Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

season is said to be less than half the usual yield.
 The Carlist movement in Spain has been put down by the govern ment, and the leaders have fled to France.
 Heavy blasting in river at Jacksonville, Fla, was mistaken for earthquake shocks, and caused much excitement.
 The Boers are making 1t interest ing for British troops, notWithstand- ing South Africa has been annexed as British territory. No less than eight battles took place in that eoun- try last week, in which the Boers more than held their own.
 George Gould has been made trustee by French court for his sister, Countess Castellane The count has squandered over 6,000,- 900 of the fortune left his wife the past four years, and her relatives concluded to step in and put stop to his extravaganza.
 The population of Indiana, as of- feiafly announced by the census bu- reau, is 2,516,462, as against 2,192,- 404 in 1890. This Is an increase of 324.058, or 14.1 per cent. The pop ulation of Florida Is 528,542, as against 391, ,422 in 1890 This is an increase of 137, ,120, or B per cent
 David NJ. Sage and wife, of Leb anon, ILL, were killed in a storm four years ago. In a suit for set tlement of the estate of $1o,o00, the question arose which had died first. If Sage, then his wife's relatives would be entitled to her award, con- sisting of dowen and homestead. If his wife died first, then her relatives would be entitled to nothing. There was no way of proving which died first, and the court held that, since woman IS weaker than man, Mrs. Sage must have died first.
 Chas. r. Jones, secretary and volot to Inc late Wm NJ Rice the aged millionaire who died sudden ly in New York City about two months ago, has made a confession to the manner of his employers death. Jones states that Lawyer Patrick, whe is under arrest, ad- ministered poison to Rice in the form of medicine for indigestion. After Rice's death Jones says Pat rick compelled him to fill in two cheeks, to which Riee's name had been forged, one for S65,000 and the other for S25,000. These checks were presented for payment enc by Patrick and the other by Jones, and a few days later both were arrested for forgery. A few hours after making his confession Jones made a desperate effort to commit suicide. He hacked the right side of his throat with < small penknife, making a deep wound and slightly opening the jugular.
 The report comes from Cleveland, O.. of gigantic railroad pool form ed by the Goulds, E. H. Hartman, and John " Gates. The new sym dicate has under its control the Chicago < Alton and its allied inter- ests. the Kansas City Southern. the Wabash. the Missouri Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas < Texas and otf.er properties in the Southwest. Under the new arrangements these roads are to be put into the pool. The object Is to lessen competition and to make possible new through service to Texas territory which has not hitherto been obtainable out of Chicago. The combination of the Texas railroads, which has been impossible hitherto, may be accom- plished virtually, if not in reality, through this agreement The story has it that the syndicate is to reach into this territory, as well as control certain western situations by buy ing in the Clover Leaf and then making overtures for the possession