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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

"A small blaze occurred late Sat
urady afternoon at Charles Lumpkin's
store on East Third avenue. From
defective f1ue, probably, blaze start
ed between the ceiling and the roof,
and a disastrous fire was imminent.
The timely arrival and work of the fire
department quelled the blaze with
little damage being done.
In the Graphic this morning Mr..
B. l.. Owen, the Second avenue mer,
chant, advertises his holiday line OF
goods. Santa Claus has opened his
headquarters at Mr.. Owens store, and
no better selection of Christmas goods
was ever brought to the city. He
has a handsomelinsHUPU UPUPUPUPNUN
has a handsome line of dolls AID toys
for the little folks as well as pretty
line of novelties suitable for "growA
folks" AS he says in his advertise
ment. his goods are fancy, but his
prices are plain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

At a meeting of the state peniten-
tiary board yesterday it was decide,
to purchase the Cummings plantation
in Lincoln county for a state convict
farms. says the Little Rock Gazette.
The purchase price was $4,000, of
which $4,000 is to be paid in casi,
ct once, $4,000 on January l, 1903,
$4,000 On January l. 1904. and $50
900 on January l, 1905, out of the
proceeds of convict labor, as provided
in the act OF the legislature authorizing
the purchase Of a convict farm.
Governor Davis was the only mem
Ter of the penitentiary board that op.
posed the purchase and he announc-
ed that he would send vigorous mes
sage to the legislature on the subject
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
State Purchases Convict
Farm in Lincoln County

and endeayor to effect legislative can
collation. Of the purchase. The State
Auditor T. C. Monroe, Secretary Of
State J. w. Crockett. Attorney General
G. W. Murphy and Agricultural Com
missioner H. T. Bradford all members
of the penitentiary board, We're in ia
for of the purchase. They express
themselves as being we'll satisfied that
the state has secured a suitable tract
for the purposes at bargain.
The property purchased by the state
was owned by e. Urquehart and the
sum of 100000, representing the initial
payment has been paid over by M. d.
L. Cook. financial agent of the state
pententiary, acting under orders from
the board.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
STEALS A SUIT OF CLOTHES
Porter at Sparks and Temples Store
Robs His Employers.


Robs His Employers.
Isaiah Thomas is in the clutches of
the law for stealing a suit of clothes
from the firm of Sparks and Temple
The theft was committed Friday night,
The arrest was accomplished Sat
ufday afternoon by Chief OF Police Cul-
pepper.
Thomas was employed some time
ago as porter at the general merchan-
disc store of Sparks and Temple on
west Barraque street. He performed
MS duties we'll and his employers were
We'll pleased with his services. He
couldn't stand prosperity, however.
one OF his duties is to close all doors
ana windows in the evening before
'he end of the days business. Fri
uav evening he securely closed all as
usual except an obscure window never
used, which he fixed in such manner
as 70 afford him ingress to the store.
oolie time during the night he enter
GU the store and selected a suit OF
o'hes for himself and went on his
way The next morning the tables of
e'o'hlng We're observed in a disturbed
enui'lon and it was seen that the
:, window had been hammered with. 1t
Vas evident that it had been doctored
sxlH the inside and suspicion at once
r'upon the negro porter. Mr.. Sparks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

notified Chief Culpepper and together
they worked up the case until all
doubt as to his guilt was removed, and
at the close Of business Saturday aft
ernoon Chief Culpepper arrested
Thomas and took him to the station.
There he confessed his guilt and di-
rected the chief where the suit Of
clothes could be found. The clothes
were recovered and are now at the
police station.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
KILLED

mce@aeeS containing reference to tho
eruption 81 tbc Volcano were rigorous
y censored and oven mails are close
ly inspected by the government ofiic.
iaIs. The government hopes by con.
coating tie facts to prevent Guates
mala'S credit from being damaged
disaster abroad, however, failed to re.
He}c The situation at home The great.
est distress prevails throughout the
central aud western portions of the
republic and even on the eastern coast
I'll" cfeets are feIt in the scarcity Of
money ana the rise of exchange. F'a-
min" prevails at QUetzaltenanzo, and
l,6to people are starving Even in
Guatemala City the capital the inhahs
HantS are suffering for food. Flour is
selling in Guatemala City for $25 a
barrel. and rice of inferior quality is
quoted AT - cents pound in gold.
The government Is utterly unable to
relieve the distress and suffering and
the people are on the verge of a revo-
luton The only thing needed to start
a formidable uprising is the appear.
ancc of a leader Perfirio Herrera,
who owned a valuable coffee planta
ton seven miles from Santa Maria
volcano, Was among the refugees who
arrived today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

