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viyed in the masquerading, which prevailed for some years in foreign countries. The custom of visiting 'elative arose from the old observ
 nee of the feast.
 The celebration which will be held
 he Orthodox Jews will carry out
 lcn more of the form than that
 1ich is held in the synagogue.
 ne blast of the trumpet and the Usual penitential features, such as prevailed ia olden times, will be carried out as closely as possible, With the Orthodox Jews the festival lasts two days. as this was the GUS tom in o.den times, because some of those who lived at distance, or wbo did not at once hear tbe trum- pet blast, would not be able to get in for the first day of celebration. The ceremonies with the reformed Jews. however, will only last Sun day night and Monday.
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TO THREE PACKED HOUSES.

The Sputfer Stock Company closed a three nights engagement at Hollands New Opera House In this city Saturday night, presenting The Merry Cobbler," to another packed house. The company played to a packed house Thursday night, when it presented the well known society play,"Doris." The illustrated songs were entertaining features and took well.
 The conpany was better than the public expected and did good busi- ness here. It is the best repertoire organization that has ever been seen iu thi, city and $ possessed of clever artists It goes to Little ROCK this morning to play q several nights stand and may be induced to give Il peri ormanCs at the stuff City CluO hall in this city Thursday night. Ii the company returns it will doubt less receive liberal prtronage.
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AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


 Services will be conducted in the Presbyterian Church in this city this tsunday) evening at 7.30 o'clock by Rev. J :. $. Kornfeld. pas- tor of congregation Anshe Emeth. He has lchosen for his subject, "God's Universal sovereignity. !" The congregations Of both Che Presbyterian Church and Jewish Temple, together with that of all other churches in the city, are cor dially invited. Monday morning services will be held at 10 o'clock Subject of Rev. kornfeld's lecture will te .san's Self sufficieney. , The Union Prayer Book, No. H will be used.
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four for receiving stolen property. The names of the violators indicated nave not been given out.
 The papers against Mr. J. &. Estes, who shot and killed Dr. Cook on East Barraque street in this city few months ago, were dismissed. The case against c. ". Joshua, the negro grocerryman, who was charged with assault, was also dismissed by the jurors. We have been informed that the matter of Investigating the election frauds, alleged to have been committed in the last primary, vast not taken up by the grand jury at this session.
 Robert McNeiIl and Arthur Reed, the two negroes held on the charge of being accessories to the Louis Atkins murder on the Meyer place, were discharged C. A. Fuller, charged with embezzlement, was also released.
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KEYSER HERE AGAIN,
Is Accompanied by q Chicago Capi-
 talist, Doubtless Means Business.

Mr. W. H. Key the Chicago street railway promoter who was in the city several weeks ago and was grar ted franchise by tbe city council, arrived in the city again Saturday afternoon and will doubt less carry out his proposed plans here. The progress of his work was checked by the sudden death of one of Mr. Keyser's most prominent packers, but he has beea working faithfully since that time and we are inclined to think will carry the street railway through to success.
 Mir L. B. Brady, Of Chicago, accom- panied Mir. Keyser to this city. They are registered at the Frulock. A Graphic reporter was unable to interview MT. Keyser last evening on the street railway sab- jact, owing to his having other busi ness to attend to.
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CAME LAW VIOLATED.

Mr. A. O. Edwards. well known planter, who lives oa his plantation two miles aud hals south of this city. called st the Graphic office Sar- urday and said he would like to reg ister a Kick through our columns. He said young men and boys have been killing quail all over this coun ty and principally in his neighbor- hood. for the past three or four weeks, which, at this time of year, is violation of the game law aud should be arrested and fined. He says the quails are breeding HOW and 1t is a heartless act to kill them. He asks that the officers visit his neighborhood and they will run np- on the guilty parties. The time for Killing quail does not begin until Oc- tober.
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GAR OF COTTON BURNED.

box ear containing thirteea bales of cotton ready for shipment was burned waile standing on side track on Richards m & Mays place near Swan Lake Saturday morning at an early hour. The cotton was the property oi Mir. c. w. Wesner, the well known planter of Corner stone, and had just been placed in the car for removal to Pine Bluff. The loss is estimated at $650 with no insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. The burning car was standing near the big gin house. but was removed in time to save the gin
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THE LOUIS ATKINS MUk- DERERS SENT TO THE
 PEN.
A ESPECIAL TERM HELD.
Tilford Hudson "Holy Terror Goes Over the Roads--The
 Grand Jury's Work.

