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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-25
queer Device for Gambling.

''The queerest gambling device that ever saw was a check perforator." said J. H. Irons of the United States marshals office to Pittsburg News man. "I went into a downtown bank not long ago at the noon hour to serve paper on the president. There was a board meeting on in back room. noticed all of the clerks in & bunch playing some game, and went over to see what it was. They had one of those revolving check perforators with numbers on it from 0 to g. One man was spinning and acting as bank CT, while the others were laying bets on the numbers. They were operat- ing on the old wheel-of fortune sys- tenn. got so deeply interested that I forgot all about the paper I had to serve until there was a sudden scat tering of the group and disappear ance of the perforator and the cash on the board. I turned and saw the president When he entered the bank ing room every clerk was busy as his desk" ------. ----.-.#-.-----.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-25
A Diunlnuslve Pair of Shears.

Shears no bigger than a pin form one of the exhibits of the skill of a Sheffield workman. A dozen of these shears weigh less than half a grain, or about the weight of postage stamp. They are as perfectly made as shears of ordinary size.
 For the best whiskey in the city visit M. Holland and ask for Brook5 hill. King Leo or ;. W. PaImer's. ?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-25

Rabies was formerly always fatal, but thanks to the discoveries of Pas- teur, this result may now be prevent ed through course of "anti-rabic" inoculations, provided this is begun within few days after the bite is re- ceived
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-25

TYR. A. w. TROUPE, Pine Bluff, Ark % Office Hours, o4 D. m. Telephone
 effice with Meyer Drug Store
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-10-25
PrOfeSSi

TYR. c. D. SMITH, Veterinary Surgeon and G Dentist, treats all diseases of domestic animals. Office a Brewster's Stable. Tela phone, old "A; new 129.
 All Calls Night and Dav
 Answered Prom ptly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
MUNICIPAL HEADS TO GATHER.
Meeting of Mayors to Discuss ImpOr-
tant Questions.

New York, Sept. 3.-The programme for
the coming convention of the League OF
American Municipalities at Syracuse, Sept.
1922, contains twenty-one papers, covering
all of the important municipal questions
of the day.
Papers on the municipal ownership ques-
ton will be presented by Mayors john
son of Denver, Tafel of Cincinnati, Rob-
inson of Colorado Springs and Pierce Of
and Robert P. Porter of New York and
NJ. A. Gemirender of Columbus, O., on
the negative side. The garbage question is
to be dealt with in papers by Mayor Will
Jams of Memphis and DIR. Woodward,
health officer of Washington, D. c.
The special assignment system will be
the subject of papers by Mayor johnson
of Fargo, N. D., and Mayor Weakley OF
Florence. Ala. Mayor Perry of Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Mayor Young of Ak
ron, o., will present papers on the con-
tract system for making public improve
ments.
Papers will be read by Mayor Flower
of New Orleans on drainage. sewerage
and water supply, and Frederick c. Howe
of Cleveland on municipal government In
England
Besides the twenty-one papers there will
be open discussions on four topics, viz.
municipal ownership, the garbage ques-
ton, the special assessment system and
the contract system. These discussions
will be participated in by the following
Mayors: MacVicar of DesMoines, May
bury of Detroit, Gray of Minneapolis,
Phean of San Francisco, Brashear Of
Houston, Taggart of Indianapolis, Kirsch-
ner of ST. Joseph Redmond of Cedar
Rapids, Smyth of Charleston, Woodward
of Atlanta, Rose of Milwaukee, Diehl of
Pittsburg and Swartz of Columbus.
A number of aldermen and heads of mu-
nicipal departments are also down on the
programme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
ALTGELD TALKS OF CROKER.
Also Says Carter Harrison Wants to
BE President.