and THANKSGIVING" A number OF
young people will take part in this
ss:"v:ce. Preaching at 7:30 by the
pastor; subject. THE Kind of Men
God is Seeking" Pastor Whaley says
to Eis congregation: LET us make this
a great day in our church. Let al!
our members and friends, who can
possibly do SO attend. The pastor will
go to the annual conference at Benton
Monday or Tuesday. The reports from
this church will be good
Second Presbyterian church-Rev
S. C. Alexander will preach at II a. NJ
and 1880 p. m.
First Baptist church--Rev. II. Beau
champ will supply the pulpit at both
morning and evening services. Sun.
day school at $50 a. m.; B. Y. P. T..
at $50 p. m.
=
Christian church-Sunday school at
$3.50 a. M; preaching at 10 a. M. by
the pastor, Rev. Frank Thompson; sub
ject, THE Philosophy of Revival;
Christian Endeavor at $50 D. M;
special services at 1880 p. m, consis.
ing of songs, drills and recitations by
the Sunday school children.
Trinity church-Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Evening prayer and ser
mon 7:3O p. m. Rev. Walter Daven-
port Buckner, rector.
St. Joseph Catholic church--First
mass and holy communion at 1920 a.
m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Ses-
vices at night at 7:30 by Father
Fowler, pastor.
First Presbyterian church-Services
at this church Sunday at the usual
hours, II a. m. and 80 p. m. Sunday
school at $50 a. m.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
Z 600 PEOPLE
Martinique Disaster Repeated in
Central American Republic

New Orleans. November 42.-Thc
Picayune this moruIng prints the fol.
'uWiua letter: Port Barrias. Guate
maIa, November Rpf8sees afd
those who have arrived here TIN,
week from western Guatcmafa report
terri ie state of affairs as tie result
Of an eruption of the Santa Maria
,e1tauo. The country for Il radius
ot over thirty miles was made Il desc.
late waste and every vcsttge of life
destroyed. The loss of life is rstl=
mate at over 1000, a great ma jorily
of th" victims being Indians. Ten
indian villages, each with Il popula
tEun 3i from fifty 10 5,0O0 inhabitants.
Mere wiped cut, the rude hHts being
burned beneath teaa of volcanic de
}ri+. MI the coffee plantations in
fs-a mlic scene Wure ruined and
th". '"Hcrs left pennilcss The coffee
ftas 7tions in this regions We're the
Lost valuable III the country and
their destruction is a severe blow to
the lublie, The government has been
Eahl1@ most strenuous efforts TO con.
eeaI tie facts concerning the catastro.
phe hut the facts are gradually reach
ing the towns on the eastern cost
though refugees and those who are
fleeing from the country. All cable
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

-Kastor & Bluthenthal, the clota Tx
dealers make their usual half pay3
Su. day announcement in the Graphic
this morning They advertise full
and fine line Of clothing and mems
Under wear, and their advertisement
will Interest all men who are lovers
OF the best wearing apparel.
In it's regular place on the eighth
page of the Graphic may be found the
usual half page advertisement of Drey-
fus big Store" specially is made
of mems furnishing goods, ladies' skirts
and heavy lap robes. On the latter
a 25 per cent. reduction is offered.
"Dreyfus' Store Talk" is interesting
and is new in every issue of the
Graphic, and everybody who reads the
Graphic also reads what the "Big
Store" has to say.
On the fifth page of the Graphic
this morning is the advertisement of
the National Auction and Improve
ment company. 1t tells about a sale
of lots to be made by the Company next
Tuesday in the northwestern part OF
the city adjoining the Carroll property
Free transportation will be furnished
on the street cars for those who attend
the sale. One lot is to be given away
and everybody has an equal chance at
it, no matter whether bidder, buyer or
spectator.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

phase of the subject will be presented
each time. He is a logical and elo-
quent champion of our American Sun.
day, which is one of our most import
ant and valued institutions. Every
body should hear him at least once.
+
Rev. Sam S. Holcomb will preach
taGay and tonight in Redfield, return
lug nome Monday.
Lakeside Methodist--Sunday school
at 9: 80 a. M Preaching by the pastor
at II a. m. subject. "The Victory Thai
Overcometh the World" Junior league
at 2:30 D. m. Preaching by Rev.
Thompson at 8 p. m. This is to be
the best of the day. Epworth league
at $50 p. N; subject, Thanksgiving
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
Latest News of the Cotton
States Baseball League