The Jefferson county jail was re- lieved of a large nu nber of prisoners Saturday. Four were sent to the county convict farm and six were sentenced by Judge A. B. Grace and carried to the penitentiaTy. A special term of the circuit court was held in order to allow the prisoners, all of whom were indicted by the grand jury, to plead guilty and receive their just deserts.
 The qnartette sent To Gracie's were equally divided, two being white and two celored. They were Abram Hill and Sam Wilson, the two negroes fined by Judge Vance, Friday for gaming The two white men were Will Meyer and J B. John son. who were fined Ly Judge Gar rett last Friday for jumping board bills.
 The half dozen penitentiary birds were sentenced es follows: Elisha Clark. colored, plead guilty @ a charge of grand larceny and hurgla- ry, but sentence was not passed up- on him.
 Ed. Bullock, colored, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of burgla- ry aud was given three years.
 Florence Harris, colored, plead guilty to a charge of grand larceny and was sentenced to five years.
 Ed. Blair, the negro who was ar rested several weeks ago by inc Of ficers charged with being the mur- derer of Louis Atkins, and Atkins baby. on tile Gabe Meyer place, and later hound oyer by ) ustice Garrett, was indicted by the grand jury and decided to plead guilty. He was sen tenced to 2l years at hard labor in the pen, for murder in the second degree
 Biair,s partner. Anderson Erwin, who was arrested on d charge of being an accessory to the crime, was satisfied to enter a plea of guilty and he was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary.
 Tilford Hudson. q negro, who has given the county more trouble than any other criminal ever arrested in the county. wss given three-year term to serve out. He entered plea of guilty to charge of burglary.
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city Saturday by MT. M. l.. Clay tdh, of Althelmer, against Messrs. Thos. H. Collier Id his son. Will Collier. of tue same place.
 Some few months ago Mir. Clayton and the younger Mir. Collier engaged in personal difficulty, in which the former was badly usel mp. He now asks damages of the Messrs. Collier. The affair at the time created mild sensation in the quiet little town Of Altheimer. but soon diee out. It will be revived by the suit.
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COTTON DAMAGED.
Rains Injured Grade Fall Crops
 BenFfitted.

A Graphic reporter, while making his usual rounds Saturday, came upon Capt. J. M. Hudson, the well known planter and crop critic, aud asked hlm what he thought of the outlook for fall crops and the exist ing cottoncooditioas. H. said:
 ssThe general rains of this week have materially benefited all fall crops, such as sweet potatoes, sec ond crop Irish potatoes, peas, tur nips, fall gardens and pastures. There is sufficient moisture in the ground to mature fall crops,
 tThe rains have damaged cotton to some extent by iniuring the grade More cotton is open than was ever known this early in the season. On some farms fully 90 per cent is open. We need dry, cool weather from now on to enable farmers to pick their cotton.o
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TO SELECT DELEGATES.

A call meeting of the David 6 Dodd Chapter. U D. of C., will be held at the residence of Mrs. Willie Atkinson on West Fifth avenue at 3 o'clock Wednesday, afternoon. The meeting vii, be held for the purpose of selecting delegates to the State Convention soon to be held at Li tie Rock. A large attendance is de- sired. MRS. KERsH,
 President. EMMA T. WHITE, Secretary.
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BIG TIME co LING.
beused


 The third and fourth days of Oeto- Der will be gala days at Kingsland, the progressive little town of Cleye- land county. There will be big ex. Confederate reunion held at that place and great preparations are be- ing made for the success Of the nn- dertaking In letter to the Gra- phic Mr. 6. s. Dickinson, secretary Of the organization, among other things says: Ample arrangements have been made and cordial invita- ton extended. Do not disappoin your old comrades but come. Rail- road fare oue and one third for the round trip.''
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THEIR REPORT, THE COMMISSIONERS OF AC- COUNTS HAVE FILED
 THEIR REPORT. CONSTABLES IN DEBT.
County Convict Revenue-Books in Good Order and Well
 Kept.

