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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30
UNIQUE LETTER
Received by MI. J. D. Miner From a
 Country Cousin.

MT. J D Mllner is noted for his humor. Sometimes when business gets dull at his office he entertains his type writer and amuses himself by dietating funny letters to some of his county cousins" But some of the latter are as original in their com positions as the Pine Bluff orok= CT, who frequent y gets as good as he sends. The following is a unique sample picked up by a Graphic re- porter yesterday.
 HAMBURG, ARK Oct. 5. J. D. Miner, Esq.,, Pine Bluff:
 Dear Comrade in Misery (??9- I very much regret my inability to act upon your suggestion to stop and think for a mcment-I haven't | time. Though l admit with pleasure your allegation of being blocked with peace and prosperity.
 Muscadines blacken all the tree tops, and persimmors are doing their share towards getting the fes- tive 'possum into shape, and 'taters are abundant. And the fuL-,oying coon is industrious y applying him self getting presentable for the pot. All the negroes hsve drawn tkeir summer supp y If rallies and revis= als, and with ten cent cotton and reasonable accounts, are in fair way towards having more than the seed left.
 With heavy mast there is good prospect for plenty of hog and we will be able to get up the hominy. Add the straw in the hands of the small b. } show which WY the cider barrel is And while our northern brother will now turn from the Ice man and pay tribute to the coal dealer, we will escape both.
 Just at present the volumes of our lives are handsomely bound and have gilt edges. And although "The melancho y diys have come, they're not the saddest of the year, Y long shot.
 For while there is sti, cloud upon our politieal horizon, it shows the silver lining. And with the sure thing of 16 votes for Bryan to l for Mckinley, i've are happy oo the W
 Now in these piping times of peace, in consideration of all the good things in stone, let us for 8 moment suspend this constant hustling ard al. in in the old familiar y on sHapjy Times ID Dixie.
 Brother Miner, pitch the tune.
 Yours in Clover,
 J. DEAN
 P. S.-Yoa will please give me peace and prosperity prlces on meal and Hour aud obIige, yours very truly, j. j. U.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30
WILL SPEAK HERE.

Mir. Robt. F. Beatty, of Washing ton. D. C., was in the city while Monday. He left in the afternoon f1r Fordyce where he spoke last night. MT. Beatty will speak from the court house steps in this city Thursday evening. He is travelling over the country in the interest of the candidacy Of ". J. Bryan ar q AdIai E, Stevenson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

hief of Engineers Wilson, of Wast- ington, D. G., has submitted his an Lu4l report, and the estimates of al prop,iations for the Arkansas river are as follows: For moving obstruc- tions from the Arkansas river, $30- GOO; for improving the Ark kansas riy- CT. $3n .000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30
THE TEMPLE UARTETTE.

De Temple Q1artette Concert Co. been greeted with immense au-
 ees all over the country N0ee from the York P ] Ptt'
 Ehe seyerest snow storm of the pn could aet ttampen the enthu- h Of those who braVed the Eher to be present tart evening bar the fl al entertainme ent oi the \ c. A. Star Gourse-F Fhe Temple
 ftette Co. of Boston. DeliA Ahifu' Fery particular. was the e0iIseh- Epf opinion. and the applause burst forth after each number Eed the pleae ure and approval of kbody present. Never has a
 ftette been heard in thls city Ehas produced q such artistic e. Especially in it's ensemble work |a return engaeen ent will meet popular favor.''
 |e Temple Quartette will be seen |errifl Ilstitute in this city Fri Novt mber ?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

We have ben informed that change will soon be made iA the schedule of tue aorthbou ld afternoon Ton Mountain passenger, train. IT c change will aff ,ct only this one tram. It now arrtves a 4:l5 and leaves aF < o'clock. After the change of time is made. if will arrive here at 5:to and depart at 5:'5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

The steamer Hal etc. which was formerl, the property of Pine Blufs ians, but was sod by masterin chan cery at Memphis recently aud pug chased by Capt. A. s cnmmins, ~iu make a trip to this city in fe days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

The Mothers Han Hour Glnb et q t he residence of .lrs. Wills Brt,wn yesterday at witch fiine mos = tefesting program was rendvgpd Full mentioii ia our society colEmT Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

WANTED-Positnn as bookkeer- CT. Competent young man would
 ike to keep set of books in the evening. Address NJ, care Graphic B
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-30

pire brick and Limburger
 the hnest III the land. receiv-
 iee a eek.-Strauss & Miller.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
LaBouchre Publishes His Correspond
ence With Montague White.

