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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05
MANAGEMENT RECEIVING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM
 ALL POINTS.
COTTON BELT EXHIBIT.
Letters Received From Superin- tendent J. H. Britton and
 Governor Dan Jones.

As the Fair opening draws closer interest therein becomes more man ifest.
 The management has endeavored 10 make it a success and no doubt will succeed, for many efforts have been put forth to secure ffst-elass exhibits and attractions.
 President Langford received the following letters from Governor Jones and Superintendent Britton of the Cotton Belt, which speak for themselves.
 Mr. ". H. Langford,
 Pine Bluff, Ark.
 Dear Sir: l have arranged for Our Mr. Swa 5ty to be at Pine Bluff to display Cotton Belt exhibit. ] desire =tke date your Fair com menees as 1 presume it will be neces- sary for him to be there a few days pr .vicuss in order to get the exbib- 1t h shape. Yours truly.
 J. H. BRETON, Sup't-
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TEN CENT COTTON
Bought by Ragland < Co. From Mr.
 Doe Wilkins.

This (Thursday) morning Rag land < Co. purchased of Mr Doc Wilkins six bales If cotton, fancy stapies weighing 300 pounds each, aggregatingIthree thousand pounds The price paid was 10 cents pound. Mir, Chas. Fitzhugh says they will purchase more from him tithe same price.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

The reception planned for Oct. r, has been postponed until early in November.
 The boys meeting Sunday at o,elotA D. m., will be led by the Gen. eraI Secretary. Subject: "The Young Man Daniel Every boy is welcome.
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HO SEE TANNING

Thursday morning about 1 o'clock a negro was caught in the act of pawning q horse. He was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where it developed that he had stolen the horse. He refused to tell his name, and Chief Philpot placed him in jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05

Mir. H. K. Toney returned this morning from Little Rock. where he was on Tuesday admitted to the practice of law,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05

Mrs. Henry Duncan and her two little children left for home Wednes- day evening on the Valley train.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05
Mr ". H. Laeg gford,
 Pine Bluff, Ark.

Dear Sir: I am ln receipt of yours of the 17th ut. inviting me to b. present on the opening day of your Fair and deliver aa address. will be much pleased to do so, sand unless something unforeseen shall happen to prevent, shall come.
 Yours very truly,
 ". D. JONES, Governor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-05

Friday, Ost. 27th. Old Soldiers and School Childrens' Day.
 Saturday, Oct 18th Lumoermen' : Day.
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THE cENSU, o CUHL
Gen. Sanger Thanks the Havana Enumern-
tors for the Way Their work Was Done.


H,v,NN. Nov. lS.-G-n. Sanger. the COM
mandcr ot ,hr Mnntauzas Military Depart
men. who Is also Director General Of the Cuban
census. presilcd AZ "a meeting pf tho 3iS emu
mera.nrs cmr,ov"d In Havana to-day. lie said
he had called them together TO thank them
for the way they hal performed their work.
lie went on tn say that the most important
ro,nt In connection with the Cuban
census was in regard to education. on
which tho future OF cuba largely depended
II any 81 the Cuban cnumcratorS hnl tot full
fll"d their duty. the General said. the blame
would DO ON their own cpnscleaccs. lie also
announced that n hook with full particulars OF
the census would soon he published.
A society las Just been formed callc the
Centre Veterans OF Emigration" 1t is COM
posed OF Cubans who worked abroad for the
success Of the revolution by subscribing
money and obtalnng help for the men who
wer" lighting for tho islands freedom. This
society has issued manifesto which
states that tho work az revolution il not
complete. and calls upon Cnbans to
form local branches. or centres. Of the society
to work for Independence. All CuOans will 10
welcomed ~ members.
Senior Segrario. the Spanish Consul. has m ade
protest 10 Secretary Capote about the action
Of the health authorities in regard 20 some OF
III" passengers on the Spanish steamer Buenos
Aires
This vessel arrived hero with ono or two
cases OF smallpox among the second-class
passenger. Senior Segrario complains that
tho third-class passengers. who never
came in contact with the peopls in the
second-clas. compartments. hav" been placed
in quarantine. while tho Grst-class passen-
gers. who were constantly 10 contact with
the people In the sacond-class commandments
have been allowed IN land. Two tugs and
several small bonts violated quarantine laws by
running up alongside the Buenos Aires to-day
The Offenders were arrested and when ar
raIGned In court were fined heavily.
Chic! Olmstead OF the Census Bureau began
taking the census OF a,l pr soners In Cuba to-
day. The prisoners will be classified accord
ing to nationality and the different kinds OF
crimes committed.
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TEA tIfiRS INCLINED TO Rh1HT
They Don't Take Kindly to the Plan
SmrceMed by the tomptroller.

