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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-02
sat01Hkeapert a9ses Flies.

Big J0ha Gross, who is ena of the characters of Gibbsboro. x. l., 1s cursed with extreme obesity. says the Philadelphia Record He acts as his own barkeeYer. and as a result of this confinement increased in weight to an alarming extent Johns wife also viewed this additional adipose with alarm, and nalIy suggested sch me for keeping down the flesh that works to perfection Whenever there IS a lull in business John seizes paddle about foot long and watches for an active looking fly to come his Way. The game is to start the fly on the wing and then chase it around the room un- til such time as he has an opportunity to kill it. The pursuit involving the leaping of tables. chairs, stoves and other obstru ations. and if the fly is un- usually wary and active Inn gener- ally succeeds in losing a pound or two of flesh Def re the finish. At first he could only Il one fly a day, but now he considers it a poor day that does not add a half dozen notches to his paddle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-02
BLACK AND T AN.
Meeting with a Man Who Wore Shoe,
 That Cross Matched.


 Clearly it was not the paying of a freak bet, but a freak of fortune that had compelled this man to wear the shoes he had on. which were one black and the other tan. Nor did they match in shape and size much closer than they did in color; but they were a close pair ill dilapidation, and (thought the man approached by the weaTer of this matched footgear), if that tan shoe could be hlacked they'd do; they'd do better, anyhow. There was place in town, he knew, where they changed tan shoes to black, and he told the man with the odd shoes where this was, as nearly as he could remem- Der, giving him at the same time a sum sufficient to enable him to get the shoes mated up in color; not much was required, because there was here only half pair to be treated. Clearly the man with the shoes was pleased. De- spite his seeming lack of pecuniary re- sources, as evidenced not alone by his odd shoes, but by various other cor roboratiye indications about him. he was not an uncheerful person, but the receipt of the money made him more cheerful still. As to whether he would actually devote the money thus ob tained to having that tan shoe made black, however, or whether, more or less careless of his personal appear ance, he would spend it for something >lse likely to give him 2 greater 34e&s- ure of immediate nioyment the glvef of it found himself uhabie-With ceI :. tainty-to dete1mi4e.-New York Sun
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-02
PILES! PILES! PlLES!

Dr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment is prepared to cure Piles and DOES TT in short order. Easy to apply, every box guaranteed, soc and S1.00. All druggists or by mail WILLIAMS MFG CO, CLEVE-
 LAND, OHIO.
 Wholesale and retail by w. l.. De. woody & Co. d&w1y
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-02
Definition of a IiIoot.

bigot is a man who frightened al the great bulk of ignorance, refuses to look it in the face, and fees for the preservation of his self-content to the little that he knows, refusing to hear any more-Phillips Brooks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-02
General Offices 117 Pine St.,

Th~ Comp does not insure life property but prof all has h- % source revenue for payment and profit the life It death fehaf of life It's field unimitedage physical tier Dues able of during lie A effect equity all classes. "
 Active Reliable Agents Wan ed sol cited Investigation invited and information heerfuy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19

out and solved by the natives them
selves. They eagerly seek establish
ment of civil governments, that they
may take measures against these Grim
inals. The native constables are doing
the work of dispensing them. There is
every reason to suppose that within a
short time the whole archipelago will
be safe to travel thru. Many parts
are safer today than they have ever
been before.
The whole country had been torn
and wrecked by war, the last vestige
of authority was lost, and the people
relapsed into a condition bordering
upon barbarism. Society was disor-
ganized, and freedom gave way to tyr
amy. The best conditions now exist
in the provinces of northern Luzon.
The whole territory is passified. but
not tranquilized. 1t is good deal like
the ocean after storm. The worst is
over, but the surface is still swelling
and heaving.
AT present there is still some trouble
in Samar, but General Hughes, with a
large and effective force, has gone after
the disturbers, and will soon bring the
insurgents to their senses. That is the
worst place, but it is not interfering
with the coast business. In Cebu and
Bohal, and occasionally in southern
Luzon, there is a slight outbreak, but
it is the result of the criminal element.
The civil comission was about to put
in force some excellent ideas for the
municipal government of the city of
Manila when left. The city is in
fine cnodition, especially in it's sani-
tary departments. Its business is
enormous and growing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED.

