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gTATE ELEcTI0Ng THLg ElLI

Elections for state officers will be held h November of this year in eleven states, as follows
 Iowa-Governor, state officers and legislature
 Kentucky Governor and other state officers.
 Marylaud-Governor and both houses Of the legislature.
 Massachusetts - Governor. state officers and both houses of the leqis- iature.
 Nississippi-Governor, state of dcers and legislature
 Nebraska-Jastiee of the supreme court and two members of the board of regents Of the state university.
 New Jersey Eight state senators and sixty members of the assembly.
 New -Justieeof the supreme court ia the 1st judicial district, one justice iu tbe 9th district, three jus. tiees in the 8th district and 150 members of the general assembly.
 Ohio Governor and all state off eers
 Pennsylvania State treasurer, two judges Of the supreme court and one judge Of the tbe superior  court.
 Virginia Secretary of state, treasurer and minor state officers and legislature
 The legislatures to be elected in Iowa, Virginia and Mi. sissippi will also elect a member of the United States senate rom each Of those states
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BIC CATTLE DEALS
Continued From Page I.)

aad tyraaieal rulings of Chairman Redwfne stopped all business. Now since the adjournment of the con gention Gen. Stone is out in card in which he reeites 10 detail the treachery and b-eech of promises of Goebel and his followers, aud ia the meantime the Louisville Dispatch {the free silver organ Of the State), the Lexington Herald and the Rus .ellvilIe Democrat have bolted the ticket Former Congressman Owens and a large number of Lex ingtol citizens have publicly an Houueed their intentions to scrat atcb GoebeI. but as yet neither Stone nor Hardin has declared bis intentions. Perhaps they are whetting their little knives whHe a great number Of Kentucky Democrats remain yet to be heard from
 The situation in Kentucky is uu fortunate for the party. and the Democratic ticket would be doomed to certain defeat in November were it not for tEe fact that there is great dissatisfaction with Gov. Bradley's administration and also great dfssensioa among the RepubIi- cans. Asft is, Kentucky is dsbat- able ground and the result in doubt. There is TO telling what the 0ut- come may be. But the situation is deplorabla, and shows to what com plexion disrepusable aud machine politics will bring a great party in a grand old common wealth. It is long step and one altogether down bill from such eminent honest. wise and patriotic Democrats as John c. Breckiaridge, James B, Beck, John G Carlisle. Gen. James B. McCreary, G.n. Simon Bolivar Backr CT, Proctor Knott and John Young Brown, to the scbeming, treacherous and gobbling Billy Goe5el, of Keuton county
 Kentucky is retrograding poIiti. caly, if not also morally and ma terialIy; Itis no wonder that so many of her young men are follow ing GreeI5's advice to 'go West, or South or Southwest. The doors to honest poIical advancement seem closed to them, while agriculture ianguishes and tbe avenues of trade and commerce are filled to overflow ing
 Oh, kentucky-land of my nativ- ity, and scene of my youth, and in whose sacred soil repose all that is mortal of my beloved ancestors how my heart oleeds fer thee ia the da5 5s of thy extremity and misfor Lane. when degenerate aud disr ep atable politicians iselfshIy seek to disgrace thY honored nam
 ] " ADAMS.
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SACRIFICED 4 WHEEL
10 Keep Prom Being Fined and
 Possibly seat to he Farm

Possibly seat to he Farm
 Assistant Chef Alex Peterson vas riding q horse oe West Fifth avenue Monday evening and almost eauded witb big 6laek neRra wbo was seorchiag eastward on a fine bicycle. but he was vic 9 trg , city ordnance by pot having a light at- tached Mr Peterson told blm 10 wait minute as he wished t9 speak to aim but instead tbe expert rider only hasteaed his spee1 Mr Peterson gave chase but tbe peddling power of tAe fleeing coon eept him oat af reach for several blocks The officer rushed bis animal and almost had toe volator, had it not been for the smoothness be possessed. Be turn cd his wheel into a eurostoae. there oY throwing himself against a fence headfrst When he eo}Jided witb the fence he grunte5, jumped up and ran through an alley
 f Officer Peterson brought the wheel to eoI 'ee Headquarters. where y now awaits is owner.
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PEARCE'S BIJLLE TIN,
FOR SALE.

