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The times., 1899-09-17

yestiture of the domain of the countries dis
covered by Columbus from the successor
Of ST. Peter, and Pope Alexander VI granted
TO the Crown OF Spain the tithes in all the
newly discovered countries on condition
that provision should be made for the re-
ligious instruction of the natives.
Soon after this, Pope Julius II conferred
on Ferdinand and his successors the right OF
patronage and absolute disposal of all &C.
clesiastical benefces.
The Pontiffs. unacquainted with the
value Of what Ferdinand demanded, be-
slowed these donations with an inconsid-
crate liberality, which their successors have
often lamented. and wished TO recall.
In consequence of these grants the Span
ish monarchs became in effect the heads of
the Catholic Church in their American pos
sessions. In them the administration of
the revenues was vested. Their nomina-
tions of persons TO supply vacant benefces
were constantly ratified by the Pope
Thus, In all Spanish America. authority
I OF every species vested in the Crown. Then
no colIusion was known between spiritual
and temporal jurisdiction. The King was
the only superior His name alone was
heard OF, without looking 10 dependence
on any foreign power. Papal bulls were
not recognized as of any force in America
until they had been examined and approves
by the ROYAL Council OF the Indies: and
II any bull was surreptitiously introduced
( and circulated IN America, without OBJ
tanning such appreciation. ecclesiastics were
{ required, not only TO prevent IL from taking
effect. but TO seize all the copies OF it, and
| 10 transmit them TO the Council of the
Indies (Robertsons America 3e0, ,362;
/ Preseott's Ferdinand and Isabella 1928
compare with capitulations of Montreal
articles q 10 "a, inclusive; also with Paris
treaty of February 10. 1853, and the Que
bee act, and with Chapter XIX of o'Gor-
mans American Church.D
Concessions of the Popes.
when we reflect on the time these con-
oessions were made, and the abject SUI.
premacy TO the viii of the Pontiff, we no
only admire tho foresight of the King
but We are astonished at the imbecility
OF the Popes, who could yield so easily tina
supremacy. II was. in their hands, read!
and most efficient means by which TO keel
the clergy, from their dependent condition
always obedient and submissive TO tbs
will. whether for good evil, of the hea,
OF the Church; and by renouncing thi
feaity. the clergy became dependent ol
the win Of the temporal chief, in as alb
solute a degree as they had been to thei
spiritual head.
IF the right of Church property, il
other Catholic countries was in the Pope
as the head OF the Church, the same righ
vas in the Crown of Spain. in Spanish
America. as the head of both temporal an
spiritual jurisdiction.
The right OF property In fee being i
the King, as long as his domain wa
acknowledged in America. was. after tn
revolution, la the Mexican Government a
successor TO the former sovereign rover
The times., 1899-09-17
Partly In.rnune to Electric shock.

