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CONTEST OFsTRE INTER- COLLEGIATE ORATOR1.
 sCAEAS6OCIATlON.
CAMPBELL THE VICTOR.
Now in Pine Bluff and Will Fill the Baptist Pulpit
 Today,

Little Rock, May 13. MT. s. H. Campbell, the representative of Ouacbita College, Philadelphia, won the medal in the Intercollegiate OratoricaL Association of Arkansas. which occurred at the Capital Theater Friday night. Ouachita, Hendrix and the Philadelphia Meth odist Colleges were the only colleges having representatives in the con- test.
 As usual the contest was witness ed by a large audience. Conway and Philadelphia sent good sized delegations, selected i4 the main with special reference to phy- sieal endurance and lung power The stalwart collegian and the har- rowing college yell were strictly in it. This year the State University had no representative in the con- tesl and the university band was not here to enliven the occasion with music. This made material difference in the present event and the ones preceding it. Still there was much in the occasion to inter- est beholders. The colors of tbe rival colleges were in evidence. the yells were as boisteyous as ever and da:ntily attired prospective sweet girl graduates" were on hand as of yore to cheer their respee tive favor- ltes in the contest. Everybody enJoYs these annual oratorical tilts. They look on and smile while the enthusiasm of the collegians is given full vent prior to the decision, and when the result is announced they wonder at the powers of phy- sical endurance whereby the vlctor- ious contingent pull aud toss and jostle one another about in the moments of elation. Ouachita Col Iege, the thriving Baptist institu. tion of learning in the pretty little town of Philadelphia, won a great victory last night and its friends are duly glad of it.
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COTTON BELT NOTES.
Gleamings From Amongst the Rail.
 road Boys.

The entire gravel train has been equipped with air..
 Mr. Harry Mcclure, the day caller, is out again after few days illness.
 Mr aek Crawlew, engineer on l4S, Is soiourning in the Valley of Vapors
 Mir. Clarence White is now the efficient clerk in tie yard office at these shops.
 Mir. Tom Pilkerton, a boiler mak- CT, went to Sherman, Texas, on a short visit to relatives.
 MT. Will Hope, of the boiler department has returned after a short trip to Camden.
 Mir. Frank Smith, machinist here has returned from a short trip on the north end.
 All the cars on this road are now being equipped with air, at the rate of one hundred per month.
 Dame Rumor has it that a former Cotton Belt caterer will soon lead to hyman's alter a former Pine Bluff belle but now of Springfield, Mo.
 Passenger coaches were used for a few days in place Of the Hoodlum ears. Automatic couplers were be- ing placed on the Hoodlum ears.
 T. II. Osborne, general foreman of car department has returned from tour of inspection over the entire system.
 The boys enjoyed their hah-holi- day yesterday afternoon after fifty five hours hard work throughout the past week.
 MT. Tom Peoples, an empIoye on the rip track, is up again after being confined to his room for se1 eral days.
 Mir. Mack Hunter who has been em- ployed in the tin shop for the past year, las severed his connections to accept timilal position with the Bluff City Lumber Co.
 E igineer Mack McGehee on the Shreveport branch has severed his connections with this company to accept position on the Pitrsburg and Gulf road.
 The largest excursion of the sea- son promises to be the one hich leaves this morning over this road for Little Rock for the great turn fest.
 Mr. M. Adami, travelling passenger agent with headquarters at Cairo. was in the city yesterday in the in- terest of the traveling public.
 A freight train was wrecked last Friday in which eight cars were turned over. The wreck happened just few miles south of McNeij sta
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GREAT VICTORY
Pine Bluff Athletic Grub Leads Shop

Pine Bluff Athletic Club Leads Shop
 Boys 2S to 8.
 Saturday afternoon a very inter. esting and exciting game of ball was indulged ia at Jones park. The contesting teams were the Pine Bluff A thletic club and the Cotton Belt shop team, Many spectators were present and enjoyed the at tendant excitement. The Pine Bluff Athletic club was victorious, the game closing 28 to 8. The club boys are much elated over their suc- cess. Hencefocth this club will be known as the Lou B. Owen Bast Ball Club
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Miss Carrie Katzenstein. one of Little Rock $ fairest young ladies, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. E. Gold smith, in this city.
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Drs. A. W. Troupe, J. P. RunyaD and J. W. Scales are home from Lit tie Rock, where they attended the State Medical Association.
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Mir. E. Walter Nordman, our nus ting shop reporter, has been confin- ed to his home the past week with sprained arm, and in conseq quence cur shop notes are scarce.
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PLAINTIFF WON
Jenkins S cures Judgment for the
 Sum of $161.25.

