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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE 1sT PAYMENT ON SECOND
 MORTGAGE BONDS.
SURPRISED WALL STREET.
The Interest On the First Mortgage bonds Together With Taxes and
 Interest is $1,270,00O.

New York. June 25. The St. Louis Southwestern directors sur- prised Wall street when they met and authorized the hrst payment on the second mortgage income bonds that has been made since the securi. ties were issued in 1890. Until the lst of this month 1t was generally anticipated that the July coupons would be paid, inasmueh as the net earnings for the fiscal year are the largest in the history of the road, aggregating over sI. 600, 000. Dur. ing the past week, however, there have been persistent reports that the payment was to be deferred until the first of the year, causing the decline of four points. The bonds fell to 5ll, the lowest price of the year. They have sold as high as 57 since January 1.
 The uncertainty that has sur- rounded the payments of the con- pons has been due tc the desire Of the directors of the road to make the payments permanent when once they were inangurated. Their unanimous policy was against pay ing the interest this year and then passing it in other years. The recent action involves an increase in tLe annual charges of $320. 900. which, added to the fixed charges of $500, 900, the interest on the first mortgage bonds, together with taxes and interest, brings the total charges up to $l, 27O, 900. The sur- plus after the charges are paid represents l8 per cent on the pre- ferred stock. Operating expenses, which last year were nearly 80 per cent, have been cut down consider. ably, and this years output to bene- fit the property has been great. enough to reduce to ar even lower percentage the operating expenses next year. This fact was one of the primary reasons for deciding the directors ID favor of paying the coupons on the secoads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
 JUDGES SELECTED.

The members of the Pine Bluf 0ratorieal Association met at the court house Monday evening and selected three judges. to act at the contest which will take place on the evening of July 4th at the Institute. Fifteen contestants, comprising the best talent in Jefferson county. There are prizes, S25 and Sf0, to be given to the best and next best. The judges selected were. Hon. Clifton R. Breckinridge. Maj. N. T. White and Maj. N. T. Roberts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
ARE HOLDING THEIR AM NUAL MEET IN THIS
 CITY.
A SMALL ATTENDANCE
President and Secretary Absent Little Rock is We'll Rep-
 resented

At2 o'clock this (Tuesday) alter noon at the Valhalla Club on West Second avenue in this city, the an nual meeting of the Wholesale Gro cers' Association of Arkansas and Indian Territory was called to order by the Vice-President, Nr. F. Nj. Fletcher, of Little Rock Mir. Fletcher being next highest in office he will preside, owing to the absence of President E. ". Mullens, of Tex arkana. The absence of Mr. Null lens, as well as the secretary, Hugh 0. Turner, also of Texarkana, was announced with much regret by the members. Mr. J. ". Wilkins en joys the honor of being treasurer.
 There is an unusually small at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27

Pine Bluff. Master Mechanic Gal. braith and Foreman T. H. Osborne invited a numb of their friends to accompany them on their run. Among them was delegation from the Commercial League. The en. zine, No. 157, was in charge Of En- gineer Eenry Johnson.
 The short speclal left Pine Bluff at 4:20 o'clock and made the run to Rob Roy and Althelmer on regular time. Upon returning Engineer Johnson was given orders to "speed." He did speed, going at one time about 69 miles an hour The bearings worked down" and DO mishap occurred to the well com pleted coach. It was the fastest ride that the Pine Bluffials aboard had ever experienced ID this section of the country. Notwithstanding the unusual swiftness, the trip was thoroughly enjoyable one and all in the party expressed thelr hearti- est thanks to MT. Galbralth and Mir, Osborne for their kind ospitality. It was rare treat and it will eyer finger pleasantly in the minds of every one.
 The Cotton Belt is managed in it's every department by experienced. competent and efficient men. Moth ing is too good for it's patrons. hence the public thinks there is nothing too good for the Cotton Belt.
 The passengers We're Messrs. D c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
BOUND OVER

Monday afternoon Judge Vance bound Floyd Clark over to await the action of the grand jury. Clark is the negro who was brought back to this city from Stamps Sunday night by Deputy |. F. Chsek, to answer charge of assault with intent to kill. and which charge had been docketed against him over two years ago. H. fought with his brother and cut him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27
4e HANDSOME NEW PAR IOR AND BUFFET GAR
 COMPLETED.
IJILT AT THE SHOPS HERE
i. About $1,ooo Less Than the Cost of 8 Pullman oar.-
 The Bearings Tested.