9 Room Honse on West Fifth Avenue g, ,ooo.
 8 room House, West Sixth close to business s 200.
 7 Room House, large yard, State St, SI.25o.
 6 Room House, West Third, $2.ooo.
 5 Room House, Pennsylvania St, $500.
 Room House and acres of land $I,ooo
 64o acres partially improved, good timber and water, cheap for cash. Two Residences on West Barra-
 que sueets will pay to inves-
 tigate. Nice building lot on West Fiftt
 avenue. Have many other houses and lots in any part of city wanted at reasonable prices and on easy terms. Houses and Stores For Rent.
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a4 rtsIslIRnnI.ArTnN

The gaslg gaApHro has nearly double the sigsulatfoi 5f any other Pine BlnT daily newspaper. and the Daily and semi-Weekly GRAPHIC havea combined circulation larger shan that of any other Pine Bluff daily or ekiy newspaper lgertIsemeuts accept e Id on thss zuaraatee
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Deadsea Steamer There is now a small steamer on ths Dead Sea.
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@LL SD DESCRIPTIONS DUH ~ ADVANCE
 agf7'Hona RxggE rToHs
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Res peetf0i
 J9na r Gar

Our statement vas that was
 one of the largest tomatoes gfowf fn ths State. Taking Wooster as our authority, the tomato is q fruit, notwithstanding we have always referred to it as vegetable la osr judgment both are proper and correct. 1t may bs argued on the same grounds as the following sub. ieet Which came frst the egg or the hen2
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4 PUZZLE
What IS Tomao2 A Vegetable or Fruit7 Webster Says Fruit.

Pine Bluff, Ark. July n, 1890 Editor Of the Graphic
 see from your paper of recent date that some friend had sent you 8 tomato weighing one and three quarter pounds, and you state that Htis the largest tomato raised in lhis eart Of the country Allow me to say that three years ago Mrs G. Valiant gave me some tomato plants of the Pond5roza variety i raised one tomato t6at weighed a traction over two pounds for the truth of this refer you to Mrs Dr. t}oree as she weighed rhe tomato By he way, is the tomato q fruit or vegetabis2 Either way, ~taH for the fature as in the past con snae . ase them as both
 Res peetfolly
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Entered at the Post-ofice at Pine Bluff. Ark. ae seeond-elass mail matter.
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OFFlGE 2fe ". gARRAQUE ST.
 TELEPHONE No. 1C2.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19

ycu wesk. Are you well this morning.
verera" he added with very kindly
emile and extending his hard.
i was very muesh touched BY his atten-
ton. very axstered. and. Il rnust say the
whole truth. his calling. his having thought
C. me. made me very happy. lie examined
everything. sesrcted , SILVER medallion por-
trait 81 nae, engraves. by Rosy, as me-
messfo Of his vixs. and gave me q ty.nket
~ . taken OF friendship. He remained
about ihrse-qparserS OF an hour. Toward
= o'ssock he took my hand ard said: .You
are very beautiful. verena- 7 shah always
remember you when my uaisxa surna hack
70 these few days ~ Hrls. am sorry 10
say aileu.'
oh. you will come again TO Paris I
said. trying TO smile.
Who knows. answered the car
And then. may so to St Petersburg.
and transplant NY studio there and II
ever you desgn 80 honor uae again by visit
Ing x sometimes
In ST. Petersburg conditions win be
Different he repssed. We have met. va
now part: our ways are far apart
The Privilege cf Royalty.
Then he kissed me, and as had always
heard il was privilege of royalty. ! of
feres. no resistance. He went out. Rails
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19
TEpAUDY'S ADVENTURE WITH The CzAR.
fsibe Power Of the Young Man Who .By q Wave Of His
Hand Can Make the Earth Shake and Change
the Course Of History"

