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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16
INVESTIGATION AT RICHMOND.
A Republican Alleged to Have Is
sued an Assessment Circular.


sued AsseSsment Circular.
RICHMOND. Va. Oct 16--Charles Well
bee, a special Inspector Of the civil serv-
ice, is in this city conducting a searching
examination into the recent circular Of
W. A Jameson, Treasurer Of the Repub-
lican Campaign Committee which was
addressed TO OficehoIders here and called
for a . per cent assessment on the yearly
salaries Of all Government employees who
are in any way affiliated with the Repub-
Iican party
The matter was brought 20 the atten-
tion Of the Civil Service Commission with
the result that a special inspector was
sent 20 Investigate the charge. which in
wolves a direct violation Of the civil serv-
ice rules and regulations.
Absolutely no information could be OBJ
tanned at the postOfice today Postmas-
ter Knight declared that events were
moving upon the even tenor Of their
way Mr. Wellbee was engaged In col
leCting evidence and could not be seen
A gentleman who is in position 10 know
said that the Investigation had been only
partially successful The men who. II
was said. had received copies Of the cir
cular. when questioned by the inspector
declared that they had never seen or
heard OF IT,
The text Of the circular is said TO be as
follows
The pending campaign IS Of unusual
Importance 10 the Republican party Of
Virginia. and strenuous Efforts are be-
ing made TO elect our candidates
The legitimate and necessary expenses
Of the contest viii BE- very large and il
IS hoped and believed that every mem
Der Of our party. who is IN condition 10
do SO. would cheerfully embrace the OD-
pOrtuuiLy Of making a contribution 20 IT,
we believe that those persons eSpe-
cially. who are receiving emoluments
from party appointments should cOntrl-
butte at least per cent OF their sala-
ries 90 De used for the purpose Indicated
above and I have been commissioned By
the proper party authorities 20 cOmmuni-
cate with you on this important subject
In order that we may be- in position 10
prosecute the campaign vigorously,
prompt remittance is expected. which
may Doe made hy bank check. registered
letter. OF poStOffiCe money order 20 ". A
Jameson. treasurer campaign committee
EnEIrnv Va
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LIPToN'S CHICAGO SPEECH.
Ready to Try Again for the Ameri-
cas- Cup-

CHICAGO. oct. 16.-Sir Thomas Upton
was welcomed 90 Chicago by the members
Of the Chicago Athletic Association last
evening at a banquet given in his honor
ia his speech he said.
81 have suggested that the next races
for the Americas Cup take place on your
lake. in view Of the great city OF Chi
cage. Apart from the eradication which
the victory for the Shamrock would have
given me personally. / feel that a sea
voyage or a voyage to its native air
would have done the old Cup good ! do
not wish 10 pose as a mOnopoIist OF 10
make corner in Americas Cup chaIien-
gers. but if anyone comes forward TO
make another attempt 10 lift the Cup.
will do all in my power TO assist him
And il no other challenger is forthcoming
] am quite prepared to seriously consider
making another effort
As the speaker made this anuNIncemcut
the guests as one man rose TO their feet
with wild applause
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COL. ISAAC ARNOLD DEAD.
The Senior Ordnance Officer Expires
While Hunting.

PITTSETRG. Pa. oct 16--Lieut Col
Isaac Arnold. T. s. Army. commandant
~ the arsenal here. died yesterday after
noon while hunting quail about fifteen
miles from PiusburE Colonel Arnold
went To the country tn the morning with
his orderly. Frederick Winter. and sud
denly dropped dead just as he told Win
ter that il was time TO go home.
Colonel Arnold was born in Haddcm
Conn. in 1870. graduated from West
Point. and served during the civil war
He had had charge of the arseuals az
Wattryliet. indianapolis. and other
places He was the senior colonel Of ord
nance iu the army. and "a member Of the
O. a r. post Of Troy. y. Y.
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COTTON GROWN IN BALTIMORE.
4 Crop BeinG Raised at the Johns
Hopkins OrphnnaEe.