Providence, R. l.. Sept. 3.-Ex-Gov. Alt
geld said tonight in regard to the attitude
of Richard Croker toward the Chicago
platform:
MIR. Croker is a shrewd and willy parti-
san. If he declared for Mr.. Bryan, it was
because he saw which way the tide was
turning"
Mr.. Altgeld denied his reported state
ment that Croker with Bryan would be an
entangling alliance which would not be
for the best interests of the Democratic
party.
II Mr.. Croker wants to drop his pres
ent methods and come into camp for
while" said Mr. Ahgeld, I'VE are willing
to receive him. There is always room for
penitents."
Mr.. Altgeld referred to Mayor Carter
Harrison as troubled with presidential as
pirations for a period, and carrying on fir
tauons with several states. The leaders
came together. said he, and decided there
was no room for "trimmers."
Notice was served on all Chicago plat
form Democrats to stand no triding," said
drive all his cattle through a gap in the
fence so we tried to lead all Democrats
on the Bryan side"
do you think you can drive Mr.. Cor
man, Of Maryland. through the gap?" was
asked
1--WE are not trying to- was the reply.
I'VE do not need Mr.. German He is a
wise man, and will took out for himself"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
CAR BUILDING AT ANrERICUs.
Windsor Hotel to BE SOId-Search for
EIOpIng Couple.

Amsrcus, Ca, Sept. S.-With the arrival
of a large shipment of wheels, axIes and
car irons from one of the steel plants
North, active work will he started here in
the building of freight cars for the Geor-
gia ana Alabama Railway. Preparations
to this end have been made at the com
pany's extensive car shops here. where
several cars have been built already. 1t
is understood that 1.5OG freight cars are to
be built here in the Immediate future thus
giving TO Americas another important in
dustry.
There will be no observance of Labor
Day in Americas beyond the closing of the
banks. None of the factories will take a
holiday.
In all probability the Windsor Hotel
will be sold under the sherins hammer
next Tuesday under foreclosure of mort
gage. The property cost $4,000 original
ly, and is one of the most elegantly an
pointed hotels in the state The indebt-
edness upon it, held by local creditors,
amounts TO $4,000 only, ana it is believed
the property will bring much more than
that amount
The work of digging for the foundation
of the Central Railroads new passenger
depot here will be completed this week.
when brick-laying will begin. The depot,
which will be built of granite brick and
iron, viii be completed by Christmas at a
cost Of $4,000
The Central is laying a number of new
tracks here in order to better handle It's
very large traffic.
Cotton continues to pour into this mar
ket at a lively rate, receipts aggregating
$500 bales already Receipts for the sea-
son ending Aug. 81 very nearly reached
the 10000 mark, and viii he nearly as
large this year.
Parties from Taylor county were here
yesterday, in search of par of elopers
from that county, who had recently passed
through Americas. The man in the case.
il was said, eloped with his wife's sister.
taking along all of his young children in
a wagon belonging to a neghbor. The
names of the truant coupe were not given
TO the police here. The pursuers sad they
only wanted to recover The children and
wagon and cared nothing about the
alOOprs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
SEES HOPE FOR COTTON.
senator Morgan Says Manila Is the
Key TO the Situation

senator Morgan Says Manila Is the
Key to the Situation.
Washington, Sept. S.-senator Morgan Of
Alabama prophesies that expansion viii b.
the salvation of cotton and is about 20
start a crusade in the South to spread the
new gospel In his prophetic vision he
sees Manila the great cotton market of the
world instead of Liverpool. Instead of
paying toll TO British brokers, spinners
and ship owners, he predicts the time is
coming when Americans, in an American
city in the Pacific isles. viii handle two
thirds of the cotton of the world and ave
billions to the cotton growers of America.
Liverpool has built UP on American cot
ton at the expense of American growers
while Manchester has thrived al the OK
pense of American sDinners" said Sena'o-
Morgan. why should the Unit
ed States continue 10 enrich
those British cities? Why should the
price of the Gotten grown in Alabama and
Toxas be fixed by men in Liverpool"
Manila offers the key for escape from
this commercial thra dom. There al the
very door of Asia is an American city
with splendid harbor, and the day Is
coming when it viii rob Liverpool OF
much of It's cotton trade. Cotton and CO..
ton goods viii be SHIPPED west to the Pa
cifc, carried TO Manila and distributed
from that port up and down the Asiauc
coast without paying toll to Liverpool and
Manchester. There is not ony the saving
in transportation 10 be considered for the
re-handiing in effect entails a number OF
extra charges. Remember that Asia has
two-thrds of the consuming power Of the
world, and you see he Importance of his
trade and the promise held out to Manila.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
WONDERFUL cEYsER At work.
California SpOUter That Throws
water 500 Feet in the Air.