0ULN VI NAO1saU1
 The case of Jenkins vs. Iron Noun tam railroad was decided in the cir cult court Saturday. y.morning. This case occupied the atten tion of the court all day Friday, and was the subject of much interest. Saturday morning the case was placed1in the hands of the jury, and a verdict for the plaintiff was rendered in the sum of SI61.25
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Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely deIange the whole sys- te D when entering it through the mucous surfaces, Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable phy- sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good. you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the bloom and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls cattarh cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, O., by F. J Cheney Go Testimonials ire.
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tiOn.
 One of our expert varnishers at these shops was recently heard by the reporter to repeat the following verses to himself:
 A ring in pledge I gave her,
 And VOWS of love were spoken, Those VOWS are oil forgotten,
 The ring asundpr broken"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
Disn.n.sd Win Iu.iiss.

CO. b. y. G. II. after REGULAR dTi,i
was over last night evealns. held a
Kangaroo court. c. Keenan,. rcv
member. was the victim i4cut. Cot
;riu presided and scowlcd az the un-
fortunate who was charged with mali
c.Cus mischief. Witnesses were swoTu
In to tell any old thing" but ths
truth. Private Pcsciy handled the pro
sscutica and ScrEt. Frazier aPPearct
for the defense. arTaiEuinE the at
temps to punish an innocent man. tn.
judge sentenced sie prisoner TO ryl
the Eauntlct of a spanking machine
which was Immediately Pat into oTer
alton. After the trial an ifformsi mn
sica,C was he'd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
SERVICE CRATER"
- Second Telling sermon By
kSV. a.. al latnian.

Rev. Mr.. Yatm1a prc1cacd hss src-
Oud sermon last uiEht az TIE Firs,
Methodist Church. taxing for HIS sub.
Jet The Service Chapter % the B.bls
wh.ch j. the 10Th Chapter % Lake. In
his chapter - the PARABLE % ne man
who On the way from Jerusalem 90
Jericho scs. among thieves. Rev. Ar.
Yatman mas a peculiar and iutcrrSsins
way OF his own uf treating these old
familiar scriptures which IL often very
pathetic and goes to- the hearts % his
auditors. and tt was more than one aha
was moved to- tears by the personal IN
ciden;s rclatea by the speaker. Ills
whole aim seems to- BE-. to use his Own
words. to- make the bad good and ths
good -sttcT'' by the love OF God ia ths
human heart.
Such preaching as this. and such q
llte lived a. this. is what the great
sOrrowing heart OF the world needs
and more love and charity for out
neiEhbor. Gods children -&ant Z,
raise ts.c fallen. cheer the fsfut. hea
the SICK and lead the blind The Wori'
reads not that Book 80 much. as ou
lives. for ARE Ne not All sPis,ics kupSI
and read OF All men,
There was a larger attendance las
night than on Monday night. and thos
who are missing these services are 90
greatest losers. The meetings are oPci
to- everybody and an earnest Invitation
is extended TO everybody to attcn.
tscun. bu; especially is this Invitation
given to- all those wi1o are not satisHc.
with their present mode Cf living. an'
who want to- lead a better. purcr sn'
nob,cr life. In fact such rfe as vii
IN the end bring this welcome
done thou good and faithful servant
thou hast been faithful over a fcv
things. I Will make thee ruler owe
many things: enter thou into the 10,
OF thy Lord
Rev. Mr.. Ya;man viii conduct al
services every evening this week a
$3.50 O'Clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
ALBERT p. GLlDDEN

This youaE soldiers father u Ar. \.
r Giidden. 81. Who 81 conaectrt vith
me QuartermastcT's Department here
tn Honolulu. tie is a veteran % n.
Civil var. haVI--- served three rcars
tn the Taird Cavalry Corps under
Gems. Wilson. Custer and sheridan. He
bears the scars ~ wounds rcce ved az
the seven days battle % the wilder
ness. also % SheFitau's memorable
battle 20 the Shenandoah valley. AZ
G.tdeu's oldest son. who ts tut ~. is
a member % the First California Vol
uutcers. noW tn Manila. while the
author 90 the above letter g. but Is
years and s months olt. They both
have enjoyed good health in the Pail
ippiues. Albert says be has gained
thirty pounds and grown an inch and
q half taller. his present WciEh being
l6o pounds and he u Eve feet ten and
a half inches tall. Ntr. Giiddcu. Sr.. O.
a New Hampshire man. whii. the
mother 81 the boys was born in s..
Louis. Mo. The boys were horn tn san
Francisco. \ third son !s tn school at
san Francisco.
The Gliddcu boys are extremely fond
II Honolulu and say they viii tcrats
here when they leave tho srrny. AR,
Gltddcn IS particularly proud 90 the Is
year-old son. who left school and went
with the regulars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
$1,000 CASH.

