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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
ROYAL RECEPTION
BEING PLANNED FOR THE RE.
 TURNING SOLDIER BOYS.
Reception by Blue and Grey Veter- ans, With Program of Ad-
 dresses, Music, Etc.

| MT. H. G. Cady has begun very commendable movement to give the Pine Bluff soldier boys, who are now en route home from the Philippine | islands, grand ovation on their ar rival home. They sailed from Manila sometime ago, mention of which was made in the Graphic at the time, and they will reach Pine Bluff on or about April 10.
 It is MT. Cady's idea to have the soldiers welcomed by the old verter- ans of the blue and the grey. Of course an appropriate program of ad- dresses will be prepared, including music and other features to make the boys feel that their homecoming is properly appreciated and that the people of their home city and county honor them for the service they have rendered their country
 MT. Cady should, and no doubt will receive the hearty cooperation of the Pine Bluff people in this matter and nothing should be left undone to make the returning soldiers happy over the greeting they receive.
 It has been the custom of other cities to have banquet in honor of their soldiers returning from the ASiatic islands and pina plufe cbo,ld not be niggardly in the reception given the brave boys who went away from here to fight for their countrys cause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
THREE PLANTATIONS
PURCHASED BY DIR. J. F. SIM.
 MONS, OF PINE BUFF.
The Aggregate Number of Acres Is 1895, and the Aggregate Price
 $33,OOO.

Deeds transferring valuable planta- tions in the county which were sold several weeks ago, and mention of which was made in the Graphic at the time, were filed Thursday after non. The purchaser is Dr. J. F. Sim mons, of Pine Bluff and the total consideration is 33,0O0. and the three plantations aggregate l ,995 acres.
 The plantations purchased were: The Greenfield place of 507 acres. s10,000; the Atkins place of HOO acres, $14,O0O; the Allis place of 3SS acres, 5000. The two former places were purchased from w. J. Caesar, a New York capitalist. and the latter from Leo M Andrews. of this coun- ty. All the plantations bought lie just east of this city on the Arkansas river. The plantations are among the most valuable in the county
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
CLAYTON MURDER
RECALLED BY THE ARREST OF
 FRANK HICKEY AT DENVER.
He Was Once Tried for the Crime and cqutted-Declines to Say
 Whether Guilty or Not.

Interest has been revived here in an old crime by a story which has just come from Denver to the effect that one Frank Hickey, alias Kelley, alias Fredericks, is under arrest there.
 This man, who has the reputation of being a common thief, was once tried for the assassination of Col John M. Clayton at Plummerville, Ark, in 1SS9 a crime which is one of the most mysterious in the annals of the state. He says that he was pres ent at the time of the hot political campaign then being waged by Clay ton and Breckinridge for congress, and was aiding the Democrats. He is quoted as saying: "Clayton was mak- ing a hard fight against the Demo crats and it looked as though he would win it. The Democrats had to get rid of him. so some one hired a man to kill him. I will not say who killed him, but they did not stick me for it. They offered reward of S40,- 900 for the arrest and conviction of the men who blowed him off, but some way they never got conviction"
 When pressed with the question if he killed Clayton he said "I am not saying whether I did or whether I did not. They cOun1dn't do a thing with me if I did say I did it, for I've had my trial and got off. But we will not talk about it any more. for it only makes matters worse"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
COTTON PLANTERS
OF TEXAS TO MEET ON FIRST
 SATURDAY IN APRIL
To Take Steps Looking to the Reduc ton of the Cotton Acreage of
 That State.

Dallas, Tex, March 29.-Col. E. S. Peters, president of the Texas Cot ton Growers Protective association. issued a call to cotton growers of every county in Texas to meet at their respective court houses on the first Saturday in April to agree on a reduction in the acreage of cotton. In his call President Peters says: eff the cotton acreage of the South be in- eerased the price for the staple will go below 6 cents next fall, which will result in the greatest financial calam. ity that has befallen the Southern farmers in years. Now is the time TOT acton, because the price of the staple vii be fixed according to the acreage planted this spring."
 AS further reason for reducine the acreage, President Peters cites the closing down of the cotton mills or the country, which, he says. is done for the purpose of depressing the price of cotton, and he says the time has come when the farmers must themselves act in concert by reduc- ing the acreage and make nugatorv the efforts of the spinners to lower the price.
 Agitation for a reduction of cotton acreage in this state has been per sistent and widespread, and the in. dieations are that the meetings will be largely attended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
SUIT FOR SALARY
OCCUPYING THE ATTENTION oe
 THE CIRCUIT COURT.
J. n. Wheat Claims Three Months Pay Is Due Him from School
 District No. 27.