The salary muldle In the school system as
sumsd somewhat OF new phase yesterday
owing TO the attitude OF the teachers In thie
borough toward the compromise proposed by
the Comptroller. which was accepted by the
School Board for Manhattan and The Bronx
last Wednesday.
Many OF the teachers so far have refused TO
sign the rolls made nut In accordance With tho
Comptroiler's plan pcniing consideration q
the matter by their own committee. and their
action may stil further compicate the siona-
ton This hostility OF the teachers toward me
compromise rates proposed by Mr. Co'er ~
velopcd at n meeting held on Friday at the
Normal College. More than five hundred
teachers and principals were In attendance.
The suggestion that the teachers take legal
action In the matter met with the approval OF
a majority and among those who spoke In
favor oi such course was Commissioners
Miles Bricn. whom the teachers had invtol
TO be present. A special committee was finally
nppointsd which Will make a report next tues
day upon the advsability ot having recourse
10 the courts and meanwhile most Of the
teachers have decided TO withhold their names
rom the nav salary rolls now III course OF pre-
rnratlon. .
The teachers In Brooklyn will receive the
Of them. to make thoir test case stronger. have
refu I'D TO accept the money. as most OF the
Manhattan teachers may do. CotnnlsS!Oner
O'Erisn said yesterday that he believed the
teachers were only standing up ior their
rights in deciding not TO atgn payrolls maue
out to suit the Comptroller, AMI that IN speaS-
Ing at their meeting "a an individual Commits
sioner he had advised this.
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SPANISH PAPERS QUEER WAR VIEWS.
Hatred of the British Has It's Eject On
Reports from South Africa
Sp,eiai cabb De,patch n TIE suS.

special Cdbb Defpdtch u The SUN.
LONDON, Nov. 19-As in the war with the
United States, so now the Spanish papers tur-
nish more stirring war news than others'
Their animosity against Great Britain Is very
bitter. The Ministry's organ. Epocd' ASKS
why should England seek pretext TO devour
usf" and gives the extraordinary answer be-
cause when II has conquered the Transvaal II
intends to absorb Lorenzo Marquee and COM
pensate Portugal out OF our territory.
The impartial. the Leading newspaper In
Madrid to-day, prints some startling stories
Its London CORES pondent. who quotes az his
authority the most i'm portant London papers,
sends specials narratinR how Boer prisoners at
Ladysmith. many OF them wounded. have been
tied to tho mouths o, MaxIms md blown TO
pieces. lIe also tells how at the order 81 Gen
White. a charge was made on defencelcss
mob Of Boer women and chdrcn,an says that
among the victims were nine women wearing
the Geneva Cross who were put to death 10y the
knife. The Impartial has also announced
that the Russians have invaded Afghan
istnn. and already possess kabuL
The pais has twice narrated with clrcum-
stnntial details the surrender Of Ladysmith
aud twice killed Gen. White once in battle and
once by snicdc. while the HsydidO announces
that 1900 Britishrts are prisoners IN
Pretoria.
The Portuguese papers have similar news.
The leading Lisbon paper Announces in view
OF the importance o. the strugg" Tia" sending
~ u special correspondent to Madril. who will
daily forward the latest news. The currc-
spor lunt apparently follows the campaign coll
uinns OF the IDIpdrridl
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Beautiful Young wnman's Appearance in
small Church In Lrrhorn.
cp,nal cabh Despd'eh 10 THE suv.
Np,c,tI caSl. n,,ea,.h 10 rmn Sly.

