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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
FORMALLY OPENED  THE NEW RAILWAY Y. M. c. A. BUILDING AT
 TEXARKANA.
  APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES
Addresses Made by Prominent Railway and Y.M. c. A.
 Officials.

TExARKnNA, Jan 1 Wednesday tie Railway Young Gen Christian
 Assoclation opened their new building at tEfs place. The 5oId- ing is gem o modern architecture equipped wita aa necessary coa. veniences. T was erected az Q cost $t4 006. Tho Iron Noun. tain, Texas and Pacific aad gotton Belt railways leon ntfibuted $8, 900 and the citizens Of TexafKana the remainder. Miss Helen Gould en- dowed the magnificent $g. 00Q ilbta- rE and the Pexarkana Club Nomen furnished the FoornsI Ia5 3 eosl of s, 500 This f9renogn the 4ediea- tory exercises b bheag with sg.r Rsly attended reeepti ion Ifor ladies. To- night the building was thrown formally open tq 6en. Many prom ihens railroad 6en attended. and messages of feafset were read from others. For many hours 3be beau tiful rooms were tbnoHsed with admifing hundreds who exhibited much interest, safpfiae roc pleas ore. h the auditorium the form al exercises were held. Interesting apd appreciated addresses were delivered bg G. ]. Hicks, of New aYerk. secretary ot the IateHaatoa-
 al Y N. c A; L. S. Thorne. vice president O. the Texas ard Pacific; 6. " Fooke. president of the
 Texagkaba, Shreveport aud Match e railway sapts. Kfass and Green, of the Gate City and Pee Gee roads; Morris Shepard, c f. Hays, John Carmichael, D. " God5old. R B. Agtes, of qexaekana, sand Train,
 master BohEfager, of Little Rock.
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CLOSE: GAL.
ii and Mrs, Mike Mitchell Barely
 Escape Cremation,

Early ta5s morning as the hands of tae so@a e5eek were nearing three the uaearthtr scream of the Sire aisffia awakereEl many of our people
 3ha hone at r ke Mitchell on aees8e teaue oeageea Chestnut and s 6afnaa to ns &ae tee aaasa occupied alr almost met Ghe same late.
 I6e ire is opposed Q have ofigi= noted from lamp explosion. The family was awakened og some young meu who happened to be in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
MARRIED TWICE TWICE THIS WEEK
Couple Married by Two Different
 Preachers on Different Occasions.

Rarely is this paper called upon to chronicle q more peculiar happening than that incident to the union Of Miss Edna Hector and Mr William Ferguson.
 Last Monday evening the aboze named couple were married at the home Of Rev. John q earf. If the Methodist Episcopal church. south. Al the request Of tue contracting parties, the marriage was kept in auieteHt secrecy. There's many slip stwixt the cup and the 1lp.s SIS Mir Ferguson discovered when he learned thaf his mother was cog nizant of the affair."
 Mrs. Ferguson is T devout Catho- lie, and dislibed the idea of her son marrying uudec the rites of the Methodist church Her protests were sestgeng that the couple were induced last night @ Hepair to the parsonage ef the Catholic church, IS is stated in another column of this issue. apd be ren1arried by R,v. ] M. Lucy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

#snsel d=si eiaaaHin 8as born fiis9- six years age aear Raleigh. Smith county, af5ssissiQbi. Be is theelelest t aa aagen brothers. Was reared near Raleigh aad e1nea#ad 7n theeoninon schools oI SmIt6 eounfy. Be began t4a study of law at tbe age of lS ana opened law office at Brandon, Hslss.z three years later gaining eea- siderable reputation aa criminal lawyer
 h 1893 he WIS e5eefed hH ths legls- lure to fil oat the fifteen nonths uaezpired term ot senator HHalehali.
 aa had resigned on account af il health. Gen WalfhaI has been pre- vHouHfg eiecfe8 to 63la succeeding term. h 1894 MeLanrla was eleeted governor of the State Of Mississippi H88 Ais term expires during the pres enf month D1rl0g MeLaurin's term as a8efHar senaEer Walfhaf died leaving neatly shFee yeaes unsz pieed eefnl Gov. meI.aasin appointed sep pa6ar F. E. SaIavaH e fIEI gl4ezVa- 9aaes between the death of Senator WaIthail anl the neet5ng ef the leg isiaea1e. Alter the appointment of senator Sullivan, and whiia aHiIl holaiug tie office of governor. Mc. Laurjn became | candidate for the senatorial term to succeed Seuaror Sullivan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
C0TT0H CLOSED WEAK.
Price, Mccormick < Co.'S. Opinion
 Relative 10 Movement Confirmed.