Tie most hzatsozc All cisEzzs
cottage. u1w Qasg nulsac11 co.,
taia aegs1 rruusa uttA AZ a1D3cFa ~
prutc1.ats. lnc.GdiaE ssogcclzia tsSs.
aTtrS chimucys. substantial fo1nta-
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atFCs. &c. etc. s1 every Tcspccs a..
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WILL. p FISHER.
Real Estate A<ezs acd A.r.Sc=orr
Port and Merchant ssrsxsa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01

tailed To- 80 up and SO how shcy verc
located and What che country .onk-f
Ike. We Eut Within tU1 feet uhru
there was q Commotinu and tlr col
tiers grabbed their guns and before ~
could think Ne were facing aflrru
ready suns. bat wc advanced az enc
order 90 the captain 90 thr guard aud
made ZAP an excuse. We reported O.
the oi:scer ~ the day and orders vere
gwen that each mau have four DAYS
.asions gud a hundred r1uads of am
muu!tiuu on hand.
The city is quic; and thinzs are Ecs-
ting Amer.caniEed. Manila has a Enn.i
many sights and enc hiFtpTicai build
ings.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01

Rev. e. ~. Ystmaa. w1o Is holding
oyangsiistic services az the Nicholas
church. will speak % the meeting for
men next sunday afternoon az I
o'clock. His subject will b. Thoughts
for Thinkers" There wiil b. special
music and a cordial invitation g. *
tended to the young men % the city
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
$3.50 CASH.

Balance to suit rzrchasrr. VII bzy
one 90 those Lots ca ucrcsazta ssr~ss-
also on kiuE strcvt- SIC stxtt1 Zee.
sure 10 iacsc1sc IN vzlgr.
Particulars 90
WILL. T. FISHER.
Real Estate AEsaS and Aurstr-cr-
Fort AID Merchant ssuccsa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
$3.50.

Cacsgvss lots ia shc city ca Islkc
Stree. sac. 5e.sxt1l. ustA Sac tree
AID shEubtcsy. EicEzas place to bzlss
a home. Near car iius.
WILL = FISHER.
Aerns
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-01
CASTLE & COOKE. 70.
HONOLULU.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
SUGAR FACTORS.

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1899
Dewcy's luminous Request.

message from Admiral Dewey given
out by the Government yesterday must
create extraordinary curiosity and lead to
the widest speculation. If Dewey had not
proved himself to be exceptionally self
contained and sensible, remarkably free
from excitement even at critical moments,
il would be assumed that he had been car
ried of his feet by a misunderstanding He
is the last of all our naval and army Off
GERS who would be suspected of being an
alarmist or of giving undue Importance TO
any incident growing out OF the situation
in the Philippines. 1t will be recalled that
when he was subjected 10 annoyance by
the uufriendly perversity of a German ad-
miral, he was able to control his emotions
and even TO withhold mention of it until
the time he displayed a frmness and a
sense of the significance of the incident
that brought the offender TO an apology
For his diplomatic qualities he was praised
hardly less than for his fighting.
1t is with a full recollection of this as
well as of his disposition as known to all
who have followed his career that his sur
prising message is to be read. and also with
an understanding OF his present force OF
warships. He is better equipped now than
when he destroyed Montojos feet in Ma
Mia Harbor. He has cruisers capable of
ascending the navigable streams and OF
bombarding all places where demonstra-
tons would be necessary. That he should
send for the Oregon. a battleship and not
a cruiser. TO enlarge his command would
be inexplicable on the ground of a move
nent against the Filipinos. who are with
out navy. His statement that he re-
quires the Oregon for political reasons
only adds TO the perplexity.
Against what power is it necessary or
may ii become expedient to make for
midsble show of force? Certainly not Eng
land. It is equally certain that it cannot
be Russia, and in spite of the allegation of
the Hongkong syndicate that Japan has
supplied arms 10 the Filipinos we may be
sure it is not that country. France has no
interest in our Philippines enterprise. Is it
Germany?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
MRS. PLACES SANITY.
Doctors to Investigate Her Mental
Condition.

