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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
N. & w. PIER
REQUEST GRANTED.
Proviso Attached Requiring Guar
antee City Against Expense.
CITIZENS PROTEST NEEDED

Col. Walter II. Taylor Declines to Say
Whether tho Railway VIII Accept tho
and MIR. Jacocks Seconded n Resolution
Granting tho Request for an Iron Coal
Pier, Provided, the halfway VIII Cut 1t
or Its Own Expense, Whenever IL Be-
comes Necessary.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16

state Department. These messages
come Ivy the way of Isl Nan. Some of
them cannot be fully drclphercd. and
for This reason the statement cannot
he definitely made that the dispatches
sent by the government 10 Minister
Conger are received hy him. So far
as the messages have hccn deciDhered
there is no Indication that Minister
Congcr received any information or dis
patches from our state Department
Nothing could be learned of the con.
tents of the dispatches received. al
though it was stated that there wcre
quite number from Minister Congcr.
some coming from the consular officers
and General Chaifec. beside those
which come direct. The message trans-
mitted through Minister WA was on
tircly deciphered in the department..
SERIOUS RESISTANCE APPRE-
HENDED.
During the course of conversation
to-day between Secretary Root ana
Baron Spcck Won Sternburg. the Cor
man Charge d'Anairs. MIR. Root gained
considerable Information concerning tie
route which has yet to be traverscd by
The allied armies. Baron Sternburg told
him that Tung Chow was a very strong
place. and IL the Chinese army should
make stand at this point. the inter
national forces would find 1t quite DIM
cult 10 overcome the forts and walls.
While ii is not known what resistance
may have been. or viii be made 10 the
advance to Tung Chow. Secretary Root
and other officials would not be sur
prised TO learn of a very serious battle
at this place.
THE GERMAN FORCE
1t is expected that the German force
now on it's way TO China viii land in
the vicinity of Lin Yu. which is direct
ly east of Pekin. The advantages of
this point are found in the fact that
ice will not interfere with the going
and coming of ships with supplies. II
also is said that the road from Lin
Yu to Pekin is much better than that
between Tien Tsin and Pekin, as the
ground is higher ana the country more
suitable for military operations.
CHAFFEE IS NEAR PEKIN.
Word came early in the day to the
Navy Department that General Chat
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
ANOTHER LETTER.

Another letted. dated Singapore. June
Is. 1899. from w. g. 81. Clair. editor of
the Singapore Free Press. 10 Howard
w. Bray. discusses conversations which
the writer claims 10 have had with
Consul Pratt, who was succeeded about
that time by Consul Mosely at Singa-
pore. There also was some suggestion
that Pratt favored the Filipino cause,
and the discussion related to CONVEX
sations that Consul Pratt is said to
have had with the F'ilpinos. ST. Clair
throws doubt upon Pratt's talk with
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
y MESSAGE WITHHELD.

me cipher experts We're busy with
dispatch from Consul Fowler. at Che
roo, which was so unntelligiblc that
Ii had to be returned to the telegraph
company to be repeated. So far as it
could be deciphered. it appears to re-
peat u message sent by Minister Con-
ger TO Fowler, telling the latter that
the situation was becoming more crit
ical at Pekin, and that the Chinese au-
thorlties were seeking to compel the
leSationers to leave the city under
Chinese escort. 1t is possible that tho
message. which is quite long, will con-
Vey additional information when its
complications are unravelled.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
CLASSIFICATION OF NEWS
BY DEPARTMENTS

Telegraph News-Page 4.
Local News-Pages 2,s. 6.
Editorill-Page 4.
Virginia News-Page 6.
North CAROLYN, News-Pag. 2.
Portsmouth News-Pages S.
Bsrkley News-page 6.
Shipping Page 8.
Real sstase---Page s..
Markets--Page. s.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16

HANGHAI WHERE TROOPS WILL BE LANDED.

nH %sp l' s ff n"aas
w m opposed o h dn GOT ueuup.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
CAPTURE OF no 81 WI.

London Aug. l5.-Rear Admiral
Bruce, telegraphlns from Taku to the
British admiralty, SAYS.
"Have received the following from
the General at lilo 81 WI. August 10:
1.-The troops are distant about twen-
ty-seven miles from Pckin. They ex-
perienced little opposition. a position
had been prepared by the enemy, but.
as the allies advanced they fled. The
Tartar cavalry WAS charged by two
aQuadrors of Bengal Lancers. Many
OF the former We're killed.
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MARCH IA.
Selected as the Date for Lincoln's
 a Primaries.

