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ORACLE AGAIN
Awarded the Contract For Working
 Pulaski County Convicts.

judge Mills yesterday awarded to John M. Oracle the contract for the working of Pulaski county con v!cts this year. Mr. Graeie agrees to il bed, elothe and doctor the con yictls, to take them at the jail free of transportation expense to the counlty and at the end of the year to psty the county one cent per day for elach coryict's work; also 10 pay the clost oi conviction in each case. " Hf. Lockhart was the only other bidde'ir and he proposed to pay costs of ccShviction.
 Mr. Oracle had the contract for 1898, paying only the costs of con viction and boarding and doctoring
 the conSicts. He will continue to
 work the prisoners on his Jefferson county auds. Gazette.
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A GREAT ST EsMAN  TEP BY STEP HE Hf faprn FROM
 LOW TO HIG raTe

Lii Hung Chang's r ahie eareer in
 Public Life whiol aa sf sI $ Thirty.
 Ninth Year-Rebe a,ik TasYn by His Strong Arm.
 Write the ear q sa the great statesmen Twin .aaV and probably none will be sE .#iiifna ag that of Li Hung Chang. world may credit other men wit febeI deeds and hold their names 1T Jig stHem, but those are not the 1ilts ' comparison. The great aehie} eiaaat of most men of history wer uader conditions that did not exist il 9hia during the many years that ll hng Chang has been putting hi nam on the scroll of fame. Statesmen q Cher countries have had the peop baind them. If not the people f1ea nolstering power of goYernT ung Chang has had
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THE BIG COMPRESS, IN THIS CITY COLLAPSES WHILE
 IN OPERATION.
ONLY TWO MEN INJURED.
The Explosion Shroudedin Mystery and a Close Investigation
 Will Follow.

The residents residing near the Standard Compress Go. $ plant in the western part of the city were severely shaken up last evening about six o'clock, and for several minutes afterwards frightened peo- pie ran to and fto on several streets in an aimless manner. Reports soon reached the business portion of the city to the effect that the com press had exploded and two men were killed. Some stated three, four and five to be dead.
 A Graphic reporter investigated the excitement. The cause thereof was as follows:
 While compressing bale of cot ston aa explosion occurred that in ths1 1e houses for several blocks Mir. Euee9S it was generally bs on this ihquake had visited fhe- Pittsb1rg & Gu.
 The edgpe Blofi frieh-ak Perry, late of New Orlo. thrown fully fifty feet and batfB skinned 26out the head and arqas. Nathan Jenkins, day laborer, was struck by flying timber and severe ly injured. Neitbaer of the men are fatally hurt.
 In conversyation with MT. Perry last evenins$, he stated that the ex- plosion ga1d not issue from the ma chinecE, but from the bale of cotton or a (oomb that had been mischiev- ouSly thrown into the press.
 We have been reliably informed, However. since that time that the bale of cotton did not explode and Therefore the supposed eruption did 5not issue sheretrom.
 Y The investigation which is being Iinstituted today will doubtless dis Ielose very startling defect some Where.
 The big press had become defec- l i've and Mir. Scaffer, the engineer, is ow in Pittsburg looking at new he which the company proposed b pying. Immediately alter MT. S4 faffer departed the compress shut dd wn,
 Last Saturday, under the direc- tic tn of MT. Perry, the compress was az ain Started, and continued run ur+ hg up to the time of the explo- .sisS5n.
 'jtIIt will be several weeks before
 e compress will be in operation
 sain and all repairs made. The g empress is packed with cotton at
 pesent, and it will be very se-
 vIe blow to the company.
 The loss from the damage to mach
 inry alone, it is estimated, will rech SIP, 1000.
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A CASE OF SYMPATHY.

The saloon men of Pine Bluff are
 bcompassed about with troubles
 Iat are really touching; troubles
 hieh call for, demand, and should
 ave, sympathy, either genuine or
 5unterfeit, or both. The even
 snored pendulum stroke of their
 wn sweet will has been curiously < abruptly brooken by the arro- k ,e of the law, which, as inter- 5feted by the prosecuting attorney md executed by the means of his sernicious endeavors, says they shsl not keep open on Sunday, They, the aforesaid saloon men, aag{appealedisingly collectively, pr : saipig, la0~iy, personally dad IastIy by means of a petition cf statfd and manifest grievances, bhief among which is that they took but license for the year under the and taeit agreement that faey were to be allowed to keep
 Ben on Sunday. Bahl This IS a End where the law is presumed to Prevail, and net the private ar Engagements of officials who may hgree that offenders may violate z 3 law or certain provisions of it 0ibh imnunity.-Dardaaelle Post Dispatch.
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THE OPERA B E
Manager senyard Ende bring to
 Meet The Demat

