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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-16
|uolJLIsH FIND MADE BY
 l cARPENTERs AT BER- LIN'S STABLE.
EMAINslOF FARMER SMITH
Idden Disappearance of a Man in 1870 Recalled The Story.

Hnrder will out.
 Friday afternoon in excavating tbe foundation of stalls in Ber- new brick building on East Lrt street, on the bank of the Ar Esas river, earpente came upon |bouIish find-a human skeleton musket, the latter of very an design.
 bat the skeleton and gun are all remains to tell the fate of ah Smith, whose mysterious dls- earance was 8 several years a tery throughout Arkansas in gIyears there is.but little doubt. the latter part of 1870 the bertY where the find was made he site of small frame build- occupied ty man named Var Hand, who represeu ted himself a frst-elass cotton buyer. He assoclated with him two sharps, were in reality his partners in 2. On the inside of their little were tables, on the tops
 which were samples btton and essentials to their pess, but, as a matter of fact, lprstand and his associates were b tbe cotton business. On the Fary, they would request a Pr to come into their office, pmably for the purpose of buy Is cotton. After he would eo- N lpy would close the office doors eparate him from his money. " trio would accomplish their lt So eleverly that they secured antlal amounts from strangers, Fould never present eonviesing pee against the ''workers." , lah Smith, well known farm $ D resided in an adjoining eoun- me here to dispose of his cot { Toe journey was one of uuusal lce for Smith and he put his his wagon and left home.
 vas successful in disposirg of
 ol this staple as soon as be z lhe city, but had a number I left, Leaving the wagoa
 hand full of cotton, Smith
 ap town and bad no more than ri lne business portion when
 invited into Vandersand's
 trap, with promise that
 a'u receive a good price for
 Oauct, He took his musket
 m and until the excavation
 aY nothing was ever seen of
 or bis gun.
 always been thought that OI FSand and his two confeder-
 9faered the unfortunate farm
 pgh no substantial evidence
 E Obtained. The people of
 ''on of the state were SO C. over the affair at the time,
 purse was raised by public
 p''ons to prosecute the guilty
 as Smith left DO kinfolk. u'' s'sand and his partners were
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-12-16

FOR SALE A 6-korse power en- zine, good as new. at bargain. Apply to or write the Adams Wilson Printing Go, Pine Bluff, Ark. If
The evening times., 1900-04-24
WORK OF FIREBUGg.
Incendiaries Destroy Handsome
Residence in New Jersey

Incendiaries Destroy Handsome
Residence in New Jersey
MAYS LANDING. n. j., April 24.-The
torch OF frebugs in less than one hour
completely destroyed the new cottage OF
Postmaster Lewis E. Jenries early thia
morning. entailing a loss Of upward OF
$1,000 Tie fire was discovered a few
minutes past IL o'clock The building was
ablaZe from cellar TO roof in a few mo-
ments after an alarm was given. The fire
company succeeded in saving adjacent
property The cottage was consumed SO
rapidly that il is supposed to have been
saturated with oil from top to bottom
After the building was partially eonsum-
ed ii was discovered that Mr. Jeffries'
large barn. which was located quite a dis
tance from the house, was also on FIRE
The horses and wagons were gotten to a
place OF safety and the fire extinguished
An examination showed that the fire was
started in corner of the wagon shed near
where the horses were stalled. The ground
some old burlap or bagging. and the wood
work and other material were found to
have been saturated with oil.
Mr.. Jeffries placed his loss at about
$1,000. with 1900 insurance. Mr.. Philip
Hanrum. the contractor. estin ates his loss
at $3.50. Strenuous efforts will be made
10 capture the incendiary
The evening times., 1900-04-24
apIsdkds