The suit of J. H. Wheat against school district No. 27, of which Jus tice J. H. Baldwin, Constable Joe Pllklnston and MT. J. W. Harris. res ldents of Washington township, are directors, is occupying the attention of the petit jury and the officials of the circuit court today Wheat is suing the district for three months salary, which he claims is due him for services rendered the district as school teacher at White Hall school house in that township. The district made a contract with Wheat to teach there for three months, but before his term expired the directors so the plaintiff alleges, gave him notice to discontinue teaching and placed Miss Lulu Davis in charge of the school. He immediately entered suit against the district to secure his full three months salary. Bridges & Woodrige and Judge w. D. Jones represent the plaintiff and S. J. Hunt and Austin & Taylor the school district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
NEW ATLAS
OF PINE BLUFF TO BE ISSllFD
 BY NEW YORK CONCERN.
It Will Show Every Building of What. ever Character That Is in
 the City.

MT. Paul F. Mueller, a civil engi- neer of Little Rock, with the Sanborn- Ferris Map company, of New York, is III the city with a corps of assistants to make an insurance atlas of Pine Bluff The last of the kind issued was gotten up by Mir Mueller in Sep- tember, 1896, and prior to that there had nit been one for several years. The atlas will be complete in all it's details. It will show every residence. business house, church, manufactur- Ing plant, railroad depots, and public buildings. The brick buildings are shown in red, and the awnings and frame buildings in yellow It will he for the use of the fire insurance com. panies.
 There vii be between twenty and thirty pages of the atlas and MT. Hueller will be about three weeks in getting it out. The time required to do the work will be very greatly re- duced by the fact that a considerable portion of it will only be a reproduc- tion of the old atlas, there having been no changes on many of the blocks since it was issued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
PROBABLY BE TURNED DOWN.
The Petition for Saloon Three Miles
 from Stuttgart College.

Judge T. c. Trimple, of Lonoke, is in the city today. Mir Trimble is en route home from a visit to Stuttgart where on yesterday he closed his ar gument for petitioners in the Arkan- sas county court, praying that li- quor license be granted within three miles Of Stuttgart college. Notwith- standing the fact that the petitioners are in the majority, Judge Trimble says it is not very likely that their request will be granted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
BOND QUESTION.
SENATE PASSES A BILL TO SUB.
 MT TO SUPREME COURT.
ment to Increase State School Tax Levy.

Little Rock March 29.-In the sen ate yesterday Senator Kirby's bill, submitting the Hudson (N. VI banks claim on Arkansas bonds of 1869 to the supreme court fer adjudication passed by vote of IT to s,
 The house passed Representative Fields bill, making corporations lia= ble for cross ties contracted for and used, regardless of crelling.
 House joint resolution No. 13 Campbell of Randolph,) for a con stituional amendment to increase the state school tax levy to three mills, failed by two votes to pass the house
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

least enough cereals and hay for home consumption.
 The prospect of six cents for the next crop of cotton, with the fact that supplies of every kind are on an aver age of 25 per cent. higher than usual, does not present very bright picture for the average farmer to contem- plate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

noon and ran away. Hackett remain ed in the wagon and tried to check the animals. At the corner of Fourth avenue and Main street the wagon was thrown against telegraph pole and badly damaged. Hackett was thrown against the pole and his left arm broken at the shoulder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
bNE-HALF THE CROP
oopN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY NOW PLANTED.
.,+ions Are That the Farmers
 Ire Going to Overcrop Them. selves on Cotton.