When our play house VI remod. elled aud it was made kn3 to the society folks" that therd ould be swell boxes fdded for ir use, the announcement was deceived with much favorable con nt and great rejoicing among t1 exclu- sives.
 At almost every pc nance since the remodelling of opera house, Manager Senyard been unable to accommodate th} mand for boxes, so he has decided Rhave two more constructed. fheyN will be as large in seating capacitj as the present ones and bear ha hnd- some drapings. The work b9gan today and they will be fnisheE Id in time to be occupied by the patt ons at tonight's performance.
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NEW DIRECTORS
To be Elected Tonight by the LlYoung
 Mems Christian AssOcatiO In,

 The Young Mems Christian A citation will meet 5onight at the stitute for the purpose of ell lee four new directors for the nexIt years.
 The directors whose terms l expired and whose places are tc filled are J. W. Crawford, IE Laine, James Gould and H. R1Ie The annua. report of the Sec CT, ry will be read, and there will be some interesting musical n bers, end a large attendance members is most earnestly desi,
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The Cabinet at V has returned from meeting Sunday tepted position as ation Tn the with J A. Coles. We from Gen. Otisne Mir. Petty back to { abinet detelin. with the situ
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Capt. s. ,ieisrelter left esrd sSAy and Mayor Bell and Mr4, rs G. Rr3ages left today for Washington, es to appear before the fHo ouse
 Q Wlttee on Rivers and lrbors in a efferf to induce the -mittee < 0 ine lefe he Arkansass,~ n in the ge enersA NlYer and HaEbof ~.e ,ropri ati( Ih
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The sovereignty If Cuba passed from Spain to the United States at noon Sunday. There was d brief ex- change Of speeches at the palace, U parade of American troops, aLd the Spanish general, CasteiIanos, took
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his papers. Mir. Mills dol es not cor respond for the Post-Dis patch.
 The above message wa sent from neither the Postal nor be W. U. telegraph offices here. We there. fore presume it was sC by mail Nevertheless it is a gref injustice to Mr. Blum and shou be cor rected.
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Miss Annie Engleman, Of Staford Ky, arrived in the city toda and will be the guests of the Mis- s De- woody for q few weeks.
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LEARNTo SAY NO when II dealer offers you something iIst z good' in place of Hood s Sarss pari Ia. There can be no substitue fo America's Greatest Medicine.
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HOODS PILLS cure nauset cir headach, billiousness and all Ii griII Price 9 cents.
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Have You Large Thumbs '

Experts on character and the hand declare that the thumb should be large and well shaped. If smaller at the base than anywhere else it denotes insanity. often criminal instincts. From the nail to the first joint is found will power; from second joint to base, logic and reason. The money making hand has thumb well developed and hard. The short thumb denotes selfishness and weakness. Tho large thumb shows justice, eyenness and generosity are lacking.
 K. NJ. Galbraith. general master mechanic. has returned from q brief trip to Texas.
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MT. win owen has returned from the army. He enlisted with Natch- ez company in the Second Mississ'p- pi regiment. which has just been mustered out of service.
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CONVICT
.tentiary Cap
Bluff City Lumber c mn~n;na pr md dea lel. in all ! ID

Bluff City Lumber Gs Morning CT and dealer in all F = Also Sashes. Doo' lnds of Interior down Maln streec Everything atrf Deputy Constable
 t noticed a young uran oerf es, ,rly clad and sized him p'unes' apn whose description he csaaa... ps@eaeo n , "f $50 reward attached.
 as arrested and locked w,n p,rInswers the description of sell you bt, an escaped prisoner from per pira week, .t seat 'siana State penitentiary
 1at Baton Rouge Frank IS Wm. Te has the right man. seA yotley escaped from the pen two per wes ago. He was serving term Zine strand larceny.
 1ne Louisiana authorities were notified.
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boat for Matanzas. Nu apa Ca. ban generals were presef aaefs s nf the Americans. The r ras fEa r. ed vociierouslv.
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It. FOWLER
 s@- BROKER @ eott5n, Stocks. Grain 6 provisisns.
pIRacr pRIvRra w1Rn ro
COTTON MARKET

New York, N. Y, January g. Steady; spots, steady; mlddling 5X..
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DISSOLUTION,