crdsr that the grasp could not slip. The
blades which fitted into them exactly
not extending beyond. like the bowie
knife-were fully one-eighth OF an inch az
the top. narrowing 70 an almost razor-like
edge The blade was moved By a spring,
which, when touched not only sprung the
weapon into place. but held il there. so
that when plunged into q body il could
not double Up on the hand as an ordinary
pSnknife would This spring also served
another purpose. Colonel Bowie mad 20
reach down his back TO pull out his wea-
pOn. and-then afterward get the blade into
position. Nv knife. however. could be ear
ried in the breeehes pocket. and as the
owner drew Il. BY touching the spring the
blade would throw itself into position even
before the knife came in sight. and its
wielder would be ready for battle had
two Of these knives made and presented
one to Colonel GOOdlOe and taught him how
20 use Il He said that with such Eea-
pon he would have no show against man
with q revolver
I quickly showed him that be was mis-
taken I handed him an empty revolver
and told him TO try 70 place Il aga nst my
breast and pull the trigger. As he moved
his right arm forward with the pistol
grasped the Gun OF his coat With the
fingers OF my left hand aE5, with the pow
erful grip which I thus obtained. twisted
such a way that he vas powerless- Then
with my right hand I sprang the knife from
my breeches pocket and made a score or
more Of mock stabs into his defencCless
breast Again and again I showed him how
to accomplish that feat, and that is how
he killed Swope, and that is the meaning
Of the words IN this telegram:
He used your knife
After Chinn had made his hearers blood
run cold by using him as model upon
which to exemplify the graceful use Of the
Kentucky toothpiek-he then and now
carrying a duplicate Of G0cblOe's knife
the query was put TO him. But why use
a knife2"
He answered, Different countries have
different customs Why use a pistOi2 Why
use anything to defend yourself? II q man
is seeking your life, why take any chances
in the natter Why not at once put stop
70 the naenaee2 You Of the East look upon
the use OF fists as preferable 10 the pistol.
and the latter is far less blOodthirsty than
the employment of knife. But il is all
matter OF custom In Kentucky men carry
weapons habitually. and / think he who
uses the knife is q far more c0ura geOuS
man than the one who engages il the long
range attack of a pistol. With a knife you
must be close TO your foe; If you use il on
! his back, you are a bastard and shOIld
hang for IL: but should you meet him face
to face and plunge II into him after fair
warning and for proper cause, there is no
reason why true man should not take you
by the hand"
The evening times., 1900-04-24
AN OLD MAN MURDERS A GIRL.
He Then Secures Rife and Ter
rOriKes the NefghbOrhOOd.

rOriKes the NeighbOrhOod.
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. April 24-Ceorge
Cowell. a ffty-year-old widower. fatally
shot Annie Hartley. aged fourteen. with
whom he was madly infatuated He fred
three bullets into her body in front Of her
fathers farmhouse. five miles from the
city He had been a farm hand on the
Hartley farm until a few weeks ago when
he was discharged It was thought his
attentions to the girl was only on account
Of fatherly feeling. but this morning he
came 10 the house with letter for her to
read. She had read a few lines when she
cried out Il can't do that" and as he
drew q revolver the girls mother called
to her and she ran out OF the room. CowelI
followed and fired the three shots. killing
the girl
Then he got a Winchester rife from
a neighbor and started to kill his daughter
Maggie, who worked near by. He was di-
verted to field where he saw Henry
Hartley. the girls father. and tried to get
a sEot at him. Instead he shot at Elmer
Pierce. who had succeeded him as farm
hand. He fired at others and for several
hours had the neighbOrhood terrorized
Finally one OF his grown sons got the rife
from him and a posse overpowered him
He says he knows nothing about the shoot
ing The letter was found bloodstained
and torn and so far as could be read
was in endearing terms
The evening times., 1900-04-24
WORK RESUMED IN PART.
The West Virginia Strike Situation
More Encouraging.

The West EirEinin Strike Situation
More Encouraging.
PIEDMONT W. Va, April 24.-The un-
expected has happened and work was re-
sumed yesterday morning at the Window,
Savage. Hampshire. and Buxton mines of
the Davis Coal and Coke Company, at
West Virginia Junction. at the operators
offer. All the men are AT work in the Win
dom mine, which Is big-vein coal. and a
fair force is reported at the three small
vein mines. No effort mas Leen made to
begin work az the Franklin big-vein mine
1t was not generally understood that an
attempt was to be made TO resume work
which the operators say. was the reason
many more men are not at work. The de-
eision TO begin work was made between
Superintendent o. Tibbett and the men
residing at the West Virginia Junction,
and many men living in Piedmont, West
! ernport. and nearby did not get word in
4 time. Whether the men at work belong
/ to the miners union or not is not known.
/ The Davis company will begin work in
Franklin mine today.
A call was posted at Elk Garden for a
meeting Saturday of the Davis miners for
| the purpose of organization, but the meet
] ing did not take place. as none attended.
Another call was issued for a meeting
/ Sunday with like result. Superintendent
/ Blackston telephones that all his men are
| at work
Superintendent Brydon, Of the Davis
I mines at Simpson. reports mines working
/. full. These mines have been running for
| over a week. The cause of the trouble
there was Of a local nature and that strike
had no connection with the one here Colo
/ mel Davis was not at Simpson. but met Mr..
( BrydOn at Grafton, and did not meet any
of the strikers. Those mines are owned
) by former Senator H G. Davis. Col
/ Thomas B. Davis, and the heirs of William
r. Davis, deceased. as the New York Coal
| Company, but are operated on royalty by
| the Davis Coal and Coke Company.
| Everything is quiet along the line of the
! West Virginia Central Railway
| Col. Thomas B. Davis was at his office
| and appeared satisfied with the situation.
and does not anticipate any further trouble.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
FREE TO SUFFERERS.
the New Cure for kidney, Bladder,
and Uric Acid Troubles

