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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-14
Cotton Belt B. lIetin. PINE BLUFF TO CHICAGO
 Via Cotton Belt Route
 Via Cotton Belt Route

Leave Pine Bluff 1:1O D. m. arrive Chleaed Il :45 next day. Only one change; through fleepers.
 National Live Stock Association, Fort Worth, Texas. January 10th to 18th. 1900. Rate one fair for the round trip. Dates of sale: Jan. I4th and 18th Return limit Tick cts will be good fer return leaving Fort Worth any day from Jan. F to 27th inclusive 1900.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Brazilian Plot Discovered.

Paris, March 11.-An investigation of
the plot i'll Rio tie Janeiro to overthrow
the republic has disclosed the fact that
almost all the persons compromised have
been arrested. For month past the
government has known that the adver-
saries of the present regime, who We're
annoyed because of the financial int
provement of the country, wished to ere
ate internal difficulties and bring about
the fall of the government. The aii-
thorities adopted Il calm, vigilant atti-
tlde and determined to act at an oppoi-
tune moment. A police officer was de-
tected receiving money from the mon
archists and distributing it to various
agents. Other persons also received
large sums. The plan of the conspiratbrs
was Il childish one. They proposed TO
arrest President Salles ut Petropol;s.
and il successful i'll this n provisional
government composed Of six members
was to be established. The inquiry is
still being carried on.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Mascagni Pulled Mayors nose.

London, March 11.-Maestro Mascagni
the famous composer, grievous to relate,
stands remanded us defendant in vulgar
case of assault. A few weeks ago at the
funeral of President Pesaro, of whose
academy the composer was Il director,
Mascagni quite unexpectedly found him
self check by jowl with the mayor Of the
town, with whom he had had feud. De-
spite the solemnity of the occasion Mas
cagni thought the moment opportune to
denounce the mayor as a scoundrcl and
to tweak the mayors nose. The mayor is
not a fire eater, and he is seeking salts
faction in the courts. The hearing Sas
been postponed to the beginning of April
to suit the convenience of Mascagni, who
is touring Russia.
The sun., 1900-03-12
General Outlook of the Stock
and Money Market for the
Ensuing Week.
SURPLUS RESERVE 5,676,375
The Currency Bill is Reginning to
Become a Factor in the Market.
Good Prices Are Expected
for Some Months
to Come.
to Come

Judging from the small amout OF sur
plus reserve held by the banks OF New
York it looks as il these institutions are
hard par in the matter of reserve. The
bank statement Saturday showed sur
plus reserve of ouly $5,676,375. The.
statement having been on falling aver
ages the reserve is probably less than
shown, yet money was offered freely at
81 per cent. in New York. The currency
bill is becoming factor in the situation,
but this is nothing more than has been
expected.
Aside from monetary influences and
weak spots in the industrials, the condi-
tions continue favorable and warrant
steady hopefulness regarding the future.
There is no abatement of trade activity,
and the propects are that no setbacks of
consequence need be expected Tor some
months. Overtrading is not yet in sight,
and buyers are often more concerned
about deliveries than prices The Presi-
dental election is approaching and will
be a pretext for delay among timid
souls, but it is certain to be much less
disturbing factor than usual.
Railroad affairs are also in good form,
despite occasional cutting on East-bound
freight rates. The roads are taxed to
their utmost with mixed freights, on
which they are for once securing profit
able rates. 1t connot be repeated too
often thai the srailroad shares offer the
elements OF satet and profit combined
in larger degreeSthan other class Of in
vestment.
1t will be seen that the surplus OF the
reserve above the 25 per cent. required
by law is $5,676,375 or $685. ITS less
than it was for the previous week. In
the corresponding week of last yesr the
associated banks reported a decrease in
the reserve OF So, 756, 755, which decreased
the amount held in excess of legal re-
quirements to $24 ,57S, 125.
The sun., 1900-03-12
May Result In New Trial.