The firm Of Havis S pill Bluff, Arkansas, has thib in dissolved by mutual
 said Mosby purchas, 9tss'
 of said Havis In thesis ~ Mosoy nas Jake Mosby assos retiring leaving bllities of the firoprietor. Reports to the same char.they assigned are un- the same place. ports grew out of an
 Dec 90, 1898. i Hayis interest by
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The Bluff City Lum6e manufacturers of thes guarantee every one perfect satisfaction.
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Jo., who were feceuuY Doors and aim of $4,OO0 against natiye luInoenNiaehita county court.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
FIRST CALIFORNIA.
Embarking Preparatory to Start
ing for Home.

ing for Home.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-The War
Department has received the following
cable:
Manila, July 15.-.Adjutant General,
Washington: Twenty inches of rain
in July, attended by typhoons, made
the leaving of transports impossible.
AT Negros it was impossible to unload
the Sixth Infantry until last, to-day
or tomorrow. The Californians are
now loading; Colorados leave to-mor-
row on Warren. The Idahos, North
Dakotas and Wyoming will sail next
week, as soon as the transport Grant
can be coaled. OTIS"
MANILA, July Is, 5:15 p. NIT is
reported that the Filipino Junta will
be moved from Hongkong to the Island
of Labuan, British colony, six mites
off the northwest coast of Borneo, as
the American officials have watched
the members of the junta so closely
at Hongkong that the latter have found
it impossible to supply the insurgents
with arms.
The transport Warren sails Sunday
with the Colorado Regiment, with Ma
jor Bradley Strong and Major Young
of the Supreme Court, who is going
to Utah for a vacation, on board.
Professor Schurman will arrive at
San Francisco on board the China.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
FREIGHT RATES ON RICE.
Louisiana's Railroad Commission
Interferes With transportation.

NEW ORLEANS, July 15.--The de-
termination of the railroad and steam
boat companies to resist the rates fixed
by the Railroad Commission for the
handling of rice from the country dis
tricts threatens to interfere with the
prompt transportation of this years
crop to market. To-day the new rates
of the Railroad Commission go into ef-
feet, and the Southern Pacific has
brought a suit for injunction at Baton
Rouge to prevent their operation, on
the ground that they are unjust. Cap
tain ]. B. Woods of the st. Louis and
New Orleans line declares the steam
boats will make no attempt to handle
rice this season unless the old condi-
tions are restored.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
TRAGEDY IN NEBRASKA.
Roy Sutter Murders His Sweetheart
Then Attempts Suicide.

LINCOLN, July 15.-Roy Sutter is
under arrest, charged with numbering
his sweetheart, Leona Elmer of Mason
City, last night. Sutton, it is alleged,
shot the girl twice and then fired bull
let through his own body. He will
probably die.
Miss Elmer's parents objected to SUIT
ton as a prospective son-in-law. Last
night he took the girl out driving. He
came back alone at midnight, and re-
ported having shot himself. A search
ing party soon afterward found Miss
Elmer's body in cemetery west of the
city. A pistol was found near the
body. Sutton refused to talk. 1t is
generally believed, however, that ne
killed the girl because she refused to
marry him. Sutton served in the army
during the war with Spain.
The record-union., 1899-07-16

Full course steeplechase, Jack Hayes
won, Colonel Wightman second, Gyp-
ceiver third. Time. $40.
One mile, Evlyn Byrd won, Bright
Eyes second, Limewater third. Time,
1:49.
IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, July 15.-At Sandowne
Park to-day L. Reiff, the American
jockey, won the Gotham plate on Rich
ard Croker's Knickerbocker. Domini-
can was second and Earl of Annadale
was third.
Tod Sloan won the National Breeders
Produce stakes on Democrat. Forfar-
shire was second, and Salina,, ridden
by L. Reiff, was third. Eleven horses
ran. The betting was to against
Democrat. This event is for the pro-
duce of mares covered in 1896, and Is
of 5000 sovereigns, the breeder of the
winner to receive 300 sovereigns, the
breeder and owner of the second each
POO sovereigns, and the breeder and
owner of the third each 100 sovereigns
out of the race.
Sloan won the Warren Nursery 500
sovereigns on Pedometer, owned by Lord
William Beresford, in a field of sixteen,
Robino was second and Chillago third.
The betting was 100 to 30 against Pc
dometer.
RACES POSTPONED.
SAGINAW (Mich.), July 15.-Yester-
days postponed races had to be called
off to-day, owing to the heavy rain.
DETROIT (Mich.) July 15.-The
heavy rain to-day made racing at High
land Park impossible and Thursday S
postponed races were accordingly called
off.
PATCHEN AND DIRECTLY.
DUBUQUE Qa.), July 15.--Joe Patch
en- and Directly have been entered in
the big purse offered star PAGERS by the
Nutwood Driving Club on Thursday,
August 31St.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
SILK Mills Shut Down.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Rhenia
Silk Mills. at College Point, L. l., which.
employed more than 300 hands, has shut
down for an indefinite period, on ac-l
count of depression in the American
silk industry.
The record-union., 1899-07-16