The Democratic Central Commit tee of Lincoln county met at Star City last Saturday for the purpose of deciding on date for the holding of the coming primary election.
 Prosecuting Attorney Walter B. Sorrells, of this city, was present at the meeting. He informs us that tbe committee selected March 14th ae the day for the battle of ball lots. ' The date is the same on which Jefferson county's primaries will be held. The committee did not authorize that the election be legalized, but a represen tatlYe of each contestant will be present at the polls. Officers, from that of governor down, will be voted for on that day.
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BROUGHT S4,OO5
The Golden Eagle Stock Sold at
 Public Auction.

Today (Monday1 at noon in obe bience to an order of the district court of the United States for the western division of the eastern dis t,ict of Arkansas, W. D. Hearn, re- ceiver and trustee In the matter of the Golden Eagle Company, bank rupt. sold at public auction at No. POS Main street in this city, the en- tire Golden Eagle stock of goods consisting of clothing, gents furnish ing goods. hats, caps, shoes, fufni- ture. fixtures, etc. The inventory thereof showed the stock to be worth $7.69377.
 There weIe several bidders. among them being Chas. Well, George Gam mill, 4. Friedman and Louis Althci. mer. The latter being the highest bidGer, received the stock. His bid was $4,005. He purchased tbe stock for Bennie and Louis Altheiner, the two oldest sons of Mir. Sol Althei- mer, the former owner of the stock.
 hr. Hea1n adjourned the sale until 4 o'clock this aftern oon, when no- tice of the sale will have been pre- scented 10 the court for approval.
 The buyer will pay for the stock on the following terms: Oae-half cash, one fourth in thirty days, and the balance in sixty days. purchaser giying notes with approved security
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MAIN SHtFT|hG BROKE
And Cotton Belt Machine Men and
 Blacksmiths Are Idle Today.

Late Saturday afternoon the main stafting which solely operates the machinery in the machine and b ack-smith departments at the Cotton Belt shops here broke, and as a result the departments the breakage affected, were immediate ly shut down.
 All Saturday night and during the whole of Sunday, mechanics work ed with the injured machinery and put in new couplings and d par of new sbafting in the broken places.
 The machinery was apain started and the coupling again broke caus. ing the machine men and black : smith to retire from duty.
 Today (Monday) at noon another attempt was made to operate the patched machine and it is now run ming smoothly.
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WHITE MAN TURNS BLACK
In Less Than Half an Hour-Fright.
 ened Those Near Him.

4 white man turned as black as the ace of spades at Kenosha, Wis, recently and in less than half an hour. From the tips of his toes to the top of his head Alexander Wer- tenen is as black as negro, and from DO apparent cause. His fellow workmen, frightened, ran away from him, and he is now at home, wondering what he has done or what nature ueans by changing him from white to black.
 Wertenen is in the employ of the Kenosha tannery. He was at work as usual this morning and was feeling perfectly well. Soon he noticed that the workmen were looking at him queerly and then their astonishment gave way to fear. He asked what was the mat ter and was told that he was turn ing black. The manager of the tan- nery, E. C. Thiers, was called and he immediately told the man to go home. By that time he was ink black from bead to foot.
 Among those who saw the man after he had turned black and are willing to swear to the phenomenon are E. c. Thiers, manager of the tan: nery; sWiniam Schroeder. Banking clerk; Griffin McGollin, a clerk in the office Charles Beachel, another en- ploye who is superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school, and James Westine, the foreman. All of these say that the man turned black and that he was white when he came to work that morning. Wertenen has been under the care of physician for a short time suffering with a slight stomach complaint.
 The doctor cannot account for the mans present condition. For many years prior to his coming to Neosha, Wertenen says he worked in the cop per mines of upper Michigan. He thinks the underground work had something to do with his present condition. He is about 36 years of age and unmarried.
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Through Colorado

The Denver < RtoGrande Railroad, with ifs numerous branches pene- tTating the Rockies. has two dis tinct and separate lines across the m onntains. Tickets reading via the Scenic Llne9 bel ween Denver and Grand Junction. in connection with the Rio Grande Western Ky. between Grand Junction and Ogden, are available over the Denver < Rio Grande eithe- va it's main line through Leadville and Glenwood Spr1I gs or via be line over Marshall Pass and through the Black Canon. Tourists to and from Salt Lake City ogden or San Francisco will find 1t to their advantage to have their tickets reae in both directions via the "Scenic Line of the World, :" thus being able to use one of the above routes going and the other return ing. Write $. K. Hooper, q. F. X T. A, Denver, Colo, for Illustrated pamphlets. dtf
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,Y WISE AND POUND FOOLISH