|The Cotton Belt railroad has again E0yen it's ability ir the building of Es. Several nor ths ago the Cot B Belt purchased from the Pull h company a number of parlor |a buffet cars for use between Tex eana and Memphis. The cars Ere costly in the extreme and bEed very profitable nvestmeats. e Cotton Belt thought that il bud be 8 better investment if it Rad build it's cars here. They EId engines, passenger and box Es and everything else imaginable Hts shops, why not parlor cars. Ry could be, they were, and the kt was turned out complete Mon- H afternoon. It is a beauty, 8 Fleet model. Every inch of it is hxcellent piece of work. 1t sur kses Pullmans, taking into con Rration that Pnllmans parlor k were designed by B Pine Bluff All the latest improvements sincluded in It's construction. It Equipped with the Pintch gas Kts asd the Westinghouse auta- Hie brakes. It has a capacity for ping sixteen persons, while sew ! others can make themselves kfortable in the beautiful cane @rs and leather sofas, that are Hed 10 the furnishings Of the two |Frent apartments therein.
 Ehe big leather chairs on the in- For make one desirous of travel E over the Cotton Belts line, Neh If it con tinaes to improve as #as in the past few months, will @ rank among the first in the @ted States.
 &he estimated eostof the beautiful
 car is $8, 1900. hence 1t was
 truesed at a cost of sl000 less @ Mag nate Pullman himself #d have had it made. It was Be from Pullman's model, only
 t was greatly improved upon.
 kas made complete in 8 little
 i've months time, which speaks
 eommendably for the work
 in charge.
 onday afternoon the new and
 lY prized coach was pushed up
 Main street and hundreds of
 De, who being attracted by it's
 sy sides, viewed it throughout.
 $ usual custom of the Cotton
 tand doubtless with other roads,
 est the bearings of all new cars.
 test the bearings of this new
 run with oue of the best en
 of the company, was taken to
 leimer, twelve miles north of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27

Mr. J. B. simon returned this morning from visit to Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-27

kerof David the f the Renders
 
 sboyhoo gromt out ah listed the eroan asnadac gone He army however the his election the t n is down they hope his selection will Col Henderson
  hroug the tToub bous times
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An nloprn,rn, from wn.r,on.

# Wharton, Texas. january 10. Wharton
furnishes substance, The spice arid variety
of which only proves the old adage true,
viz Love will have Its way" In fact,
I. is a double story, both If recent date,
md takes the color of cscapadcs. There
came to this city some months ago Mr.,
T. w Shelby wife and daughter. sue. Z
bright little miss Just nearing her four
3tccnth bitthdny Tho daughter had long
since given her affections to i young man
by the MANS OF i.oonie, whose homo was In
Falls county, Roth had becomc tired watt
Ing. 80 recently Ioonie, procuring ~
'ccnse, arranged date through third
party and hid the niailen OF his choice
respond. She was equal % the occasion;
tho pair presented themselves To Roy. Mr..
Mare. the Baptist pastor here, anil were
made man and wife They departed IN
their way rejoicing for parts unknown,
leaving the father and mother sorlowing
for the absent child.
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BEEF WAS SENT 10 TEXANS
IT DID NOT GET PAST THE oUAR.
TERMAsTER. HOwEvER.
lieutenant smsthc Says II Had Wecni
Treated with Chemtraas ana
was lnnt for uae,

Dallas, Texas. January l6.--Lieutenaut
w. B. smythc, who was quartermaster OF
the Second Texas Volunteer infantry DUR
Ing the war With Spain, adds an interest
Ing chapter to the ''embalmed beef con-
tsovcrsy now going on between General
Miles and officials of the war department.
Lieutenant sn,ythe says that while the
Second Texas Was at Jacksonville, Fla /,
he received fivc quarters of beef that were
originally intended for shipment to Cuba,
He says he at once discovered that some
th'ng was wrong with the meat and called
In DR.. Pugh. surgeon OF one OF the Ala
blma regiments, who. upon iuvestiSation,-
found that the beef had been subjected 10
scmc kind OF chemical process that REL
dercd II unit for use. Lieutenant blythe
says the beef smclled bud and that he
condemned II and ordered II buried.
4 Lieutenant Smytho thinks General Miles
is perfectly right lii his present row with
Alger and Eagan. NJ
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4 TExAN.s rEyrIMoNy.
says the Beef sent "a Parto Rico Was
Very had.