work shows. She was the favorise pupil
Of the scuiptor, Tosenaar. Her statues
nave been admitted TO tho salon three
years Ia succession: her bust Of Sarah
Beruhardt y we'll kHowr. and her little
bronze ssAtuesfe Premier Corset" al
though VI would never do ia America, ID
conspicuous hi ali the show wfnaows o.
Paris. and artissicaIly recognized as a
thing Of great merit and strange concep-
ton
The following II a precise Transaction
OF what Mile. de Feraudy said Of her
FIRST and subsequent meetings with the
car. After II was written, this state
rsent was submitted to her by the World
correspondent and approved as absolutely
correct.
II am sorry that the story should have
become common property. as ! do not
believe In having my private affairs dis
csisssd publicly AZ they now are In several
countris~. But IL is none Of my doing.
and could not very wsil be avoided, since
there were ether people present every
time met the car. Now. 10 many mali
cieus things have been said that I shall
very willingly give you the true account
Zone morning went 70 DesaiIie-s stu-
din. France was wild with enthusiasm be-
cang4 the rxar and e1arfna bad reached
=
petaiiie's place / found ray cid friend In
great excitement, and he cried. why,
my dear girl. you can't come in: you can't
stay! Tho ear il due here every minutes
Please 20 away I iaughiugly declined
to. leave and lose the opportunity of see
Ing the great sovereign az close range.
although petaiIle explained that one may
not appear In ssIch august presence with
out special command and all sorts Of for
malities
I'VE were stiu wrangiing about &. when
the imperial party came in. There were
President Faure. the exar and quite
suite OF officers and great personaaes.
whom. OF course, did not know For
tunateiy. two artists were there, too
ruyis de- Chavannes and Gerone whose
studios had already been visited and who
had been invited TO join In going the
rounds OF the others.
while Detaiiie was showing his pie
lures and trying TO find the proper words
90 acknowledge the compliments OF both
Nicholas III. and Felix Fanre. I remained
quietly In corner talking in q whisper
with Gernme, who had Just been decorated
| by the ear and was feeling as happy as
you please.
suddenly the car stopped before a
fsrra-cotta sfatue-a portrait Of my little
brother az gypsy hoy-which Had made
and given to Detaiile.
All. this IL good said the czar In
deed. think this IL exceedingly fine
"And be began to look at It from diff
fsrent points of view.
..Gerome whispered to me. Ism. that
thing yours yerena?'
LIT Is
Then look out. you're going to be
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DE FERAUDY-