Chicago, March 11.-An admitted blum
der by court clerk may result in the
granting of Il new trial TO former Banker
Edward $. Dreyer, convicted of having
withheld S316,000 OF the West Park
board funds from his successor as treas
urer. The disclosure was made in Judge
Waterman's court when the motion for
Il new trial came up for argument. Eo.
Judge Moran submitted an affidavit from
Henry G. McFall, the minute clerk, inl-
peaching the records of the case as kept
by himself. 1t set forth that the bailiffs
who had charge of the jury during the
trial were not sworn when the jury re-
tired, us the law prescribes. The record
however, shows that all the requirements
of the law We're complied with. The til-
ing of the affidavit caused a sensation
State Attorney Deneen and Assistant
Barnes had been apprised of what was
coming and had examined the papers
They asserted that the documents showed
that the jury retired to deliberate in tn,
custody of sworn officers of the court
Judge Waterman will decide the matter
tiis week.
The sun., 1900-03-12
REPORT ON INDIANS.
There Are stiiI Nearly 100000 Of
Them In This Country.

There Are stilI Nearly 100000 OF
Them In This Country.
Washington, March 1.-THE annual
reports of Indian agents which have been
received by the commissioner Of Indian
affairs will be printed in the form Of an
appendix to the report of the commission
er. They show that the entire Indian
population is 297,903, Of which number
95,679 wear citizens dress, while 81 ,923
wear a mixture of Indian and civilized
clothing. Those who can read number
1851, and 53,314 can carry on an ordi
n,lly conversation in English.
There are 25,236 dwelling houses built
for Indians, 1,153 of which We're built
within the last year. The number OF
births was 4,237 and the deaths 5,253
Twenty-six Indians We're killed by whites
and seven whites by Indians. One In
dian was killed by other Indians.
The number of Indian criminals punish
ed was l. ,469. There were 81 ,655 Indiar
church members and 34S church building.
upon the various reservations. The
amount of money contributed during the
last year by religious and other societies
was: For education, $261 ,515; for genera
church work, S119,4 ,407, and $16,016 from
New York for the support of the schoo
established by that state.
The sun., 1900-03-12
PooLRooMs CLOSED UP.
New York Gambling Houses Get Til
to Shut Up For "A Time.

to Shut Up For Time.
New York, March lit was more diff.
ficult to bet on the races in the New York
poolrooms Saturday than it has been be-
fore since the present police administia.
tion came into power. Big and little,
there are in this city about 2T5 places
maintained for the purpose Of gambling
on the races. Perhaps 30 of these are
known as .'hand books" i'll which all Of
the work is done by one man. These little
fellows were not affected by the orders
which were sent out to close OF the 9th
ers about seven out Of ten obeyed in
structions, informing their patrons that
there would be no business until the anti
vice crusade subsidies.
Information to the poolroom gamblers
that they should close was conveyed to
them by Frank Farrell, who is said to be
the intermediary between them and the
police and is himself the proprietor of Il
system of rooms i'll all parts Of the city
His principal places of business are in
Thirty street, Fortieth street
Sixth avenue, West Twenty-ninth street
and East One Hundred and Twenty
street.
Farrell set the proper example by clos
ing his own rooms. He gave assurance.
| that the police had no idea of making
permanent the order to close, but salt
that it was deemed best to bend befor,
the storm, so that its results might be Il.
easy as possible.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Arms For Guatemala.

New Orleans, March 11.-,rhe steamer
Oteri carried 30 cases of Remington
rifles and large number of Mauser
rifles and ammunition. These shipments
mean the beginning of the usual spring
Central American revolutions. For some
time a formidable revolutionary move
ment against the Guatemalan govern
ment has been Matching in Salvador, led
and inspired by General Toledo, former
ly minister of war under President Ca
brera. Toledo is an able professional
soldier and was one of the men who put
Cabrera in power after the assassination
of President Barrios several years ago.
Those who ar~e'Fest informed on the sit
uation thug here will be trouble
inside theF land also that the
outlook II us that Guatc-
mala hps
The sun., 1900-03-12
MORE CHICAGO STRIKES.
Soapmnkers. and BARRIERS Out, With
Demssnds Iaor Higher Wages.