SpseIi cable N,'Ddth Ia THE ScN
RoMr. Nov X Extraordinary excitement
prevails In Leghorn and adjacent provinces
over the reported miraculous appearance Of
the Blessed Virgin. The popular ngi,a.
ton Il said to 10 encouraged by tho
political cicricals and the Government thought
IL advisable To- rc-cn'orrc the grndnrmcrie and
to prohibit public meetings. The Story ~ told
by the Lnchorn newspapers in circum.
stantial. earnest fashion. is ~ follows:
In n small village u few mi'cs from Ieshorn
young woman. ma.vcl,ousY beautiful.
called on the cure and requested him
- allow her to celebrate mass. Forth
with the cure believed that h. had
TO deal with deranGcl woman. but it,
ord~ not TO excite her he gently explained
that the sacred books prohibited the cclrbln-
ton II the mass Ivy n woman. The beautiful
stranger insisted. and finally the cure
called In the grniarme- and Tee
Iucst"l them To- convey her 10 an
Asylum. The young woman spoke 10 tie
gcrdarmes in such eloquent terms that they
Joined her in begging the curt to give the
requisite permission. Then tho "lrc 'cll hc.
meath the spell. had the altar PREPARED and
himself noted as assistant to the
Illegal ceicl rant. As soon as the mass
was completed the stranger raised her
arms to heaven and cri.l: NO my God,
Thou wilt no. destroy the W, rid" Then
tho little church wns flooded with a
dazzling Ght and the Young woman
disappenel. Nobody In the district doubts
that tho stranger was the Virgin. Tho cur6
himself Ia absolutely convinced, and 20 far in
formed tho Bishop. who Ia making an in
vrstigation. Tho visitation ia associated in
the popular mind with the recent earthquakes
and meteors
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DEBATE FOR SENATE SEAT.
MORGAN AND JOHNSTON MEET ON
THE PLATFORM.
Alabama Contest Begins in Earnest ana
Personalities F1y-MorEsn Defends An
neration and Johnston snsers Mt 1t
To Campaign in the state Together.

.,. 49,. ,,,. a, r,rns.t and
Alnbama Contest Begins IN E""e" a""
Personalities F1y-Morgan Defends An
p.rst,,, and ,Johp.ton sneers at 1t
r. c..i. A., ,,,. state Toretbcr.
l." Samp"iKn !" III" "
ATuFSs Ala Nov 1S-Goy Johnston and
o,.,- -, -, 49,. jid,t.s for thu San.
Sena'or morshh' rI'u' c"nu''
ate. met in Joint debate hero to-day bctore
lnrga croyJ
80" ,,o..a ,ho doh.t.
MT. johnston opoheu anu c"reu W."
Tho discussion was confined chirny 10 the
constitutjor,I convention Gov. Johnston
,,,, -, H. ,aa,,,,b,i,, tho Lac
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WOVEN WOULDN'T BE YAoCIyArEn.
Christian Science Ds~otses Sentenced to
imprisonment and Fine In Georgia.

