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The world., 1899-01-04
plscouERER oE GOLD Al NOME.

Noble Walilngford, one of the most
successful Cape Nome beach operators,
will. return to the great gold camp on
the first Roanoke. He has arranged
for a shipment of more or less machin-
cry, including powerful centrifugal
pumps, with which he and his assOci-
ates will undertake the development of
a stretch of four miles of Cape Nome
water front and beach diggings.
Though the claim has been made by
a half dozen or more men, Wallingford
appears to have been the original dis
coverer of pay gold on the celebrated
Nome beach. The discovery was made
July 10th, and he is borne out in his
statement of having made the find by
A. N. Gray and E. E. Weare, both of
whom saw Wallingford panning gold
from the Cape Nome beach on the date
named.
Il saw Mr.. Wallingford on the beach
at the time he states" Mr.. Gray said,
land know that he was the first man to
discover pay gold on the Nome beach.
This was near the Alaska Exploration
Company's warehouse. And it was the
news of his find that caused such a
stampede to those diggings."
Walingford says but one pump was
employed on the Cape Nome beach last
year, but that this was so successfully
operated that he thinks any will be
found in use there next season. Mr..
Pope, Cape Nome manager of the Alas.
ka Commercial company, superintend-
ed the operation of the single Cape
Nome pump, with which $4,000 worth
of gold, Wallingford says, was washed
out in a single day. Another day the
pump crew took out $2,100. While these
of course were exceptional days, the
cleanup every day ran into the hun
dreds of dollars.
The world., 1899-01-04
NEW LOG SCHEDULE.

At a meeting of the Puget Sound
lumbermen held on Thursday Of this
week in Seattle, the prices of logs were
advanced. Merchantable and flooring
logs over seventy-two feet, one dollar
per thousand feet. The Puget Sound
lumbermen's association was also or
ganized at this meeting. The associa-
ton voted to mintain the following
prices: -. r.
Lengths forty feet and less: Mer-
chantable logs, per thousand, Sc; mer-
chantable logs, select, $3.50.
Merchantable long timber-42 to SO
feet, inclusive, 81; So to 60 feet inclu,
sive, So; 62 to 20 feet inclusive, So; 72
to 80 feet inclusive, $11; 80 to 80 feet
inclusive, $13; 92 to 100 feet inclusive,
$13; go to 100 feet inclusive, SIS; 1O2
to ITO feet inclusive, $17; 112 to 12O
feet inclusive, $19.
Mixed Quotations-Flooring logs per
thousand, $3.50; long decking logs, &c
to so feet inclusive, $3.50; common ce-
dar shingle logs. Sc; spruce logs, same
as fir logs; hemlock logs 4e same as
No. logs; boom sticks, $5 each;
chains, S. each; swifters, $40 per pair
Boom sticks, chains and swifters for
each raft are to be charged separately
from the logs and to be credited when
returned
1t is reported on good authority that
the Weyerhauser timber land deal will
soon be concluded, and the Northern
Pacific will turn over to the Wisconsin
syndicate a million acres of Washing
ton timber lands. The price paid is
said to be $3.50 per acre.
The world., 1899-01-04
EAST INTERESTED IN NOME.

A short time ago the Great North
ern Railway issued a four-page folder
duce inquiry concerning the gold
fields of the Cape Nome district, with
the intention of supplying persons who
are in ascertailing the facts pertain
ing to the new district. Since its issu-
whelmed with requests for copies.
The books of the company show that
over 100000 copies have already been
distributed in the state of New York
alone. 1t is estimated that fully l.
100000 copies will have been distrib-
uted before the demand for the circu-
lar ceases.
The world., 1899-01-04

where they entertain certain amount
of fear for all women of color Why
would the licensed women not want
these Eastern picks" out of the city?
But the church people want them to
remain and some have the unbridled
audaucity to upbraid the editor of this
paper because he was absent from the
meeting" We have no desire to be
a party to any thing that is not right
and holding that kind of a meeting in
the Lords house we believe to be
stigma upon the fair name of the col
ored people of this community.
The world., 1899-01-04

front being heretofore in the hands
of multifarious interests instead of
being, as at Tacoma, monopolized
by a single corporation. To va
cate the streets leading to the North
ern Pacific holding on the water
front of Seattle would be a rank in
justice to the Great Northern and
every other railway having or desir-
ing to get terminals here, besides
greatly hindering the general traffic
of the city. By all means, gentlemen
of the city council, ''sit down" AMI
sit down hard upon the Northern
Pacific emissaries to whose siren
like Establishments you have been
giving ear.
The world., 1899-01-04
MARINE STATISTICS FOR 1899.