be following very interesting com ,ication was furnished to the phic by Commissioner J. M. Hud-
 of the Jefferson county bureau of culture, manufactures and min
 He promises to keep the Graphic bers informed as to matters per ling to his bureau:
 he month of March has been a ndid month for the farmers of lief on county In fact remarkable th in many respects. The tem- ture has averaged several de ls below normal. March 6 was the est morning of the past winter at least six mornings the temper |e has been below freezing. Pre- kation during the month has been
 light-only about 35 per cent. of normal, as compared with the last years.
 uch work has been done on the hs preparing the land for the usual bs, and probably 50 per cent. of corn crop has been planted. The lon is ten to fourteen days late
 vegetation is but little more ad- ced than it usually is by the mid of the month,
 Notwithstanding the severe frosts Ing the month a moderate crop of t of all kinds is practically assur- as the dry cold weather did not the blooms.
 ere is a disposition among the hers to plant more cotton than
 year at the expense of corn. oats
 the hay crop. Nearly all the far Is say they are planting about the De amount of cotton as in 1900, but fn closely questioned, nearly all Dit that they are preparing for ht increase in acreage.
 hbor is rather scarce and from Fthirds to three-fourths of all tho ners are preparing to plant more
 than they can cultivate well, and here is an ordinary season, depend
 on securing extra help during II, June and July to pull them Pugh This is sorry farming and to be hoped that all such far Is will revise their crops. and put fe land in cereals and such crops do not require much hard labor. If
 is not done, very grassy cotton " be expected during May and e, With many acres abandoned and ess yield on the remainder.
 he Cotton Growers Protective as Elation has called attention to this position to abnormally increase cotton acreage, and called meet E throughout the cotton growing Phtry to be held the first Saturday |Apfll to try and correct this great lake, It is to be hoped that the mers will heed these warnings and nge their crops so as to raise at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
Killed by a Train,

Yesterday morning about 5 o'clock Eli Smith, of Athens, Texas, was run over by a switch engine in the Cot. ton Belt yards and was injured in such a manner that he died about 9 a. m. At the time of the accident Smith was riding on top of a freight car, from which he fell to the ground Courier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
A FARM E R
Thrown from His Wagon and His
 Left Arm Broken.

A team of horses belonging to far
 mer named Hackett, who resides twelve miles south of this city on the Monticello road became frightened while standing on the street today at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
BOILED DOWN FOR TASTY PERU.
 SAL BY GRAPHIC READERS.
Foreign and Domestic Events Fully Covered in Condensed and Con-
 else Form.


Agunaldo issues proclamation advising general surrender of Eli pinos engaged in war
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

Rumor is again current that Gen. DeWet is a British prisoner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
FOR SALE

The residence of the late Judge w
 M. Harrison, corner Beech street and Third venue. bargain Apply to John Q. Harrison, or w. M Harrison, Jr. 15S
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29
DOM MESTIC.

Aguinaldo's capture has been offic. ially reported and Funston's reward therefore is live subject
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

The coffee-sugar war breaks out again afresh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

P. c. Knox is not in hury to ac- eept the attorney general portfolio in the Mckinley cabinet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

Dick Darnall, a well known lawyer of TiptonVille, Tenn, was shot and killed by worthless character nam ed Beasley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

The Goebel assassination cases have been reversed by the Kentucky court of appeals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

The Texas legislature is to be con. vened in special session to redistrict the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-29

pinos engaged in war
 Rumor is again current that Gen. DeWet is a British prisoner.
 DOMESTIC. Aguinaldos capture has been offic- tally reported and Funston's reward therefore is live subject. The coffee-sugar war breaks out again afresh.
 P. c. Knox is not in hury to ac- eept the attorney general portfolio in the Mckinley cabinet
 The Texas legislature is to be con. vened in special session to redistrict the state
 The Goebel assassination cases have been reversed by the Kentucky court of appeals
 Dick Darnall, well known lawyer of TiptonVille, Tenn, was shot and killed by worthless character nam ed Beasley.
 BOND QUESTION. SENATE PASSES A BILL TO SUB.
 MT TO SUPREME COURT. House Defeats Constitutional Amend.
 ment to Increase State School
 Tax Levy.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
Number