AMERIcus. Ga. Nov. lS Smallpox made II.
appearance recently near Americas. Ca. and
the authorities decided to order a wholesale
vaccination. The creed OF the Christian
Scientists 10 opposed this medical
practice. and the nrs mem Der OF the
faith approached. Mrs. Raines. refused point
blank TO submit to 1t. She was brought before
Mayor HiKson on Wednesday last on a charge
OF disorderly conduct, but tho Mayor. at
the request OF her attorney. postponed
action to give the other members OF the
church an opportunity to appear In court with
Mrs. Raines The following day the entire
congregation. including about fifty persona.
and mum bering some OF the best-known people
In town. appeared In court and pleaded guilty
to the charge OF disorderly conduct
second postponement was granted In
order that the attorneys mi ht outline = course
OF defence, Yesterday afternoon the trials
were concluded. i've women wero sen.
s ssessd and to IN. day. 50 '0iHan' aSsi.
tioa The oonin.msS,. which Is nothing S u
quarantine. and which 10 intended to serve
as a precaution for the prevention OF the
spread OF the disease. will be undergone In tho
rsaidsnces OF the women. n city guard being
stationed at the DOOR " see that the auaran-
The male defendant. z. }. McCiath. one Of the
wealthieSt merchants in the city. was sem
tsnced to thirty days confinement In the city
bui ling and a fine OF $50. The other Nom.
beers Of the church wished to he treated IN .
like manner. but they have not yet refused to
submit to the physicians, and the Mayor rules
that he cannot pass on the cases until this
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THEA TRICIL NOTES.
Irving and Terry to Return In March Miss
Crosby Ordered Out OF the Broadway.

irving and Terry to Return In March Miss
Crosby Ordered Out OF tho Broadway.
welcome announcement was made yester-
day that Henry Irving and Ellen Terry will act
In New York again this season. Aftsr
making tour OF the country they
will return to the Knickorbocker for
two weeks stay. beginning March IL.
time, The twenty-five pcrformances hcre
have been exceptionally successful. In fact,
the public has shown 4 greater desire than
English players. Al last nights performance
sS!ss.s PisSsa "$anso olaaeii and T.. adt sS
Henry was called upon TO make a speech. and
said that Il was with pleasure that he was able
to 70 1En0thsr visit to this city before
stay IN this city last night at The Garden was
public Tor its approval Of THE Only Way"
few days ago Julia Arthur had the curtain
rung down at the broadway to rebukc some
was earned aterWard that q she thought "SnS
the talking had been done with the inten-
"n o pn tSs S1, her Pa ha
Ssaa Hr 70 A Mis- fsth "Ht
ie"S Ssrou MSS places s'0'Sy ap RsGsr
position to be ANNOYING. Last night Mas
Hughes. They had passed the ticket
%sS ceS!s s
some harley with her, somewhat reren ptorily
cause her to leave the theatre. Outside the
the Broadway theatre people expect her to be-
gin damage suit at once.
Maude Berri will undertake tho principal
American Monday night IN place Of tho s sne
nounced singer.
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PHTLHARMOyIC's CONCERT.
A Yiolinist. New to the New York Public.
Makes a Successful Debut Here.

"
Tho nrst conccr, of the Philharmonic Socleiy's
'fty-eiehth season. which took place las, n light
at Carnegie Hall offered a serious and dgni-
fed programme and introduced new
soloist who seems lkc!y TO become
one OF the popular vir, uosi OF tho season The
audience was OF fair size and enthusiastic over
the violin playing Of Alexander Petschnikoil
who was heard for tho first timo
here ut these concerts. Ito Ia
very young, rrepossessing In appearance and
manner. and what Is more important, is n per-
former OF unusual technical skin. lie
was not afraid to introduce himself
here In two numbers so exacting
as Tschakowsky's concerto In ID minor
and Bach's fugus in C Major. Both OF thsss
are severe tests of tho Performers skill. Last
night lie played tho Russian composers con-
certo in q way to show that he is tech
nchan Of great skill, but IL was in tho
'uguc that his powers were displayed at their
best. The classical delibarat!on Of the music
was admirably expressed. h,s intona tIon in
this n well as In the preceding number
was exceptionally pure and his style
showed the training OF an excellent school.
Ilis tone is not large. and that quality OF his
playing contrasted strangely with his breadth
and authority in the Bach fuguc. The audi
ence recalled him frequently. and there was no
question Of his popular TRIUMPH,
The orchestra, under Emil Paur's direc-
ton. payei brahms Fourth symphony
with finish and polish not always found
which was heard to tho best advantage in
the slow movement. II was Of course at homo
taken in. rather slow tempo Tho third
'Leonor"" overture Of Beethoven which
concluded the programme wns played with
abandoned the performance OF bumper
dinck's Moorish Rhapsody" announced
Tor the next concert and has put In
its place on the programme Frank
YIN der stuskens symphonic prologue to
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DInA'I CTR .twIr nIIH rnE BooTr.
burglars Caught while mt work In Two
Stores In InnnI Street.

