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THE CROPS HAVE SUFFERED GREATLY FROM THE DROUTH
 IN SOUTH EAST.
LATE CORN NO GOOD.
Second Crop of Potatoes May Fail on Account of the
 Continued Drouth.


 United States department of agri- culture. climate and crop bulletin Of the weather bureau, Arkansas sec. ton, for the week ending Aug 28.
 The weather continued hot and dry during the week. although showers occurred in some localities on the 25th, and 27sh. At Little Rock and Malvern there was a very heavy rain and thunderstorm on the 18th. and at Newport on the 27th.
 All crops have been seriously in iuted by the continued drought, especially in the southwestern sec tion. Ia most sections cotton con tinues to shed and IS opening pre- matulily. Picking has commenced in most sections, but on account of the extreme heat is not general,
 Late corn wifi be almost an en- tire failure fn some sections, while in others it would be saved by rain in the near future. Second crop of potatoes will be almost a failure, on account of the continued drought, which has caused the seed to rot in |. inc ground.
 Apple crops reported short in all sections, in some localities they continue to rot on the trees.
 REPORTS BY COUNTIES,
 Cornerstone, Jefferson count ty-J. " Walker-No rain during the week. Cotton has commenced to shed; picking has not commenced. Cora about ready to gather, and will begin next week, Hay-making continues and large crop of fine hay will be saved.
 Ulm, Prarie county-W. A. Pay erwA light rain on the 17th, but none since. Weather very dry and warm. Late corn doing well. Heavy rain during the night of the 27th.
 Wiggs, Garland county s. D. Jester--The drought in this section was partly broken by rain on tLe 20th and 25th. Cotton, late corn and pastures have suffered severely.
 Butterheld, Hot Spring county ". L. Womble-Rain the 18th, but not enough to be of much benefit.
 Heber, Cleburne county-P. C.. Manhes-Sda very dry and hot crops are suffering for rain, and un- less occurs very soon cotton will be seriously injured Potatoes a failure.
 Woolverton, Conway county--B 4. Woolverfon-Hot, dry weather continues. Cotton is drying up. What there is on the stalks IS open ing rapidly. Corn is below the ay- craze. Winter apples drying up on the trees.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Hon. Wm. l. Bryan, the great Free Silver leader. has accepted an invitation to deliver an address at the State Fair to be held at Dallas, Texas, in October, He will doubt less pass through this city over the Cotton Belt road while enroute and should be induced to remain with us a day at the least, as many of our citizens have never heard or seen this orator.
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Der, which was purchased to erect the church. When the officials of the church appeared into court, they admitted the correctness of and their owing the debt, but stated that they were financially embar- rassed.
 The Holy Ghost church was re- gently established aud erected here by a number of white and colored sanctifcation fanatics.
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WE ARE IN LINE.
And Come Second in Arkansas With
 a Board Bill Jumper

The first crime of board bill jump ing has been docketed in Pine Bluff. It is not 3 case of the State ys. Moyse, but the case of Richardson vs. Peterborough.
 The offender and arrest as told to us is as follows: Mir. T. E. Roxbor- ough has been n the employ of the Cotton Belt at this place for the past several weeks as brakeman. During his residence here he has been eat ing at the Richardson Hotel and when he received his check recently from the Cotton Belt, his board bill, as is natural, fell due. Instead of paying it he blew" in his slugs and told the hotel proprietor that he wasn't in any hurry to pay him.
 The hotel man went to headquar- ters to gaInishee bis wages, but much to his disappointment found that Peterborough had resigned. He immediately sought the new pro tachon" recently rendered the hotel men of this State by the last Gener. al Assembly, and now Peterborough IS in the Jefferson county Iail await ing trial
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LOST ITS SUIT
The Holy Ghost Church Admits
 Owing the Bluff City.

A suit fo@ the amount of 1852 73 was decided in the chancery court In this city Tuesday afternoon by Chancellor Elliott.
 The plaintiff inlthe case was the Bluff City Lumber Company and the defendant was the Holy Ghost Church. l, The suit was the result of an qnpas bill, which the church owed the CT company for lum-
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TWO ESCAPES

The police of this city have been keeping a keen look out for two murderers named Mnldrow ana Dooly, who escaped from the Nee Lewisville jail Tuesday night burning a hole through the wall. This is the second time Muldrow has effected his escape and be is consid- cred a dangerous criminal
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THE fIGHT RENEWED
nessrs. Chas. Caldwell and Alvin
 Reap Mix in a Restaurant.