Details of an Alleged Conspiracy to De-
fraud Baltimore Bank.
Baltimore, Aug. 19.--The details of an
alleged attempt to swindle banks on a
large scale by means of fraudulent cor
porations and fictitious notes is told in
a petition filed in the Baltimore county
circuit court to Townson. for a receiver
for the Manor Lumber company, of that
town The amount involved, according
to the petition, is over s1,0O0,00O and it is
asserted that the scheme has been at
least partially successful
| Ben j. Cross. of Cincinnati, is the
plaintiff, and according to the story told
| by him, he wasinduced to accept certiti-
Gates of stock on the Manor company by
Charles e. Corkran. originator and pro-
moter of the scheme, which stock he
| subsequently transferred back to Cork
| ran.
| Cross has learned since, he says, that
| the company was not incorporated for
4 the purpose of doing a legitimate bust
ness. but was formed by Corkran as q
part of scheme for alleged swindling
| Mr.. Corkran, being already interested
in some legitimate lumber companies
with branches turnout the east and
west, wished. it is alleged to increase
the credit of these companies with the
banks of the country for the purpose OF
"kiting' negotiable paper thru them.
He organized about twenty smaller
companies, it is ALLEGED, ostensibly en-
gagged in the lumber business, from
which he would on demand receive from
81. 900 to $4,000 in negotiable paper, pay
able to the order of any of the parent
companies needing it. This paper was
discounted in enormous quantities, the
bill alleges, at various banks in the
| country, they being led to believe that
each not represented bonafide sale OF
| lumber. Among the smaller companies
SO organized are the Manor and other
companies in the east.
The bill further alleges that in order
to better carry out his scheme, he kept
his connection with these companies a
secret and led banks to believe that all
were Independent companies. In pursu-
ance of the scheme, the bill says, Mr..
Corkran had been discounting among
the banks of this country worthless pa
per aggregating at least $1,000,000. in
Guiding $1,000 OF the Manor company.
| Within the past week the alleged
scheme of Mr.. Corkran has peen discov-
cred by the country and they have re-
fused to discount any further paper
| Consequently the notes which the
bank now hold, it is stated in the bill
have gone to protest. The concern is
hopelessly insolvent, it is alleged, and
with on money in the bank with which
to pay the bills.
Judge Burke has appointed Osborne
L. Yellott, Of Townson, receiver Of the
Manor company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
GERM TEsr WAS FATAL.
yellow Fever Experiments Result in
Death at Havana.

Havana, Aug. leone of the men
who was bitten by a germ-laden mos
quito in the course of the experiments
that are being conducted by DIR. Caldas
to test the efficacy of his yellow fever
serum died Sunday from the fever. He
was a Spaniard and offered himself to
the yellow fever board as a subject for
experiment. as he wanted to become inn
mune. He was healthy before the mos
quito bit him, but developed the fever
four days afterward.
DR. Harvard says this will stop furth-
err experiments in which mosquitoes are
used, as they are more dangerous than
was expected. Another man who was
bitten by another mosquito which had
previously bitten yellow fever pa
tent is suffering from bad attack of
the disease. The other two who We're
bitten have developed the disease in a
| light form.
The death is the first since the expert
ments of the yellow fever board COM
menced The has been inquiring
into yellow fever, its transmission and
cure since early in January, having as
| its object the prevention of a recur-
renee of the annual epidemic in Ha-
yana.
On Jan. 10 of this year forty inspec-
tors were appointed in Havana to cover
| stagnation pools in and around the city
1 with crude petroleum and to inspect the
houses. The object of the petroleum
was to kill the mosquitoes and larvae.
| On Feb. 6 the board reported to the
| yellow fever branch of the Pan-Ameri-
can congress. declaring the specific
cause for the disease was unknown;
that is was transmissable by moquitoes
and that it could not be transmitted
| thru infected clothing or bedding.
The experiments were conducted in an
especially prepared station near Que
rondos, Cuba, by Drs. Reed. Carroll ant
| Agramont of the United States army
The subjects expeUimented on were
United States soldiers, who volunteered
for the tests, Spanish volunteers, and {
few Cubans.
The men were isolated in wover
wire hut to keep away the mosquitoes
They slept in cothing taken from vel
low fever patients in the Havana hos
1 pitfalls, and did not take the disease.
4, Later mosquitoes that had fed upoI
i yellow fever patients were allowed t.
bite the men in the huts, and the results
were noted.
The board has experimental Will
many serums and otner preventive
u without discovering any infalltble cure
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
COLLISION KILLS FIVE.
Trolley Car and Passenger Train c