Chicago, March 11.-Makers of soap
and BARRIERS now threaten to quit work
unless theirs demands fol% higher wages
are granted.
Before the soapmakers quit work they
told their employers that boilers and
wagon drivers must be given $50 per
day, instead of S1.I5, and that noncom-
pliance would mean that the boilers I'm.
ion, 500 strong, organized month ago,
would cause total suspension of business
in every factory in Chicago. No reply
has been made as yet by the bosses.
The Illinois Journeyman BARRIERS. Pro
tective and Social association, which has
issued Il notice, numbers more than LOOT
members, was formed last fall and pre-
sented its ultimatum to BARRIERS Jan. !.
and the new rules are to so into effect
March IL. Comparatively few of the
bosses have accesled the rules, and the
BARRIERS say they will quit work Wednes-
day i'll every shop where their demand
has been ignored. The advance asked is
| for III cents an hour except Saturday
night and Sundays and holidays. when
| the pay must be 70 cents an hour. In ad-
dition 80 per cent of all receipts over $50
per week is demanded. In shops where
the bosses board the men the rate is to be
0 cents an hour and board.
The situation with the boss BARRIERS is
the same as with the soapmakers. They
will make reply in day or two.
The sun., 1900-03-12
seyentE-tirst Not In Fight.

Albany. March Adjutant General
Hoffman has issued an order directing
that the ring heretofore authorized TO he
placed in the standard Of the Seventy
first regiment designating its palticipa-
tion in the battle of Las Guasimas be re-
moved under a decision from the war de-
partment that the regiment was not sufli-
GENTLY near to the place of actual CON
flict to be entitled to credit for the action.
Adjutant General Hoffman's order is as
follows: The war department having
directed that the Seventy first regiment,
infantry. New York volunteers, cannot be
considered to have been sufficiently near
to the place of actual conflict to be enti-
tied to credit for the action at Las Quasi
mas, so much of section IL of general or
ders 20. A. q. o., series 1899, as relates
to the Seventy-first regiment is amended
to read as follows: Spanish-American
war. 1898. Cuba, June. July and August,
1898; San Juan Hill, July 1, 1898; siege
of Santiago de Cuba, July to II,
1885,"
The sun., 1900-03-12
Coachman Husband Back.

Fall River, Mass, March 11.-Philip
Scully, the coachman whose wealthy
wife seeks to gain the custody of their
three children, has arrived home from
Missouri. He first learned of the suit
that was pending through a st. Louis
paper. He received $15 month from
his wife until month ago. He left her
in October to go west to better his health.
There was no thought of separation, he
says. 1t was not until his remittance
was delayed and he read the notice of a
suit that he decided to come home.
Scully will defend himself against the
charges made by his wife. Physicians
say he has consumption and kidney treu.
bles and must soon die.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Paper Mill burned.

Great harrington. Mass, March IL
The paper mill owned and operated hy
Charles Collander at Glendale. ii small
place between this town and Stock.
bridge, was burned, causing loss Of
S65,000. The insurance is thought to
make secure ut least S35,000 or $4,000
of the loss. The mill has for the past
two years turned out tissue paper, m'-
three weeks ago it was temporarily stop.
ped, and the mill was about to start up
everything having been put in readiness
The structure was of wood, 2la stories
high and was the largest paper mill in
southern Berkshire. 1t was built i'll 1850
and controls probably the best water
power on the Housatonic river. Mr. Col
lander has operated the mill for the past
Is Years.
The sun., 1900-03-12
GERMANY's COAL FAMINE.
Excellent Chance For Americaa
Dealers to Gain European Trade.

Excellent Chance For Americas
Dealers to Gain European Trade.
Washington, March 11.-German in
dustries are in Il critical and ominous
condition, according to Consul General
Mason ut Berlin. This is owing to a
great coal famins which prevails not on
ly in Germany, but throughout the con-
tinent. Numerous manufacturers are
shutting down for the want of fuel, Il
dozen of the big electric light and power
plants have less than Il fortnight's coal
supply ON hand, and there is no source
from which to obtain further supplies.
The Prussian state railways have con-
tracted for an immense supply of coal at
an advance of II per cent.
Great Britain, which last year sold
Germany 5,000,000 tons of coal, can this
year spare but 2,000,000 tons, and there
must be a serious reduction of steel and
iron manufacture in Germany in conse-
quence. Russia is in the same plight and
has removed tariff OH coal, while the
price of naphtha has increased 400 per
cent. SiIesian coal in scant supply is
bringing So Il ton mt Berlin, and the coal
dealers are in Il panic, Offering from S4.0l
to $42S for bituminous lump ut Ham
burg.
The consul general is beset with in
quiries as to how coal can be obtained
from the United States. He says that
now is the golden opportunity for coal
exporters to establish permanent trade
and dcprecates the inactivity. of the
| American mine owners who contcnted
| themselves with exporting last year only
5,000.00O tons of coal and all of that Il
next door neighbors, while England. witt
her deep and difficult mines and waning
deposits. exported 36000.000 tons, be
sides supplying Il vast quantity to for
| eign shpping.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Rig steamern Enr Lnke Service.