New York. Aug. 23--A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Toward the close of the parliamentary
session Mr.. Chamberlain announced that
letters compromising some members OF
the house of commons had been found
among the Boer archives at Pretoria.
One of these members was Henry La
Bouchere and he has now answered Mr.
Chamberlain's threat to publish the cor
respondenee by publishing it himself.
The letters were addressed by Mr.. La
Bouchere to Montague White early in
August of last year when, OF course,
Great Britain and the Transvaal were
still at peace In one letter Mr.. La
Bouchere strongly urges that President
Kruger should accept a conference, which
was at that time suggested to settle the
franchise question. He said if this were
done it would take almost month to
settle the details and by that time the
warlilze fever in England would have
passed away. "And if he added, the
basis was established that there should
be substantial representation of the out
lander yet not such as to endanger the
majority of the Beers no danger would
arise to the independence of the repub-
nc''
In an open letter to Mr.. Chamberlain
Mr.. LaBouchere contends that he had
perfect right to use his efforts to avert
the struggle and that in advising the
Transvaal government to make con-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
TEDDY OUT OF VOICE.
Roosevelt Pleads For Shorter
Campaign Schedule.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The Chronicle says
Governor Roosevelt has written the fol-
lowing letter to Henry c. Payne, chair
man of the executive committee:
MY voice never has recovered from
the effects of my campaigning in New
York state during the gubernatorial con-
test of two years ago. I am willing to
do all in my power for the party on the
stump, I will not object to being worked
up to the limit, but 1 pray you not to
work me over the limit until right at the
end of the contest.
In other words" commented Mr..
Payne, 1.-The governor is willing to lose
his voice and lay down his life for his
party, but he asks that the sacrifice be
postponed until the close of the cam
paign."
Owing to Mr.. Rooseve1t's complaint
about his threatening weakness of voice,
tits probable that but few of the de-
mandS for rear car speeches will be ac-
ceded to by the national committee.
Three addresses a day is the limit, ac-
cording to the present plans, and even
these oratorical efforts probably will be
cut short, then shorter and finally
shortest as the campaign progresses and
the effects of much speaking wear upon
the candidates throat.
Il am no elocutionist,'' admits the
nominee in his letter in hisplea for mercy
at the hands of the national committee.
Otherwise, he adds, he might be able to
use his vocal organs with less wear and
tear
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23

cession so as to enable the British public
to recover from the excitement which
Mr.. Chamberlain had worked up, he
Mr.. LaBouchere adds. that as he has
published his letters to Mr.. White, per-
haps Mr.. Chamberlain will now publish
his correspondence with Rhodes solici-
tor which proves, according to some of
the radicals that the colonial secretary
had a guilty knowledge of the Jamison
conspiracy.
The conspiracy trial at Pretoria has
terminated, as was expected, with the
conviction of the accused German lieu
tenant, Hans Cordua- There was no
doubt that this young man had broken
his parole and had committed a most
serious offense against martial law by
appearing in the uniform of q British
officer. As for the plot to lxidnap Lord
Roberts, it seems to have been
an extremely vague and foolish affair,
and never to have got beyond the stage
of conversation on the subject between
COrdua and the Spanish detective Gano,
who was admitted by the prosecution to
have acted the part of agent provo
cateur and suggested the plan to Cordua.
Sentence is deferred until the conviction
has been affirmed by Lord Roberts
Some of the afternoon papers are al
ready clamoring that an example should
be made by shooting COrdua but consid-
ering the youth and Stiffness of the
prisoner and the fact that his so-cal1ed
plot was gotten up for him by a British
police agent, it seems hardly likely that
the death penalty will be inflicted.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
FUSION IN WISCONSIN.
Democrats and Populists Unite on
Presidential Electors.