Batter Graphic rshe B T, fg.
 AHw 0HK. a sedaa el a weak Our egfHtaa confirmed faeg should 0e eeeafaa 6a 7yem sab promises feiaaige ioceesse CaEl08 January, and wish t'ngiaoa ing6ss ad in var and tight money, Amee.- can conditions arc not propid.eas for higher prices at present. Our efforts have been for the best Inter. ests Of the South, which will nos bs best served i they overstay tho market
 PRIeE MeCoRNIeK & Ce.
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H'lAIIRIN $ NAMED.
is Nominated for United States Senator in Mississippi.

JACKSON. Mss, Jan. 3 The Demo eFa1s of tHe State Legislature held 8 caucus in &he senate chamber 6onishf and unanimously nominated Aaael J bief aurin. V hose term as eoFeE- aer Rlll soon expire. for the long
 in fhe United stafaa senate. ae total membership in both hons- ea is1T6. and 20 members were present. at the caucus. It is more ffan pfeHaHte that the name 8f ssRIigaf87 john Allen wit H9f-be fzEeSeHTe0z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
\ WQR FEY CAus

Mr. and Mrs. chas. T. Taylor Of L.t4le Roek, are in the city orrang- ing for benefit for the L9dlesa Hos pisal Association, 10 te given at saa Merrill Institute Friday January 12. It certainly ls a worthy cause and should be well patr0niael Mfr. and
 Mrs. Taylor are aF1isfa Of high eiasa anu ln fhelH act q fsiad read ias ard magic taeir eqaal IA aoi to De found. They will 6e asa.ased by some of Ire best local tHleat Hf
 Taylor is the geatlgmaa wao has be5n furnishing Ste Little R}e Qao- ple with higa-class attfae .nna at Glen wood Pav'5 faf tlla lest 6ao asps0Hs. 1abag are wslt known fheFs aila es4 # @ s9-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

Amoag the many visitors II fhe city today 10 attend tha 8aeet= sbeihy wedding aTe Niss Aaa Qa1l- ing, Of PeBdlefoa; Mes. T " inzef- hill of aanwax ar. aud eE 5lH .5 II Gray, Mr aud Mrs Z f if8ee and family, of Little Rock, a#3 <. o. pindall, CT Arkansas City
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
THRgE NEW MEMBERS

fAe members of Imperial Lodge. Ne. 94, Knights Of Pythias, of 5dis city. held | very interesting mesltng. az their hat over the old Ghas. F. Ables building on West Second ave nue last evening. Three applicants were initiated into the ranks of Esquire. They were Irf Armstrong, Jim Reno and No Levine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04
IfiE STEERS G0
sfoekbolders Fold aeeting and
 Re Eleet ell Officers

The stockholders Of the J E. Speers eompa wholesale gf6eeF8 and cotton 18sAees, held g meeGing at the Presidents oai4e this lehass day) mova.ag aa4 elected off 8rs t7 serve for tAs year i959.
 All the old efleafa We're eleei e6 and they Rili caas1i111s 6h8 3osF of Directors ae8 gre as follow r P Byrd. pe.i25ee
 W F ara vice ores FF H era sst
 J B Snef aesr
 Ibe 8aa He CaaPa #g has b#G0 I4 dHfi6z ss year ana t is s9 ia aFee 8easar esa asls 3a tHaa it ha ener 55n eefol.
 -=s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

The neg !. Il. (. A. b61dlng vas dedicated a6 TexafkA1a Wednesday. Miss Helen 4oald./who donated g GOO to help hlfffd it, was present at the dedication services. Seereta- " c. T Holm. ot the local Y. Nj. .. A. WAS also tn attendance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

Telephone to Geo. B. Mckinney for fresh home rendered lard. 224 " 4th Axs. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

Mr. Y. R: Spivey returned 10 Cot ton Plant last night. He secured the ancient caskot. mention of which was made in cur last issue, and shipped same back to it's owner at Jacksonport, Jackson county, gArk. The c8sket is oI very peculiar abanp and is of the % Egyptian stys se. It contains perfect skeietop, pa sunablg mat of & wornan,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-04

ssaefE HFeser&a&z sD is BIC fa# of Saklfe, ana o 4&e aaa $ Earganassiia oa fhe 9fst aaee of impule 8l9e aa anHor5za za toward selE prasea afa Ina rich. red blood ano good Aneaifh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27