s The baseball association has not
yet decided on location for the base
II ball grounds Two sites are being
mentiOned--Jones park and Bell park,
The former park was visited Friday by
1 Pr9 9ident Grace and Joe Hennager and
a. thorough inspection of the park was
- 1t is understood that Jones
B parry is favored for the location. II 1t
His decided upon the diamond Will be
laid north and south with the home
plate to the south.
A new grand stand will be erected at
the south extremity of the grounds
#enclosed by the race track fence The
Egrand stand will be of modern design
@and proportions. Dressing rooms and
baths will be provided and the COM
sforts of the players will be cared for.
VA row of bleachers will also be built.
sM Manager Blackburn is expected here
Atoday. President Grace received
sNy0ICSIdul IL Oil Illll SCN Cl lCi ucAS ooC
IN which he stated that he would ar
five here today.
2 Relative to the three men signed by
MMBlackburn, Hennager, who is very
#elose to Blackburn. says he has line
On who they are and states that they
IRE the three premier players of the
rexas league, and will be invaluable
TO the Pine Bluff team.
OF Walter Pease, the third base
han signed by Blackburn in Chicago,
Iennager speaks in the highest terms.
Pease was with Kansas City in the
Western league and was regarded as
bne of the best players in that league.
+ So
Cotton States League.
IN all the cities of the league the
W.s21Df selecting the players for next
beason is going ahead. Bob Pender
will again manage the Baton Rouge
eam He will remain in the Louisiana
city this winter but has his eye open
for good players and expects to have
d stronger team next year than last.
He already has the option on several
good players, and all OF last years team
hre on his reserve list.
Harry Hunt who caught for Baton
Rouge last season, will manage the
Monroe team next year. There is no
doubt that he will make good, and
that he will get fine team together
for the Louisiana town.
Greenville has not been idle. The
promoters of the new game will select
b new manager, and have better team
this year than last. It is possible that
Ia new park will be built in Greenville.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.
BY j. F. George, Secretary.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The meeting for men this afternoon
at 3:30 O'Clock at the Young Mems
Christian association will be led by
Mr. Absalom Knox, who has just re-
turned to the city. Mr.. Knox has for
a number of years been actively engag.
ed in association work as secretary of
Paducah Ky, association. Having
been in this work so long well qualities
Mr. Knox to speak to men. Mr.. Nc.
Coy will again lead the singing and
live song service can be expected. Mr..
Mccoy has a splendid tenor voice and
he has dedicated it to gospel work.
All men in the city are cordially in
Vited to attend.
Basket ball for the juniors is proving
very interesting game. 1t takes all
the science alertness, skill and grit of
the football without the Objectionable
features Of the latter. Game every
Monday and Thursday afternoon. Prac.
tice game Saturdays.
i. -
The junior Y. M. G.. A band is COM
ing to the front very rapidly now, as
the boys are practicing very hard to
get in shape for the concert next
Wednesday evening. Reserved seats
-, ,,,:JI
at COon's drug store. Adults, 50
cent; children, 25 cents. No extra
charge for reserved seats.
The table crOquet board will be in
shape to play on the first of the week.
This is a game that calls for a good
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
Will Fight for Pennant.

The Monroe News says the Monroe
baseball team for next season is nearly
complete. Manager Hunt having sign.
ed all players except firstbaseman.
Monroe expects to have a crack team
in the field and will make a hard
fight for the Cotton States pennant
next season.-Mer Rouge Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
State Cotton Sold for $4,000.

The state, through the penitentiary
Official has sold $50 bales of cotton
to the Taylor Commission company, at
{ SIG cents per pound. The cotton
was raised by convict labor. Henry
HutchiSOn represented the Taylor
Commission company in making the
pure hase. The amount involved was
$50 600. Five Hundred bales of the
cotton came from the England farm
and $50 from Faulkner county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
AT THE CHURCHES TODAY.
s...s...sl..s.ii....s..+4s4..s..s44t*..s..s!s..ii

DR.. Edward Thompson, the represen-
tat1ye of the Sunday league of Ameri
ca, will preach today at the First Pres
byterian church at II a. M; Lakeside
church at p. M; First Methodist
church, 7:3O D. m. His theme will be
the American Sunday, but different
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
POLICE COURT, !
i .s'sa.s..ff3..i.s':s..3.4.f.s..s..f:-S.1r4f+++.