Trolley Car and Passenger Train COL
lided at Chicago Crossing.
Chicago. Aug. 19.-By the collision of
a trolley car on the Forty-seventh street
line with rapidly-moving passenger
train on the Pennsylvania road five per-
sons were killed and ten injured.
The dead are:
Frederick Edwards, 81 years old.
Harriet Sutcliffe, so years old.
Ida b. 0sler 30 years old.
Willis Bowman, motorman of car, died
at the hospital.
Unidentified woman, % years old.
The injured are: Luther Jackson, in
ternal injuries and ribs broken; Mary
O'Malley, arm broken and head cut;
Kate Greenfield, both legs broken and
internal injuries; Marian Brainard, cut
on head and shoulders; James Gillette.
cut about the face and head: V. j. Full
ton, conductor of car. slightly cut; Mar
garet Dwyer, internal injuries; Mrs.
Lizzie Coale, three ribs broken: DR..
Clarissa Bigelow. thigh broken; j.
Brozdwitz. leg broken.
The accident occurred at Forty-sev-
cnth street and Stuart avenue where a
large number of railroad tracks run
north and south at the street level. and
across these the street car line runs at
right angles. 1t is the custom of the
conductors to run ahead of their cars
and standing upon the tracks to signal
the motorman to advance or remain sta
tionary. The car, which was filled with
passengers, came to the tracks from the
west. The gates across the street cal
line were down, as passenger train
was moving rapidly south.
Whether the motorman. Willis Bow
man. was unable to control his car, o,
whether he became confused and turned
en- the current. is matter of doubt. The
L car paused a moment as it approached
| the tracks, but before Conductor Fulton
could alight to run ahead of the car
according to the usual custom, there
came a violent lurch, the car shot for
| ward, passed rapidly across two inter
vening tracks and crashed heavily into
the passenger train.
The car was caught up. whirle6
oround. turned bottom up and carried
fifty feet south of the crossing. None OF
the passengers had the slightest warn
ing of the accident and had no chance
whatever to escape.
The noise of the collision and the
screams of the passengers pinned down
in the wreckage quickly brought a large
crowd to the rescue and ambulances and
patrol wagons were soon on hand. Ths
car was so badly smashed that 1t took
but short time to remove the dead and
dying.
Motorman Bowman, upon whom the
responsibility of the collision rests, was
unconscious when taken out. He rail-
lied slightly several times, but could not
give any account of the accident.
Towerman Albert Haas. of the rail-
road. declared that he saw Bowman
tugging at the brakes and heard him
shout that he could not stop the car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19

ton, with a capital Of 100000 Its Sec
rotary and treasurer was John T. Hay
den. S5 years old.
Following his usual custom, John
Chaplin, an auditor in the Chicago office
of the company, came to this city Mon
day to make an Inspection of the ac-
counts. Hayden met Mr.. Chaplin and
turned over the books to him. Tuesday
Hayden was at the office for short
time. but the next day could not be
found. Mr.. Chaplin continued his work
and at present the loss is variously esti-
mated atfrom $4,000 to $4,000.
w. Fl. Noyes. vice president of the
company, was seen at his residence here
last night. He admitted that Hayden
was a defaulter. He said Hayden had
been with the company five years, the
last two years in his late position. He
was a trusted employe and highly
thought of.
The robbery has been reported to two
private detective agencies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
SWIFT & COMPANY ROBBED.