From the New Orleans Times DemOeFat)
s'It is a singular fact said an electrician OF
this city that the human body IS capable q
Incoming more or les Injured 70 shocks nom
live wires l suppose the average scientist
would scout the idea, but what ! say i Oo7ne
out By everyday experience. The employees OF
big electric light works. fo- instance, are
continually receiving shocks that would distble
an ordinary man, but are apparently none the
worse for the experience.
Il remember some time ego a couple of
Young fellows csme in contact accidentally with
live wire at a nsnufaetery here il teXR, ana
both received exactly the current. One
OF them was a helper around dynamo. and had
met with mishaps Of this sort before iie vas
knocked of his feet and uameutarty stunned
but was all right in less than two minutes The
ether man. who vas stranger. seli over aS u
stuck by lightning, aud t FULLY hall an hour
beiere he showed the beast sign OF returning con-
sciousness. lie vas laid UP several days. and
s,idly enough, was much the more powerful,
physically. of the pair.
- have known several casrs n practically the
slme sort. The motermcn on the street ears ite-
qucntiy 'grt the current they call il. esr~
cislly in rainy weather.. when wet wcOd becoRiet
a conductor. They tel me they don't tnind y
much after the first iew tines II Is certainly
dficuit to understand how repeated slocks cai
loftity the system against the mysterious fus3.
hut the fact : ss ! state III leave tag sNpsaaas
tion 10 somebody else
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fold object. The first is to seeuiarize the
missions and convert them into paroehial
euracies. The second is TO take possession.
for the benefit OF the nation, OF all the prop
ertv belonging to the missions, such as
workshops. utensils furniture. implements,
etc. as also the vineyards, orchards, cat
tie, etc
THE law of November 90. 1888. in terms
authorizes the departmental government
to use in the most convenient manner.
the property devoted to pious uses in order
to facilitate the operations OF the Com
mission for seeularizing the missions
In the case of The United States vs.
Ritehfe Howard 525, 540). Mr. Justice
Nelson. delivering the opinion Of the SH-
ureme Court Of the United States. said:
s.As TO the objection that the tract in
question belonged to the mission lands.
which the public authorities IN California
had no power 10 grant, there appears to
he no foundation for this objection As
early as the 17th Of August. 1888. the
Mexican Congress deereed that the Cow
ernment wilt proceed TO seeularize the
missions Of Upper and Lower California;
and various regulations are prescribed for
carrying this policy into effect.
again, November 20. the same year.
| the Mexican Congress declared that the
/ Government IS empowered to adopt all
| measures winch sEalt secure the GOtO1lId-
/ tfon and render effective the seeulariza-
/ ticn OF the missions Of Upper and Lower
| California. being authorized to use in the
| most convenient manner the property de-
voted TO piaus uses, in said territory for
that purpose
| AGAIN. by a decree Of April II. 1884. IL
| is declared that all the missions of the
| Republic shall be seeularized-'
! s'Under these laws the authorities EN-
powered to grant the public lands have
dealt with these mission establishments
the same as with other portions OF the
pubiic domain; the clergy. who previously
had the charge and control OF them. being
| confined simply to the ecclesiastical and
eDirituaI direction and government of the
/ missions" WILLIAM BtaNEt-
The times., 1899-09-17
School umbrellas.

Children's 24-inch English g,o-
ria umbrellas, with Congo handles,
instead of soc, or...............39c
Lot of childrens 24-inch English
gloria umbrellas, with fancy han
dies. big assortment, instead of
Toe. for ...........................49e
Lot of childrens 24-inch genuine
lotto Miller" gloria umbrellas, with
handsome and unique imported handles
and steel rods, instead of s1.25,
for .................... ...9Sc
The times., 1899-09-17
Second lot OF silk waists at S69S.

You have heard of the extraordinary selling of silk
waists which has been going here since last Monday Luck
M have secured the balance of the lot and it arrived Fri
day. just prior closing They all makers samples-al
the choicest productions of the black and
coored taetas exquisite Benganes and novelty skstOo
fusey rmmedoo elaborate for description here To buy
them elsewhere will have so $40 for them for
waists of make bought regularly be sold
for less. $6.9S while they last.
The times., 1899-09-17

Nazareth waists.
The usual sort in all sizes
which sell for l9c here to-
morrow for or'.-...,.-.............: 1910
The sort which sells for 25c in
all sizes, for. ...........-......... 19c
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Just for one day, ladies' $40 jackets, s7.oS.

AS an Introductory bargain-to get you here to ou
line of capes and Jackets shall sacrifice profit
peey line of ladies' hand black and eoored Kerse
jackets which marked $0 by selling them 81 As
lined and the swellest of efeetsa guaranteed kersey
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bs mistake. Good clothes
cannot be made after a
mesure for a song 1t
takes time to do the work
that makes a garment hold
It's shape-and woolens that
look well till the end and
hold their color cost almost
double those that do not.
We established this mer-
chant tailoring department
to turn out good, made-to-
order clothing, at fairer
prices than the best tailors
have been asking for con-
sclentlously made gar
ments, and we have sue
ceeded wonderfully. From
a small department it has
grown to immense proper
tiOns, and this season we
can truthfully claim to show
as much variety as any
tailor in town. Suitings
which the high-priced tail
ors will make up for $50 and
$40, We turn out for S25 and
$50. And it's the same pro-
portion of saving all
through. Fit is guaranteed
everything is guaranteed
-unreSePVedly.
The times., 1899-09-17
AII=woOI flannel shirt waists, S2.9S.