A olspatch from Washington, d. c.,
says: The total number of vessels built
and officially numbered by the bureau
of navigation during the calendar year
Just closed was 954, of 267,6 ,642 gross
tons, compared with 955, of 237,600
gross tons for the year 1898. Steam
vessels built during 1899 numbered 421,
of 160,132 gross tons, compared with
$50 of 1880 gross tons for 1898.
Sailing vessels numbered 533, of 17,507
gross tons, compared with 405 of 67,-
998 gross tons. for 1898. The increase
is almost wholly on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts, where 658 vessels, of 163,-
SIG gross tons were built, compared
with 538 vessels of S6,005 gross tons for
1898. On the Pacific coast only ia
vessels, of 20,807 gross tons, were built
compared with 240, of 81 1923 gross tons
for the previous year. This falling off
in construction on the Pacific coast, in
spite of the fact that the Alaskan trade
next year will be very large, is due
partly to the belief that American mer-
chant vessels hitherto employed as
transports to Manila will be released
and enter the coasting trade in the
spring. Construction of the great
lakes comprised 20 vessels, of 72,O94
gross tons, compared with sc, of 75,O67
gross tons for 1898. On the Mississip-
pi and western rivers, 112, Of 1892
gross tons, compared with Ill, of A.
COS gross tons, for 1898. The total out
output for the United Kingdom for the
year has not been ascertained, but it
will exceed 744 steamships, of 1858, ,319
gross tons, all of which were Steel.
built during 1898. The returns for the
first six months of the fiscal year show
the construction in the United States
of SGT vessels of 1885, ,487 gross tons, COM
pared with 511 vessels, of 130,154 gross
tons, for the corresponding six months
of the previous fiscal year None Of
the foregoing figures include unrigged
barges and canal boats. Including
these, the total documented tonnage
built in the United States during the
current fiscal year bids fair to be some
what over 100000 gross tons.
The world., 1899-01-04

Authoritative news comes by cable
that Delagoa Bay will be ceded by Por-
tugal to England, which will make her
final triumph over the Beers certain
ty. This cession is the result of Sc
cret compact between Germany and
Great Britain by which the former re-
ceives from Portugal all of her Asiatic
colonies consisting of 10000 square
miles of territory with 100000 inhabi-
tants for which she pays about $6,000,-
900. England is to get in addition to
Delagoa Bay, all her African posses
sions of two million square kilometers
and 100000 inhabitants. The map
of the world is indeed being changed,
and the consent of the governed is not
being sought. France and Russia are
not likely to make more than feeble
protest against such a combination as
England and Germany.
The world., 1899-01-04

1-e transport Sheridan, capacity of
5000 tons. is expected to arrive at
seattle from San Francisco early in
January, and will here take on a cargo
of hay, grain and lumber for the Phil
ippines. The Port Albert another
government transport, will reach this
port in day or two and will take a
shipment of horses to Manila. There
are now about $50 horses and mules
in the government corral north of this
city, and probably 500 of these will
be dispatched to the Philippines on
board the Port Albert.
The world., 1899-01-04
WE ACQUIRE ANOTHER ISLAND.

Negotiations for the transfer to the
United States, of Chatham Island, one
of the Galapagos group have been open
ed between this government and the
government of Ecuador. An encourag-
ing attitude has been assumed in Ec-
uador, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that the transfer will be effected
by a treaty arrangement, which OF
course, must receive the sanction of
the Senate, and, in a measure, that OF
the House of Representatives, as both
branches of Congress must appropri-
ate the amount of the purchase price
before the island can become the prop
erty of the United States. Chatham
Island is desired by the United States
as coaling station. 1t lies in the Pa
cific about 600 miles off the coast of
Ecuador. Its possession would be OF
great advantage to the United States
in a naval campaign in the Pacific.
The negotiations are said to be the
outcome of a story recently published
that Great Britain was attempting to
secure the Galapagos group. This
caused the Navy Department to urge
the President to make every effort to
obtain Chatham Island for use as
coaling station-San Francisco Jour
nal of Commerce.
The world., 1899-01-04