Messrs. R. D. McGaughy, of Al theimer; V. O. Alexander and Mo Hanf, of this city. commissioners of accounts for Jefferson county, have filed the semi annual report in the office of Circuit Clerk J. A. Lang ford. It reads as follows:
 To the Circuit Court of Jefferson County
 Hon, A. B. Grace, Judge. presiding.
 We, the undersigned Commission. CT of Accounts for Jefferson county, would most respectfully report, that as required by law, we have made a complete and thorough examination of the books, accounts and vouchers of the several county officers, and do present the following as the result of our investigation, towit
 The following named eonstables we fad indebted to the county in the amounts set opposite their pectiye name's as shown by the county clerks books, viz:
 II. s. Jackson, Bolivar townshi, 1soaz s II 73 J. Nj. Hodo, Old River township........- 243 a8 B. M. Curlin, pastoria townsbip@.... 12 oB J. Stewart. Vaugne township ---..... 139 h or these H. $. Jack son has been declared defaulter by the county court add J. M. Hodo has been cited to appear and show cause why be should not be declared a defaulter; and A. ]. Stewart has on file in the eecnty clerks office enough claims against tho county to settle his account, aud be assures us he will do SO as soon as allowed.
 We find that 0. J. Tucker, justice of the peace of Dudley Lake town ship made no report to the clerk for second quarter 1900, and that B. F Hooker of Melton made no report for first quarter 1900
 l Tbe treasurer's accounts cores bonding with the county clerk $ books, show the following balances in his hands in caeb to wit,
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SPLIT HIS FOOT.

Mir. c. I. Kel.eo, employed as set ter in F. P. Ladd's mill at Ladds, Ark. met with a very painful acci- dent while at work on q bridge near that place Saturday afternoon. He was using an axe when it slipped and split his foot. Dr. Pat ton, the company physician at that place. was in Pine Bluff when tue ac- cident happened and was summoned to return immediately. He did so, administered to the injured man and DOW he is reported to be resting easy.
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GRah0 JURY ADJOURNED.
Dismissed the Cases Against J. s.
 Estes and C. ". Joshua.

The grand jury of the Jefferson Circuit court adjourned Saturday and will take a recess uatil Monday, November 5.
 It was in session all week, begin hing it's work last Monday morning. It has so far returned 30 indict- ments, as follows: Four for murd Ter, fourteen for grand larceny, three for assault to Kill, three fol burglary, one for carnal abuse and
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~ -
 Total in vouchers

We find all the books of the coun- ty officials in good order and well kept.
 We find that the county judge paid to the treasurer the sum Of $6l5 72 which amount he collected on contract from ]. M. Oracle, up 10 January 1, 1900. The sheriff informs us that Mr. J. M. Oracle keeps his accounts for prisoners well paid up.
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OR THE JEWISH NEW YEAF WILL BE OBSERVED HERR
 MONDAY. 
STORES WILL BE CLOSED
Is One of the Oldest and Best Established Festivals in the
 Jewish Religion.