From the Scientific American.
The people of Southern California have
recently been favored with one OF the
most extraordinary exhibitions of natural
phenomena OH record, one which has even
astonished beyond measurement all classes
OF "A community familiar already with in
stances of what nature can accomplish
when It sets out to do something out OF
the common. Southern Californians are
so used to shocks OF earthquakes, incipent
volcanoes or threatening tidal waves that
it takes something extremely ernptive to
disturb their ordinary composure, but the
successful effort of a rural rancher in his
search for water with which to irrigate
his fields parched with a long drouth has
turned the gaze Of the whole state toward
the little town of Whittier, a hamlet To-
Gated in the ueEhborhoOd of Los Angeles
Some weeks ago a farmer named Myers,
living at Santa Fe Springs, began sinking
an arteslan well. others in the neighbor-
hood had successfully tapped subterra-
mean flow at depths OF from 300 to 400 feet.
and MIR, Myers hoped for a successful Is
sue 10 his enterprise. BY slow stages the
drills descended until a depth of 500 feet
was attained. This was on Sunday May
IA. A drii 200 pounds I'm weight was en-
ployed and the prospect Of tapping a good
flow of water was becoming more ana more
encouraging. A ten-inch pipe had been
sunk some distance, and the usual prepa-
ratons made for controlling the flow when
II did make Its expected appearance.
The heavy drill was working with its
usual monotonous regularity, when after
one deep plunge a loud roaring sound was
heard coming from the we'll accompanied
by Jets of muddy water and the outburst
of heavy stones Soon after the driu it.
self made It's appearance followed by
grand column of water. which forced it,
self higher and higher, until ihe top
reached an elevation OF 500 feet The flow
was accompanied by vast quantities of
gas smelling of sulphur strongly and ig-
hitting when fire was applied burning with
a strong blue flame. OH in considerable
quantities was mixed with the flow
The stones were thrown to an eqial
hight with the water and The exhibition of
tremendous force was appalling TO the last
degree. No geyser of the Yellowstone ever
displayed such activity. The column of
muddy water was like a great pillar ex-
tending almost TO the clouds and falling
back to earth again in graceful festoons.
The force exerted was equal to LOCO pow
erful engines. For two weeks this phe-
nomenon has been active, though some
dminution of the force exerted is begin
ginning to be apparent. The flow of water
is enormous. and, the country being fiat,
some difficulty is apprehended in It's con-
tIol
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
e-------------
KEPT THE THEsPIAN SOBER.
How BibuIOus Actor Was Con-
troIIed for Week.
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
Il was reading yesterday of the wide
swath which a well known American lead
ing man had been cutting lately in Eng
land. aud wondered If his good behavior
has become permanent and chronic" said
a local theater manager to Star man.
"He was last in Washington two years
ago last winter and he aged me up a
heap In the course Of the week during
which he was booked to do leading bust
ness at my house, He Is one of the best
actors in the profession. and a pretty
substantial. nice chap when sober, but he
was then addicted to the jamboree-at-in-
tervals habit, and the misery and sorrow
he caused his employers, not to speak OF
the local managers throughout the coun-
try, were certainly something fierce He
started IN on one Of those things at Phil
adelphla on the Saturday night that his
outft-one Of the most prominent dramatic
organizations in The country-was due 10
start for Washington TO open weeks en-
gagement at my house on the following
Monday night. His manager didn't nail
him until Sunday morning, and then he
got him into train and brought him
along, personally conducted, as Il were, 10
Washington.
said ihe manager of the company 10
Himself on the way here: This fellow has
simply got to be kept sober this week
anyhow Washington is sold out for near
" the entire week. There's no under
study for the duffer and We can't get
man At for his parts IN less than a month.
It's 10 to me to cook up some scheme to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
noon ron THOSE DEMENTED.
Newly Invented straightJacket That
VIII save Much Suffering.