The Caldwe.l.Reap bad feeling that has been existing in this com munity for several weeks, broke out afresh Tuesday night, when MT. Chas. Caldwell and Mr. Alvin Reap met in the rear of Fred Senyard' s saloon on Second avenue.
 Mr. Reap was sitting at table in the restaurant eating his supper, when, as we are told, MT. Caldwell entered a side door and walking up behind Reap, he hit him several tunes in the back of the head. Reap jumped up and ran around the table for safety and Caldwell at the same time ran out the door. Officer Gull pepper arrested Caldwell and he paid his fine in the police court thls morning for assault and battery.
 The trouble grew out of letter. which Caldwell alleged Reap had sent his wife several months ago. It has been only a few weeks ago that Caldwell went after Reap with a gun at the latter's meat market on Main street and by good sprinting. Reap escaped unhurt. Reap was unarmed a the time.
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One of Little Rocks prominent guests is Mir. H. F. Westbrook, of Pine Bluff. superintendent of the Pine Bluff Fair Association, who is very enthusiastic as to the prospects for this years fair, which opens on Oc- tober g. Six days racing is one of the drawing cards Of the event = Arkansas Democrat.
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POLICE 0olNcs

The police court was not socrowd- ed this morning as it has been dur ing the past several sessions. but there were a number of continued cases to be disposed of.
 The cases of Marx and Eisenkram- CT, the Jeffries of Pine Bluff. came up. Eisenkramer was discharged, but Marx will have a hearing Friday morning.
 Mattie Brady. the negro woman. who broke a rifle over her husband , head Tuesday was fined SlO.00 Her husband was fined S for disturbing the peace.
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ONLY 4 CHARGE.
George Porter. a Porter, Arraigned
 But Proved His Innocence.

George Porter, polite and hard working negro, and who is employ ed as porter at Master Mechanic Galbraith's office at the Cotton Belt shops in this city, was arrested and brought before Justice Garrett this morning upon a charge of stealing hay.
 There was no convicting evidence
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IN THE PATROL
A Body of Elks Go After an Appli-
 cant but He Was Too Smooth


 The Esks held meeting last night and alIof them were feeling good and the goat was in fine shape. He had previously expressed his dessire to the Hello Bills" in attendance that he could take care of a several hun dred pounder, so they awaited his coming. The applicant for member bership has been due at the lodge room for the past several weeks, out each time he attempted to go ia that direction his heart took a seat on his tongue and his hair stood on ends.
 Last night, after waiting several hours for his arrival. the boys be- came impatient and repaired to the police headquarters ia body. ber- rowed the patrol wagon, aud drove immediately to the would be Elks home. As the patrol stopped al hls gate, he disrooed and retired. Through the gate, up the steps, and to the dool they walked with mili- tary air, bat the door was barred and they returned 10 headquarters disappointed heap, nevertheless their ride was much enjoyed and the fun they had was immense.
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KILLED HIM.
E. D. Moss Insisted in Running and
 Was Finally silenoed.

E. D. Moss was shot and killed at Spellman's convict farm, near Eng fish, in Jefferson countY,one day last week, says the Dewitt New Era. Moss was sent from Dewitt the 3d of July to the convict farm to work out the fine and costs assessed against him for keeping a blind tiger. It is said that Moss showed a determination to escape from the time he arrived at the farm; that the manager warned him several times not to make the attempt, fer if he did, the guards would shoot him, but Moss appeared to have paid no attention to the adylce. One day last week several prisoners, in eluding Moss, were out in the tim Der cutting wood, After they had eaten their dinner the guard crder- ed them to go to work. Moss swore he would not work any more and
 picked up his ax and made a break for liberty. The guard ordered him to halt, but Moss kept on running, when the guard fired.
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Rev. $. (. Alexander and wife, Of Monticello. are visitors in the city. They are enroute to their home from visit to Little Rock. Their daugh- ter, Mrs. ". N Wiggins. of Sal An tonic, Tex, is with them. She is also enrcnte to Monticello, where she will visit Der parents for few weeks.
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The City Editor of this paper wishes to thank all the newspaper men of this section for the kind words they have said about him during the past few weeks and as sures them that he is always at their service. The pliments were most highly appreciated.
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A KISSING BUG

