecedented rate, the furnace
capacity being estimated at 100000
month. Prices and stocks begin to
show the influence of this immense
production. At the South manufacture
ing activity is a feature, sales of iron
being very heavy.
A good demand for cotton and grain
at steady prices is a feature. At the
East a number of strikes against wage
reductions are reported or expected in
the cotton industry. Anthracite coal
production, it is said. will be restricted
in that section sufficiently to allow the
advance of 20 to 40 cents per ton being
maintained. The rush to Alaska has
already begun on the Pacific coast.
Freight charters are reported lower.
Export trade continues large, a gain OF
s per cent on the total export of bread
stuffs, cotton, mineral oils, cattle and
hogs and provisions being shown both
for December and the calendar year.
Bank clearings indicate a heavy vol
ume of general business throughout
the country, aggregating for the week
81, $4,000 900, an increase over last
week of 16 per cent, gain over this
week a year ago of 81 per cent; over
1896 of Sc per cent, and over 1894 of 90
per cent.
The times., 1898-01-15
WAVERING TONE OF STOCKS
Sluggish Fluctuations Feature of
the General List.
Generally the Market Was Active,
But Closed Dull and
Heavy.

New York, Jan. IA number of
pronounced movements on speculative
stocks which were simultaneous with
rather sluggish fluctuations in the gem
eral list gave an appearance of irregu-
larity TO the days market.
There was little of Importance bear
ing on the general market in the days
developments. The latest adVices re-
srecting the situation in Havana tend
ed to remove the more acute uneasi-
ness in that respect, though ii was rec
ogniZed that there Were remaining efe-
mentS of disturbance there. The de-
cision expected to be handed down by
the Supreme Court in the Nebraska
maximum rate case entered into the
discussion, and it carried a restrictive
effect in the trading. The long and in
eXplicable delay on the part of the
court in handing down its decision in
this case has caused q growth of un-
easiness, particularly as a decision ia
Vorable To the roads will be only mega
lively favorable as resulting in nothing
more than the maintenance of the pres
ent status.
The general market was active and
fairly broad though a comparatively
few stocks absorbed the greater part
of speculative interest and furnished a
disproportionate quota to the aggre-
gate transactions. These were notably
the UnlOn racine ana Northern Pacific
issues. Manhattan and New York Cen
trail In the mornings dealings all of
these stocks attained the highest level
made in this movement, but they, yield
ed rapidly in the afternoon, when SEN
timent crystallized on the matter of
the Supreme Courts decision noted
above. The dealings in the bond mar
ket We're on an active scale, and the
tone in that division was more consist
emily strong than that of the stock
market. Noteworthy advances were
scored in Kansas Pacific, Wisconsin
Central and Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern issues.
Sugar Refining, which was very act
i've. continued heavy throughout. For
eign houses were active in this market
on both sides of the account, but their
purchases largely exceeded their sales.
The market closed dull and heavy, with
prices near the lowest Of the day.
The times., 1898-01-15

The market went off yesterday as
was suggested in this column yester-
day morning. There was slump ev-
erywhere of point more or less, and
the close was weak. There was selling
during nearly all day, and in one or
two stocks especially what almost
amounted to a break. The prospects
for to-day and next week are not rosy,
but it would be foolish to predict any
immediate distinct reaction. 1t seems
probable that prices will not advances,
and may go off slightly to-day. The
reasons are very evident. As has been
said before, January is not boom
month. 1t never has been, and condi-
ticns are certainly not such as to make
January, '9S an exception. The tempo-
rary sentimental lift caused by Tam
many coming in is over, or nearly SO.
Cuban news is rife again, and while
The times., 1898-01-15
Two Alleged Bicycle Thieves

Frank Ashtuore. alias George Devine, a nd
George Damon, alias Frank Armstrong,
who were arrested in Bait ifnore, were
brought here last night by Detective Weldon
and held upon complaint of Richard Watts,
a bicycle dealer at No. 174e Pennsylvania
avenue, who charges them with stealing
two bicycles. Both wheels were recov-
cred by Detective weedon and brought
here and identified 10y the owner. The
two men were also wanted in Philadelphia
for the larceny OF tandem valued at ST %,
which has also been recovered. Both
1nen are well dressed and OF good appear
ance.
The times., 1898-01-15