cles, although they must b eware that
most of the finer electrica pplialnces
used in England are of American make.
The Pail Mall Gazette" complains
that the Board of Trade returns do
not afford the opportunity of estimat-
ing the magnitude of those reports and
condemns the lack of enterprise of the
home electricians in permitting Amer
leans to beat them on their own
ground.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
Sudden Death Of a Noted Turfman.

SAGINAW (Mich.), July 15.-James
W. ouimby, aged 60 years. Of Scran-
ton. pa. one of the most noted men
of the turf and prominent pool seller
for MANY years, was found dead in bed
at a hotel to-day. Last night he com.
planned Of not being very we'll.
The record-union., 1899-07-16
The Australians Won.

BRISTOL (England), July 15.-In the
cricket match with the Australians,
which began here Thursday, the Glou-
cester eleven was defeated, the Aus
tralians winning by six wickets. \.
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Continued on Fifth Page.2
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

ranged because of the intended visit Of the
Gar TO Potsdam on Thursday. which was
subsequently abandoned. Thus Emperor
William had his preparations for this i'm
portant visit for nothing
Aside from these untoward, circun-
stances other features aroused serious
criticism of the military value of these
big maneuvers, in which three army corps
numbering 80, coo men participated. The
troops marched well, in infantry covering.
in spite of the weather, which caused the
men to be often knee deep in mud from
twenty TO forty kilometers daily But
some OF the commanders made some
General Won Falken Hausen. command
ing The Thirteenth corps, got separated
from the Fourteenth and the plan OF cam
paign had to be licked into shape fer the
The Emperor's dashing charge on
Wednesday at the head Of two cavalry
divisions was q fine sight. But all tne
experts present agreed that such charge
in actual war and under the same condl-
tions would have led TO the complete an
Inhalation of the whole cavalry. There
was however the remarkable fact that
the physical condition and morale OF the
troops on both sides remained in fine
shape in spite of the weather. Only a
few cases OF serious illness were reported.
Experts assert that the new field artil-
lery and automobiles were both found to
be easily transportable. Automobiles
henceforth will be regularly used in army
TRANSFORMATION. Some automobiles made
during the night and over unknown roads
from fifty TO seventy miles without break
ing down.
Perhaps the most interesting feature Of
the maneuvers was that the F1tteenth
corps. mainly recruited in alsace, fra
ternized freely with the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth corps, who were from other
parts of the empire.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

charge of insanity was examined yester-
day and committed 10 the asylum. He
was confined in the infirmary pending
transfer
This morning, while an attendant was
cleaning out the room where he was con-
fined, the maniac dashed through the door
intendent notified the officers. and they
have been searching for him all day. He
has been caught sight of several times
He was pursued so closely once that he
doubled and ran back to town. where he
was caught by Superintendent Fly. A
away, making for the foothills near
CoombsvilIe, where the officers are now
in pursuit. 1t is feared that if left at
as his mania IS of a homicidal character.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

ernment to join in any directly unfriend-
y steps against France. The best proof
that We do not mean 10 suspend prepara-
tons for the exposition is that the chief
commissioner. Herr Richter, has just
started for Paris"
The reported connection Of Dreyfus with
Russia is also common talk in diplomatic
circles here, where 1t finds credence. 1t
is also stated that evidence of this was
produced At the secret session at Rennes,
and Del Casse's hurried visit 10 St.
petersburg just before the court-martial
is cited in support of this theory.
On the question of joining in boycott
public opinion is divided. The big ma
tority favor active participation in the
exposition, while a number of leading and
influential papers, like the Vissische Zei-
tung, Frankfurter Zeitung and Tageblatt,
advocate abstention. 1t is reported that
q few important firms and several CONNER
cial associations have declared their In
tention TO abstain, but these, so far, are
the exception, and not the rule. The bulk
Of influential opinion seems TO await the
action OF Germany's principal competitors
in the commercial race, especially Great
Britain and the United States, and will
be guided thereby.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
INDIGNATION
IN GERMANY
DreyfuS Case ExCiteS the
People.
GOVERNMENT PAPERS QUIET
FEEL THE INSULT RENDERED
THE REICHSANZEIGER.
Believe That France Should Have
Paid Some Attention to the
Statements Made by That
Paper.
Copyrighted, 1881, by the Associated Press.