p Mir. Editor-The truth of this old D 43aAge has likely been demonstrat- \ h lnI all ages and in every part of k Ilae y orld, but never more strikingly k Knitted than in Pine Bluff. No E TssA h of business can be started up, lrar)jsing Il little remuneration to he ed terprising proprietor, than aH aosen others rush into the same ne of business, until it is oyerdone nd All fail. Occasionally "the sur 9vaI of the fittest" is witnessed, one iareW q man waits his opportunity nd 6evours the others, but five ave failed and retired in disgust, FhiIe one has succeeded. Now, If the
 Ise who have failed had sought
 tsher branches of business, new en-
 erprises to which there was no
 ennapetition, they would likely have
 ncceeded.
 Anew town started up some years
 go. and an enterprising young man IApened drug store, and the out
 box was fattering. but in six |1nont hs time there were three instead |afone. The result was that a 'cut- |Ihroato competition ensued, and in |Ys mDnths time every one failed. SThis is but q single sample of the |gsMar reds that are constantly occur Eing, and that are occurring right
 ere in our midst. There are other sranches of business that would Fave been just as profitable and in |,yhich there would, be no eompeti- |5ion.
 We do not need two congresses in |Soine Bluff, The second one did not EIrjng an additional bale of cotton to EhIs market. But we do need eot- lon factoly, and the money unneces. karily expended in this direction Egould have gone a good ways to- kvard accomplishing this ofi-et and blave been perhaps more remunera- live.
 Now they are talking of another se factory. We do not need 1t, but vedo need a cotton factory, and hat bal.
 Thls scribe has no interest in any
 om press nor ice factory, but he does
 want to see big cotton factory in | Tine Bluff
 Now don't begin to say let us try |soinduce some northern or eastern |nannfaeturer to move his plant Do vn south. to Pine Bluff, but put UT energies and money together anl |t can be done, ,and in short order,
 aa A CITIZEN,
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 SIOO REWARD
Offered for Arrest of Carol Jones,
 Jefferson County Murderer.

A reward of $100 was offered by the state yesterday for the arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Jeffer. son county of Carol Jotes, says the Gazette. Prosecuting Attorney ". B. Sorrells wrote as follows;
 Hon. Dan. ". Jones, Little Rock,
 Ark.
 Dear s:l About two years ago John Wilson, ferryman at Pine Bluff, was shot and killed by ne- gro by tbe name of Carol Jones. It vas cold blooaed murder, John Wilson having been a peaceful, law abiding citizen who ran the ferry across the river at Pine Bluff He escaped immediately and has not been heard from since, but l under stand that he has been nearly loea- ted, and 1 am almost positive that if your exeelleney would see proper to offer a reward commensurate with the danger to which capture would subject the officer, think that he may now be apprehended. ,
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NOTICE.

The regular meeting of the David O. Dodd Chapter of the United Daughters of the Gobf4deracy will be held at the residence of Mrs. R. II. McFadden on West Second ave- hue Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. A fine of five cents will be imposed upon all absent members.
 MRS. 5. E BENTON, Pres. Mss EMMA r. WHITE, Sec'y'
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A CAKE CONTEST.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, will give q cake contest 1t the home of Mrs. J. B. York on West Fifth ave- nue, Tuesday. Feb, 13. from to 6:30 D. III. The following ladies, all ex- eellent cake Lakers, are contestants for the prizes: Mesdames Frank Fergus. King White, Chas. Well, ", H. Langford, Cage Gress, MeClelland, Hugh Fox, Miss List. Refreshments will be served. Admission 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12

The public will be pleased to learn that on Thursday night at Merrill Institute, R. D. $. Robertson anG H. H. Ringeler. sof Memphis and Nashville respectively, will appear in a recital of music and elocation. assisted by local talent. This will be the only attraction 1t he Insti- ute during February. Admission 25e. Under auspices of EpwoIt tn League. Seats now on sale at Ros- enberg's. lls
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3300 00
sn dItor's life Saved by Chamber
 Iains Cough Remedy.

Iath CouEh k6heuy.
 During the early part of October, 1896. contracted a had cold which settled on my lungs and was neglect ed until feared that consumption had appeared in an incipient state. l was constantly coughing and try ing to expel something which could not. I became alarmed and after giving the local doctor q trial bought bottle of Chamberlain's 5 Cough Remedy and the result was immediate improvement, and after had used three bottles my lungs were .restored to their healthy state.-B. 5. EDWARDS, Publisher of The Review, Wyant, III. For sale by W. L. Dewoody & Co, druggists.
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 FOR THE BABIES.