Tuesday evening q kissing bug broke into the old telephone ex- change and created much excitement, The ladies on duty at the time fought the would be kisser with brooms, chairs. telephones and screams, Finally the horrible yisi- tor was over-powered and the heart rending cries, which rent the air ceased, tut not until a large gathering of persons haG assembled and offered their assistance.
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whatever against him and be lmme. diately proved his innocence ane was discharged by Prosecuting Al torney " B Sorrells. None ( Porter's friends thought him guilt because he has always had tbe repu tation of being an honest negro.
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Pine Bluff is just now enjoying an- other building boom. A seldom vls- flor in the extreme western part 0 tbe city would be greatly surprised to see the wonderful improvement that section has undergone during the past few months.
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MR. HOLM HERE.

Mr c. J. Holm, who for the past several years has been general sec retary of the Y. M, c. 4. at Augus- ta Georgia, arrived in Pine Bluff Tuesday afternoon and will on Sept. l, assume charge of the local I. M. c. A.
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Dr. ]. F. Stanley sreturnedfrom a week s stay with relatives at Sel- ma, Ark. and we are glad to state that he is much improved in health.
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Mr. M. E. Bloom went to Little Rock Tuesday morning to meet his wife and daughter, who returned from Potash Sulphur Springs Mir Bloom received a telegram from his wife Monday stating that his daugh- ter, Fntnre WIS quite sick.
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Mrs. M, J. Panther and son, who formerly resided in this city, arrived in Pine Bluff from Little Rock. their home. Tuesday afternoon and will be the guest of Mrs. Mat Downs and family for few weeks,
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MT. ". E. Banks, one of the most popular knights of the grip on the road is in the city today. He is here in the interest of his famous Houors and never fails to please his eustomeIs and supply them with the best.
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Mr. Maurice Fink, who formerly re- sided in Pine Bluff, is calling on his many friends here today. Nr. Fink now resides in Helena.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
TWEEN GENSxss-ll1sssska--
BRUNSWICK COUNTY.
Governor TyIer's Visit to Lawrence
xtIIe-The Tobacco Interest.

LAWRENCEvILLE, VA, June e.-'Spe-
clal.)-At 4 o'clock r. NJ. on yesterday tne
special train with Governor Tyler ana
marty reached Lawrenceyille. The Gov
ernor visited this place in his capacity
as a member of the Board OF PUBIC
Works TO ascertain the value OF me ra i,i-
road shops OF the Atlantic ana Ddnsi"o
Railway Company, located mere. "t'n a
view TO the proper assessment. Vi t .nv
faxes thereon. There were only Few
nsonie al the station TO greet his Excei.
h,~ncv This was due 10 no lack or respect
~ The mart of our people for the powers
trat he" but rather TO their ignorance
~ Governor Tyler's contemplated WISH
10 our town. The Governor remained IN
awrenceyille about half an hour, ana
then returned TO Emporla 10 tdhe inc
Coast Line for Richmond.
At meeting OF the Board OF SupT,-
v,eors. held on Saturday last. Mr.. j. Is.
Mallory was recommended to the County
Court FOR appointment to the position OF
superlntendent OF the Poor OF Brunswick
coiinty. Mr. Mallory has held several po-
s,tions OF trust and responsibility, ali OF
witch he has filled most efficiently, and
there is no doubt that the Court VIII ap-
a large reprizIng- house has just been
completed here, and the foundations are
being laid for another large warehouse
for the sale of tobacco. The TOBACCO sea-
SON lust closing has been most r 'dsfac'
torv Large quantities OF tobacco have
baen sold. and the prices paid have been
ali that the farmers could expect Our
tobacco men are a hustling set, and en-
couraged as they are by this, their nrst
season. they are determined TO spare 40
EFFORT or expense to make Lawrenceville
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
DANVILLE NEWS.
Married i'm south CurOlina--No New
SMALLPOX Gases.