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know Of the wonderful
cures made b. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root
the great kidney remedy.
1t is the great medical triumph OF the
nineteenth century; discovered after years
OF scientific research by DR.. Kiimer, the
eminent kidney and bladder specialist. and
and is wonderfully successful in promptly
curing kidney, liver. bladder, and uric
acid troubles.
Swamp Root has been tested in so many
ways, in hospital work. in private practice
among the helpless too poor to purchase
relief. and has proved SO successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of the
Washington Times who have not already
tried 1t, may have a sample bottle sent
free by mail. also a book telling more
about Swamp-Root and how to find out
II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer in the Washington Morning
Times. and send your address to Dr. Kill
mer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. The - liar
fifty cent and one dollar sizes are sod by
all frst-elass druggists.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
CONFESSED TO A MURDER.
a Kansas Prisoner Tells of His Bru-
tai Crime

tai Crime
BURLINGTON, Kan. April 24.-Jim Har-
ris. who vas arrested Saturday morning.
AT mis- home in ottumwa, for the brutal
murder OF J. H. Allen, a wealthy mer-
chant OF that place. Friday nIght, has
confessed, and has implicated Mrs Alien,
who was arrested just as she returned to
her house after attending Aliens funeral.
The confession, which is In writing. gives
all the details Of the pot and murder.
Harris admits that he and Mrs. Allen
have been intimate for a long time, and
that they wanted to get rid Of Allen, 50
that they could get his property and then
get married. They were afraid that they
could not get much OF the money If she
secured a divorce Harris says he laid in
wait II the shadow Of a tree, thirty feet
from Aliens door, for several nights,
watching for a good chance to kill him.
On the night of the murder Mrs. Allen
entered the house first leaving the lar
tern setting in the doorway so that the
light shone fully upon the form OF her
husband as be came in. The fatal stoI
was fred Just as Mr.. Allen raised his foot
to step into the door. and he fell dad
with a load Of shot and bullets in his
heart.
Harris Is twenty-four years old and IN
married Mrs. Allen is thirty-eight. and
the mother Of three married daughters
She is emphatic in her denial. although
Harris made the statement in her pres
ence. The prisoners are strongly guarded
10 prevent lynChing.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
AN OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY.
Captain DemIng's Confession Abrupt
Iy Ends His COurt-MansIaI.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 24.-Tha court
martial Of Capt Peter c. Deming. Com
missary Of Subsistence, United States VOL
unteers, charged with forgery and embes-
element came to an unexpected md yester-
day by the accused pleading guilty TO all
charges. These included the embezzlement
OF $4,l7S belonging TO the Government. and
the passage Of several bogus checks on
private IeTsons. The captains counsel
claimed that Deming had made good the
losses OF all the private persons and for
this reason begged clemency, but Major
Groesbeck. the judge advocate. sais this
did not palliate the fact that Deming had
forged Government blanks issued only to
disbursing officers
The judgment of the court was not made
public. out there is no question that the
captain will lose his commission and sIso
be penalized by fine or Imprisonment,
or both.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
EXPOSED THE GHOST.
The New Haven wrath Only n shin
ing Monument.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 24.-The