Chicago, March 11.-Plans for two pas
senger steamers costing $1,000,000 each
were presented to the American Ship
building company for bids. Wilbur L.
Houpt and John Gordon of Buffalo. who
have charge of the organization of the
Great Lakes Navigation company, which
will own the ships, presented such salts.
factory assurances of financial backing
that the shipbuilding company at once
set its office force at work figuring on
the preliminary estimates. The two
steamers will form Il line between Chi
cago and Buffalo. They will stop at Mil
waukee, Mackinac Island. Detroit and
Cleveland, making two sailings week
at all points. They will have guaran-
teed speed of is miles an hour The
steamships will be 40 feet long. 41O feet
keel, 30 feet beam and 20 feet nodded
depth. They will have triple expansion
engines of 1000 horsepower.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Trouble on a Transport.

Washington, March 11.-As result Of
recent trouble on the army transport
Wright, running between New York and
the West Indies, the master, chief en-
gineer and assistant engineer of the yes
sci have been ordered to New York for
discharge, and the transport quartermas-
ter will probably be transferred to some
other duty. The precise nature Of the
trouble is not disclosed, but it is under
stood that the officers concerned were re-
ported to be shirking their duties and
responsibilities.
The sun., 1900-03-12
PROSPERITY FOR CUBA.
: Electric Railway Expected to
Do Much For City of Havana.


Havana, March 11.-Senor Nillalon,
cretary of public works, says the open
s of the electric railroad last week,
o1rgh the line is only few miles i'll ex-
INT, was the beginning of great CONNER
ial prosperity for Cuba, and that it will
lso mean that in the near future sub
RIBS will be settled in the neighborhood
Havana, which the government will
Eubtiess see are made healthy, well
Rrained and we'll severed. He asserts
hat the return trip over the road made
p'riday, including stops, took only III min
Yntes and that consequently rapid transit
Twill within reasonable time be assured.
Several branches of the road from Ha-
vana are to be built, and he expects to
see country houses of modern build and
with all comforts erected along the routes
Itraversed by these branches.
Already i'll the country through which
the line and its projected extension run
she value of property has increased CON
iderably, and the construction of a large
otelA the site for which has been select
d. is projected. The company will guar
kntee to land guests from this hotel at
q Havana postoffice within 15 minutes.
he company building the road, though
American corporation, is largely con-
oiled by Canadian capital. The line will
tend beyond the immediate suburbs as
,n as Il more liberal Interpretation shall
e been placed upon the Foraker reso-
on and will touch Bay Cojimar and
ia Maria del Rosario.
eneral Manager Goudio thinks that
luccess attained by the electric road
meail considerable increase in
can capital in the island, the capi-
present invested being chiefly Eng.
d German.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Sir Thomas Lipton's Charitable Idea