DANVILLE, VA, June e.--(Special)--
telegram received last night by Mrs.
Hoffman Allan announced the marriage
Of her brother, Mr.. $. T. Elliott, and
Miss Constance BUST, of Charleston $.
c.. at Spartanburg, S. c.. where the bride
has been attending Converse College. Mr..
Elliott. accompanied by his sister, Miss
Matte Elliott. and his best man. Mr.. Tai
bolt Anderson, left here Saturday night
for South Carolina. To the friends Of the
groom here the marriage announcement
is a surprise, and il is said that The
young lady's fanny were equally unaware
OK the contemplated step Of Mr.. Elllotts
bride.
From Spartanburg Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
will 20 10 Old Point Va, where they
will be Joined later by Miss Matte FL
lott. who will first return 10 this city
before becoming a member of the honey
moon party The brother, bride, and Sis
ter will shortly leave Old Point for New
York. and expect 10 spend large part OF
the summer in travel
Mr.. Elliott studied medicine in Rich
mond until recently. He Is Interested
financially in the tobacco industry here.
He met his bride at Blue Ridge Springs.
Va. where both were sojourning last
summer.
reported this week. The half dozen cases
under treatment are doing well. In the
county. IL is stated by the City Physi-
clan. who made an .nVestigaton' tneIe
are a large number OF cases. NO quaran-
fine has been established At a meeting
of the City Council last night the reccm-
mendation of physicians that compulsory
vaccination be ordered failed, the sehti-
ment OF the body being so decided against
such a measure that vote was not EVEN
taken. 1t is hoped that the warm Wea. NJ
will aid the doctors in handling the as
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
TERRIBLY BURNED.
Frightful Accident to a Fourteen
Year-Old Girl.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June 6.--(Spe-
cial) MAY Appleby, the pretty 1i-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Apple
by, who live below the city on Hampton
Roads, was horribly burned this morn
ing at Ii o'clock, and it Is believed that
her burns will prove fatal. If she sur
wives her injuries her recovery will be re-
garded by the attending physician and
family as nothing short of miraculous
A telephone message received from the
home late this evening stated that the UNI
fortunate girl Is resting easier, but that
there is no hope of her recovery. Mrs.
Appleby has been in Richmond for the
past few days attending brother. who
is seriously i'll there. She was notified by
telegraph of her daughters shocking mis-
fortune, and arrived her tonight.
The accident occurred at time when
there was no one in the house except
May and a girl friend. The father was
in the city. About IL o'clock May
started to make preparations for dinner.
She first turned her attention to the fire.
She had been in the habit of using coal
oil to make a quick fire. and that method
she adopted this morning She secured
the can Of oil, poured some of the fluid
on the wood in the stove. and then
started the fire. Instantly there was an
explosion, the can of oil having been ig-
nited by proximy 10 the fire In the stove
May was Immediately enveloped In
flames, her clothes being burned off hel
body before she could reach the yard.
The contract for the erection OF the
large business block for the Winston
Brothers, OF Chicago. on Washington
avenue between the Citizens and Marine
Bank and the Braxton Building has been
awarded to Mr.. J. r. Wilson, of Rich
mond, who also has the contract for the
erection OF the handsome six-story brick
Silsby building across the street.
Word was received late tonight thai
the little Appleby girl died from the ef'
fects of her burns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
Drought Prevails Over Most OF III.
South.

'""s"t IneNafls Over Most OF the
South.
WARRINGTON, June s.-Tbs weakly
summary Of crop conditions. issued bv
'ne weather Bureau to-day. saws. In mart.
III New England. New Jersey. Colorado.
New Mexico, and over the greater part Of
the Southern States drought generally
prevails, while the States Of the Missouri.
mississippi, and Ohio valleys have suffer
cd from excessive rains and local storms
In some sections.
CORN.
In the principal corn States the condi-
IONS have been more favorable for this
staple than In the preceding week. al
'hough cultivation has been extensively
retarded as a result of excessive rains In
The Missouri. Central Mississippi. and
ONO valleys and planting delayed In por-
tionS or Illinois, Iowa and North Dakota
In Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and In
some of the Atlantic States. corn Ia in a
generally promising condition. but over
tne greater part of the Southern States it
Is suffering for rain.
WHEAT.
The harvesting OF winter wheat Is in
progress In the Southern States, some
having been cut as far north as Tennes-
see and Arkansas. Harvesting will begin
in the Central Mississippi and lower Ohio
valleys during the coming week. The re-
ports snow no Improvement or the crop
In Missouri, but the effects OF the weather
for the past week have been, as a rule.
favorable in the Ohio Valley and Middle
Atlantic States.
OATS.
The oat harvest continues In the South
crn States, and light yields are generally
Indicated. In Illinois and Iowa the crop
Is making too rank growth. Some seed
ing remains TO be done in the Red river
| of the North Valley.
COTTON
In the Carolinas and Georgia the con-
dition OF cotton is very favorable. the
crop being well cultivated and Its growth
satisfactory, but In the last-named State
1t would be improved by general rains In
the central portion Of the cotton belt the
early planted is making fair growth, but
rain is greatly needed. especially for ger
mination OF the late-planted. In Texas,
cotton is generally doing well. but will be
improved by rains In the central and
southern portions.
TOBACCO.
The generous rains OF the past week IN
the Ohio Valley Maryland, and Virginia
have afforded excellent opportunity FOR
transplanting tobacco. which work has
I been rapidly pushed. The crop is greatly
improved In Florida, and its condition In
North Carolina is quite satisfactory. In
South Carolina tobacco is suffering from
drought and insects. and the latter are
also causing injury In portions or virginia
and Tennessee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
MARYLAND CONFEDERATE DEAD.
Their Memory HoBored With Simple
and Inspiring Ceremonies.