FROM the WdHuiuBAOh lAIISs
J. M. Hooper of Baltimore applied for
patent papers on an invention that prom
ises to be of incalculable assistance to
hospitals and public and private asylums
where insane, delirious or unruly patients
are handled The invention is known az
a rest sheet and straitjacket and is a
combination of both. holding the patient
securely and comfortably without even
the aid Of an attendant
All the hospitals have felt the need OF
just such an invention as has been per-
fected by Mr.. Hooper, and hospital at
tendants In general win hail with delight
the advent of the sheet and jacket that
viii save both many struggles with a wild
sufferer and in many cases personal in
jury Of some sort either to the patient or
the nurse.
The patent is especially to protect in
sane or delirious patients, and can be ad-
justed to any bed whatsoever. 1t can he
affixed as readily to COT or surgical
table and the patient is held in such a
way as not alone to avoid personal injury,
but also to prevent the exposure of any
part of the body. This VIII be especially
advantageous in many cases where ex-
posture to the air Is especially deleterious
to the sufferers chances Of recovery. The
patient may be left entirely alone with
helpless when under the sheet.
The sheet is made OF heavy cotton duck.
which can be both Numbered and sterilized.
thus fulfilling all hyglenic conditions. The
sheet fits close round the neck Of the pros
trate patient. being edged with chamois TO
avoid chatting. The arms come through
two openings IN the sheet and are held
down in a chamois lined duck-trap ar
rangement that gives ease yet security.
The feet are strapped in like manner, be-
ing covered with an extra flap Of cotton
duck 10 keep off flies and airl This extra
flap gives a certain freedom to the feet
that would be impossible II placed under
the main sheet which is drawn down tight
by the fastenngs
These are made in such a way as to be
impossible to tear out. The head can be
turned and the body, to some extent. but
the most frantic struggles would be pro-
ductive Of no harm on the part of the pa
tient Two extra straps can be run across
the body If deemed necessary.
The device has been in use in the city
hospital in Baltimore for the past six
months and is given the highest indorse-
ment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
CROPS SAVED IN INDIA.
Heavy Rains in Central Section, But
Others Are StiIl Dry.

London. Sept 3.-Lord George Hamilton,
secretary of state for India, has received
a dispatch from the viceroy of India, Lord
Curzon, asserting that immediate anxiety
regarding the crops in the central prov
inces of India has been removed by a
heavy rain sweeping in from the Orissa
coast and extending into the Baghelkhand
district and the eastern half of the north
western province and of Oudhu.
Elsewhere the rainfall is insufficient
and rain is urgently needed to save stand
ing crops in Madras, Bombay. Rajpootar,
much of the Punjab, and the western sec
ton OF the northwestern provinces and of
Oudhu.
The monsoon winds are abnormauy
light.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
WAS NAMED WITH A PURPOSE.
"Liberty Meeting" TO BE Held Mt
Springfield This Evening.

Springfield. Mass. Sept. 3.-Members of
the committee of thirty-five, which invit-
ed ex-Gov Geo. Boutwell, to deliver the
principal address at tomorrow evenings
meeting of anti-imperialists, say that the
naming of the meeting, a Liberty meet
ing" was done with a purpose. 1t was
stated tonight that the meeting of to-
morrow will constitute a word Of encour-
agement to the resisting Fillpinos.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
BULLFIGHT AT BOULOGNE.
One-Third of the Spectators Were
English People.

Boulogne, Sept 3.-Another bull fight
took place here this afternoon. at least
a third OF the spectators being English.
Six bulls were butchered, and the spec
tacle is described as extremely degrad-
ing"
Mateador Llaverito was tossed and bad
~ lacerated in the thigh, but he contin-
ued the fight and killed the bull.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
Loo county Ment Mct.

Americas, Ca. Sept. 3.-Lee county,
which adjoins dry Sumter on the south
side, gave an Overwhelming majority for
whiskey In the local option election FRI
day. The vote was 557 for the sale, and
only 81 against the sale of whiskeY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

boys haven't always a great imagina-
ton. but most Of them have a good deal
Of tenacily A man wishing 10 make HIM
self pleasant TO the little brother of his be-
trothed, told him TO wish for something.
and DE would give IL TO him. "a box of
chocolates" said the boy. What else2"
asked The generous lover Another fox of
chocola es.n "Oh. but wish for something
else Your htte stomach Couldn't hol1 al
those chocolates" We'll then" answer
ed The boy another stomach. House
hold Words
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

American Tobacco Company to Buy
Direct From Farmers.

Madison. Wis. Sept S.-The American
Tobacco Company viii hereafter buy leaf
direct from Wisconsin farmers. and will
erect a big depot in Madison for storing
and sorting its purchases.
N. F. Strause, of North Carolina, a to-
bacco expert and head buyer of the COM
pany, is now here negotiating for a site
on which TO erect the depot. This move
win drive many small dealers out Of the
field.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
LOOKS LIKE A SUICIDE.
Hody of l.. L. AppIcRate of Cincinnati
Found in the Woods.