Luling. Texas. January is. MIR. n II.
Mcdonald OF this city. who left here at
tho breaking out OF the war with Spain
aud enlisted In the TRANSPORTATION depart
ment OF the army. reached home from San
Juan, Porto Rico. via New York this morn
ing. The celebrated beef controversy was
the FIRST thing he WAS asked about. and al
he had served continuously where the meat
was handled every day, his opinion Is GER
tainly worth something. He states that
the beef was bad. In fact, the most Of It
that was received at Ponce. rotten. In
many instances the best cans were picked
out and the men ate II. because they had
TO or starve. In every instance the con-
sumption Of the meat WAS followed By
sickness. sometimes OF whole companies.
Referring to himself. he said; Look ct
me; am victim Of the rotten stun. and
II the authorities really want TO find out
about 1t. let them send an honest lot Of
men over there to Investigate. There are
thousands Of pounds Of u there yet that
will speak for itself, z
Mr.. Mcdonald says that Texas Is good
enough for him aAd that he win stay II
home unless Uncle Gam wants soldiers for
the Philippines
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SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

ST. JO.--lrhe Tribune is the name OF a
| new weekly paper here; 1t bids fair to be
successful.
| HARDWOOD. Grip has been epidemic
| here for some weeks and several deaths
have occurred.
CLEBURNE Frank Williams. an en-
| ployc at the oil mills, had hand badly
lacerated In tho gin at the mills.
| scHULENBURG. Fire destroyed ERNEST
Bnlmgnrten's barn and stables near the
compress LOSS $500; no Insurance.
GAINESVILLE -lcleyn carloads OF cattle
were shipped to Kansas City, SIX cars by
tsomar q Witherspoon and five by Louis
Lindsay.
VICTORIA. --About Atty Victorians took
advantage of the low rate to Galveston to
attend the atockmen's convention. but the
majority were sightsecrs.
ROsANK Y.r-Deputy Sheriff Grohman
was shot once and cut In the head BY a
man he was trying to arrest, the wounds
are not necessarily fatal,
PARIS. Dir. ". 9, Farmer was thrown
call IN the country and austained serious
dislocation of the shoulder.
JACKSoNyILLE.--S hrader, the divine
healer. who once attracted considerable
attention, II here; he ssiiI ndyerfiscs bis
ability to perform miraculous cures.
LuLlNG. Elder rom Smith q the
Christian church Ii still holding nightly
services. which are attended BY large audi
epces. So far seven converts have been
baptized and enrolled in the church
DENTON.---A large deer WAS caught by
Gus Aired and Joe Smith Thurpday aftfr q
long chose by them and their hounds. Tho
animal Is the Hrst deer that has been
caught In Denton county for many years,
YOAKUM. =. Arrangements are being
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CHANGE IS NEEDED.
Judicial system ~ said Ia Re Entire
" IuanfisfactIY Y.

Judicial system IL said Ia Re Entire
~ Unsatisfactory.
HiIlsboro. Texas. January 16--Judgc
W. c. Wear fayors constitutional con-
vention.
The interests Of the people" he says.
land particularly the litigants, demand
a reorganization Of the Judiciary. Our
system is cumbersome and In great many
cases we are compelled to go through q
kind OF an endless chain process before
the questions raised are finally adjudi-
Gated In the same report you can find
two cases decided by the courts Of civil
appeals which announce contrary doc
trines on the same question. and inasmuct
as both cases were reversed It is impossi-
Bile today for any lawyer to say how the
supreme court would decide the question.
1t therefore results that so far as the trial
court is concerned In the trial OF cases
different law Is administered in different
supreme judicial districts until 1t happens
that the question gets settled by the su-
premc court
Judge Wear cites the fact that the State
is put to frequent expense in voting OH
amendments which would for q number
OF years at least be avoided by consti-
tutionai convention. ftta
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Snlc or the Alton.

New York, January 16.--Although tho
gentlemen interested declined today TO
make aay statement, II was generally be-
licved In Wall street that the purchase Of
the Chicago and Alton railway property
by the so-cnlled Hartman syndicate would
soon be closed. II was said that Kuhn, Loeb
4 Co.. acting for the syndicate. would fur
nsh s42, 1000 900, the price of the stock to
be $lTb for the common and s225 for tho
preferred. The roads represented in the
Hartman syndicate are believed to oe the
Union Pacific, Illinois Central, Missouri
Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and Texas
lines.
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Elm THE SOCIAL WORLD.