BALTIMORE, MD, June 6-(special.)-
Maryland Confederates honored their
dead to-day with simple and Inspiring
ceremonies. Members OF the Society OF
the Army and Navy, Confederate States
Of America. marched with delegation
from the Confederate Soldiers Home az
Pikesville TO the lot In Loudoun Park.
The line formed at the gate Of the ceme-
terry. The local chapter or the paugh-
tiers of the Confederacy strewed the
graves with flowers and decorated the
Lee. Gilmor. Herbert, and Murray monu-
ments A service OF song and prayer
preceded the address OF the day which
was delivered by Captain Randolph Bar
ton. of Baltimore. who served as assist
ant Acknowledgement with the Stonewall
Brigade throughout the war. He PAID
a glowing tribute to the Confederate sol
diers and his officers, and spoke feelinxly
OF the present ties between the North
and South His denunciation OF the
southern troops being called rebels" wac
strong crowd of the usual propor-
tions was present and participated In the
exercises.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
REORGANIZATION or COMPANY d
1t is Hoped to Complete 1t Tuesday
Night.

The members of Company ID, First Regi-
ment. held a meeting at the Armory last
night, and determined 10 meet Tuesday
night for the purpose of recognizing.
Upwards of fifty men have signifed
their intention of re-enlisting, and 1t is
thought there will be no difficulty in Sc
curing the required fifty-nne.
The old civil war veterans of the COM
pany-notably. Colonel Charles I. Loehr-
are taking great interest in the reorsani-
cation. and several Of them were at last
nights meeting. Captain Crawford de-
clines reelection to the command of the
company. having been in the Virginia
service TWENTY-FIVE years. He has been
placed on the retired list.
There was a largely -attended meeting
of Company + last night. Some routine
business was transacted, but the time
was largely taken up in speculation as to
when permission to re-enter the service
would be granted Co..,
Company +, old Company Il, Second
Regiment 0he Walker Light Guard and
Company NJ. Second Regiment the Rich
mond Grays), are ready 10 re-enter the
state service, having elected officers some
time ago. Both the Blues companies
have also reorganized.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
TIE METHODIST oRpHANAGE.
RichmOnd's Proposition Not sum-
GENTLY Comprehensive.

The. Virginia Conference Orphanage
Committee met yesterday at Tire resi-
dence of Mr. John p. Branch, to slider
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a denomi-
national orphanage. Rev. A. Coke Smith,
of Lynchburg, chairman of the commit
lee. presided. and Il number Of PROPOSE
lions were submitted. Ashland onered
I,vnchburg offered twenty-five acres OF
land and $4,000 In cash, and Richmond
offered any site near the city the commit
lee might select and aid in the erection
OF the orphanage building.
The committee took a drive viewing the
various sites which were thought most
desirable. and. returning 10 Mr.. Branch 8
residence. adjourned 10 meet In Danville
raxt Monday in order that Richmond
light have time 10 MAKE a more definite
nrnnnSitlOn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07

BLACKSTONE, VA, June s.-(Special)
Yesterday an election OF town officers for
the year. commencing July lst. was held:
A warm and exciting contest was waged
known ps the VETS, and those opposed,
known as the Drys. The result was q
victory for the Vets by a majority OF q
Mr.. w. A. Land was elected 10 succeed
Mayor T. Freeman Epes who declined re-
were elected: 9. s. Baker. p: d. Dalton.
walter Williams. Wilbur Cobbs. 3. lnge.
] s. Robertson, and George DeshazeF.