Milwaukee, wis, Aug. 23.-The Demo-
cratic state convention late last night
completed its labors by nominating the the
electors chosen by the districts;
For Governor-Louis G. Bohmerich,
Kenosha.
Liuetenant Governor-Thomas Patterson,
Waushara-
Secretary of state-Joseph H. Wood.
State Treasurer-August Bartz. Fall
Attoriey General-George c. Cooper, su-
perior.
State uperintendent-Homer B. Hub
bell, Beaver Dam.
Insurance Commissioner = Robert A.
Thompson, La Crosse.
Railroad Commissioner-George W. Hill,
Amigo.
Chairman of the state central commit
Presidential electors: First district, c.
W. Stevenson; Second district. B. F. Sher-
man; Third district, w. N. Cortland; /;
Fourth district. H. ]. Milman; Fifth dis
trict, P. H. Oneara; Sixth district, John
Beyer; Seventh district Steven Rich- .1l3
Ninth district, Amos Holgate; Tenth dis
trict, George D. Clegins; at large, F. w.
Colzhauzen and John Rosch-
A communication was received from the
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
is SUPREME RULER.
"Governor" of Anticosti Island Sails
For France.

New York, Aug. 23.-On the passenger
list of the French line steamer Lor-
raine, sailing this morning for Havre,
appears the name of l.. o. Comettant,
the governor of Anticosti.
Mr.. Comettant became associated
with Henri E. Menier, a Paris million
aire, who in 1894 bought the Island of
Anticosti in the gulf of St Lawrence,
from a British syndicate, with a view
of turning it into a game preserve and
devoting portions to French colonial
ton.
The island, a British possession, lying
off the mouth of the St Lawrence river,
is 140 miles long and 81 miles wide. Mr..
Menier paid $250000 for it.
Mr.. Comettant went to AnticoSti as
Mr.. Menier'S agent and is locally
konwn as the governor" though, of
course, without political power, as the
islnad belongs to Great Britain. His
headquarters are on English bay, where
there are about fifty French families.
The entire population there and at Fox
bay, on the north and opposite side of
the island, is only about five hundred.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
LANDS ATTACHED.
Authorities Levy on Property
of Connecticut Mutual For
HillmOn Claim.

United States Marshal Stern has ad-
vertised for sale the lands owned in
Leavenworth county by the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance company to sat
isfy the judgment of 81, ,0S4 which was
given by the federal jury to Mrs. Hill
mon-Smith. The date of the sale is
fixed for September % 1900 and unless
the insurance company pays the judg
ment on or before that date the lands
will go to the highest bidder. The lands
comprise about 1000 acres and is con-
sidered very valuable property, much of
it being under cultivation and there will
be no trouble in realizing the amount
of the judgment. Deputy United States
Marshal Prescott and board of ap-
praisers appointed by the marshal ap-
praised the land last week.
If the land does not bring the amount
of the judgment and the company re-
fuses to pay the judgment it may result
in the company being excluded from do
ing business in the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900.