, During the time the Second Texas infan.
try was in the service Mr.. Chapman served
as first lieutenant Of company B, the stone
Fort Rifles, and In that capacity p rossu
officers in the regiment
The following we'll known citizens lett
for Austin last night to attend the in
augural ball: Major f. w. Cave j. NJ
Cotton, G. A. Sewers, Hon. John Browne,
Tom Swearingen. Dancy Ledbetter Bert
X Smith, L. ]. Parks and wife, MIS-. y.
A. Collect, birmingham, Ala, and X. NJ.
Johnston.
The following party. in company with
Mr.. T. w. House. left for Austin last
night in the special car Courier TO attend
the inaugural ball Mr.. and Mrs. j, IL.
b. House. Mr.. and Mrs. John shearn and
Miss Lucy Morris.
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ade association. TIE memb~rs d ~
union In this city are erthusiastic ana
y is believed they will arrange tor grand
meeting At this time
Arthur r. Adams. travelling auditor 81
the Southwestern telegraph and Telephone
company. spent this morning In tho city
looking after the urenhnm exchange.
While here be called up Little Rock by
long distance telephone and could hear &C
plainly as II he were talking but to Hous-
ton. The company Is making extensive
improvements. extending It's long distance
lines Ia all directions.
Hon. Heller Stone and wltc. Miss Edna
Ross, Miss Sadie Mclntyrc. Mrs. T..
Relchardt and Mrs. r. Fischer ieft for
Austin this morning on the Central to be
present at the inaugural ceremonies there
tomorrow.
Hon. George d. Neal OF Navasota, 4
member OF the State senate, passed
through BRENNAN todey en- route to Aus
tin. after a visit homo.
Mr.. Blake Dupree q Houston IL In the
city in attendance upon the county court.
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:. A GIRLS NorEBook.

Milady must have music wherever she
goes but now It isn't the clack-clang OF
her chatelaine but the ting-ting of hei
bunch of watch-chaln charms that does It,
Notice the alert, eager expression on
many faces? This lis bargain fever time,
and they are afraid they will miss some
thing.
New shirt waists are out. Did you see
them? Smaller sleeves than ever,
My! the favorable glances cast on the
man with the candy box under his arm
And the thoughts about his fortunate
womenkind.
The mystery is solved as to how the girls
lx,e across the back OF their skirts from
those cute little buttons. Try it yourself.
1t is just as easy!
why will women of uncertain years
adopt such daring headgear? Two well
beyond the forties impresses this One in
flare front. huge in size. loaded with
black and white feathers falling over the
front; the other in cerise toque, with
feather to match.
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.ll&&

~ ana Mrs. Presley K. Ewing have is
!'algssrds for euchre party to take place
lle'r home. No. 1903 Clay avenue, next
aA9sday night at o'clock. The affair
~ IN honor of Miss Ruby williams,
ENlngs sister, who is visiting here
~ louisiana.
y
w Mamie v. Randall of Dallas passed
the city yesterday en- route TO
son, where she will visit her niece,
sesele Randall. Miss Randall is a
snslaw Of Judge Bookhout of the
1 u scereme court, Fifth judicial dis
y, ne y quite favorite in Dallas
1cNeill Chapman of Nacogdoches
yesterday in the city, having come
!, q Galveston during the day, and
:as this morning for Austin, where
s1'end the inaugural ball tonight.
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sodor Roniero. ~ rouunloS p11oUo s1uo
IN = special car this aftefnooe oa( W(5o
met Il tho DEPOT On this side ~ Nv
n Of volunteers, all Federal oi1lclol9 ~
Z large delegation az ettieeht, headed "
tho hand. As the train pulled slowly ~
the band played Z funeral dir9e. 4 con-
mtttec took charGe Of the remains and
escorted same 10 the Mexican side Of the
river, whore probably three thousand cit-
ikens had assembled to do honor to the
memory OF the eminent diplomat, The
officers Of company NJ carried the American
flag properly draped and the citizens Of
Mexico greatly appreciate this respect 70
their dead.
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The Newc.t Lace shavl..

Katherine de Forests Paris Letter.
To go back to the lace shawls, however.
for those OF us who have them. the newest
thing is5to make them with the point UP
instead of down. The point starts at the
waist behind. and the lower part spreads
out wide acroSs the bottom of the skirt
The two lower points lie on each side of a
.tablier of spangled or dotted tulle natur-
ally. where the fullness Of the underskirt
permits them to corne. The waist of the
dress is. of course made Of the material OF
the tablier. This sort OF gown still con-
tinues to be the favorite thing for dinners
and theaters, and is delightfully."- con-
venient, because itrts so easily worn either
high or low necked, with the right sort of
guimpe. Made over white, both lace and
tulle are far more effective If the white
satin skirt is draped with gray mousselne
de sole.
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Dissolve lump of soda in warm water.
the brush being thoroughly combed out,
dip its bristles downward in the water
and rub them with the fingers; rinse and
rub again, then wash out in cold water.
being careful not to touch the back with
water il possible. Wipe on towel and
place with the handle upward to COM
pletely dry in the air A comb is suf-
fciently cleaned. unless It Is greasy, with
tissue paper which when folded, should
be drawn between the teeth, If greasy.
rub it over with dry salt and flannel.
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WANTS HEAVY DAMAGES.
Negro Alleges He Wns Thrown from
- Moving Train.