ghost of Mapledale Cemetery has been
cornered. laid. exposed, resolved into it's
elements. The spook was a most ingenious
combination Of electricity. po''shed gran
ite. and the laws Of refraction. 1t was not
CHA, alias marsh gas, IS many wise young
chemists of Yale supposed.
Terence W. Higgins. the caretaker ST the
cemetery, is the layer OF the ghost. 4 bet
ter night for ghosts never fell than that
which began at sunset last evening. The
stars were hidden behind thick clouds \
veil Of mist, torn now and then by rain
drops dulIed the glow Of the few arc lights
along Winthrop Avenue and reruered all
outlines indistinct. MapleGale Cemetery
is bounded on the east by Winthrop Ave
nue. as
When Terence w Higgins and a reporter
entered the northsas: corner of the eeme-
trry iouE policemen were guarding the lit
tie inclosUre. Mo- cne of them cared to
20 inside. Scattered along the open iron
fence at the north end &C the cemetery
most remote from where the ghost bad
been seen TO perform :ts dance-Were 4
dozen Yale seniors, who scoffed, but did
young men Of the vicinity.
Suddenly there shone in the southwes-
tern part OF the cemetery a tall form that
seemed made of soft, phosphorescent light
Ii slowly swayed from side to side, as IL
dancing to the strains of solemn music. 1t
advanced now retreated, again advanced.
IL was real
There il is, There il is,'' shouted
twenty voices in the darkness. Then fell
silence. broken only by the scuffie of many
feet up Winthrop Avenue.
Come on. now" said Terence W. Hig-
gins, "and I'll show you what it is"
The policemen gripped their long night
sticks with grim resolution and-stood
stock still. Higgins stepped forward
calmly with the deliberation proper when
one goes TO interview a ghost. The re-
porter. carefully holding down his con-
stantly rising hat, followed him with re-
luctant feet.
Don't goi Il will kill you,'' cried
voices from the fence The hat rose still
higher. Oh. but that was long journey
over the grass! The tall. cleaning figure
still swayed and threatened
You see now that II is the monument
of Thomas C. Hollis, who used to be Sher-
IN OF New Haven county" Higgins ex-
planned confidently as he sauntered The
monument is tall and slender It's made
Of Quincy granite with polished panels.
There's an electric light in Winthrop Az
enue northeast of the monument When
the light falls on the eastern panel of the
monument Il shines and looks like a
ghost. When the light sputters the ghost
seems TO dance. That's all there Is about
it.
And what Higgins said is exactly so.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
A SCRIPT ENGRAvER WANTED.
An Examination TO BE Held by the
Civil Service CommissIon.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that it is desired to es-
tablish an eligible register for the position
Of script engrayer in the Bureau O. En-
craving and Printing.
No scholastic test viii be given, appii-
cants being graded merely upon the char
aeter and degree Of excellence Of sarapIes
OF engraving submitted with their appliea-
tions. II viii not be necessary for appli-
eants 10 appear at any place for examina-
tion.
From the eiigibles resulting from this
examination certifcation viii be made 10
two positions as script engraver, Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, at salary OF
81 200 and 81 0S0. respectively
This examination is open TO all citi-
zens OF the United States who comply with
the requirements and desire TO enter the
service All such persons are invited 10
apply, and applicants will be examined.
graded. and certified with entire impair
tiality and wholly without regard to any
consideration save the average attained
by them in the examination
The evening times., 1900-04-24
SUICIDE OF A SOLDIER.
Before Shooting Himself He Riddles
n House With Bullets