BALTIMORE. Md. oct. I6.-AIrs. Sarah
J. Viii o.. marr0n. Miss Mary White. as
-i~taut matIon. and Miss Ellen White
teacher at the Johns Hopkins CoIored
Orphanage Remington Avenue ana Thir-
ty-first Street. have started "A cotton plan
tation on the grounds Of lhat institution
ir "a small way.
In last May Mrs. white. who is a South
orn woman. thought il would look more
homeIike n she could see some cotton
growing SO she planted a quantity 81
seed. and as a result there are about
w Give healthy stalks bearing cotton.
The cotton adds new attraction 10
the already wei kept flower garden at the
Institution Mrs White has also planted
yellow jsssamiue, southern plant
" hieh iS doing Wei
The Misses White are meeting with
much success iu fhr application Of layer
process TO the rn--l-dS. This Is done hy
cutting q branch OF bush near tho
ground and holding the branch down at
tho cut with a prong. The end Of the
branch stands upright and soon takes
root dCN sIOuirE into q hardy bush.
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TIE TOBACCO TRUST FIGHT.
4 Combination Formed TO Fight the
American Interests.

LONDON. Oc-. If.-The amalgamation
OF the Leading British tobacco mauufac-
ture-s has been completed. ia accordance
with the recent announcement, under the
title of the Imperial Tobacco Company
Circulars that have been issued to re-
taiIers refer To the absorption Of OEdeus.
Limited. Of Liverpool. by the American
Tobacco Company. and say that this was
done with the obvious intention Of con-
trolling the British tobacco trade. They
add
we cannot suppose that this viii be
ultimately beneficial 10 the British sraI-
erS, even though they might al The ont
set. be tempted by peCuuiary inducements
u transfer IN sir allegiance from their
own CpuutrymCl 90 those whose homes
and interests are in another land.
The circulars assure customers that IL
they remain loyal 10 British commerce
tho company will stand by them aud con-
slider the interests Of the retail trade
The company embraces thirteen of the
largest firms i'm Great Britain
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sInterinI for -, Omcers.


Qrlm the Chicago Chr5uilleJ
An addition Of officers o. tine navy would De
composed Df young men. They should Ln uf A
different class from che UnsIeasaH.r Potts. who
accused Admiral Srhlcy Of CuHaTaice. and from
the other Junior officers Who. under oath and
coached by their superior, have gau-Ta4i.teI the
records. the maps the testimony of fle veterans
and all the obvious facts IN the case under in
y,zligati0u-
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DE La VAULx SATISFIED.
The AeronHut TO Repeat His Medit-
er-anean Experiment.

PARIS. oct. l6-Althoueh he failed in
his main purpose. Count de Ia VaulE con-
tends that his experiment was most con
elusive and most useful The balloon
traverscd the Mediterranean like a ship
for forty-one hours. and was always near
the surface.
This upset the theory that the sea is
dangerous TO aerOnauts and proved. on
the contrary that with a well-arranged
balloon there is no better field Of opera
ton. Count de Ia Vaulx will repeat his
experiment.
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Maple Nuts.
Frgm the PittsLurg DaspltchD

Geue-ao. n y, paper advises Its readers 70
buy nuts and throw them Co thr squirrels 20
store for the winter, enforcing tins humane adj
vice with the assertion eft is pathetic tD see
them nosjug around among tue maple trees for
nuts 90 store Certainly The squirrels that hunt
nuts among maple leaves are Hl .uced Of outside
assistance.
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From the Baltimore American)
Mrs R-.Eev-Do vou cali that a round steak
that vau sent mp this morning
EuruLnr-No rs m
Mrs BriG.rv-Wefl. I have tried Il with
usrr OF gawuasss and I wish TO tell Won. sir
that 10 IS very far from being correct in shape
] shall favor some other stand with my uaia
hereafter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16

fFrIm the AJuEerS >EItgsTl1u-1
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Do you believe the world
f., getting better.
Mrs. Jrim-uubrlk-I certainly do
What makes YOU think ~1T
well. here's a paragraph in This paper which
says the postal receipts this year viii reach
SIN. 10000 Ia l-sO they were only $1,000 -
%"
What's that got To- do with it,
"A good deal. 10 shows that there are i-y,i
husbands R-W Vho forget 90 mld their wives
letters %
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Positive Proof.

From t,e Chicago Nevs)
Uusblnl-Wh0 was that ar The dno-f
Wif.-Dl only a tramp from Boston.
Hu~iauG-Bii he say he was from BoSton2
Wif-No- but instead Of asking for some
thing to eat De wanted % know Il I could
obIige with an old PAIR Of suectlrles-
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CFrom the Philadelphia Press-)
Mrs Nuricr-I don't know whatever Pm goin
20 DO with that iIthe O. yours
Mr. NuriCh-NhIt's up uuwE
Mrs Nurieh-He ius SIS on smokiH' in the par
Ior. an he won't mind me-
Mr.. Nurish-Ju5t tel the butler 10 speak g.
him He's scared o. him
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CURRENT HUHOR.
Cheated AEain.