London, March IL. - Years ago Sir
Thomas Upton, owner of the cup chal-
lenger Shamrock, declared that il he ever
became rich he would help to supply good
food at the lowest possible price to the
poor. The first of the Alexandra trust
dining rooms, named after the Princess
of Wales and for which Sir Thomas do
mated E10O,000, was opened last week
The meals cost from a hafpenny to Az
pence and consist of hot oatmeal, soup,
steak, pudding, vegetables and tea, coffee
or cocoa. For Il halfpcnny one can buy u
quantity of vegetables or pudding. There
are also intermediate dishes ut various
prices. The arrangements include the
sending of hot meals at il halfpcnny Il
head to schools within Il radius of three
miles. Another part of the scheme is to
provide hot water carts to convey meals
to sick and bedrddcn persons. The din
ing rooms can accommodate 1.500 per-
sons ut time, and there are ample facii-
ties for serving from 10000 to 10000 per-
sons IniIV
The sun., 1900-03-12
# r
focal Quotations,
WASHINGTON.
Three-@ay Personally Conducted
Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Three-@ay Personally Conducted
Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Few short journeys are as interesting
as trip to Washington, the Nations
Capital; and such a trip can be made
most satisfactorily by participating in
the three.day personally tours
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Besides
the advantages secured in rates, the alb
solute freedom from care, and the gen.
eral comfort and convenience afforded,
an neutrality-suspicious. and familiarity
with the city enable the Tourist Agents
of this company TO visit the various
points of interest with the least confusion
and delay and at the most opportune
moments, thereby insuring an economy
OF time not otherwite attainabIe.
The next tour OF the season leaves
Thursday, March Is. Round-trip rate.
covering railroad transportation for the
round trip, meals en- route, transfer of
passenger and ordinary baggage to hotel,
hotel accommodations, and guides, SER
vices of experienced tourist agent and
chaperon, in short, every item Of neces-
sary expense, $l4.50 from New York,
$3.50 from Trenton, and $11.50 from
Philadelphia, with proportionate rates
from other points. These rates cover
accommodations fer two days at the,
Arlington, Normandie. Riggs or Ebbitt
House. For accommodations at Will
lard's, Regent, Metropolitan or Ma
tional Hotel, $3.50 less. Side trips to
Mount Vernon, Richmond, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk at greatly reduced
rates.
All tickets good for ten days, with spe-
cial hotel rates after expiration Of hotel
coupons.
For itineraries and A,ul information
apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent,
1l96 Broadway, New York. 4 Court
street, Brooklyn; or address George
w. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia.
The sun., 1900-03-12
Talk of cnmnrnmise.

pittsburg, March 1.-THE delay by the
Carnegie Steel company's attorneys in
filing the answer to I'll. G. Frick's suit is
considered here as good proof that the
talk Of compromise may turn out to be
true i'll the end, and the conference that
President Schwab held on Thursday with
Mr.. Erick's representatives has strength
ened the impression. Mr.. Frick wants
S16,000.000 instead of the $6,000,000
which the Carnegie company is willing to
give him for his interests in the company,
payable in installments of 100000 a
year. Those who believe that a compro-
mise will be reached say that the com
pany can better afford to give Mr.. Frick
what he asks than to take its business
affairs into court and show the sources
and amounts of it's profits and also be-
cause the continuance of dissension
among the stockholders may reduce the
estimated profits of $40,000,000 for 1900
by as many millions as would be needed
to satisfy Frick.
The sun., 1900-03-12
SOLDIERS Must nehnNe IN PORTO rico.

Washington, March 11.-General Da-
Wis, commanding the department of Porto
Rico. has issued general order prescrib-
ing that in addition to the ordinary CON
tincment provided by general orders soli-
tary confinement on bread and water
diet, hut in lighted cell, shall be used as
punishment for prisoners for misbcha-
vior or for refusal to work, to be contin-
ucd until the offender shows evidence of
reform. The camp at Cayay, Porto Rico.
which has been selected as the station of
the Porto Rican battalion now in process
of organization, has been designated
Camp Henry in memory of the late Ma-
jor General Guy V. Henry, U. 5. ", for
merly commanding the department of
Porto Rico.
The sun., 1900-03-12

menI Is NOT iIKeiy 10 suner mucn ar the
next election through increased taxation.
The price secured for the war loan also
helps the chancellor of the exchequer, as
it is not too low to seriously disappoint
the country nor too high to cause loss.
The sun., 1900-03-12
McGraw Goes TO ST. Louis.

New York, March 11.-Charles E. Eb-
bits, president of the Brooklyn BasebalJ
club, announces that his club has sol !
the releases of John j. McGraw. lat
manager of the Baltimore club; Willie
Robinson, captain and catcher of the *
Baltimores, and w. Kiester to the st.
Louis club. The amount of the purchase
is said to be in the neighborhood of
S1E 600
The sun., 1900-03-12
,aI wheeler Hns Resigned,

sington, March IL. General
rendered his resignation as an
Rf the volunteer forces Nov. %.
Zen at the executive mansion for
IS. Although General Wheeler
pther reasons, there has been a
pong his friends here that the
accorded him by General Otis,
the fighting general" in the
impelled him to resign.
The sun., 1900-03-12
san,D pomingo Now ou,et-

Santo Domingo, March 11.-General
Pepin, ex-governor of Santiago de los
CaEalleros, who recently headed re-
volt against the government, has been
arrested, and the uprising has been sup
pressed. The country is now quiet.