He did not belong to any church or
ganization but he helped support
churches. He was in all things a
reverent man who held in loving re-
gard the truths OF the Bible. saw
this because Of them he talked 10 me
| say this because the man who Rad
St. Paul as he read il 10 me must have
been touched with the grandeur Of
the truths which he uttered OF his
later life, ] know but little We nave
met only occasionally and they vera
seasons Of rare delight to both u us
certainly TO me. lie was the same AZ
when first knew him ia his friend
ship. Years had brought 10 il no
Indifference, no lack of tenderness.
II was only ripsned and broadened
Skowhegan has had a good number
OF benefactors. The honored Govern
or Abner Coburn must stand first. His
name is connected forever with that
Of the town and the State. but not far
down the line, the name of Russell p
Shepherd has right 10 be written in
bold characters as one OF the towns
helpful citizens. Forty years friend
and away from him ] cannot realize
my loss. He has died full Of Years
that were full Of usefulness. HHail
and farewell. comrade. dear friend.
only for a little;n blessed the assur-
ance of immortality. 4. A. s.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
How the Discussion Ended,

It was whispered In Washington that
rs the Montague Browns were not
as rich as other members of the smart
set they had to practice economy
where 1t did not show. But tonight
there was certainly no hint of econo
my anywhere. There were strawber
ries, dollhouse grown, and terrapin and
tanvasback duck. though both were
exorbitant In the market. The hand
some tablecloth had been ruthlessly
cut, and through the opening a cluster
Of American Beauty roses, their stems
on the floor, shot up two feet above
the table. 1t was the most effective
table decoration of the winter.
Mrs. Montague Brown. young, pref
~ and ambitious. smiled a smile of
rare pleasure. She reflected compla-
Gently that she had captured a cabinet
officer for this dinner. The converse
ton was bowling along smoothly, and
she leaned forward to listen. The
guest of honor was speaking:
And still insist that no woman
can do society all the time without
neglecting her household and children"
Not at ALL" smiled Mrs. Montague.
II think | can persuade you to the
contrary If YOU She paused, obsery-
ing that he was staring with wide
open eyes at the doorway. A tiny.
half clad figure stood there.
Mamma, Mary's in the kitchen, and
| tan't find my Mighty" plped Mon
tague Brown, Jr.-Harper's Magazine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
At AuOuAfa.

The Legislature Of Maine assembled
at Augusta, yesterday, in accordance
with constitutional provision.
Hon. Hannibal Z Hamlin Of Els.
worth was elected president Of the
senate; Kendall NJ Dunbar of Damaris-
Gotta for secretary; Walter B. Clark of
Nobleboro, assistant secretary: c. II.
Lovejoy of Sidney, messenger; A. B. T.
thadbourne, Dixmont, folder; j. p.
Ashford, Nindham, assistant messenger.
W. q. Fuller, Unity, assistant folder: :.
ID. Lord, door keeper; S. A. Holden,
postmaster
Hon Joseph H. Manley was elected
speaker of the House, w. s. Cotton of
Lisbon, clerk; ( VI. Thompson of Au.
gusta, assistant clerk; George II. Frisbee.
messenger; W. II. Smith and W. II.
Holmes, assistant messenger; II. P.
Haines, mail carrier; J. F. Frederic of
Starks, folder.
Hon. Byron Boyd of Augusta was
elected, secretary of State; Hon. Ora.
manual Smith, treasurer of State; Hon.
George NJ. seiders, attorney general;
Hon. F. NJ. simpson, State assessor; c,
b Burleigh, Augusta, State printer;
IL. E smith, Augusta, State binder
Members of the Executive Council. c.
H. Prescott, Biddeford; I. 5 took
Portland; NJ. c. Wedgewood, Lewiston:
". T Haines, WateIviiie; Z Z base.
Blue Hill; II. w. Mayo. Hampton; and
b A II. Powers, Houlton.
Gov. Hill was inaugurated. this,
Thursday morning, and delivered his in
augural which We give elsewhere.
United States Senator " T. FRYE was
unanimously renomnated. last evening.
by the joint Republican Legislative
caucus held in the hall of the House Of
Representatives His name vas elo.
quently presented by senator Fernald Of
Audroscoggin, amid great enthusiasm.
and seconded in brilliant speeches by
Senator Plummer of Penobse Ut and othes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03