Albany n. Y, Feb. 24.-Dr. William VI.
Polk and DR.. ". S. Dana, of New York
city. nave been appointed commission
by Governor Roosevelt to examine Mrs.
Martha Place, the condemned murderess
OF Brooklyn-who is awaiting execution
with a view of determining if she Is sane
or insane and what her mental condition
was at the time OF the murder of her step
daughter.
Before the Assembly Committee on
Codes yesterday. Assembiyman Maher Of
New York, made an elaborate argument
In favor of the bill abolshing the death
penalty for murder in the first degree. He
alluded especially to the case of Mrs.
Martha Place now awaiting death in Sing
Sing. He said:
The revision of the criminal laws of
the several States OF this country has been
followed by like results as to homicides
as well as minor crimes. Michigan led in
1917 with total abolition. In 1858 her life
corvicts constituted 2.11 per cent of her
prison population. In 1851 thirty-six
years after capital punishment was ahol-
ished life convicts that were being pun
ished for murder had decreased to 43-1C0
of / per cent of her prison population. So
also in Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and
Iowa
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25

been impossible So would any attempt TO
divide the authority. To concede indie
pendence would be to condemn thf Fiiipinos
to subjugation by an ambitious adventurer
and TO successive revolutions, with the ,lti-
mate acquisition of the territory by for
eign power unfriendly to America. The
methods of warfare adopted by the alleged
government instituted by Aguinaido the
recognition of which was advocated by
Senator Hoar. confirm the worst fears as
to his inability to maintain decent in
dependent government.
So it appears that we have taken the
only course that was really open to us.
Can we afford to listen to the suggestions
of a future policy from those who have
proved themselves to be such shortsighted
friends of the Filipinos? We think it is
plain that the noisy advocates of independ-
ence have put themselves out of all title
to be the advisers of the Government and
the people. Further for them to criticise
and carp at the Administration whose wis
dom in this business has been demon
strated by the warfare of the rebels, Is
to impose on the good nature of the public.
1t is more than immodest, it savors OF
treason, for any OF the pretended friends
of human liberty and civilization to en-
courage the open enemies of our country
by abuse of the Administration that has
been only too forbearing. For there is
small cause to doubt that Admiral Dewey
and General Otis are right in their belief
that Aguinaldo is a mere tool, perhaps a
dupe of foreign agents whose aims We
cal
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
Low on .AIger.

The report Of the late Alger Relief Com
mission has called out a criticism from
President Seth Low. OF Columbia UNIVERSE
ty, in Washington Birthday address at
Philadelphia. Those who got that far in
the published abstract of the report will
recall the stress placed on the natural diff
ficulties that presented themselves before
the War Department at the beginning OF
the war. This. indeed. is made TO excuse
every defect for which no possible defence
could be found Mr. Low takes the view
which The Times has pressed on public
ettention-that it has been the character
istic genius of Americans TO overcome eX-
actly such difficulties. We have insisted
that if the Secretary of War had been a
competent official, he would have known
the importance Of enlisting in the service
of the Government at so critical an hour
the men of genius and experience who
have the ability to master all problems of
transportation and TO solve all questions
OF supplies. That there are such men in
this country has been shown many times
and as recently as the unparalleled storms
which blockaded traffic. II transportation
Of Secretary Ayers calibre, the roads
would be still blocked. Mr.. Low admits
that the task Of the War Department was
heavy; but" he says lit is precisely I'M
der such circumstances that genius shows.
and We are obliged TO admit that on the
side of the War Department the genius
that has made our railroads the most
effective in the world, the genius that is
enabling our manufactures TO conquer the
markets OF the world, was not forthcom-
ing" Further: 1T is as clear as the
MONDAY sun that the organization of the
War Department and the army is absolute
ly unfriendly TO efficiency
Yet il is the incompetent officials who
failed TO employ that talent for which
America is conspicuous. but imperiled the
SUCCESS of a military campaign and the
lives OF our soldiers; the officials who
bungied everything they touched and
boosted of their ignorant contempt of
military conyentionalities," who insist on
their own unwise and selfish plans for
army reorganization. 1t is very strange
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-25
LONDON TO BE DIVIDED.
Fifteen municipalities Outside the
Arcn of the Metropolis.

London, Feb 24.-In the House of Com
mons yesterday Mr.. Arthur J. Balfour,
First Lord OF the Treasury, and Govern
ment leader in the House. introduced the
London municipalities bill. the principal
measure of the session. The bill divides
the metropolis of London into fifteen NUM-
cipalities each electing Il mayor, council
lors. and aldermen. with full local powers
The area of the metropolis, known as the
City of London, under the jurisdiction OF
the Lord Mayor and Common Council, is
not touched by this measure, which deals
exclusively with the territory embraced
by the administrative county of London.
The new bodies will have the same pow
ers as are now possessed by the great
provincial municipalities of England and
Will not be connected with the London
county council the governing body of the
administrative county. This council in flu
ture will deal only with matters of general
metropolitan concern.
Mr.. Balfour. in presenting the measure
said the government was convinced that
the plan proposed was the only one for
dealing effectively with such an enormous
aggregation of humanity as the population
of the metropolis. II was hoped by the
government. he added, that the new bodies
might be launched in November of next
wear