ST. Louis, Sept 3.--The body of a man
supposed to be L. L. Applegate of Clncin-
natl was found in the woods near Blan-
don. st. Louis county, to-day. It was
badly decomposed and had probably been
lying where found for the past week
half-emptied bottle of morphine seemed to
indicate that Applegate had committed
suicide.
Dogs had torn the flesh from The face of
the dead man until it was unrecogniza BILE
Both arms had also been torn from the
body and lay several feet away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
president EMMETT UPHELD.
Irish Federation Does Not want Red
mOnd to Come.

mond to Come.
New York, Sept. 3.-The City Council OF
the National Irish Federation at a special
meeting tonight unanimously passed res
olutions indorsing the position taken by
the president of the federation, DR.. Thorn
as Adds Emmett and the chairman of the
Council, p. Gallagher in their letters to
the Redmond invitation committee, enter
ing a protest against undertaking to erect
a monument TO Charles Stewart Parnell
and protesting against inviting such an
irreconcilable factlonist as John e. Red
mond, who has thwarted every effort for
union in Irefand,' to speak for the people
of Ireland.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
For One WIMBLEDON cur.

The contest for the Wimbledon cup will
be an Interesting one and the list of en-
tries the largest in years. Cam and VIII
son will shoot in this match, and among
the competitors will appear Dr. L. w
Hudson ana c. H. Cans. Cans won the
cup for four consecutive years, beginning
with 1889. This match is thirty shots at
1850 yards, and was won in 1896 by Cam
on a score of 10O9 the maximum being
l'voO In the contest of 1897 F. C. Wilson
led all contestants with a record of 125
points, and he now holds the cup.
On Thursday it became necessary to
Change from one 500-yard target to an
other, on which the conditions as TO wind
and light were different, and for this rea-
son the scores of Battey, Mercer, H. f.
W llson and Quantock were declared void
Eaeh of these men fired a second round
ana scored A, as. AZ and AZ. respectively.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

The men firing in the second division are
now considered as being out of the race
for state team honors.
AT O'Clock Saturday morning the Dis
tnct of Columbia representatives arrived.
There are forty men in the party, and
the team comes with the determination to
Wrest from Georgia all the honors won at
the meeting of 1897
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
Hermnn FeIsenthaI bead.

Chicago, Sept. 3-Herman Fclsenthal
president of the Bank OF Commerce. died
10 day of heart failure. He was instru-
mental in introducing the study of Ger
man in the Chicago public schools.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04
Bliss GRANTS WEDDING.

Invitations Have Been Issued by
Mrs. Potter Palmer.
Newport, R. l., Sept. 3.-Mrs. Potter
Palmer has issued the Invitations for the
marriage of her niece. Miss Julia Dent
Grant which are in the following form:
Brig Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant request the honor Of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter, Julia,
to Prince Michael Cantacuzene. Count
sporansky, on Monday. Sept Is, 1899 at
II O'Clock, at All Saints Chapel. Newport,
r. l."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

Might Well Inspire Other states to
Take Part at Sea Girt.
Under the title rifles at Sea Grit" the
,(5w York Sun Of yesterday published the
following editorial:
80 ne programme for the annual meeting
Va 'ne rihemen on the New Jersey range,
Tombstone epitaph., 1899-03-05
CATTLE STATISTICS
Government Estimate of the
 Cattle Shortage

The government estimate of live stock in the United States January l. 1899 places the number of "oxen and other .cattle" at l,2G9,972 head less than the number reported in January l, 1898. The number in Texas Is esti- mated at about 300. 900 less. The estimate for the entire country, the Chicago Drovsr's Journal ssys, "is the smallest since 1883, being not far from ten millions short of 1892, whe n figures were at their highest point Certainly their is nothing in this to indicate any material decline in value of cattle, especially when it ia re- membered how rapidly they have been advancing in quality.
Tombstone epitaph., 1899-03-05
ADVERIIsED LETTERS.

The following is let of letters re- msining in the general delivery at the Tombstone postofice for the moBth ending March. l, 1899: o. Csx. K Geo Hsbden 2. Mollie Kingslsy Mrs B Lacy. GiQerms Mango D Miguel. Maauel Miranda Angel Mouno. Claude Quivey Monsieur Viger.
 Oscar Q. Wells
 Wben calling for above letters, say advertised, giving date of advertise mens.
 LAURA c. CRABLE, P, M.