\ man rushed into the Leonard street police
station yesterday afternoon AMI told the SER
gcant thai a ~tore on Canal street was beihg
robbed Pc iccmcn Schrf',rr and Higgins fol-
Lowell til" man To- 3iS Canal street and found
william kornwtz o. 49, Essex street. Israel
Miller Of 81 Norfolk street and Michael Levy
OF ~ BToonc street in the store with 81 900
worth uf ciu'hcS IN six bags ready To mt on n
truck which was standing outside Tn. men
were locH"d up. The man who notified the
sergeant said he was Abraham Hoffman. the
uw rr vi the store.
Pol conan S'hnf,cr also arrested Mont
aud Michael Phillips Of l35 PITT stree: in tho
shopo' Jacrh krr AMI Samuel Reich ut :D2
Canal -'r""t tut before u O clock lat evening,
The men had eighty our sac Iu"s nnrk.l up,
with two rolls OF cloth ready for trans portation.
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BRIBERY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
GRIND Jury Secures Names of Councilmen
said to Mnxn Taken Money.

ISpIASAPoLIs. Nov lS-The county Grand
Jury continued it, Investigation OF bribery
charges against certain CouncIlmon In connec-
ton with granting franchise to the
new street railroad company to-day. and among
the Witnesses was T. 7 Gould. publisher
OF local nswsI npcr. Gou'd has male an In
granting oi th" franchise and secured not only
the names ~ tho bril- 81 Councl'inen hut the
amount each received. II" WAS before the Jury
for AL hnIr and gay" IN detail al the evidence
he had collected. prov.ting the jury " III list
NJ names. IA" amount each GOT and the name
81 the man who acted for the company This
~ believed To he tho most i'm portant evidence
that the Jury has yet secured.
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BESTITUTIOS ~ Paris.
shownsby the Poor business of tho VI ont de
Piete Last Year.
Special cIs. D.ipate. to THr srs.

Npse'dI Il'Vs VtiNdIeH n The SrN.
PARIS. Nov lS.-Ths balance sheet ot the
Mont dc PiGt6 for 1893. Just published.
shows that the objects In rs POSSES
sion. and the money represented there
by. were loss at the close OF 1898
than in 1897. This points to trade s,agnation.
a.. unlike the ordinary pawnshops. the Mont
de Piete is really bank for tho more hum bio
ctass o'tradesmen. The figures show the prev
alsnce OF dcstitutlon in the increased mum Der
Of articles offered "a which nothing could be
advanced because the intrinsic vn,uo was
less than three francs. The net prof.
Its for the year wcrs less than $500.
and the directors have adopted a resolu-
ton requesting the Government to en-
act more efIlcnc. pus measures for the
repression Of usurrs who are Illegally preying
uron a class 81 people whom the Mount de
Pi6t6 Is intended to benefit
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Gram DrrY roR CANADA rRCoPS
Report That the Dominion Regiment IL
Not to he Sent to the Front.