There is no better medicine for the |pables than Chamberlain Cough
 Remedy. Its pleasant taste and
 prompt and effectual cures make it 1avcrite with mothers and small Ehildren. It quickly cures theircoughs
 and colds, preventing pneumonia or other serious consequences. It also lures croup and has been used in tens of thousands of eases without a Jingle failure so far as we have heen hbIe to learn. It not only cures Eronp, but when given as soon as the croupy cough appears. will pre-
 Eent the attack. h cases of whoop- Ing cough it liquitles the tough |nueus, making it eaiser to expeeto- rate, and lessens the severity and Frequency of the paroXysms ofeOugh- Ing, thus depriying that disease of all t1angerous consequences For sale by W. L. Dewoody & Co.,, druggists.
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Today Is LineoIn's birthday. The occasion is being appropriately ob- served at the public schools in the city with exercises. Thomas A. Edison, the worlds grea test iDven- tor. is today celebrating his fifty. third birthday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12

Arkansas Democrat
 The river is rising and prospects are good for steamboat stage of water. The steamer Dardanelle left today at noon for Pine Bluff and will return and leave for Gardens Bottom Monday, the 12th inst.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12
SOUTHWESTERN
 TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE GO.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Mrs. Dan Koonee and little dangh- ter, of Pine Bluff, are visiting her uncle, Dr. D. H. Thomson and family Hanover Note in Rison Ba- zoo.
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DeWitt New Era.

Dewitt New Era
 Nine candidates have announced for assessor, and there are rumors that there are two OF three more candidates for that office But ru- mors don't go. The announcement column tells the story.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12

Rev L \. Jessup, pastor of the Little Rock Christian church. occupi- ed MT. Crutcher's pulpit in this city. While in Little Rock. Rev. Crutcher is the guest nd Mrs. John q Fleteh
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New Lew.syil1e Recorder.
 Mrs. Will Greer, of Pine Bluff. is in the city to attend the funeral Of her sister, Mrs. John F Newton.
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Farming in Colorado and New Mexico.

Farming In Colorado and New Mexico.
 The Denver S Rio Grande Rail- road, "The Scenic Line of the World, ," has prepared an illustrated book ap- on the above subject, which will be s0nt free to farmers desiring to change tn sir location. This publea- ton gives valuable information in regard to the agricultural, hortieul- tural and live stock interests of this section, aud should be in the hands of every one who desires 10 become acquainted with the methods Of of farming by irrigation. Write $. K. Hooker, c. r. & T. A, Denver, Colo. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Reported for Last Week by Geo. ".
 ByingtoH, Abstraeter
DEEDS. February 5th.