CFr1m the Detroit Free Pre~sD
Outiuist-WeU old man, did you enjoy Flu
rope.
Pes~fui-r-Na- I WASN'T disappointed In half
as NAVY things as I expected % De dLsarp1lnt-
eI in"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16

CFrom the Philadelphia Record)
Wis--Bfones Is fond Of studying OUT the
puzz'-- fH Che newspapers isn't hep
N4Eg-Ygs. IFS perfect craze with him lie
even reads magazine. poetry
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16

CFrom the ST. Louis Globe Dam0erat)
Peace d. on such a secure foundation iu China
that tine Chinese merchants are shipping their
surplus stocks of shooting iron, To- Colombia.
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Frum thr Chicago RcoorI-Herl'dJ
u an enc logs that have been Iusgad into
the SChIey case are accurate there can Doe pa
further doubt that truth is stranger than fiction
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One blessing.

prom the Philadelphia Lodccrl
Texas has "a gas well which Hav,s GeooJ1
cubic feet day aud cannot boz stopped Hap
ply, the state cannot send It 90 Congress
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lFr0m the Baltimore SUM
After Captain Cooks tribute 90 the hero Of
Santiago IL is not likely that any other Wit
nesses VIII dare 90 Impute coU8rdice 10 the
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md stIm GrnMinr.

From the Louisville Couricr-JomuaI)
The B1er war. which General Roberts said a
year ago was At an end. was two years old
Yesterday.
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AInost stnrtIIng.

tFrom the Detroit Free Prsss)
1T seems strange that such old man
should be IN love with me
Yes doe-u't o.. Usually they are after some
Young girl"
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Appropriate.

(From the Cincinnati Commercially
How appropriate IL is that the lieutenant OF
the brgands vino captured Miss Stone is named
RakOdi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
MIR. JOE HARRISON
Resigns Foremanship of Graphic and
 Succeeded by MT. A. T. Scott.

MT. Joe Harrison has resigned his place as foreman in the mechanical department. of the Graphic to accept similar position with the Conner cial of this city MT. Harrison is a swift compositor, a splendid "ad set ter good on makeup and is a trustworthy empIoye.
 He will be succeeded by NIT. \. T. Scott, of the mechanical department of the Jonesboro Daily Enterprise, one of the best printers in the state. MT. Scott has had fifteen years eN- perience in the printing business. and he has been employed in some of the best offices in the country. He Will arrive tonight. and will assume tie duties of his new position at once.
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THREE PISTOL ToTERS"
Catch Heavy Fines and Have to Go
 On the Chain Gang.

Three pistol toters.' were fined s50 each in police court this morning, to- gether with a very large number of violators of minor city ordinances, The total receipts were s215.
 The three negroes fined for carrying pistols are Arthur Arnold, Gaston Watson and Joe Mack. The latter ran from Officer Hoffman Sunday night. after being arrested. and the officer. in an attempt to halt him, fired three shots at long range. In tne excitement Mack lost his pistol and hat in the road, but made good his escape. Officer J. r. Cuipepper, the old reliablea got Mack this morning and brought him before Judge Brown. who did the rest. The three are now doing time on the city,s chain gang.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
ORDERLY CROWD
Of 800 Negro Excursonists from
 Texarkana Sunday.

Eight hundred negro excursionists and few whites from Texarkana and intermediate points visited Pine Bluff Sunday, coming here over the Cotton Belt road, which made low rate of $l.50 for the round trip. 1t was the most largely attended excursion that has ever been run to Pine Bluff. and to say the least. it was one of the most orderly excursion crowds that has been here. AS general thing negro excursions are made up of crowd of unruly persons. but not one of the large delegation from TeXarkana was arrested nor did the police have oc- caslon to warn them of misconduct IL was crowd that came here mainly to see the sights and notwithstand Ing the uncomfortable rain, they saw them. The train, which was made un of ten passenger coaches. was in charge of District Passenger Agent M. Adami, of Cairo, H.. and perfect order prevailed aboard during the en- tire trip.
 The train returned to Texarkana Sunday evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
BOSTON CONCERT co.
Appears at Merrill Institute Next Fri
 day Night.