PLATTSBURG. y. Y. April 24.-Cor-
poraI Harry Matthews. Company c. Fiji
teenth Infantry. stationed at Plattsburg.
Barracks. committed suicide at an early
hour yesterday morning after literally I'LL
ing a house with bullets from his army
rife Matthews was infatuated with Stella
Hamilton. an inmate OF the Lakeview
House a questionable resort. Learning
that she was TO leave. he told her on Sun
day that he would Kill her before he would
let her CO.
Shortly after midnight he stole out Of his
quarters in the barracks with his rife and
$50 rounds of ammunition. Admission 10
the house was refused him and he began
firing, and for two hours kept up a Coo-
slant fusillade- When he had but one
cartridge left. ne put the muZZle Of the
gun in his mouth and with stick fred IT,
the bullet coming out OF the top Of his
head One Of the bullets bit the Hamilton
woman in the arm. causing a painful fesh
wound.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
T.. II. Fox Made Desperate by Finnn-
cIaI Troubles.

cAA1
WESTMINSTER. Nd. April PA de-
Iiberate attempt at suicide was made by
z. H. Fox, a guest Of the Hotel Albion. Of
Westminster
Mr.. Fox. who is about forty nine years
Of age. has been acting as agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, OF New
York, eanvassing Carroll county for the
past year. He came 10 Westminster last
Friday after having been in Manchester
for about six weeks and registered al the
Albion The last seen OF him was on Fri
day evening when he retired to his room
and stayed there. Sunday morning ser
want was allowed 10 bring cup of coffee.
At noon yesterday Mr. Charles HUI. Of
Manchester. called and was directed 10 his
room. Mr.. HUFF was horror-struck- The
room was covered with blood and the mat
tress and bed clothes were saturated Fox
was steeped in blood from head 20 feet
The landlord was notified and Officer
William W. Weaver and Drs- Herring and
Coonan summoned. They found that the
right arm below the elbow was cut and
slasheG and the left arm below the elbow
was terribly cut The LEFT leg also was
cut at the ankle. Fortunately, however, the
knife had reached no artery
Fox Sdmitted that he had attempted to
take his life He stated that he was rational
and wanted TO end his troubles, which
were OF a financial nature He gave a
number OF letters TO Or. Joseph T. Herring.
in which he stated would be found the rea-
sons for his attempt at suicide. He also
stated that he mad tried other means Of
making away with himself and that he had
turned on the gas at 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing leaving a full stream OF gas hOwing
into the room until O'Clock, when. he
said, Il turned Il of. as / saw II didn't
take effect
Fox was subsequently removed TO the
Eastern Hotel and will be taken 70 the
Maryland Hospital. His injuries are not
necessarily fatal. He now expresses re-
gret az his action. Fox is married his wife
and children living in WateTyille Ne
The evening times., 1900-04-24
INDICATIONS OF SUICIDE.
Sudden Death of n Chicago Professor
Causes SuspIciOns

CHICAGO. April 24.-Rene de Poyen-
Bellisle, Ph. D.. instructor of romance
philology at the University of Chicago,
was found dead in his room at 24I9 Mich
igan Avenue today. DR.. Stowell. who was
called to examine the body, notified the
coroner that be believed the case to be
one Of suicide as the indications were that
the man had taken poison. There was no
poison in the room
DR.. Stowell, however, decided at once
that il was a case for the coroner and no
titled the coroner's Office. He refused to
discuss the case, saying fl might be case
of heart disease. but the circumstances.
which he would not detail, made him sus-
pect it might be a case of suicide by pois-
oning. The coroner has not yet investi-
gated the case.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
Land Given 10 s Ho.p,tnI

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, April 24-The
Old Dominion Land Company has given ten
lots as site for the new hospital. Mr..
L. B. Manville, superintendent of the com
pany, notified President F. J. Gauntlet, Of
the Newport News General Hospital As
soeiation, that the company had decided
to give ten lots on Madison Avenue. be-
tween Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninIh
Streets There are eight lots on Madi-
son Avenue. including the two corner lots.
and also the two key lots back of these
making ten lots in all, and tract of 200
by I25 feet. The value of this property is
somewhere in the neighborhood Of s., 900.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
CARPENTERS STRIKE SPREADS.
All Building Operations About New
ark Tied Up Today.

NEWARK, N. j.. April PAS result
of action taken yesterday by the District
Council of United Carpenters, all building
operations in Newark. Harrison, Kearney,
Arlington, and East Newark were at a
standstll today. Since the carpenters
strike t,egan, two weeks ago, nearly half
the str kers have returned to work for
bosses Who agreed to their terms
The council decided to order all these
men to cease work, as many of them are
said TO be working indirectly for the bosses
who have refused TO give in TO the union
demands. The situation is serious, as
many important building contracts are be-
ing carried out under hurry" orders.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
A DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Husband and Wife Leap From a
Bridge Together.

DAYTON, Ohio, April 24.-Albert J.Deary.
a young man employed in the National
Cash Register Company, and his girl vie
committed suicide last night in a sen
sational manner. Deadly took his wife in
his arms. and. together. they leaped from
the Apple Street bridge into the canal A
young man who witnessed the act quickly
cast of his clothes and sought to rescue
them. He was seized with cramps and
with great diffculty saved himself
Deady's body was recovered. The wife
was sixteen years old and leaves a hve-
months'-old child. They gave no intima-
tion 10 anyone OF the intended deed. and
left no word behind in explanation. Deady
was from Providence, r. l.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
Receiver for a SIX Company.

LANCASTER. Pa. April PA sensa-
tion was created here yesterday by the ap-
pointment of Frederick F. Soaring. OF
Paterson, n. J., as receiver of the New
Holland Silk Company. The liabilities of
the concern are $4,000, and Bamford
Brothers. the large silk manufacturers of
Paterson are heavy creditors The firm
employed 300 hands.
The evening times., 1900-04-24
PAID Bill After Thirty Years.

SHENANDOAH. Pa. April 24.-Jacob
Bamberger. formerly shce merchant OF
this city. but DOW retired. was summoned
to his front parie- 20 sec a woman caller
yesterday and great was his surprise when
she handed him $3.50. saying: This ] owe
you for shoes l bought from you in lSeo
and never paid for. aL'l now my circIn-
stances allow me TO do SO.