Treasurer Of New York Branch EN-.
beetles togAmeunt Of $4,000.
New York. Aug. 19.-It became known
last night that the New York Office Of
Swift & Co., packers, had been robbed
of a considerable sum of money by it's
secretary and treasurer. The local Office
is Incorporated as 9 New York corpora
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
CdIlCerOuS
Sores :: g: T.; 4: !. i !;

they are liable to appear upon other parts
OF the body. Whent they begin to spread
and eat into the flesh, sharp, piercing
pains are felt as the underlying tissue is
destroyed and the tender nerves exposed.
Cancerous sores develop from very trifing
causes; carbuncle or boil, swollen gland,
2 little watery blister on the tongue or
lip, wart, mole or bruise of some kind
becomes an indolent, fostering sore,
which in time degenerates into cancer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
Score Hu rtin New York.

New York. Aug. ia trolley car on
the Fifteenth street line of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company late to-
night collided with Long Island Rail-
road company locomotive at Kensing-
ton crossing, the lower part of Brook
lyn. The motorman, named Lee, was
killed outright, and from twenty to
twenty five passengers who were on
their way to Coney Island We're injured,
Three of these, 1t is said, will die. The
injured were taken to Ave different
hospitals and 1t is impossible to learn
their names.
1t is said that misunderstanding
by the notorman Of the signals causad
the accident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19

Ten years ago I
had q sore on my left
temple, which the
doctors pronounced
g cancerous ulcer /;
1t would itch, burn
and bleed, then scab
over, but would
never heal. After
taking 8. 8. s.. awhile
the sore began to
discharge, and when
all the poisonous
matter had passed
out it got well. I
took in all about
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-19
PILOT BOAT cur I'M TWO.
Run Down by the Liner AIene and
Four Are Drowned.


New York, Aug. 19-The German
steamer Alene, now running in the At
las branch of the Hamburg American
line, ran down and sank the pilot boat
James Gordon Bennett No. and
drowned three pilots and the cook of
the Bennett. The namesof those who
lost thir lives are:
Pilot Henry Mix.
Pilot John Godboy.
Pilot John Leonard.
Cook John CRUDE.
The bodies of Mix and Godboy were
recovered.
The accident occurred near the Scot
land lightship, while the pilot boat was
lying hove-to on Sandy Hook bar,
about ten miles east of Sandy Hook.
When the Alene struck the pilot boat
the weather was clear. The survivors
say the German steamer came bearing
down upon their vessel and they We're
totally unable to avoid her. The whole
thing happened so quickly and unex-
pectedly that they We're floating in the
water before they realized what had
happened. The big steamer struck the
other abaft the rigging on the STAR
board side, going thru like a knife and
cutting her completely in two.
| Frank Hopkins and Alexander Dex-
ter were asleep in their hunks when the
crash came. The crew awoke to find
themselves in darkness and the water
pouring in on them. The men We're in
their night clothes and both struck out
for their lives. They managed to keep
afloat until rescued by the steam pilot
| boat New York.
| When the steamer crashed into the
Bennett the crew of the liner rushed to
the side of her and threw life presery-
ers to the pilots as they sprang from
the sinking boat into the water. The
steamer being under full Roadway,
passed on, but soon returned and
quickly manned and lowered boat
in an effort to save those they had run
down.
The boats from the Alene and the
New York cruised about for some
time and at last the bodies of Mix and
Godboy We're picked up and taken
aboard the New York.
Both the pilot boat and the crew
from the Alene continued to look for
the bodies of the other two, but at last
gave up the search.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
O'BRIEN'S TRIAL.
It Began Today in District Court But
Jury Was Not Secured.

The trial of John O'Brien for the MUIR
der of Ole Alexander Thompson in the
saloon just opposite the entrance to the
Holland street skating rink on the night
of January Is was commenced in de-
partment No. of the district court this
morning with Peter Breen and Alex.
Mackel representing the prosecution and
]. l.. Wines and John McClernan the
defendant. O'Brien does not appear TO
be more than 20 years old and while the
jury to determine his fate was being
selected he showed less concern than
his attorneys. With his hair parted in
the middle, his shoes shined and his
clothing and neckwear faultless, he sat
between his legal defenders and rested
his head on his right hand.
At noon the jury panel was exhaust
ed and an order for special venire of
40 more issued by the Judge, it being
made returnable on Monday. The trial
will be resumed at O clock on that day
and it is probable that a jury will be
secured, as the state has only one more
peremptory challenge left and the de-
Tense two. The following eleven men
were in the box when court adjourned:
William McGuigan, John Comba. Nose
Dazell, Enos Sheldon. z. l.. Moore. Fred
Richards, Patrick Reed. Joseph Mall
cite. - Waters, John Lannihan and
Hiram Watson.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
DEPREDAT|0NS OF A DESPERATE
GANG OF DUBLIN CljLCH h00DL inns
SHeRFF'S OFFICE SUCCEEDED IN LANDING ONE IN THE At
THEY HAD AN UNDE RGR0UND RETREAT