The Boston Concert company has no equal in the United States at pres ent. Newton, as a humorist, is simply superb. Walthers. the great Belgian violinist, is one of the greatest players living. He can make his violin talk and throb with emotion and passion He will soon have an international reputation Miss Roddy is a lyric SO pfano. with a smooth, pure yehetv voice. Even the famous Madame Gadski proclaims for her a brilliant future. The pianist with the Boston Concert company is also an artist. As 3 combination the Boston Concert company are superb entertainers.
 Newton is humorist who makes Son laugh. He is one of the greatest of character delineators. He is the character he represents, and his facial expression cannot be excellea. When he is done you wonder how one man could faithfully represent 50 many people
 Miss Adelaide Roddy has sweet voice, which she knows how to use to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
w. B. Doddridee's New Job.

Capt. R. M. Galbraith has received personal business letter from Mr. w. B. Doddridge who is now residing at Nashville, Tenn. Mr Doddridge Was formerly general manager of the entire Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system at St. Louis, and his many friends here will be glad to learn that he IS now at the head of a new rail road now being built in Central Ten nessee. He is also president of the construction company that is doing the work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
REV. MARTIN Breaches ForcefuI Sermon at First Baptist Courch
 Sunday Night. FAKES SERPENT IN THE WILDER. NESS AND DRAWS STRIk.
 ING PARALLEL.
Archdeacon Webber Begins an Inter. estne Mission at the Episcopal
 Church.
FINE SERMON ON SUNDAY NIGHT

At the First Baptist church last night Evangelist Martin announced that the subject tonight will he "Hen from the Standpoint of Reason, In fidelity and the Bible"
 He ti.en preached from tie texsz John 3:14-15 And as Moses lftod up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up: that WhosoeVer boliovcth i'll Ilim should have eternal fife
 He said in substance: Jesus makes the cases pafallel-the serpent in the wilderness saving the people. and his way of salvation Back there the pee pie confessed that they had sinned They did not say nor did God require worse than the Egyptians. or worse than any people on earth. Yet some people seem to think that God requires that the moral, refined woman must feel that she is as vile as the woman of the street, and that the earnest moral man must feel that he is worse than the drunkafd OF the lbcrtine God does not require tlS 10 feel T lie nor to confess lie But He does re. qnire that We shall realize and con fess that we have sinncd.' But friends yon are letting your moral re fined lives damn you Ecp.ns, you laa% not have sinned as much as some others. you ito not realize that you are a sinner: that you would go to hell if yoH should die just now. Ye. God tells yon plainly that all have sinned. If inst now God should brand upon your forehead the vileSt sin you eyer committed in aeod ol thought the very best of you would never show yOur face again Oh, stop ana realize tonight that we have sinned; that without the shedding of blood is no remission, and that In- less Wc are redeemed hell is sure to be our home When the people real izc that they have sinned, they turt to God and lie makes the way for them just IS simple. as easy .,s broad, as sue. as oven God Himself could make it lie had Moses to make a brass serpent, put it on q pole ano tell the people that every man that ja bitten when he looketh upon t shall
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NcWsboys Strike.

Eight or ten neWsboys who sell papers on the streets every Sunday for the Pine Bluff News company struck yesterday, because the com pany refused to pay them a cent and half commission on each sale. The boys have been receiving one cent commission for the past several years. Their places are being filed with other boys
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
CIGAR MAKERS
TO BE ADDRESSED FROM COURT.
 HOUSE STEPS.
Labor Unions Have Not Yet Been a Success in Pine
 Bluff.

Mr. Charles F. Connak. secretary of the cigar makers union at Little Rock, will speak from the courthouse steps at s o'clock Thursday evening in behalf of the labor union. He will, at the same time, attempt to interest the local laborers in a union move ment, Several months ago an inter- national labor union Ilis.l. ,alzs to Pine Bluff to organize clerks union, but he received such a cold deal at the hands of the clerks that he de parted. seeing that his efforts to or SaniZe were fruitless
 The clerks of the city would not or. ganize. because they claimed that they were being given all the freedom and privileges that they desired and some were inclined to think that there would be misunderstanding between them and their employers if clerk $ union was established here
 Pine Bluff possesses few union or sanizations. if any. as they have never seemed to take in any line of trade here.
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BLAZE IN HIS POCKET.
Exciting Experience of Circuit Clerk
 Langford Sunday.