seen scanning the news with dazed
expression. The signs u pleasure
which were visible everywhere yestcr-
day have now given place to a wave
Of depression, but there have been no
outward demonstrations or scenes.
a feN minutee before II o'clock this
morning the dlngy war Office had
deserted appearance. only few re-
poriers and messenger boys being
present A few minutes later. how
ever. almost simultaneously with the
posting Of Buffers dispatch. carriages
and cabs came rolling W, people with
anxious faces hastened TO the notice
board. 9nd the iobblcs soon became
crowded.
Forced back; "shelled out, I sup
pose: Great Heaven he's had to go
back" These and similar expressions
were heard on all sides With downcast
eountcnances. The long stream Of call
crs made their way back to the street.
while their places we're occupied by
newcomers. Afternoon papers only
briefly comment on the situation, pre-
ferrine to await fuller particulars.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
CRITICS NOT DISAPPOINTED.
They Were Prepared to See spionkop
Abandoned by the British.

NEY YORK. Jan. 20. Dispatches
from London safe that the military
eXperts are not ~ jubllant over the
capture Of Splonkop as the crowds
about the bulletin boards are. The
Leader says:
NO particulars Of Tuesdays noctur-
nal enterprise nave been received.
With due care II does not seem to have
been very difficult II lay be that the
Rorrs IN holding 20 extended posi-
ton had. according 10 that elegant
American expression. bitten on more
than they could chew
What e the enemy had been caught
ia The act Of evaeuating Splonkop,
leaving only a small rear guard to con-
ccntrate upon second position with
another position behind more suited TO
the strength n their forces that could
BE- spared from the attack upon Lady
smith"
The Morning Post says
AHE 0lAdAAipH AtStIlDth yesterday
was that Sir Redyers Butler had first
to drive the Beers from splonkop and
the rest Of the plateau upon which 1t
stands, and then 10 drive them before
him until he can cover the l2 or Is
miles that separate spionkop from the
circle OF Boer guns that are pointed at
Ladysmith.
The news received yesterday did
not indeed, contain the announcement
that he had finished the first half Of
his task"
There are two ways Of looking at the
taking of Spionkop. Some persons be-
lleye the Beers too shrewd to be caught
mapping, ana think the abandonment
OF the kop is part Of the Boer campaign
and strategic move. Others, who
take into consideration the vast length
OF the Boer lines, 80 miles. say that the
Bores did not expect Spionkop TO be
attacked, and. as they have no men to
spare had a weak garrison on the hill
and concentrated their force at points
considered To be In danger.
DR.. Leyds Is blamed for he entang-
clements OF the British over the seiz-
urc of German vessels. and he is said
to have caused false information as to
the seized vessels cargoes TO be given
the British authorities. 1t is said fur
ther that DR., Leyds circulated the
stories that vast quantities of war sup
plies we're being landed at I.ourenco
Marquee, in the hope that Great Brit
ain would seize Delagoa bay and bring
Russia and France down upon her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
THE coLENso BATTLE.
Boer Guns Remarkably Well Handled
and Served.

LONDON, Jan. &C. correspondence
Of the Associated Press,-The corre-
spondent of the Times, with Buffers
army, writing from Chevely camp De-
cer,ber q, after giving interesting de-
tails of the battle Of Colenso. says:
'The Roer's position was ,excellently
planned their trenches and emplace-
ments were well hidden. All day we
were fired at by guns whose position
we could never find and We were never
sure exactly where the musketry fire
care from. It was the conditions of
modern warfare. We had to attack an
invisible enemy whose position could
not even be liked by the smoke of his
rifles, 1t was rifle fire that caused our
losses.
Their shell fire, though accurate
enough, was not deadly, and during
the advances men did not drop until
they had come within effective range
of the rifles, This was the case in
spite OF the fact that the greater
number of the Beers shells burst and
burst accurately too, sometimes right
in the middle of our men,"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
ENGLISH NERVES
BADLY SHAKEN
Sense OF Failure Has Taken Pos
session Of the People.
WORSE NEWS IS EXPECTED
Buller's Seven Days Hard Fighting
Has Produced No Effect on
lIOer Position.
WORSE NEWS is EXPECTED