The feast of Rosh Hashona or the
 Jewish New Year, will be appropri-
 ately observed in Pine Bluff this, Sunday, evening and Monday, with
 the usual ceremonies. Services will be conducted at the First Presby=
 terian church, which las been kind
 ly tendered the Jewish people, this evening a 7:3o o'clock by Rev. Jos seph {. Koruield, rabbi of Oongre- gation Anshe Emeth. The subject of,shs sermon on this occasion will be "God's Universal Sovereignty, For his Monday morning talk Rev. Kornfeld has chosen as his sublect Mans Self saffeieney9
 Rosh Hashona is the same to the Jews as New Year is to the Gentiies The coming year is 5661 in the Jew. ish calendar This evening the ! homes of all Jewish people in the city will be tbrowl open and their friends a8d relatives received, it be. ing the custom to call upon each other on New Years eve.
 $ The services to be held at the Pres
 byterian church wllloe impressive as Rosh Hashona is considered the
 beginning of preparation for the great Jewish feast of Yom Kippur in, the holy day of the year.
 After the ceremonies Monday morning the day is supposed to be one of festiyity. The members oi Jewish society will entertain on that day. The festival is supposed to close at sunset, as all Jewish fes tivals continue from dark uatil
 dark, but the social functions viii
 continue during Monday evening. This holiday is always strictly on. served in Pine Bluff, and the Jewish stores throughout the city will be closed in honor of the day.
 Rosh Hashona is one of the oldest aad best established festivals in the Jewish religion. Celebrating as it does, the opening of the New lear, is made the occasion for more fes- tivitles than any other fete in their
 calendar, except perhups, the Pasch. h former times and even at pres
 eat in many countries it is customa-
 ry for Jewish people 10 20 about en
 masqae and pay calls apon their
 frfeuds and relat tves h this eoaa-
 try the custom of pagiag calls alope
 remaias and ti1e n asq aering feature
 has been abolished
 Traces of the ancient ob ervance Qtvhe festival still remain. however. The people were samm oned from all over the country by the sound oi
 she trumpet from the hllls to as semble in the Temple and prepare
 themselves for Yom Kipparim. The
 first part of the festival Of Rosb
 HashoEa was made one of deep re
 pentance, and consequently the people wrapped themselves, as was
 the custom in that day, in sack cloth and ashes, hiding their faces from their friends. This custom sur
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NIGHT SCHOOL.

For the convenieuce of those who cnnnot attend the regular Day School we will open Night school. begin hing Oct. 1. which will embrace every advantage that can contribute to the comfort and convenience of our students.
 JAMES PRACTICAL L BUsIN NESS COLLEGE
 Successor to Nettieton's Commer-
 cial College. SIP
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MERRILL INSTITUTE ENTERTAIN
 MENT COURSE.

This year the Merrill Course will be composed of twelve attrac-
 tions which are among the most popular companies in the country Tie season tickets W i'll be on safe in about wo weeks aud wllI sell for g D0. Thsre is Il large de- mand for season tieAets his year and DO one should fall to secure cure them. The consse will opau on Nov. , with tie Temple Male Guar tette. said to be the llacst male quartett in America Last season
 the company met with unequalled success. The Royal Tyrolean Troub- adors is a company which surpasses any other company rraveling this teason. The eonpany will reach Piae Bluff direct from Hamburg Germany, where they appeared be- lore the Royal Court. A prospectus of the course witl ba issued this week
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The many fIiencs of NJ. and Mrs. sam Clark, swho formerly resided hera, will r ice to learn of the r- rival at their home at Dennison, Tex- as, of fine ten pound baby girl, who took up her residence there Saturday. Mrs Clark was formerly Miss Flora Jackson, of this city.
 Mir. !. ". Gatiing, of Bearden, VIII spend Sunday in tine city.
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Master Leon Levy will leave Mon- day morning for St. Louis. where h6 will enter Christian Brothers Uollexe. orc cf the beat institutions of learn- ing in the South He will remain there two years. Lon Is bright boy and fl he will conduct htmself properly io his studies, will come home with fyipg coIOra.
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SATURDAYS NATIONAL GAMES.

The following is the result of Sat ur,lay's National Leagnge baseball games, AS received by $. A. Rosen. berg, the West Second Avenue ci- garist f,.r the accommodation of his sPortily inclined patrons.
 Philadelphia. 5; Boston, 4; New ' 'rk, $; Brooklyn. ,; St. Louis. z. pittsbarg, 6; Chicago. ,: Cincinnati
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-23