The Maine Central Railroad Compauy
has announced that hereafter there viii
be no restriction upon the use of milea ge
books. They will be good to the BEARER
hereafter and not be confined to the use
of the purchaser. This is a sensible
move and in accordance with the
promise Of the management of the road
two years ago, II 1t should be found
practicable. The road may loose a trifl :
by this move at first but 1t will be made
up In increase of travel, later. AS we
have stated before the reduction of fares
is a nice thing but the reduction of
freight rates, especially on short hauls,
would be of much greater importance.
There Is no real detriment to business
because OF expense of railroad fares and
a reduction from 3 to 2 cents per mile on
general travel for short distances will
not materially aid business. 1t merely
gives people who travel, largely for
pleasure or convenience, more for their
money, while reduction of freight rates
would directly relieve and aid business
enterprises. The passenger tariff in
directly affects business, the freight
tariff directly affects business. There
fore from business standpoint the
latter is of much greater Importance and
we trust the Maine Central management
will In due time afford relief TO business
In country towns by reduction Of freight
rates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03

"Home again at last, darling"
John, dearest. you don't look a day
older"
81 must. Centuries can't roll over n
mans head without leaving traces"
at was ages and ages. wasn't it3
And, oh, John, how lonesome l have
beenw
you poor little wiley! If ever |
have to go away again, you shall go
with me. But you're more beautiful
than ever, sweet one. What have you
been doing with yourself all the time
| was away"
Thinking of you. darling, and long
Ing and longing for you to come home"
IF that is the secret of beauty.
ought to have grown perfect Adonis.
And you're sure you recognized me
straight off without thinking at least
a minuteT'
"Of course. you old dear. Do you
suppose | could ever forget your"
Good gracious! 1t doesn't seem pos
sible that I've been away only since
the day before yesterday. does it,
sweetheart
mot bit more, husband mine, than
that we have actually been married q
whole month rrow."-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased porti-' OF the ear. There is
only one way to care Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an inAamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When the tnbe gets infamed YOU have a
rumbling sound of imperfect hearing and
when il is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be DESTROY
ed forever nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh1
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, 0.
FS0ld by drugg SITS, 75c.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
Too Extravagant by Half,

The manner In which one defaulting
cashier was detected was rather pecul-
lar. 1t was all due to the curiosity of
the women of his neighborhood He
went to no expense In the way of dress
ing, they never heard of his gambling
or drinking to any extent, he was q
model husband. but he loved q good
table. There was nothing unusual In
this, but one day when the ladies' of
the vicinity were discussing the best
method of cooking meats the wife OF
the cashier declared very innocently
that her husband dotted on ham, but he
would not eat it unless it had been
boiled In champagne. Boiled In cham
pagne. exclaimed the listeners. "Heav-
ems. how expensive. We couldn't af-
ford to have ham on our table often If
we cooked it that way"
1t was soon noised all around the
neighborhood that Cashier Blank was
high liver indeed, and the men began
telling of his uplifted ideas of cookery
This soon reached the ears of the d.
rectors of the bank, and they conclud-
ed it might be wise to investigate the
accounts of such an epicure. Plain
water was all they could afford for
their hams, so the champagne lover
was called up and subsequently rele-
gated to the pen, where he had to fore
go his pet dish for many, many weary
days.-Louisyille Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03

There is much said about the fee
system. 1t Is an abused system and
there are multitude of evils connected
with it, but we confess that we cannot
see how it can be entirely abolished.
Take for instance deputy sheriff who
does business 10 which fees amount,
some years to 600, other y ears Sl25 or
S15O. How can the fraction of time he
Is employed in this business be paid for
other than by fees paid for the service
rendered? Surely the salary plan cam
not be adjusted to meet such case.
Where the duties of position are sup
posed to take substantially the whole OF
the incumbent's time, or given part Of
it, there is no difficulty In adjusting THO
salary to the Office. In such cases thf
salary should cover the whole compel;
sation and any fees received should IA
turned into the State, County or TOT