| The sheritfs office is engaged in an at
tempt to break up gang Of desperate
young hoodlums in Dublin Gulch. and
ii is making good Roadway on the job.
For several weeks past the gang has
| been committing acts of an unlawful
nature almost nishtly--it has been en-
gagged in holding up belated PEDESTRIANS,
breaking windows i'll houses and assault
ing persons right and left. The gang
consists of about half a dozen husky
youngsters who have installed them
selves in a cabin above the Nipper mine
The cabin is not an ordinary one. In
the floor there is a trap door which opens
into an underground passage that ex-
tends fifteen or twenty feet under the
NH. The cabin contains a stove and
few benches, while in the underground
passage there are several hunks for
sleeping purposes A few nights ago a
young lady named sullivan was assault
ed in that neighborhood by someone, and
it is suspected that one of this gang did
it. Miss sullivan fought her assailant
and screamed when her mouth was not
covered by the hands ~ the villain. and
it was only when her cries were heard
and assistance came to her that the
hoodlum desisted and took to his heels.
On Feb. l.. in the dead hour of
night. several window lights were
smashed i'll the Duggan house. and as
thsre appeared to he pretty good clew
to the perpetrators. warrants were issued
from Justice Arnold's court for the ar
rest of Joseph Leary. jerry O'Neill. John
Callan. and Con Murphy Last night
Deputy Sheriff Proebstel and Constants
Boyle, of Justice Arnol,1'S conn. ,,..r, 10
tailed to attempt the capture of the four
men. They proceeded to the cabin of
the gang. but two sentinels were on
guard outside and their timely warning
TO the others inside party baffied the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Exercises Held Today in Honor Of the
1llustrious Washington

At all the public schools this afternoon.
in their separate grade departments, ex-
ercises commemorating the birth of
Washington. his childhood. his early
manhood. his exploits as soldier and
liberator. his genius as a statesman.
all were acclaimed by Butte scholars.
AT the Washington school on East
Broadway a programme was arranged
for the pupils in each room. and al
though much of it related to the great
man whose anniversary is celebrated to-
morrow, patriotic selections and songs
absorbed the greatest number on the list,
The exercises at this school eclipsed all
the others.
Tomorrow being state holiday, the
schools will be closed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21

proposed work of the officers. When the
latter approached and their identity was
esta blished the ssntinels yelled clear the
cabin" and started to run. In an instant
those inside of the cabin broke out and
attempted to get away. but. finding their
avenue of escape blocked. two of them
darted back into the cabin, jumped
through the aperature in the floor sanl
hid in the underground passage. One of
these men was John Leary. whom Proeb-
Stel stopped outside with a shot from
his gum the flash of the weapon being
right in his face. Constable BOYLE fol-
lowed one of the men outside. but being
rather old. the fugitive outfooted him.
Proebstel entered the cabin and after a
short examination found the trap doo1
opening into the cellar This he threw
back and entered the underground apart
ment. emerging minute later with
Leary and another young man. Not
having a warrant for the latter and on
the statement that he aid not belong
there. but had only dropped into the
joint as visitor a few minutes before
the officer let him 60 hut he held to
Leary. handcuffed him and landed him
in the county JAIL On the way to the
Jail he told the officer that he had not
broken the window lights in the Duggan
house. but he knew who did and would
rot in Jail before he would give them
away. At the Jail he acted ugly. desist-
ing in his demeanor only when the Jail
er threatened him with Il siege in the
dungeon.
This morning the jailer entered the Jail
and found Leary near the door. Go
back into the corner while l open this
door, said he.
You go to u was the response.
Leary will be tried on a charge of ma
licious mischief. and the others will be
put through similar deal as soon as
they are captured.