decorated. too said the dear old chap.
xith merry twinkle In his eye.
And before 1 could realize what had
happened, Detaiile. having told who
wan. the whole party Was IN front OF me.
with the car saying he was glad TO know
me because my marble statue Grief
which Is in the ST. Petersburg palace. was
one OF his preferred bits of sculpture.
After my first surprise recovered my
wits and began TO answer him. The con-
yersat;or between US was soon very AMI
mated. and, although Felix Faure looked
annoyed and II. Mollard. the cbisf Of the
protocol. was making desperate signs to
me, especially every time I laughed out
right. the czar himself did not seem dis
pleased at having found somebody who
could talk to him. for Detail,e and the
other artists were completely awed and
80 busy thinking OF the proper bows TO
make that they were positively stupid. He
was so young. so unaffected. that l hardy
realized that he was greater parsonage
than myself. and I spoke with HIM as I
would have spoken with any other inter-
est.ng foreigner.
"Af the end Of about twenty minutes
the car went back To Detailie. whom he
had forgotten all that time. although In
all the world Detaiile Is his favorite ar
tis. After little while the whole party
went out.
Meet . Second Time.
'.The same night after the opera Cou,te
dEspagnat took me 10 The Cafe de Par.s.
We went into one Of the smallest rooms.
where there are but a very few tables re
served for very select company. At one
table were Prince George OF Greece. the
gand dukes of Russia. Marguerite Duval.
who Is the editor OF La F'ronde. and Mile.
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Deina, OF the opera. At another table was
Geas Panizzardi. the Italian military as-
tache. and LADY / did not know. With
US these were the only occupants of that
room. hut toward / O'Clock three other
men came In. and Comte d. Espagnat lean
ing over. told me:
" Here Is the car
II looked up and recognised him at
once. He said something in Russian TO
Prince George and the grand dukes. who
had rlren TO salute. Then he went 10 sit
al another table with NJ Mollard. who
seemed IL act az night pilot. and the other
man. Russian of the imperial suite.
Thus the car and I faced each other
al distance OF few tables He had not
removed his oyercoat, simply opened it,
SO that / could see he was In the usual
evening dress. / afserwari learned FROM
him that he had left the Palais de rElysee
at III o'clock TO take an unofficial stroll
and see little OF the Paris night hfe and
that much against the wishes OF his adj
vssers. for the French lived in mortal
dread lest their imperial guest should be
murdered while In Paris.
Presently our eyes met. The cxar re-
cognixed me. smiled little, and. raising
rls giass as II TO my health. drank a
mou.hful Of champagne.
"A minute later he spoke TO NJ Moliard.
who came 10 Offer me his arm and conduct
me 10 the cxar's table. according to the
imperial wish. There I was asked to st
down. and was soon left in tetc-a tete. with
his majesty.
II did not feel as much at ease an had
in the morning at Detaiiie's studio. and
after while the car said to me in his
pretty slighily-haiting French:
why are YOU not as you were this
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- Ne OF the greatest stirs Of the year
has been created In Paris by the
Sudden return Of Mile vereua de
reraudy. the beautiful sculp:rexs
eH1oe attachment TO the young car of
nuk pas subject Of general comment
go winter when. abandoning all friends
- associations, she went 70 St. Peserg-
sllx and there established herself In mag
111ceat style.
~ Russian correspondent OF a greA,
1Tle daily has sent letter 10 his payer
which he states that Nile yerena was
suee1jed from RuSsia because she made
eA too conspicuous there by repeated
attempts to renew the friendly intercourse
negn TO have existed between herseis
81 the czar at the time OF the Iatter's
MI 10 Paris a little over two years ago.
Already all SORTS Of complications have
sfeeung from this affair. and more OF them
oodouhfediy viii follow
a prominent weekly having compared
lhe expulsion OF Me dc Feraudy from
Nusssa TO the expulsion o: La Belle Osero
ANN Monaco (which took place some
:ReokS ago). the scuiptreAs now sues the
o6ltoY on the ground that her reputation
~ beEmirched by this insoientiy su&xes-
DE comparison Of herself with the motor.
ms spanixh dancer.
Whereupon the hot-fempered otero In
tam comes forth In great wrath. and al
14ges. through her attorneys. that the re-
1ection upon her character contained In
theDe first legal papers has injured her
feelings and damaged her To the aggregate
omouEt OF 1O.0e francs. for which sum
oho now sues Mile. Verona de Feraudy.
Out OF II ali the public II having lots Of
mn. and promises itself more before the
end OF II all r. reached.
Meanwhile everybody Ii rushing forth
TO ray what he or she knows. until II be-
comes extremely difficult TO extract the
real undoctored truth from this mass Of
assertions and deniais. The World cor
respondent has secured Mile. yerena's
story. Although reluctant to speak at
frst. she seemed to state the facts In all
sincerity.
The Here1ne of she Story.
Mile. yerenx de Feraudy Is quite
character in Paris. at ease alike In the
upper sphere Of artistic Bohemia and In
the most exclusive sets OF society. to
which. In truth, she belongs by right Of
birth. Against her good name nothing
vas breathcd until some things hogan To
leak out about her extraordinary friend-
iiness with the great Eastern ruler. In
physique she is opulentiy endowed. Her
features are regular and naughty: her
figure and every movement show high
bred perfection.
In his book BEAUTIES Parissennes." Paul
Chartlier describes her as twenty-five =
n Juno just matured. whether seen in the
flowing robes she wears in her studio or
in the proud creations which al great
functions let her bare arms ami shoulders
dazzle men and torture With envy women
who have been Iess favored by nature
Mentally she Is well equipped, as her
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snx the curtain saw that = cosnpAnson
was waiting for him. That man had calaed
= cab, but tho car declined 10 ride, -
least all the nay back 10 the palace. for
I saw the two suing down. the avenao
brskzy. absolutely unncsieed by any cue.
although PICTURES % Nicholas II. were -.
Ing sod everywnsre. Later IN the day,
when the cxar and cxarsna were depart
inx. occupied q scat In enc OF the stands
and saw him pass IN a aeausisus uniform.
acclaimed BY thousands and thousands oe
voices. He Was escorted by brilliant clf1-
GERS. preceded and followed by rcgimentn
OF euirAssaers surrounded by II, the dr.
yRsar.ss OF European courts. Al, surely
he Was y different man from my caller at
. few hours before. O1r friendly tAsko
seemed far. TARA sort of Mid. half-fAd1d
dream
And thar - ALL concluded Mile. Do
Ferassiy. You have now the long ana
sho-x at IL I have never seen thu car
since that day. in ST. Fetersssurx or CO.
where. l weus To Russa. not To nee him.
bar 70 sec hs country. remained thero
nearly = year: I Was very pleasantly ~
eeived and entertained. returned here
when I gos ready. and all thai talk OF ex-
pulsion - simply malicious fabrication -
New York World
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CLASSICS ARE TABOOED.
Brother Marrean. of the Christian Bnotbes College Of Mem
phis. Is Summoned to Paris for Discipline for
Teaching G,eek and Latin
4 AONG tho passengers on the Cunarsi-
A er Etruria. which sailed the ether