BERLIN, Sept. 16.-Though the Govern
ment has taken pains TO preserve its
equilibrium the result Of the Dreyfus trial
has tremendously shocked the German
people irrespective of creed and politics.
The bitter insult implied by the total dis
regard upon the part of the Rennes court
of the Official Reichsanzeiger' declaration
Of Dreyfus' innocence is deeply felt here
Owing to the peculiar relations with
France these sentiments have not found
full vent in the press and the Govern
ment organs have even done their best
to smother them, But in conversation the
real feelings of the people, Indignation
and almost contempt are universally and
freely expressed. A small majority, com
posed of anti-Semites and some Agrarians
and conservatives, more or less approved
the sentence. The Hamburger Mach
rlchten, formerly the late Prince Bis
marck's organ, made itself their mouth
piece, asserting repeatedly that the evil
dence against Dreyfus this time was no
more than had previously been made pub
lie and that Dreyfus had been convicted
not for spying for Germany, but for Rus
sia, citing a mass of alleged evidence in
support of this assertion. When th.s
was disputed and ridiculed by the bulk
of the press the paper said the inforna-
tion was derived from source excluding
all doubt of its authenticity and correct
ness anu was CGETOpOTdLeQ DV several
competent persons. This view was shared
by number Of prominent papers, includ-
ing he Deutsche Tages Zeitung, the
Staatsburger Zeitung and others. The
correspondent here OF the Associated
Press has interviewed a prominent for
eign official, who said:
''The Government was not surprised at
the conviction of Dreyfus The Reichs-
anzeiger publication was largely for the
purpose Of depriving the world of the
chance of saying Dreyfus had again been
sentenced Because Germany kept silent
We postponed the publication until the
last moment, as We suspected It might
hurt rather than benefit the accused
Regarding the comments Of the Ham
burger Nachrichten, we think II quite
likely the paper is making the statements
on good authority. Many we'll informed
persons believed Dreyfus had Russia, and
not Germany, 10 deal with
Concerning the talk Of boycotting the
Paris Exposition, it is not Germany's
part to put herself In the foreground n
such a movement. The official relations
OF France and Germany have not suffered
IN the least through the sentence. There
is no intention on the part Of the Gov
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
CONVICT JUMPS FROM
A MOVING TRAIN
Frank Miller Makes a Desperate At
tempt Near San Rafael to Gain
Fraedorn

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 1s.-In a desper-
ate and almost insane attempt to make
his escape from the custody OF Sheriff
G. W. Wilson and regain his freedom
Frank Miller, who was being taken TO
San Quentin to serve q seven-year SEN
tence for manslaughter committed in Las
sen County, jumped from the narrow
gauge train near OConnor's farm to-day
and broke his right leg. He could not
move from the spot where he struck the
ground. and was taken 70 the prison in
a wagon. where the fractured bone was
The official having Miller in charge
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
SANT0 DOMINGO WILL
ACCEPT PAPER MONEY
Jimenes Issues a Proclamation Plac-
ing It on the Same Basis as
Silver

sANTO DOMINGO. Sept. 16.-The Gov
ernrnent's proclamation yesterday de-
stroying the value OF paper money created
such violent opposition that the Ministers
to-day proclaimed the acceptance of paper
at the same rates as silver. namely, to
! dollars American. This concession was
made by Jimenes, who proposed repudiat-
ing paper money.
The Cabinet Is discussing the feasibility
of holding the Presidential election i'm
rnediately instead of in November. as pro-
vided by the constitution, and 1t Will
probably announce tomorrow that the
election is to take place this month, as
Jimeues is the only candidates. The
threatened riots have not taken place.
All is now quiet here.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

brought him over this morning by the
Sausauto route. To all appearances the
prisoner was calm and resigned 10 his
fate All thoughts OF his making an at
tempt 20 regain his liberty would have
been regarded as absurd. for Miller wore
a heavy oregon boot. Near O'Connor 5
farm, one and one-haIf miles from this
city, while the train was moving very
fast. Miller. encumbered as he was by the
Oregon boot, ran 70 the doorway Of the
car and Jumped from the train. His right
leg was fractured al the ankle.