Tonorw 10
o
efect
The times., 1899-09-17
fiechts' Greater Stores.
Clothes TO measure.

we are
NOT doing
cheap tailor
ing, because
cheap tailor
ing will not
give satisfac
ton; and
what will
not give sat
isfaction
never leaves
this store
never enters
it except oc-
casionally
The times., 1899-09-17

6s7 boys suits of aIwool chevios
cassimeres in and handsome plaid and check pat
terms as awoo blue and black chevots; the
best school suits boys from to is old; C &C
such as sell usually first of the season for 50, fH
The times., 1899-09-17

SEQ pairs of boy black and blue cheviot knee pants
such as 39c pair will be offered for II cents
$50 pairs of boys knee Pants in fancy effects such as are
sold for 49c. will be sold tomorrow for 23c.
200 pairs of boys fine all-wool chevio knee pants,
some double and knees-T9c values-for ACC.
coo boys good quality splendid waists for
school play wear-wil wash perfectly-for cents.
The times., 1899-09-17

so dozen damask coiored- border
fringed linen lunch napkins-good 5nc
size-75c dozen usually-for. JU
The times., 1899-09-17
Black briIliantine waists, S3O.

in
Il ytucked fronts such as SELF s.
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they came upon the witness stand. The defendants successfully estab- lished an alibi and clearly showed the conspiracy formed against them by the political schemers.
 The case was given to the jury Monday night and after being out only seven minutes, drought in a verdict of "not guilty" Thus the greatest criminal trial and political intrigue in the history of New Mex ico was brought to a close. Party spirit ran high and the adherents of Lee and Foun tain were armed to the teeth and trouble was feared and narrowly averted during the trial, but 1t has happily ended without further blood shed.
 J W ADAMS.
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GOES TO MANILA.
Capt. William Seibert Ordered to
 the Land of Fighting.

Capt. William M. Seibert, who for four years was in charge of the corp of United States Engineers in this district aud who several months ago, received the appoint mert of Captain of the Corps of United States Engineers, with head quarters at Willets Point, N. Y, has been ordered to Manila to as sume charge of the United States Engineer Corps in the disputed country.
 Capt. Seibert is we'll and favor ably known in Pine Bluff, where he is a frequent visitor. The best wishes of Pine Blufflans accompany him on his far journey and may he have safe return.
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CONCLUSION OF A CELE- BRATED MURDER TRIAL
 IN NEW MEXICO.
A STORY OF INTRIGUE.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Col. Fountain and Son. Oliver Lee,
 Acquitted of the Charge.

Special Correspondence Of the Graphic:
 ORACLE, ARIz., June 14-The most remarkable trial known to criminal annals in the West, per haps, has just been concluded at Hills boro, New Mexico. For politi- cal in ntrigue, personal anlmosltY and greed, plots and counter plots, it cannot be urpaSsed in the history of the country and the facts n the hands of some great novelist would make an intensely interesting story.
 Oliver Lee is prominent Demo- cratic politician, and one of the wealthiest ranchmen and cattle owners in the territory of New Mex leo, He can count his acres by the score and his cattle by the hundreds. He lives in a community where cat tie raising is the chief industry and where cattle thief is punished more summarily than murderer. They hang rapists and murderers in Arkansas; they lynch cattle thieves in New Mexico and Arizona. Well, in this section where Oliver Lee re- sides there was considerable cattle stealing in the years 1895 and 1896. Ranchmen were on the alert, detee- lives were employed, but the thieves could not be discovered. Finally the ranchmen employed Col. Albert ]. Fountain, a leading lawyer of the Territory and a prominent Republi- can politician, to investigate the case. Detectives were again em ployea, a mass of typewriter testl. mony was secured and itswas given out that the cattle thief was TO less distinguished person than Oliver Lee.
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APPENDICITIS LOSING
 ITN TERRORS.