4 AONG the passengers on the Cunarsi-
a. or Etruria, which sailed the ether
- day. was Brother Maureiian, of the
Christian Brothers. college. at
Memphis, Tenn, says the New York Her.
aid. He Is the seventh influential menu
Der OF that order 10 be summoned TO Paris
to be disciplined for teaching Latin and
Greek and generally higher curriculum
than is approved OF By their ecclesiastical
supersorr, who consider that they should
consine themselves to teaching elementary
studies as Is the practice abroad.
OF the brothers who have gone before.
Brother Maurice of Washington has been
sent TO an obscure post in india: Brother
Quintinian. provincial OF the order in
America. is at Nanur. Belgium. Brother
Justin, his associate in the province OF
New York, was sent to Toulouse. France:
Brother Ambrose persisted on the Bour-
gogne on his way over to be dealt with:
Brother Felix OF st. Louis, was sent to a
small school in Manchester. England. but
X Is said he has returned to this country.
and Is now somewhere in Illinois. and
Brother raulian. provincial of the district
OF ST. Louis which extends south to tho
gulf, was sent TO Rheims, France.
At the regular conciavc OF bishops, held
In Washington last October. Brother
Naurelian was a witness. and his firm at
titude on that occasion II believed to be
the main cause or his present unpleasant
position. In conversation he said he had
simply been called TO report to the general
in Paris. and would obey as gracefully as
possible.
II might as well take things phiIosophi-
caily" he said. Il have been through cpl
denies. pnnics and sickness and am not
easily disturbed, and have been cooking
for this summons for more than u year.
When the letter reached me, with others.
Immediately OWNED it's purpose. and
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put 1t aside until had read the others.
and then set about making arrangements
fer nay departure"
When asked IL he had anything TO say
to the council. which Is hack Of the pfo-
y;ncial general he smiled and said:
They may not want 10 know anything.
but shall De glad 10 tell them about tho
conditions OF America
Asked whether tho visit os Archbishop
ireland to the Vatican had anything to do
with the brothers schools. he said guard
eddy:
The archbishop. a. the request OF RfAh-
OPP Bryns. might say something that would
have weight. but the bishop Is the repve-
sentative OF tho eonclave.'
He denied that there had been any for
NAL order 10 tho Christian Brothers Ia
modify their cnrricuiums. hut said u had
been suggested there should be uniformity
In teaching all over the world.
One OF the reasons for the simpler Meth
DDS In France, Brother Manreliau said.
was that there are there many priests
who make their living giving private les
sons In the higher branches. brother
Maureiian said he regretted leaving. as
his college was prosperous and he liked
this country better than France. When
reminded that he might not have to re-
main there. he said:
.sTrue. there are other points--&ome In
South Africa and India. for Instance
He said he thought the matter would ha
settled favornbly 10 tho present methods
in few months at the most Other
friends of the order who are In a position
TO know say the entire American hierarchy
are unanimous In tho opinion that the coli
lege should not be intcrfered with. 40
these institutions In this country havA
been successful and their needs ana re-
auiremenls are different from those -
France.