LONDON. Jan a. a. m.--seyen
days OF fighting have left the main
roer positlon intact and General Bull
lcr 100 weaker. according TO the Off
clai casualty lists. which seemingly do
not include the spionkop losses. az
those lnft forwarded do not mention
General Woodgnte's wounded.
EngI6n1 In possessed by a sense OF
failure. though not word In crlti-
ciAni Of her generals and soldiers Is
uttered. Not much effort IL made to
place O happy construction upon Gen;
eral Buffers eighteen words telling Of
the retirement from Spionkop and
thrre Is an uneasy Impression abroad
that worse news is yet 10 come.
AZ one OF the military clubs tonight
the statement passed from one person
TO another that the war office had re-
celyed an unpleasant dispatch from
General Butler which was being held
NJ for l2 hours.
Spencer Wilkinson. In the Morning
Post. writes as follows OF the spion-
kop losses:
This II serious matter and the at
ten ot wlll rot here be made to mini
mike II. for no greater wrong can be
done Ia our people al home than to
mis,ead them about the significance OF
the events OF the war. The right way
Is TO tell the truth as far as we know
e."
Iiat facts from the nelghborhood Of
the rugela are scantier than ever.
The censorship Is now simply prohib-
iti,e and something is wrong with the
cables.
More troops" is only a suggestion
here as 10 the way to break the Boer
resistance. Mr.. Wilkinson regrets that
General Butler has not 20.O0e more
men. declaring that II they would not
make victory certain, his enterprise
without them is helpless
The transport Assaye arrived at
Cape Town last Friday with 2.127 off,
ecrs and men. The first portion OF the
Seventh division is afoat. Hence.
with the 10000 men OF this division,
ard about 5000 now at sea. II lies in
the power OF Lord Roberts to rein
force General Butler heavily.
Although England's nerves are sew
rely tried, her nerve is absolutely un-
shaken. aud probably nothing that can
happen in South Africa VIII change
in the slightest degree her intentions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
LAST CASUALTY REPORT.

LONDON. Jan. 26.-General Butler
reports that the British casualties on
January "a We're:
Killed-Six officers, is non commits
stoned officers and men.
Wounded--Twelve officers and 1i2
n-commissioned officers and men.
Thirty-one are missing.
General Buffers dispatch is dated
spearman's camp, Jan. 20, 1925 a, m.,
showing there has been no delay In
passing between him
and the war office. The killed include
Colonel Buchanan Riddell, of the
Kings Royal rifles, He served in the
Nigar war Of 1881. 1t is not clear
whether the casualties include those
at Spionkop, or only those resulting
from fighting prior to the Spionkop en-
gagement
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27

LONDON, Jan. 17,-Correspondence
Of the Associated Press.-The following
account Of the battle Of Colenso. writ
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
ten by an infantry officer present, was
100000 A.. ss..s. -

ten by an infantry officer present, was
received by today's mail:
After that most terrible one sided
battle Of colenso last Friday. tainted
when I got to camp from sunstroke,
and on Saturday morning found /
had dysentery. How anyone escaped
on Friday IS p marvel 10 me. we we're
rire hours and a half under FIRE and
II was Ike severe hail storm on tin
roof I could not put my glasses up
without hearing phit. phit. phit.. From
the very first saw It would be no 60
Directly We got under fire. corporal
said 70 nsc, / wonder how many Boers
there arc hidden in that wood opposite
the Tueela
4 said: ! expect It is full Of them.
as Butler has never shelled II at all.'
! was right. Two COMPANIES Of the
Tsenty-third went in and soon came
out through Us and exposed our camps
70 double fire, and I do not see how
We escaped at all. Then 7 saw about
three companies Of the Seventh fusi-
Hers go in on the left Of the taken
taken guns and they soon came out
Of Il.
"After that we were told TO advance
"a Bit. and eventually we were called
on as escort II the lost guns. with the
result that we retired Cvhen ordered
10 and Tommy did not like that word
az alD and had six officers taken and
over 100 men killed, wounded. m.sging
or prisoners. out Of total OF 10 ofi-
cera ard 372 men with which we start
ed AT a. NJ.
= never was in such a yertible fix
ard hope I shall never be again; and
then. to add to It all, they peppered
us with shot, shell and those beastly
one pound Maxim -Nordenfeldt shells
AMI Mausers until we had retired well
out Of range.
"Bur poor Tommy was simply
gfaad On the troops went through
T. Ell. They never hesitated one mo-
ment. never flinched. on they went
With destruction and death and agony
all around them. I shall never 'orget
the sight. A man was hit on the line.
A shell fell between two men at six
PAGES. on they went A shell blew a
poor captain OF the connaught rangers
to bits. A subaltern Of the Innisl,ill-
ings close by looked back but could see
absolutely no trace Of his comrade left.
and / see he is reported as missing. as
they could not find him, and yet, or
went the line.
Ny own company was most light
hearted. one old soldier, who used to
be auartermaster's storeman at Chat
hani. was in front Of me while we once
wel,. ordered to turn file TO the left
and wheel TO right TO double about half
a mile to the right flank of the guns,
and when bullet whizzed very clos
to nm, he began to play antics and
skip about, laughing and joking the
while. The bullets were as thick as
bees and had several mighty close to
my head. Directly We halted and Jay
down showers of bullets came 1t was
truly a one-sided game, as we could
see no one TO aim at at ALL"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
Manila Cable Company Says
Dewey Cut its Wires.
THE CLAIM IS CONTESTED
Congressman Ray says the Company
Has GrOwn Rich on Tolls Paid
Since American ticeapatioa,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26--The great
er portion Of the session OF the house
today was devoted to eulogies on the
life and public services Of the late
Vice President Hobart.
A bill to authorize the secretary Of
state 20 Ray the Australasia and China
Telegraph Company the amount In
CURED In repairing the Manila Hong
Kong cable cut by admiral Dewey
during the war with Spain, provoked
considerable opposition. This was the
firss bill carrying an appropriation TO
Indemnity the company for property
destroyed during the spanish war.
Mahon took the position that the
country vas not Liable for any loss due
10 the interruption Of the cable but
only for the actual expense Of repair
ing the cable.
Tsay, OF New York. said there were
thousands Of claims pending and he
thought II would establish a dangerous
precedent to pay one which the attor-
ney general had reported against.
Bit, chairman Of the foreign affairs
committee, thought the bill should be
amended so as to state specifically
that the claim was an act Of grace.
Ray pointed out that since the Amer
lean occupation Of the Philippines. the
cable company had done more business
ir a single year than II would have
done in twenty had the war not oe-
CURED. He thought there was no
equity IN the claim.
No action was taken ON the bill.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
PRAISES THE BoERs.
Lord Methuen Says Their Courage
and Military Art Are lndis-
putable.