A simple cure for appendicitis has recently been tried and proven sue cessful by New York physician. No knife, poultice or any other of the usual methods of physicians in treating this disease, was used.
 The attending physician, Dr. Helmer, seemed only to apply one hand to a point midway between the thigh and point just above the stomach, bent up the patients right leg at the knee joint. He then gave the leg slight twist by means of quick motion, emptying the appen- dix by forcing the femur bone. The patient is up and feels no inconven- fence. Post Dispatch.
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AL Arkansas editor says there is a new song going the rounds in his section, and that the chorus runs like this: "We don't want to buy at your place, we don't want to trade there any more, you'llbe sorry when you see us going to some other store; you can't sell us any stale goods. we have opened wide our eyes, and don't want to trade at your store, because you don't adyer- tise."
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Hon. S. M. Taylor, the silver tongned orator from Pine Bluff, is soiourning in the city. His reputa- tioL as an able speaker and power ful champion of the cause of demoe- racy is state wide. IL is strongly hinted that he will be on the hust- ings next year as candidate for congress from this District against Hon. John s. Little--Hot Springs News.
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The Cotton Belt, Chicago and Eastern, Illinois and Mobile and Ohio are said to have completed a close traffic agreement, whereby the Illinois Central will be given a dace for it's money in the competie tion for business to a gulf outlet. The Cotton Belt comes in, in the deal by securing and outlet north eastward into Chicago, while the C.. X E. I. tie up with the M. and O., will give a right of way to the Mexi- can Gulf hores.-Daily States.
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tween Las Cruces and Tularosa n
 the IAlamogordo country, came to
 the Founta home and stated that he had met Colonel Fountain the day before at the Chalk Hills, about forty-6ve miles from the town and
 that be was being followed by three men. Albert Fountain took to
 horse, with his brother Jack and
 five men, all armed to the teeth. In
 the Chalk Hills Albert found place
 where a man had been kneelIng be- hind a bush near the road. These experienced men of the plains had no difficulty in tracing every move of the blackboard of the elder Foun- tain, who was driving two horses,
 with another tied to the one on the right-hand side. They saw where three horsemen had accompanied the vehicle along the road for some distance, one riding on each side and one behind. Soon the trail left the road, and, turning to the east, started across the plains. At one place on the trail all had stopped and gathered around the tbe wagon. Here cigarette papers were scatter, ed and the horses tracks came to gether. Five miles from the place where the road was left the buck board was found. The two valises carried by the man and boy were there, rifed of their contents. Pa pers were lying around loose and of clothing were scattered about. A hat belonging to the boy was found in one of the valises, to- gether with pair of old shoes be longing to the elder Fountain. Some of the boys underclothing was also found. The harness had beer carefully remo7ed from the animals and placed on the ground, while the ropes used for tying the horses were on the wheels of the ve hicle in a most natural manner in
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At the place where the abandoned vehicle was found horse track led north, but the experienced trailers soon discovered that the animal was rlderless and the trail was not fol- lowed A few miles farther on there had been a camp made and there five foot prints Of as many different persons were plainly seen. One might have been the elder Fountain, one was the boys and, strange to relate, one was smaller track than any of the others and made by fine, sharp toed shoe, with broad beel. This track had been noticed in the road where the attack had evidently been made, and here it was unmistakable, adding mystery to the disappearance, already so puzzling.
 From toe tracks the brother un- derstood that Henry had been alive at that place, and that his father was probably with him.
 There the trail was again taken up, and another apparently rider less horse turned out to the north and large horse, evidently with rider, left the trail and returned to it again, dolng the same thing often and getting away as far as two hun. dred yards. Within two miles of the Jarilla ntains, a low range in the great plain between the Oregon and Sacramento mountains, the big horse, the same one that so often left the trail and returned. turned to the right, or south, and passed through the south pass; while the main trail went to the north end of the range and crossed over the north pass.
 The trail was followed eastward from the north ranches owned by Lee, and the pursuit was finally abandoned because cattle crossed the trail, and after watering and resting at Lees well, the posse re- turned to Las Cruces, where plans were laid for the final chapter of one of the deepest intrigues of the age, either in fact or fiction.
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During the trial, just closed, the prosecution utterly collapsed, and the animons of Lees prosecutors clearly shown. One of the chief prosecuting witnesses, under the fire of cross examination conducted
 by Major Fall, brilliant attorney for the defense, confessed that he was to receive $2,OOO for his testi- mony in the case. Tie other witz nesses for the prosecution were broken down during the progress of the cross examlnation as fast as
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The most intelligent witness dur ing the progress of the trial just concluded was Albert J. Fountain, 1r., son of the missing man. His story7of the disappearance of and search for his father, in substance, was as follows:
 On Sunday, February ?. 1896, the Mexican driving the mail stage be
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SECRETARY JoAno. GENES AN lNrpN '0ON|
 ING LETTER
MR 4. L. FUNK uDl
 