VIM. Whitney, colored, trespass. S.
Albert Caufner, white, peddIing with
out license, S..
Robert Thomas. colored, disturbing
the peace, IS.
Sonny Williams, colored, trespass,
So
Will Hill, colored. disturbing the
peace, s..
j. II. Hunter. white, committing a
nuisance, S..
B. J. Briggs, colored, violating the
stock law, IS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

Aspecial telegram to the Memphis
Commercial Appeal with reference to
the action of the state penitentiary
board in the purchase of convict
farm says that after the purchase mad
sbeAn ordered Gov Davis made several
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23
"LIAR AND RASCAL -
Is What Attorney General tsiur ny
Calls Governor Davis

insinuating remarks. when Attorney
General Murphy suddenly arose and
called the governor liar and rascal
Gov. Davis replied by saying that he
did not address his remarks to Col
Murphy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

In that event modern grand stand
viii be erected and tirstciass dia-.
mond laid eff.
At Natchez, Al iiaupt is looking out
for next years team Nearly al the
players CT last years pennant-Winnin5
team have been reserved. and the HI
dians again expect to be a big factor
y; the running.
i. Sd
Scorer for Vichsbure.
Frank p. eastman was chosen as
the official scorer of the NicksDur2
the different clubs failed to provide
official scorers. and hence there were
no records of fielding and batting, and
the standing of the clubs got badly tan
gled up several times. All Of the clubs
must provide scorers next season.
]**
Earle Will Manage Vicksbure Team.
The management Of the Vicksburg
baseball team III the Cotton States
league has given out the information
that 'Billie' Earle. the we'll known
lascboll player. will manage the local
team next season. He will sign all
the members of the team, and will
go east to get some first-class players.
The management wanted to get First
Baseman l.aloQue. OF last year 5 Mem
phis team, arG We're in correspondence
with him. The baseball mudGle in
Souther,. league mixed UP things, and
the local mana cement Gid not know
just exactly how to get his release.
Frank promised to release LaroGua. but
it was contended that Frank did not
have the power to do so. The manage
ment was desirous of beginning the
work of choosing the Vicksburg team
for 1908. and so they concluded to sign
billie" Earle.
.,ali team here wanted Earle from the
start. and no matter who might have
been chosen to manage the team, it
is certain that Earle would have been
CHOSEN to play the position of catcher
-Vicksburg correspondence Sporting
News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

Mrs. H. G. Allis and daughter, Miss
Emma Allis, of Chicago, have arrived
in the city and are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Mizell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

The table crOquet board will be in
shape to play on the first of the week.
This is game that calls for good
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-11-23

First Presbyterian church-Services
at this church Sunday at the usual
hours, II a. m. and 80 p. m. Sunday
school at $50 a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23