A novel idea in sailing cattle comes
from a Kentucky BREEDER. He says, al
ways put the salt on the backs of the
cattle. and not on the ground. By do
ing so the salt works through the hair
and forces the cattle to lick them.
selves, which keeps the hair nice and
glossy Should there be any vermin
in their backs the salt destroys them
on short notice. He claims that he
has followed this plan of sailing for
fifteen years, and always has nice
healthy cattle. He says when he
starts into the pasture with a sack OF
salt every cow begins licking her
back.
The world., 1899-01-04

The American schooner Nokomis
sailed on Tuesday from Port Gamble
for Manila with a cargo of lumber
which will be used in the construction
of the great cold storage plant which
the United States government is in
stalling in that city for the better
maintenance of it's provision supply
for the army of occupation. This is
the third cargo of lumber sent to Ma
Mia fromu Port Gamble for the same
purpose and still further shipments
will probably be made.
The world., 1899-01-04

The famous Smoke-House lead, at
Butte, Mont, upon which the business
part of the city is built, has passed in
to the hands of Alexander Tarbet, 4
we'll known Salt Lake mining man,
the heirs of the Largey estate and sew
eral other capitalists. The consider
alton is said to be 100000. of which
$4,000 was cash. The balance is to
be paid in sixty-day payments of
$50, 900 each. The deal includes the
Destroying Angel and the Copper
Bottom claims.
The world., 1899-01-04
DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS.

This newspaper is not among those
who believe in wholesale condem-
nation of the iorest reserves. There
are millions of acres of land in the
Pacific Northwest that are covered with
a fine growth of valuable timber, that
under our former policy of 'use what
you can and destroy the balance" was
rapidly going to waste. Much Of this
land, owing to it's mountainous char
acter, Is unfit for any other purpose
than growing forests. 1t is the duty
of the government to exercise control
over these tracts and prevent the
wholesale destruction by fire and pill
lage. There is no doubt, however,
that there are in the present limits
of the forest reserves, many tracts OF
valuable agricultural lands. 1t was
a mistake in the first place to include
them in the reserves, as the order
withdrawing them from settlement
has worked an unnecessary hardship
on the settlers in many communities.
The surveys which are now in progress
should have been made before the for
est reserves had been established. The
limits of the reserves could then have
been established without injustice to
any one. The injustice already done
has embittered the people who have
had to suffer it, and our politicians,
always ready to rush to the rescue of
the dear people," have made the mis-
take of fighting the whole idea of for
est reserves, instead of going at it like
statesmen and fighting against its bad
features. A united effort will bring
about the desired changes in the boun-
daries of the reserves.
The world., 1899-01-04

Trials of feeding bonedust to young
stock have been made in France.
Four ounces daily fed to a calf gave
an increase of thirty pounds in twenty
four days beyond the previous twenty
four days increase on the same ra-
ton. -hus five and one-half pounds
ground bone, costing 31ad, made live
weight increase of thirty pounds. The
bone dust is said to promote assimi-
lation of the food, tending to the form
alton of flesh.
The world., 1899-01-04

down by the passengers. A very con-
servative estimate of the number who
will venture to these wonderful dig
gIngs $500 miles away, is $4,000; in
fact, this number will be limited only
by the transportation facilities, and in
anticipation of the rush boats by the
score are being built or chartered by
the several transportation companies
of the Pacific coast. On most of the
boats sailing at an early date the pass
enger and freight facilities have al
ready been taken up by the eager argo-
nauts, writes one H. ]. Baron in the
Springfield, Mass, Republican.
The world., 1899-01-04
KEEP WATER FRONT OPEN.

1t would seem to every unpreJu-
diced person that the demands of
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany for the vacation of the streets
on the water front, is unreasonable
and should not be complied with.
The ascendancy of this port is un-
doubtedly due largely to the watev
The world., 1899-01-04
BRITON VS.. BOER.