Cannot Wait Much I.,,... They Have Other I.oe,ti,.
 Offered Them,

Seeretory J B. Jobs,,, ! Business Mems Excbss~s
 city, has received a lettsss s' \. 2 A. L. Funk, who was b..a 7 weeks ago in the interest 4 N Lamb < oompany's big piai| and farming implement I,I from Freeport, III to PiDs R'l
 The letter reads as foIIogs 2 self-explauatory; Chicago, June ls. N J. B. Johnson, sec'y., Pin. i
 Ark.
 Dear sir:-on my return N trip l find your favor of son. ago stating that it was tho N of some of your citizens tbs more than $10, 900 could be aI,l stock for the plant of Lanb hI and asking if we could hot colI some proposition other than tba 1 made you. As the matter sA and considering the demands \ business under the nevanaepII conditions contemplated in NJ ing and reorganiziDg in your l along lines indicated in our uI sition. l do not see bow tbe na can be carried through any ! way, short $20. 900 h stock oI the basis of $15, 900 and your pI erect the building to the exts| $4, 900 to $5, GOO and take anor| on same due in three or five N in addition to the $l5,OOO. Il learned that during my abscncal Altheimer, of your city, has F! Mr. Lambs plant at Frepgort| perhaps you now have a mOrej able impression of tbe busil Owing to the favorable condll for mutual success of the enteEI at Pine Bluff and assurances the money would be raised, vel waited patiently and put of q chances to locate. We can nd this much longer and we musi| quest something definite fronI people, either an acceptance q proposition or your best prop0sI for our consideration and I favorable we will take up the m at other points.
 Hoping that your street fa1 CD terprise is meeting with sas and that your business men E that in order to attract 'a capital and industries they show confidence in the possl0l of your location anu nalafa sources by letting loose and en' ing some of your own cap's man ufacturing enterprises concern would carry the nsn Pine Bluff to more parts ' world than the business ol la' Co.,, add it will bring you z cent. to 30 per cent on every Y vested apart from the E benefit the industry would Z your city. :.
 Awaiting definite inf0rn'tI' 2 to the results of the c0Inu'. efforts I am with the kindeS'''S to all,
 ours very truly
 A. [. Fan
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Messrs, Percy Meyer. Edwin Gal braith and Alexander Rowell, Of thIs city, and Messrs. John and Graham Hampton, of Fordvce. returned Fri day from Richmond, Va, where they have been attending Central Univer- sity during the past winter.
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Editor J. w. Adams is travelling in New Mex,co for his health. We wish that he may find his trip both pleasant and profitable. May he return to Arkansas a stout and vigorous man. an.-Cleveland County Herald.
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Bishop Edward Fitzgerald, of Lit tle Rock, sold to Mr. J. H. Delmon, Jr., of this city, forty feet of lot 5, m ana ten feet off of lot 6, block 9, Old To Wn, for consideration of 5000 lhe property is situated on Second avenue between Main and State streets.
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Adiutant Green has recently iss.ed postals to the members of J. Ed Murray Camp U. c. ", requesting them to attend a meeting on .he evening of the 21st. All who can possibly attend should do so. Make note of this and come.
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Sent 7 1UleeRIp Graphic.

Our worthy and esteemed friend, Col. Chas. Gordon Newman, of the Pine Bluff Commercial is contemp- lating trip to Japan. Look out, Col, are you will come back wearing a 'yellow jacket. "-Brinkley Argus.
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The Board of Managers of the Mission Society, of the Diocese Of Arkansas. will meet in Little Rock, at the Capitol Hotel par.ors. We'd nesday June Fist, Rev W. D. Buck ner of this city will attend.
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Mat Burks, Luther Foster aud Henry Hudson, all colored. who were recently convicted in Justice courts in this citv for different viola lions. were taken to Col. Bob Adams convict farm Saturday.
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Dr. B. A. Hall returned Saturday afternoon from Monticello, where he was called to attend his father, who was very ill at that place. He reports his fathers condition much improved.
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MT. Ike Miller returned this morn from a two weeks visit to Chicago, where he went to visit his afFi an ce. Miss Phoebe Miers.
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MT. and Mrs L. E. GoldSu'l'" ~. today for Potash Sulpnu' SF < where they will spend a fsT ' to improve their health.
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(trom Sundays Graphic. )

Mrs. Fannie Brunson. of Little Rock, is visiting friends in the city today.
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MT. Ben Wright fell from .'' 7 at Dreyius' store Thursua, .,,+sI ceived injuries that necesd ,s, da rema aiming at home for q ls'
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Mesdames Cady, J. A. and A. Per- due and Capt. and Mrs s. N Reeder, left Saturday morning for Hot Springs, where they will soiourn a few weeks.
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Gallant "Tip" Howell leaves Mon- day for Shreveport, La, where he will visit friends for few weeks.