Following is a list of fairs to be held
and secret Secretaries. i as reported to the the state
board of agriculture and compiled by Sec
| retary F. d. Coburn:
Allen County Agricultural society-C. H.
Wheaton. secretary. lola: September 1913
Brown County Fair association-John 3
Butler County Fair association-Alvah
| Sheldon, secretary, Ell Dorado; September
Chautauqua county--Hewins Park and
Fair association: N G.; Marsh. secretary,
Clay County Fair association-E. E.
Hoopes, secretary, Clay Center; Septem-
Coffey County Fair association-J E
Woodford. secretary. Burlington; Septem-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley Fair
association: J. M. Henderson. secretary.
Douglas county-Kaw Valley Fair as
! sociation: =. c. Griesa, secretary. Law
Finney County Agricultural society-D.
A Minis, secretary, Garden City:
| B. G. McQuesten- secretary. Ottawa; Sep
Greeley County Fair association-I B.
Newman. secretary. Tribune: October 20
Jaeksan ffo County AgTis4levrai an6 galr
JEFFERSON County Agricultural and Me-
retary, Oska1oosa, September At.
Jewell County Fair association-Chas F.
ll.1s HGEne' secretary Mankat0' September
Linn County Fair Assoeiation-Ed. R.
| Smith, SSCTStdTys AOu1leA city
Marshall county, Frankfort Fair aSSo-
ciation-C. w Brandenburg, secretary,
Frankfort; SEPTEMBER 25-2S
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
Fair associa tion-Jos. < Tricketts secre-
tary, Paola; September z5-2s.
Montgomery county. CoffeyviIle Fair
and Park association-.R. Y. Kennedy.
secretary, Coffeyyille; August 14-17.
Morris County Exposition company: E.
J. Dill, secretary. Council Grove. Septem-
Der 25-2S.
Neosho County Fair association-H.
Lodge, secretary. Erie; August 2s-s1;
Neosho county, Chanute Agricultural.
Fair. Park and Driving association-A- E.
Timpane, secretary, Chanute: September
At.
Usage County Fair association-C. H.
Curtis, secretary, Burlingame; September
At.
Riley County Agricultural society: R. T.
Worboys. secretary, Riley: September
1921
Sedgwick county. Wichita State Fair
assoeiation-3H. g: Toier. secretary. Wich-
Wilson county, Fredonia Agricultural
association. r. Cooper. secretary. Fre-
donia; August 21-24.
Stafford County Fair association-John
w. Lii, secretary, st. John: August 1891
Harvey County Agricultural society;
John c. Nicholson. secretary, Newton;
October 2-5.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
WARM FOR JOINTISTS.
Arrests Continue With Clock-Like
Regularity.

Regularity.
The police continued their good work
Wednesday evening of arresting joint
lists and the following names were add
ed to the police register as a result:
Mat Cave, George Head, c. H Cave,
Dan Finney, Frank Swartz, William
Finney and William Shaffer, making in
all forty-eight arrests since the COM
mencement of the raids. There are a
number of warrants in the hands of the
police and as soon as the joints reopen
as they have been in the habit of doing
they will be arrested.
The cases of most of the jointist5
were set for August 81 and %, at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. This is two
hours earlier than the regular time for
the opening of police court. but Judge
Magaw decided that it would require
that much extra time to handle the
cases.
The joints raided did not have large
quantity Of liquor, as they have all be-
come frightened at the raids and car
ried only bottled beer and whisky. The
stock usually consists of a keg of beer,
a pine board bar, a beer pump and a
few glasses and the loss of that much
stock represents a loss of about $500.
Mayor Drew said this morning that
he was satisfied with the work now be-
ing done, and intended that it should
be kept up. 1.-The join6stS and a few
other people seem to think it is a
bluff, but I will show them that mean
business and am determined that this
Illegal traffic shall be stopped said he
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
A BIG COMBINE.
Lancaster Caramel Company
by the American Concern.

New York, Aug. 23.-Arrangements
have just been completed for the abb
sorption of the Lancaster Caramel COM
pany Of Lancaster, Pa, by the American
Caramel company. AS a result of the
consolidation the capital of the Ameri-
can company will be increased by $780,
600 to 81, ,0O0, ,000 while in addition there
will be an authorized issue of 100000
six per cent bonds. The capital stock is
divided equally into 81, ,000, 600 eight per
cent cumulative preferred stock and ST.
900 900 common stock, the $50O,OO0 IN
crease being all in preferred stock.
The two companies are said to control
95 per cent of the caramel business OF
the country. In addition to the Lancas-
ter plant just acquired the American
Caramel company has plants at Phila-
delphia and York, Pa. 1t is a Pennsyl-
vania corporation
The new board of directors of the
company consists of d. F. Lafean OF
York Pa, former president of the Amer
lean company; George w. Williams of
York, former secretary Of the American
company; Milton S. Hershey Of Lancas-
ter former owner of the Lancaster COM
pany; William L. Blair, its manager.
and w. P. Rice of New York The
board will later be increased to seven
members
The officers are William L. Blair, pres
ident, and D. F. Lafean, secretary and
treasurer
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Peter Smith to Ella Smith. $500. part lot
4, 10, II, Is.
D. L. Heaton to A ]. Rhodes. $780, part
lot 3, 27, IL, Is.
Jas. Al. Harrington and wife to Frank
Hagerman and others, trustees, $50, lots
81 and "a Mulvane street.
Frank Thompson and wife to J. VIII
liams and wife, $3.50, lot 63 Washington
street, Mapleton subdivision
Chas w Bower and wife to A A
Schmidt IS, 600, lot 125 Kansas avenue
Ida R. Twaddle to Geo H. Gibbs, 81 200,
lot 269 Adams street, Holidays addition.
E b. woodruff and wife to 8. Rain, $S
part northwest II 80. II, 16.
r. W. Roudebush and others to Saml.
Roudebush, 81, lots in Knowles second
subdivision.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
Officers Are Sued.