The South African war progresses
slowly, each side apparently being
on the defensive. But troops are
pouring steadily in to South Africa,
the flower of the British army
from England and India. The final
result would seem to be certain de-
struction for the Beers and the con-
fscation of the wonderful gold mines
of the Transvaal. This is almost in
evitable, for the population OF the
two South African Dutch republics
as compared with the population OF
the British Empire, is as l to 26O.
A pigmie attacked by giant. There
is a possibility of European entan-
clements which would make it ad-
visable for England to abandon the
South African invasion and fly to the
defense of her interests nearer home
There is yet more glorious
hope for the Boers-Ireland may
save her. Already the Irish-Ameri-
cans are rising, and the Fenians, by
threatening Canada, may draw away
much of the British military force
operating in South Africa.
The world., 1899-01-04

The spring of 1900 will undoubtedly
record the worlds greatest gold STAN
pede' and the scenes attending the big
Klondlke rush of 1897 will be insig-
nificant when compared with the Incl
dents accompanying the Cape Nome
craze. All Alaska and the Pacific
coast generally has been startled by
the return of the last boats from the
frozen region and the wealth brought
The world., 1899-01-04

Word was received this week of the
safe arrival in Manila of the transport
Port Stephens. This transport left
Seattle a month ago with 500 mules
on board. Only five of the animals
died on the voyage. although rough
weather was encountered after leay-
ing Puget Sound
The world., 1899-01-04

The tug Resolute, of the Pacific Clip
per line, will be placed in the drydock
for repairs to her engines and propel-
Ter. The work will be done by the
Moran Bros. Co.
The world., 1899-01-04

A recent consular report states that
in Siberia wheat ripens in LOT days;
in Northern France, 137 days.
The world., 1899-01-04

Teacher-Johnny you may define the
first person. Johnny-Adam.-B
I'm Life.
The world., 1899-01-04
THE WORLD.

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PINE BLUFF. ARK. MAY. 30. 1899

Entered at the Post-otfice at Pine Blu rs ,t- stAe"nd41har iuhl mutt
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4NACGIDENT.

The Graphic had the misfortune yesterday of breaking it's Cottrell press, but through the courtesy of the Courier Printing Co, we were granted the use of their press, So the Daily and Semi Weekly Graph ic will be issued regularly, the same as before. While the break was not a serious one, yet it will take about two weeks to replace the broken parts, which has been ordered from the manufacturer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
A Life ot Uncertainty.

When a person builds a house in Manila be must decide first whether he prefers death and destruction by earth. quake or typhoon If he wants to die by the earthquake method he builds a masonry hous which tumbles down on him when tHe earth quakes. If he preters death by typhoon he builds a bamboo house The earthquake doesn't affect t. but the typhoon moves it over into N.ndarao. AS Manila gets both typhoons and earthquakes the choice is imperative.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
LOOKS LIKE BUSZAE ESS.

Mr. Martin with his corps of sur yeyors entered Sheridan this morn ing and were greeted with great en thusiasm and followed by a goodly number of our citizens on their de parture on the proposed line, says the Sheridan Headlight. The dis tauce from Pine Bluff to Sheridan on the line followed by Mir. Martin is less than twenty three miles and is reported to be entire feasible for the construction of hrs5-class road bed The entire party will return to Pine Bluff tomorrow and will be- gin to locate the permanent survey for the road to be built by the Saw yer & Austin Lumber Company. 1t is positively stated that steel rails have beer purchased for fifteen miles of the read and that an engine will soon be heard echoing and re- echoing among the Grant county forests. Contracts for getting out cross ties for the roaI are now De ing made. Sheridan and the inhab- itants hereaoouts will gladly wei come Messrs. Sawyer & Austin and render all aid possible to make their venture splendid success. The timber interests of the company in Grant county alone will largely re- pay them for their outlay in build ing the read and the company owns some very valuable farming lands that will command high price as soon as tue road is built Hurrah for the Sawyer & Austin Company and their railroad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
An Arkansas printer. in ma

An Arkansas printer, in making up the forms the other day, got a marriage notice and the grocers advertisement mixed up so that it read as follows: "Jobu Brown and Ida Gray were united in the holy bonds of sauer kraut, by the quart or barrel. Mir. Brown is a well known young codfish at 10 cents per pound, while the bride, Miss Gray, has some nice pigs feet that will be sold cheaper than at any store Tn town.n
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
NEtner,AI.mck