Circuit Clerk James X. zangferd caught fire in front of the Tfuoek hotel yesterday morning. and for . time it looked as if he would be 8 complete loss. Friends assisted him in eXtingufshins the flames. now ever. and the loss was only partial Nc insurance A number of matches stored away in Mr Laneford's coat pocket caused the blaze He has no l 6eket now.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13

Judge William NJ. Harrison leaves today for Shawnee, D. T.. where he will make his future home His familX will follow him in 2 faI .lla,,.e Judge Harrison and family have many friends here who will regret t7 see them leave Pine Bluff. where they have resided for so many years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
SAID THAT GRAND JURY VOTED DOWN
 MOST OF SORRELLS CHARGES.
Eight Membs rs of the Jury Assembled at the Court House to Swear to
 the Fact.

sensational rumor is being very much discussed on the streets With reference to the indictments against Prosecuting Attorney ". B. Sorrells.
 Tt is reported that there are mem hers of the grand jury who say that when the charges against MT. Sor- rells were voted upon they were all voted down in the main indictment.
 Ii is said that seven or eight mem hers of the jury went to the grand siury room in the courthouse late Sat Iurdav to make a statement to the ef- feet that the charges were all voted dovn to Circuit Judge Grace. When a request was made by the jurors of Judge Grace, who was at Altsehufs cigar store, to come to the courthouse and confer with them, he refused to | do so.
 Judge Grace stated to a Graphic re- ,orter this morning that the reason | le did not grant the request of the urors. who had assembled for the ,pecial purpose of swearing to the 2 tatement that the counts in one of ! he indictments had each been voted , no true bill" was because he did ct think it the proper time to con- ut with the jurors, as court was not N lsession and on those grounds alone. ' declined.
 HIt is also stated that ell charges, as
 Tinted in the Graphic were voted
 pvn, ana that at least eight of the ...ateen members of the jury Will uTear to this
 Prosecuting Attorney w B. Sor-
 tlls when questioned by the Graphic
 fgarding the matter, refused so say
 hythng. except that the public will % how upon what grounds the grand D iry found it's indictments.
 IA Graphic representative this
 prnng had conversation with one
 Lthe grand jurors who was at the
 tmthouse Saturday evening with
 her members of the jury. and he
 Ated that the accounts Of the indiet-
 ents as they appeared in the daily
 tpers were somewhat different to hat he thought them to be. He was
 Try careful about what he had to
 ysregarding the matter, as he did
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DEATH RECORD.

Mrs Martha Phelps, widow, died at her home on Tennessee street San- day night, after a protracted illness. She was thirty-eight years of age and an estlmable Christian woman. she was an invalid during the last several wears of her life Mrs Phelps vas born and reared in this city A daugh-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13

not want to place himself i'll contempt of court, but he strongly inferred that there were some loose screws somewhere ill the matter of the indict- ments against MT. Sorrells
 Mr. w T. Young, who acted as special attorney in the Sorrell's inves- tigation, would say very little about the matter. He told the Graphic re- porter not to take advantage of or be governed by any reports that he had heard. or may hear, on the streets
 As to the truth or falsity of the rumor the Graphic is unable to say, but prints all the light it was able to get on the subject, and leaves the readers to draw their own conclusions, as the developments so far do not warrant the Graphic yet expressing an opinion in the case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
Fish Fry and Picnic

MT. Wright Rainey, of Sherill, is in the city today on business. He says the annual fish fry, picnic and bar beeue will be given by the people of Sherrill and vicinity at Sherriu next Wednesday, Ball game between the England and Sherrill teams.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13
Races Postponed.

The races and ball game to have been pulled off at Jones park by Messrs. Frank Tomlnson and Ben Franklin Wednesday have been post poned until Wednesday, May 22.
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ANOTHER RAISE.
Assistant Postmaster Furth Gets .
 Lift of $20O.

The saIasE < s.stant Postmaster r. C. Fu'.h. of the local postofice has 4es F increased $24o X letter from headquarters says the raise was made for general accuracy and ability Three clerks in the local postoffi se Were raised 3 short time ago and 9 new clerkship created.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-13

the best advantage; her voice shows much cultivation. being of velvety smoothness. Her enunciation is good.
 The company appears at Merrill In stitute Friday night in regular course
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Daughters of the Confederacv.

The Daughters of the Gonfeaeracy will meet tomorrow at 2:3o D m. at the residence of Mrs. L. K. Land residence of Mrs L. K Land
 MRS. B E. BENTON. Pres Mrs. L. K. LAND, Recording Sccy.