Mr. R U. Furth. the hustling pa per drum mer of St. Louis, is in the city calling on his Pine Bluff trade. He has many friends in the city.
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Major c, c. Newman. of the Coni-. mercial. Saturday received tele- gram from Mrs. Newman. at Rich- mond, Va, in which she stated that little Gordon Freeman, wtlo had been aaite sick. was fee from fever and was on the road to recovery. Little Gordon will accompany Mrs. Newman home as soon as he is able to travel.
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Mir. c. F. J. Mooney, managing editor Of the Appeal, who has been spending the summer in Eirope, returned to Memphh Saturday morning, greatly improve ed in health as the result of his welI- earned vacation. Mrs. Mooney, who accompanied Mir. Mooney to thie country, remained over in Ken- lucky, but will return to Memphis In a day or two.
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Mir. John l.. MilIs. state agent for a wellknown fire insurance company returned last night from q business and pleasure trip to points in Missouri and Illinois. He states that on Tuesday night while leaving the Olympic theatre in St. Louis he was '.touched for hls watch, which he recovered through the police de-| paItment next day. The report Of the theft of the watch, as printed in St. Louis paper, was highly color- ed and without foundation.
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MT. and Mrs. John M. Gracie ana their two littledaughters, Maud and Sallie, returned home this morning. Mrs. Oracle and daughters spent tho summer in Colorado. Mir. Grac16 and sons, Pierce and Asa, have beon travelling in Europe since July ! m boys stopped in Washington, WiISfo they attend Georgetown College. @ Arkansas Democrat.
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Rsv. Walter Davenport Bucsners pastor, will fil the pulpit It the Trinity Episcopal Church here today, both morning and evening. The services will be held at the usual hours.
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Total in cash ................

The following sums in warrar and other vouchers, to wit:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-20
Chicago and Milwaukee Brewers
Will Discharge All Their
Union Men
Unless Representatives of the
Union Will Consent TO
Arbiflafe
The Trouble Between the Best
Company and Some of Its
Employees.

CHICAGO, April 10. -Unless the off
Gals Of the brewery workers union nc.
cede to the demand NJ the Chicago aud
Milwaukee brewers association TO send
a delegation to their headquarters by 2
O'Clock D. m, prepared to arl)itrate the
differences between the strikers and the
Best Brewing company of this city,
every brewery workman belonging to
the union in Chicago wiilb Nc discharged.
This statement was given out by the
officials Ut the Brewers Association.
The anticipated lockout viii affect over
roo men. The stEake nj the Best Brew
ing company resulted from the refusal
Of II men TO work overtime ia loading
ears, although al increased wages. Only
l0 men were affected, Labor leaders No
far haze refused ~ arbjtrate the matter.
At 2 O'Clock IL WAS announced that no
definite agreement had been reached
III was reported, however, that the
brewers had resolved to give their en-
ployes Q time IN which 10 decide
upon the acceptance of the terri Of
fered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-20
TIE A RECORD.

John Rofer, Milwaukee, one Of the
survivors Of the Lady Elgin disaster, IL
dead,
Charles ". Smith, former president of
the Philadelphia and ReadiDg railway,
died at Philadelphia ~ apoploKy, aged
rs years,
Samuel Howard, a well known law
yer and veteran member of the Milwan,
lfee bar, died Of pneumonia NJ tho Mill
waulee club
Frank H. Gushing, for many years
connected with the United States Bureau
Of eibnoIogy, " dead NJ Washington o.
h~emorrhnRe,
Professor Alfred 81, Welsh bead
master Ut Lake Forest Anpdamy, the
preparatory department. OF the Chicago
university, is dead, after u brief ilposs,
H. Wesley Churchill Jsnptlott, pro-
fessor ~ slered rhetoric and professor
of eloeution nj Andoyor seminary, ~
dead, lie was widely known through
out tho country as ~ oloelliopibt VNd
readep,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-20
CRIMINAL NEWS.


Herbert Miligan. a Boston young man
who invested I'D bucket shops, IL IN gail
charged with ~embezzling s35, 200.
The ~postoffiee department has issued
a fraud order against d Boston firm,
which advertised a ~tI1eesstar ring aud
a lucky box for 81 each.
Upon the arrival Of the steamship
Trojan Prince at New York an immi-
grafton inspector arrested four Sicilians
from Mareno, Sicily, who are suspected
Of being couilterfeiters.
Charles H. Cole, former president
Of the Globe National bank Of Boston,
under Indictment for the embezzle-
inent and misapplieaiion Of the funds
Of the bank, pleaded guilty in the
United States district court.
The Ohio supreme court has declared
the an~ti-lynebing law constitutional
The Law provides that the heirs Of any
person who ~ lynehod may collect 3d.
600 from the commissioners IN the
county In which the affair cen
William II. Miller OF Franklin syndi-
cate fame was found guilty by b jury
la court in Brooklyn Of grand larceny
In the first degree in taking Mrs. Kafb-
crime Moore's WI 900, which she invested
In his $40 per cent scheme ITO get rich
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