OTTAWA, Ont. Nov. IL. 1t was learned yester-
day from good authority that the Canadian
contingent in South Africa is to he assigned To
garrison duty upon arrival at Caps Town. The
news has been received here with dsappoint-
ment. NJ n was tho general expectation aud
hopa OF Canadians that their troops would be
sent TO the frort i'm m"diatply.
1t appears that whom application was made
by the Citizens Committee Of Toronto to in
sure the lives OF the Toronto volunteers inter-
estei insurance" companirs cahled to England
iuauiring the extent OF the risk to be assume ed
The War Oflre rep led that the Canadian SOL
diers would only be placed upon garrison duty
The DOmin on Government has nroffsr rcd the
imperial authorities another contingent. but
II they are sent merely to DO garrison duty II
Ia h ghly improbable that enough volunteers
will b" forthcoming even to make up half the
required number.
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McUkSISn EyrInoPEs BiRRED.
French Post once Department Think. They
are Too Easily Tempered with.
,,-o oa'l. n.pr'c, to rvrs-r

E,~n Ta''' n.-pr'c' II TGrsrr
PARIS. Nov. IL The French Post once Do.
partment has issued n strange order that
hereafter mourning envelopes will not he nj.
lowed 10 pass through the mails Tho note
paper may have deep "dC". hut the envelope
must be plain white or tinted and have no
edGing.
The sending Of mourning cards is great in :
stitution in France md a decided SQUIRE. OF
revenue. but experience" has shown that tam
pering with mourning envelopes is an easy
matter.
They can he openai without much chance OF
detection. because II tho Gummed edge Ia torn
or frayed. a little ink rubbed over the black
surface will remove nil trace Of II.
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CoLEn Would SHEAR WHALKT
OF Power to Consent to Judgments Against
tho city.

OF Power to Consent to Judgments Against
tho city.
One OF the amendments which will be pro-
posed 10 the charter at the next session OF the
Legislature will be sent to Albany By Comp
troller Co'er. as u result OF the disputes he has
Ind with CORPORATION Counsel Whalen over the
non defence OF suits against the city. Comp
troller Coler intends to recommend thatthe con-
sent OF two elective officers OF the municipality
be required in every case wheroR suit 10 settled
by consent. There have been number OF
cases within the past year in which tho Comp
tro,ler has refused to pay claims which have
been presented. 10 which suit has been
brought by tho claim lnts and In which the
Corroration Counsel has made no defence.
The proposed amendment will pEooably dss.
iepate the COMPTROLLER and the Preaident ri
the Council. or the Comrt roller and the Mayor
as tho elected officers whose consent shall 10
II was said yesterday that no Democrats Of
Importance would seriously oppose an amend
ment To tho charter which would abolish the
oilice OF Borough Presldent.
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MISSING SINCE NOV. 2.
Tho Bodv of Lawyer TuEer Of Baldwtns-
Vile Found in Seneca River.

BLIpwrxsvIILE. n. Y.Nov. lS.-The body OF
Frank p TuGer. a young attorney OF this
village. who has been missing since cleo
ton day. was found in the seneca River
this afternoon. Mr. Tuger was in Syracuse
on election day. Late that night he started
for home on the last car. Upon arriving
in Baldwnsvile, he got on the car.
but when II started back toward the
city he boarded IL again and went
nearly TO the village limits. Seeing that the
man did not know what he was doing,
the conductor put him on the car Mr.. Tuger
was about 80 years old.
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English Firm Trying to Buy Some of Our
Golfers and supply Vessels.

WARRINGTON. Nov. lS.-An agent for an
English shipping firm is in Washington en-
deavorlng to effect the purchase from the Cow
ernmeut OF some OF the golfers and supply
vessels purchased by tho United
States for use In tho war with
Spain. and some OF the officials suspect
that the vessels are wanted 10y the British
Government To carry troops and supplics to
South Africa One ~ the vessrls wanted Is tho
big tankship Arethusa. purchased on April ~,
1898, for $2lS;M,2, md now laid up at the
League Island Navy Yard.