An extraordinary piece of luck has come 70 a miner at Usworth Colhery near South End. It appears that a mattress WAS bought some years ago from a person who had bought it sec ond-hand, the price paid being 6s. The mattress was recently discarded and put outside the house. Recently, how. ever, string was observed to be hang ing by the mattress side, and on ex- animation bag was drawn out con- taining $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
A WONDERFUL CLOCK.
The Nearest Approach to Perpetual
 Motion Machine Yet Discovered.

tns NSarest Appfo@cn sU
 Motion Machine Yet Discovered. 4 Kankakee county, III, man is the possessor of one of the most wonderful clocks in the country. This clock IS as near perpetual motion machine as any piece of mechanism yet designed. The owner is not a perpetual motion crank, but is a jeweler named Peter M' RaYenskdlde of Gabery, town in the southwestern portion of Kankakee county.
 The clock is the product of many years of study and labor and consider able expense. It keeps accurate time and will run for year without the least attention from it's owner.
 The clock proper is run with a wheel 60 inches in circumference. From the outer surface of the circumference was suspended 120 cups, each one-half inch in diameter and third of an inch deep. Each of forty of these cups, which are successive, contain steel balls three-eighths of an inch in diam- eter.
 Every minute and half as this wheel turns by the weight of these balls one of them falls out of it's cup, rolls down an inclined plane 20 inches long, when, by it's own weight, 1t reunites broken circuit of electricity and is again ele- vated by a little car travelling along sleeper inclined plane to the top of the wheel, where it falls into a cup which stands vertical for a short time.
 After the car discharges it's cargo it returns to it's original station from it's own weight. From the time one of these balls is dropped into cup until it is again dropped into another cup it travels 36 inches. Thus the work done by all the balls is equivalent to one ball travelling over one mile a day, 400 miles in one year. and during the life- time of person living threescore. years the distance around the globe.
 The electricity used is generated in an ordinary storage battery, which does not require any attention for fully a year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30

Mir J. R. Mct'ormick ha- e9. .ett up a butcher shop 1t Nn. 320 Main street, where he would be gIat te see his frieuds and public in g"rerss :. Mir. McCormick keeps nothing hnt Chicago neat. which he buys dieet.. from Nelson Norris < ;'e. if,e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
RestorIng Spoiled Pens.

When a pen has been used until if appears to be spoiled, place it over a flame Ca gaslight, for instance) for a quarter of minute, then dip it irto water and it will be again fit for work. A new pen which is found too hard to write with will become softer by being thus heated
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30
Say, partner, give us a light"

Say, partner, give us a light"
 The gentleman addressed put his hand in his pocket, drew out silver case, took match from it, struck fire and handed 1t politely to the soldier. who thanked him and lighted his cigar.
 The encounter was witnessed by the porter of the hotel. who watched his chance and said to the soldier:
 Who was that man that gave you the match?'
 T don't know, except that he's a gentleman" returned the Maryland boy.
 Well, I'll tell you who he is," said the porter. land you won't feel so big when you know. 1t was Gen. Miles,
 "The devil it wasr' was the response. as the soldier walked off in chagrin. Awaiting his opportunity he stepped up to the general with a salute, and said:
 General, have to apologize for what may have seemed to you an i'm pertinence. But had never seen yon before and you wore nothing to indi. cate your rank, so took the liberty of addressing you as I would any stranq. er, and hope you will excuse me for It."
 Don't Ter that worry you" said Gen Miles. q was private soldier once myself"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30

Pine Bluff will take long step forward within the next few months if her citizens feel the interest they should. Sheridan Headlight.
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Asro aIkouLATIoN.

The bads GRAPHIC has nearly double tine 3i1eulatio, Jf any other Pine Bluff daily newspaper and the Daily and semi-Weekly GRAPHIC have a combined circulation larger than that of any other Pine Bluff daily CT eskly rewspapsr iserbissm snts accept ed on this guarantee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-30

Editor Adams is furnishing his paper, the Pine Bluff Graphic, with some very interesting descriptions of New Mexico, during his solourn there Sheridan Headlight.
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IFS WANTED.

Parties wishing t1 cor tract for [ he furnishing of fies for th.. rafIros'i ei the Pine Bluff and Western Raii M. ' Company will please cai. at t'e tIi of the company in Piue Bluff.
 206 Thos Doyle. Snpt.
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Just received all kinds of Ian dreth s onion sets and garden seeds n bulk or papers. m
 Mccain Grocery Co.