Suit has been fled by Mrs Nellie Eff
finger against Geo. w. Jackson, w. S.
McClintock. the Symns Grocery COM
pany and others for $52. 81, which she
claims is the value of groceries taken IL
legally from her store and she asks 81, 600
damages in addition. The suit is the
outcome of case in McClintocks court
when he was justice of the peace. Mrs.
Emnger was sued by the Symns Grocery
company for a debt and a judgment for
$50 81 was secured. Geo. w jackson as
special constable was sent to levy on
the goods and now Mrs. Effinger says
that Jackson was not a sworn constable
and had no legal right to take the goods.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
CLOSES TODAY.
Final Meeting of Twenty-Third Kan
sas Soldiers.

Today is the last day of the reunion Of
the Twenty-third regiment at Garfield
park.
The band gave a concert this afternoon
and Congressman Charles Curtis made an
address, The feature of the days pro-
place at 4 o'clock between the first and
second battalions. The sham was a rep
resentation of the Spaniards attacking
General Skaters army while landing at
Siboney.
A reception will be rendered the soldiers
this evening in Representative hall by the
Independent Order of Good Samaritans
and the Daughters of Samaria-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
bv the chains of disease is the worst form
of slavery. George D. Williams, of Man
chester Mich, says: My wife has been
so helpless for five years that she could
not turn over in bed alone. After using
two bottles of Electric Bitters she is won
derfully improved and able TO do her own
work" This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervousness, sleep
Iessness melancholy, headache, backache.
fainting and dizzy spells. 1t is a godsend
to weak sickly, rundown people Cure
guaranteed Only Soc Sold by a I.
Waggoner, druggist.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
Arrested For selling to indians.

Edward Mulligan of Holy Cross, was
arrested by Deputy United States Mar
shal Brown yesterday charged with sell
ing liquor to the Indians. He was given
a hearing before United States Commis-
sioner G. w. Clark and was bound over
to the meeting of the grand jury in
Leavenworth under $500 bonds. Edmund
Mulligan, who was arrested several days
ago ON the same charge. was released.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
summ mer Outings.

The most famous and popular sum-
mer tourist resorts on the continent are
reached directly by the. lines of the
Grand Trunk railway system and its
direct connections. Copies of deScrip-
tive pamphlets with full information
as to rates, etc, will be sent on applica--
ton to J. H. Burgis. city passenger and
ticket agent 249 Clark street, corner
Jackson hnl1levard Chicago.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23

Populist convention stating that the party
would endorse the presidential electors as
ratified by the Democratic convention
The list of presidential electors as elected
by the various districts and two electors
at large were then nominated, and the
remainder of the state ticket as above
given was nominated with but little op-
position.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
New Rural Route

Special Agent Olson established a free
rural delivery route at Newton yester-
day. Postmaster S. R. Peters of that
place states that the route will supply
10 families.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
TRY TO CONVERT HIM.
Chase County Bryanites Have a Re-
nuhlicau Jollied Un.

A lively delegation from Chase county
came in early to see Mr.. Bryan Among
the number was H. F. Gillette, a prominent
Republican merchant. The boys declare
Mr.. Gillette will return full helged
Democrat. And Mr.. Gillett hasn't yet de-
rafed IL
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-23
A LITTLE BIG WASTE.

T=-SSaISTHNGUISE1 between economy and wisdom.
EEsSS Sitting at home to shoe1eather is econo-
kksss my, but It is scarcely wisdom. In the same
80 way, doing without Ivory Soap is economy
but it isn't wise; your risks greater than all
possible saving. Every cheap soap contains free
alkah. Now, free alkali will eat its way through
the new oil cloth on the kitchen floor Imagine
then what it will do In a single Mondays wash
ingl Is such economy wise?