TFrom the London Telegraph.1
Four hitherto unknown tongues-so far
added to the list of languages in which
the British and Foreign Bible society
prints the Gospels, and of these three are
for the benefit of subjects of his majesty
The New Testament is to be turned into
Nyanja, for the tribes. of the Shire river
Livingstonia mission of the United Free
Church of. Scotland, the Blantyre Mission
of the Established Church = of Scotland
and the Myera Mission of the Dutch Re
formed Church are collaborating A YER
sion in Yalunka is nearly ready for ma
tives of the Falaba district of Sierra
Leone, and in Bugotu for the inhabitants
of ISABEL Island-one of the Solomon
group. Lastly, a translation into Visayan,
spoken by some two million persons in the
Philippine archipelago, is being under
taken. All are enterprises of great In
terest to phflologists
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days, Tuesdays and Wednesday,
There are several innovations The ap-
pearance Of the male contingent OF the
chorus is novel; Templar Sake, as Lieut.
force Of American troops The marines
were clad IN white duck and the sfnfantry-
men Sen IN ab khaki The applause sommenesd
song was "Hike's and it went with a dash:
One Of the most pleasing songs was II
life insurance agent, .K XIII ana col siL
Budd. sang the topical song %, What 2
Ths na ana 81 h te e she yo mss
ali ait the time eR am' @as a disp sssin a1 q
cherries to his private secretary. xxi
Ram was sporting the silk hat which the
ernor Of suiuIard instead Of his usual
crown. The hat was so large for him
that it was down over his ears.
feeling the effects Of the cocktails which
followed the flag. His head was bound Up
IN hotel towel and he carried q pitcher ..aa,s
Cold Gray Dawn of the Morning After
The silk hat. which was too large. in the
on the top of his shiny pate. One of the
hits of the second act was the singing of
the qlartette which juggied Come Back
age quartette would handle it; KHAN
and the other members of the uuartette
The finale of the last act was the ensern-
BILE of the Democratic and Republican
marching clubs of Su1uland .Ki-Ram
and his private sc cretary had been impris--
oned and wore stripes and numbers and
were chained together. They thought they
might be Populists.
/ Maud Lillian Berri, as Henrietta Budd.' -
led the female forces. She easily sustained
/ the requirements of the soprano part and
received a recall for each of her songs.
Miss Berri in private life is Mrs Moulan
and she adds to her husbands fame by
4 being his pretty wife. While she was sing
| ing palm Branches Waving in the first
act the cloudburst occurred. Miss Befr1
hoisted her pretty parasol, after few
cold drops which leaked through the root
had struck her shoulders, and she pro
ceeded with the song and won an encore
Robert Lett, as sCol. Budd, was hardly
up to expectations. His voice failed to I'll
the house as it should. Fred Frear was g
/ funny ..Hadji." Gertrude Quinlan received
her share of applause "Chiquita-
The scenery for the two scenes was good
i and the stage for both acts presented q
pleasing picture The company is large
More than so people were on the stage II
the finales. The chorus was well dressed
and some of the costumes were unusually
pleasing.
The performance of 1.-THE Sultan of Su-
lu'' will likely remain the event in theatri
| cal circles from which time will be reck
oned for some time to come and IT VII
be the standard by which the quality o.
coming productions will be compared
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KIDNAPPING SULTANS.
It Appears to Be q Regular Business
in Siam.

Victoria, B. c.. Sept. 23.-The steamer
Tacoma from the Orient brings advices
from Pekin that the Mandarins have
been informed from Chengtu, Schecuen,
where the boxer outbreak has assumed
such proportions, that Ii Lai Chung.
principal chief of the boxers of Shensi
and Lieutenant Prince Tuan. arrived at
Chang Tu just prior to the outbreak
and fomented the insurrection. A cor
respondent at Chen Gtu says the mere
presence of this man arouses the boxers
to frenzies of enthusiasm.
From Singapore, the steamer brought
news that the Sianese have sent a war
ship to kidnap the rajah of Tulobin.
and that the raiah OF Patni who was
kidnapped some time ago. had been pois-
oned The raiah of Tulobin is to be
kidnapped, as was the other rajah. in or
der to compel him to sign a document
by virtue of which he virtually aban-
dons his right to the kingdom of Siam.
Intense indignation prevails among the
Ma1ayS.
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WON'T TOUCH 1T.
Council Committee Leaves Fourth
Ward Benefit District Alone.

The effort to have the city council
rescind its action creating the benefit
district for opening Second and Third
streets near Fillmore was turned down
by the ways and means committee of
the city council last night, for the rea-
son that the residents of the district
have already instituted legal proceed
ings to test the validity of the councils
acts, and the committee deemed it best
to await the decision of the courts in
stead of taking hasty action.
This matter took up most of the time
of the committee last night, and was
discussed at considerable length. Some
of the residents of the benefit district
were present and expressed their views
on the situation
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ANEW SAILING FLEET
Brought Into Being by Liberal Gov
eminent Bounty.

Philadelphia, Sept. 23.-The first of a
big fleet of French sailing vessels has
arrived here to load oil for Japan. The
vessel is the ship Faulconniere,
launched only few months ago at St.
Nazaire. There has recently been a
boom in French ship building owing TO
a bounty given by the government.
which has resulted in many sailing YES
sells being built. A number of these are
bound to the United States to compete
for the trade to the far east, which has
heretofore been monopolized by Amer
lean and English sailing craft.
An interesting point in connection
with the Fau1conniere's passage was
the fact tSat she earned 1880 francs
without having taken on board pound
of cargo. That sum is the amount of
bounty due the owners of the vessel on
her arrival. Under the bounty act she
receives a certain sum for every one
thousand miles covered.