LONDON. Jan. 26-Lord Methuen
forwards by mail his first official rec
ogr,tion of Boer valor and military
ART. He calls their tactics and their
courage "indisputable" In defending
frontal attacks. Lord Methuen says;
"The mobility of the Beers is such that
they can change front in 10 minutes
so that fanking operations when
striking home simply meets a new
front"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
NEW HOTEL PROJECTED.
CIocker Estate VIII Erect Modern
Fire-proof Structure at Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Plans
are being prepared for the new mod
ern hotel 20 be erected by the Fred
Croker estate on Vanness avenue
in this city. 1t is calculated that the
hotel Will cost at least s1,5eO,OOO and it
viii! take about two years to complete
II. 1t will be building of eleven
stories and win be constructed of
brick, iron, stone and steel. 1t viii be
as nearly fire-proof as modern archi-
lecture can make it,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
THE PUBLIC RESIGNED.
Waren's Retirement Was Expected
From the Circumstances of
the Case.

LONDON, Jan, 26.-As far as the
general pubic is concerned, now that
the first flash Of disappointment is
over, 1t takes the news stolidly. When
the newspapers bearing big placards
containing the words "spionkop aban-
doned' appeared in the streets, people
rushed to huY rare~s. and could b.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
MORE CAVALRY TO GO.

LONDON, Jan. 26,-Probably as an
immediate effect of the receipt of news
Of the abandonment of Spionkop by the
British force under General Warren.
orders have been sent to Aldershot to
have the Fourth cavalry division in
readiness to embark for South Africa
early in February.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
THE TROOPS AT coLENso.

Their Behavior Against Frghtful Odds
Was Grand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
BuLLER's SAD DISPATCH.

LONDON, Jan, 2e, ll:l0 u. m.-The
war office has just posted the following
dispatch from General Butler. dated
at spearman's Camp, Thursday, jan
uary 25 noon:
General Warren's garrison. am
sorry to say, find this morning, had
In the night abandoned Spionkop."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-27
DEPAnrMENT OF coMMEacH
The Creation of the New Cabinet
Office Now Under Consideration.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-The ques-
tion OF establishing a department II
the government to be known as the de-
partment of commerce with a cabinet
officer at its head has been discussed
at considerable length by the senate
cormittee on commerce. The discus
siou was based upon very complete
report on the subject prepared by
Senator Nelson.
IL is proposed to include in the new
department a bureau Of manufacture
and to transfer from the treasury de-
partment the life saving. lighthouse.
marine hospital and steamboat inspec-
ton service, the bureaus Of navigation.
immigration statistics and coast end
geodetic surveys; to transfer from the
interior department the commission Of
railway, the census office and the
sscdetic survey and from the state de-
partment the bureau of foreign COM
merce, The department of labor and
the fish commission are also placed
under this supervision.