Southwestern improvement Association to Winnie Dob- son, lots II and I5, block 10 Aabbaseka a .......................$ 10000 Abraham Dardenne to Henry W. Woodland, ne ne, 25, $, 10 100 % Mary E. Smart to W. J. and Ellen $. Bayless, wA SC me nv 86, ,, 1o..,...................... 25o oo J. W. Rowland to Mamie Stewart, part of lot ,, Allis Addition.............................. 100 GO Aver X Lord Tie Co. to D. Hope. seA and SC sw 24, wh ue and e15 nv 9 6. 10......... 1l70.0Q A nie H. Mitchell to B. A. Helcom5e, ek lot 1 block F James additions..... ........... 1000
 February 6. R. A. Ware to George Morley lot II block II, Ringler's Addition..................e......... 750.00 $l40 cash. 50 notes of Sa0 each.
 D. l.. Trimble Ex'r to Robert B. Smith. wh lot block Al Doris addition w.............. 60 Go D. l.. Trimble Ex'r to Charley Williams, wK lot block l, Doris Addition w............... 800 Charley Williams to E. E. Fluker, wh lot 3 block I. Doris addition w............... so % D. l.. Trimbie Ex'r to Raiford Wesley eA lot l. block 5 Doris addition w............... 60 % George Smith to Chas. H. Triplett. VI SC and swH IA, 3,9, ct al............................. 325 GO Jas. ". Segars to Ferdinand Dreyfus, 10 acres in the nv ee 2, $. 9........................... o4 00 J. W. Scales to W. T. Wool dridg ,, lot block '0'' Sor- rells < Dewoody's Add. 2850. 20 Julius Rothchild to Alyah Collier, lots 1, and block l6, Altheimer..................... 195 60 Mrs. E. ". Farnsworth to |. J.Ylck, f ne 3, s 9............ 10000 W. D. McMillan to D. Westall part of lot block 75 Wood. ruff's addition................. 750. %
 February '. L. H. Sullivan and E, A. Henslee to Hemingway < Co. FA nv and x se and SC 9, 6, 2000,0 % ". J. D. Vernon t0J. ". Dut- ton Lot Block 37
 Woodruff dd..................... 1000. %
 February g. D. W. Wordlow to Wm. Burke and Chas. Sepyard 60 X 138 it in the sh lot Allis' Add............................. 25,00 J. A. Racop to Alpnonso Brewster lots,6 and [ block Culpeppers Add................ 1J0, %
 February 5. Seahorn Durham to Stephen Price SC sw 2,7 7,............s.. $50, ,00
 February 10th. Warren Parker to Wm. Burke and Chas. Senyard, block 3S Dexter Harding's A ddition ............................. 950. GO lola Ormsby to 5. .. Martin senw15, ', 9........................ 200 % Richard Gross to Carrie z. Jones, x nv 3, 8, 7.............. l co Sam'l NJ. Jarvis, Trustee to Isaiah J. Moore, lot IS of Clark & Brewsters' addi- tion to Pima Bluff............... 2300 % ]. A. Perdue tp Mary E. Bell lot2 block 19, Woodruff's ...,............,............ 5000
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~. --- 4as. / GaA
 atism, could not eetA
 -.n Balm in six months Ic-tvo-Auson Bw1eH ageH eu4Icted with asthma that during the winter fol slee lying down, entirely and permanently ao-O Aao Sz N5a 5aAIEEs. 4zSss'ss B.T. JHCKG-.
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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-24
The Fort HAYS Blu.

Washington, March EFT should be
generally understood that the bill
which has just passed congress grant
ing to the state of Kansas the old Fort
Hays military reservation for educa-
tional purposes does not provide for
the establishment of western branches
of both the State Agricultural college
and the State Normal oschool. The
original bill introduced by Mr.. Reeder
provided for both these branches, but
when the measure came up before the
committee Mr.. Calderhead, objected
strenuously and offered an amendment
that the phrase AN experiment station"
should be inserted in lieu of ''a western
branch" of the State Agricultural col
lege. This amendment was adopted
and so the bill as finally passed pro-
vides for western branch of the State
Normal school and an experiment
station of the State Agricultural col
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-24
A Cuban Railway Combine.

Montreal, March 26-Sir William
Van Horne, ex-president of the Cana
dian Pacific railway, and chat rman of
the board of control, returned from
Washington and after consultation
with some financiers left again for
Washington.
The object of his visit is to meet Sec
rotary Root and some American CAPT
talists with whom he is associated in
a project for the consolidation of all
the railways in Cuba. It is understood
that for the development of this pro-
iect Sir William has % million dollars
at his disposal
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-03-24
Senator'S COMMISSION.
Advising The Powers In Control
Of Cuba.
4 WAY TO ASSIST DEBTORS.

Havana, March 27.-An order will
Issue early next week giving the may
ors much more extensive powers than
they formerly had, quite irrespective
of the civil governors. By its terms,
permits for amusements and public
meetings are to be applied for to the
mayors, and the police administration
and other civil affairs of the munic-
ipality will likewise be exclusively
under mayoralty control. The order
goes into effect Immediately upon be-
ing issued, without waiting for the
election
The Society of Planters visited the
senator's commission an requested aid
in the effort to procure a lowering of
duties on Cuban sugar sent into the
United States and upon machinery
imported into Cuba. They asked also
for increased facilities in the matter of
immigration and for help in settling
the question of liabilities of land
debtors. The committee presented a
report on this last point, asking the
senator's to forward it to Washington.
This report says in part:
THE society suggests that bonds be
issued which might be given to the
debtors in accordance with the value
of their land, and the debtors could
then pay their creditors with bonds.
We ask that the landholders be allow
ed ten years to repay the bonds in
cash, eGnceling outstanding interest. >
This is the most generally agitated
question in Cuba. By many it has
been argued that it would have been
better originally to allow the creditors
either to sell up the planters or to
make what arrangement they thought
fit than to put off payment for two
years, as at the end of two years the
planter would be at the mercy of the
creditors. This contention is based on
the theory that, in addition to the in
terest that had accrued during the
two years, a planter whose estate had
been destroyed by the war would be
unable to raise money enough to con-
tinue production if it were known that,
after two years, he would be liable to
have his estate seized.