There was, in addition to this, a ru-
NOR yesterday that the Supreme Court
Will decide against the railroads in
the maximum freight rate case. This
rumor was probably utterly without
foundation. The story took two forms.
One was that the decision will he di-
rectly against the roads. The other,
scarcely less unpleasant, was that there
will be a Teargument ordered The Su-
preme Court has let it's decision leak
out in advance once or twice in times
past, but there seems no great reason
10 believe such a thing this time. 1t
may be as well TO beas in mind how
ever, that a decision against the rail-
roads in this case would be a terrific
blow. The testimony of the railroad
people in this fight was very clear and
very positive, to the effect that the
roads would suffer almost if not quite
TO the point Of death under the rates
prescribed. That the Supreme Court
should have hesitated so long already
is a strong bear argument.
The times., 1898-01-15
A Cure for Lame Back.

My daughter when recovering from IN
atttcS OF fever, was n great sufferer from
pain in the back and hips writes Louden
Grover. OF Sardis. Ky. AFTER using quite
number OF remedies without any benefit
She tried one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Raini' and it has given entire relief. Cham
beIlain's Pain Balm is also certain ure
for rheumatism Sold by Henry Evans,
holeSais and Retail Druggist, 93S
st Conn. ave- and s st. nw., and f2S
Md. ave. ne
The times., 1898-01-15
United states Supreme Court

Present: TIE Chief Justice, Mr.. Jus
iice Harlan, Mr.. Justice Gray, Mr.. JUS
tice Brewer, Mr. Justice Brown, Mr.
Justice Shiras, Mr.. Justice White, and
SIr. Justice PeckhaIn.
No. $50. The Green Bay and Missis-
sippi Canal Company. plaintiff in err
ror, VS.. The Patten Paper Company
Uimited) ct al: argument concluded
by Mr.. William L. Villas for the plain
tiff in error
No. 1s9. Henry NJ. Baker, appellant,
vs. Horace S. Cummings; argument
commenced by Mr.. S. r. Bond for the
appellant and continued by Mr. Frank
lin II. Mackey for the appellee.
Adjourned until Monday at II O'Clock.
The times., 1898-01-15
Appointments at the Treasury.

The following appointments were an
nounced at the Treasury Department yes
terday in the customs service: John W
Brown, inspector at Astoria; John NJ Miller,
inspector at Astoria; S. Caldwell, deputy
collector and clerk at Buffalo, Frederick
Diederich, deputy collector and clerk at
Buffalo; L. II. Biglow, assistant to exam
fuer of teas at Chicago; Antonio Paul,
deputy collector and inspector at Duluth;
VIII Featherley, deputy collector at Key
West; Dennis Eagan, jr., deputy collector
at Key West; w. II. Selleck, deputy col
hector at 0swego, n. Y.
The times., 1898-01-15
WHEAT LOSES ITS ADVANCE
Closes in Chicago Slightly Under
THURSDAYS Prices.

Chicago, Jan 1.-THE Liverpool talk
on wheat today was not so bearish. It
affects exporters at the sea aboard. and
their tone became little bulllsh. The
early influence here was to advance
prices TO calls. Private adyiceS re-
celVed later from well-knOwn Chicago
and Hamburg house were in q very
bearish vein. The market lost all it's
early advance, and closed &c under
Thursday.
The clearances were almost 500 600
bushels. but Western receipts kent
about % per cent ahead of last year.
$4,000 bushels at primary points
against 2590O0 bushels. LiverpcoI
claimed that Argentine offerings were
much smaller, but a different sort of
talk came from the continent Flour
rates from Minneapolis have been
dropped , cents barrel.
The times., 1898-01-15
CARSON & MAcARTNEY,

Members OF the New YORK stock Ex-
Change, 1919 ST. Glover Building.
Correspondents of MesSrS Moore * ~cufev.
No so BTOa dway.
Bank keTs ana Dealers in tiOveruI c0- Ponds
Deposits Exchange. Leans.
RailIUau stocks anu Bonds and ali
securities listed on the exchanges Of New
York, Pnila delphia. Boston anu Baltimore
bought and sold
a speciality made Of investment securi
ties. District Bonds and all local Rail
road. Gas, insurance and Telephone stock
dealt in-
American Bell Telephone Stock bought
and Sold mai item