Dallas, Texas, January 16 -BenJnmin
witherspoon. negro, today filed suit
against the Texas and Pacife Railway
company. claiming $4,000 damages for In
juries alleged to have been sustained by
being elected from a passenger train. The
case has rather unique basis. wither-
spoon had only 90 cents in money and
wished 10 go from Dallas to Fort Worth,
the fare being % cents He told the con-
dition OF his finance TO the negro porter
of the train at Dallas. who he says, took
the 90 cents and Instructed Witherspson
10 get on the train at the water tank, Just
west Of the Dallas station. which he says
he did. The porter gave him away" TO
the conductor and the Two threw him of
the train, which WAS moving at thirty-nye
to forty miles an hour. He claims TO have
been so badly injured that hc has not re-
covered and expects 10 suffer permanently.
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LAKE CHARLES LOCALS.
4 Biz irs HOUSE Contra For
Preparing for u Mig Trade

\ Biz ir, HOUSE Contra For
Preparing for mig TRADE
Lake Charles. La, January l6-rhe
Bradley Ramsey Lumber company today
made a contract with r. q. McGinnis to
build complete dry house 44xiS6 feet
In dimensions. This addition will be built
at the Mount Hope mill Work will be
begun tomorrow and pushed 10 compile
tion at once.
The Lake Charles Carriage ana imple'
,nent company unloade1 carload Of plDws
aud farm machinery today. II Is . lacl
worthy OF comment that all merchants
arc receiving heavy consignments OF gfods
sne are preparing for heavy trade TINS
spring.
The river steamer Lucy met wltn . ". -.
accident ON Thursday on the Mermentau
river The boat was In the act Of landau:
when q large tree fell across her boy and
shattered the cabin and pilot house
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q. me young miss Of fashion there
- 20 prcttier material for winter
.s3 ,ban the heavy double width plaid
Lrss,F al $3.50 yard. 1t is nearly a
"a and half Wide and Ave yards will
a. sny girl dress unless she is I'M
III tall, then only a yard at the
q, need be added. A yard Of felt
4 4 three OF astrachan are all the trim
hi required
~. ~ new colors--russe green, eccose
- And Cyrano red. The background
~ me brown. the stripes of the red
= az round figures OF the rich, deep
"a skirt OF this walking toilette wss
a. PERFECTLY plain with the fullness
yrSht n plalts at the back The At
az IN hips was extremely snug for a
M miss, hut equally becoming.
~ wAist was simple shirt waist
6riped flannel made upon fitted
sSs Eton Jacket was OF ordinary
Viii and has edges faced with Cy-
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incorporation abolished.

Port Layacn, Texas, January 15.--In an
election held here yesterday to determine
whether or not the incorporation OF the
city OF Port Layaca, should be abolished.
ninety votep were cast for abolishing In
corporation and slxty-one against The
election was quite warmly contested by
both sides. and II Is understood that those
parties in favor OF maintaining the cor
porate existence of the city will contest
the election.
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An !! \ BELIEVED TO DE DEAD.
= ii paso Is Not Given Any
Cred encc. fel

n "a. !
Z: FL Paso Is Not Given Any
Credencc.
sFsn. Texas, January l6.-Mem-
texas Cattle Raisers associa-
x ~ prominent attorneys here; do
my confidence in the reports
/, y Paso to the effect that
z Y. Colonel A. j. Fountain and
~ Ne alive and that 1t is be-
is ~ YET being held for ransom
\ auntain aud his son riysteri-
LED from their horne at Las
~ Z - since which time they
~ seen or heard from. save
N ~ 10Y stating that mail ad
n e,onel Fountain at small
n ~ Mexico had been called
csS 1exican boy. At the time
pa disappeared. which has
~ ~ ~ years ago. the colonel
sqing practicing attorneys
ana had quite an exten
only In the Territory.
iS7 ~ pecially Western Texas.
4. cattle rustlers and horse
I'VE. He rarely ever failed
sHer and no lass than
brought TO Justice by his
s.es On this account the
e5ico and Mexico hated
than once swors
the men who are
nel Fountains murder
,A Canon, y. NJ. who Is
ns and Is now under
report that Colonel
:j.s ess been sprung in or
Fountain. r.. Il nov