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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04
BOW Ron + E'SfGNS,
As FIRST V. P. AND GEN. SUpT. OF
COTTON 5ELT.
New Orleans and Northwestern Coa4-
bteted . AelIahss line
Other Railway News.

Tyler, Tex May 3.-R. II. B9Wr5H
inst=Niee president and general supai=
inlealeat of the st. Louis Southwest
crn Railway company. with he2dqu5zt.
els ia Tyler. ifta sresfsned his position
with that company u take effect at
once. The Hoafd Of directors OF tiis
road will meet in Tyler next Moniays
at which time it is supposed tho sue.
cesscr OF NJ. BoWron WiII be selected
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04
DEATH RECORD.

ID. Crossett, a well-known farmer of
Grant county, died at his home Satur-
day morning at | O'Clock, after several
days illness. The funeral occurred
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. at
WoodlaWn burying ground. A fami-
~, consisting Of widow and four chill
dren, survive him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04

Mr.. H. M. Dial. the Whiteville
planter, was in the city Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04

Rev. John F. Carr will fill the pulnit
at Lakeside Methodist church this
morning and evening, the pastor Rev.
WLaier, b2ing ii.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04

Or. w. r. Alien Of England died from
the effects Of the wound he received
at the hands of Sam B. Weaver, city
marshal of England, who was killed
by DR.. Allen, but who gave the doctor
a fatal shot after he had fallen to the
ground mortally wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-04

Mrs. Viola Stewart, wife of Mr.. M.
K. Stewart, died at an early hour Sat-
urday morning, after an illness OF /,
weeks duration. Typhoid pneumonia
was directly the cause of her death.
The deceased leaves a husband and
three daughters. Mines. Harris, Har-
ry Olcott and II. C. Dreyfus The an
nounccmcnt of Mrs Stewards demise
was shock to her many friends. She
was widely known in Pine Bluff and
was admired and respected by all who
knew her The funeral services will
he conducted from the family resi-
denee Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
Rev. John f Carr officiating
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18

Dsnecrsta yhssAr thsy tsEs .. sasA h plumbers hill 2stsehed, wih not aSrss with him. The boy sn the farm sn1 the boy In the bank or cahln of his pass yacht will lock at Wheeler through the same glasses. But Wheelsr's speech had to be made. There must u . fool in ev- cry play. en ass in every fpnetiea. people win not apprsve . iinS of his speech. They ere ths Dsmeerats and artstocrats of the country. No matter whether . sand di9ger or . planter, lord of land beyond the reach of his vision. the eouthernsrs hiFhsgt regard 10 for the law of hssyttality. He Q always ready to entertain ths visitor and he wfll entcr- tain him according to his rank. and he does 1t ln such q way as to command the gratitude of the guest Kentuckians will not agree with Mr. Wheeler. Prince Henry of Prussia cemes as the repre- sentative of hie nation. He intsnde to ''come ovF and spend . whole month with us." Let him come shew him the country. Feed him on the best that money win buy, Let him drink the wines of California, the beer of Milwaukee, eat the sauerekr0ut of Pennsylvania and the oysters of Maryland. f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
A FOOLS HOAX
That Tennessee Mountaineer Did Threaten Sewanee University.

Threaten Sewanee University.
 Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 1.-The story recently sent over the country to the effect that Chancellor wtsgins and some the University of the South had left Sewanee because of anonymous notes rom supnosed mountaineers warning them to leave on pain of death. has drawn from the University authorities the following statement:
 "The widespread publication of certain conditions alleged to be existing at the University of the South has done much injustice to the University and has given . most unfair and erroneous estimate of the character of the people surround ing t:
 of the country, near the University are on terms of amity and good feeling with the University. The University has al- ways been benefit to these people. ed- ucating those so desiring free of cost and furnishing profitable employment and a ready market.
 up on the street in no way represented any state of public feeling. nor caused the slightest degree of apprehension of danger on the part of any University offctaa.
 '"Ths dispatches also state that there were GO students in residence and that they were terrorized, whereas all the students had only left for their homes at the beginning of the long vacation. December 1s. Most of the professors and officers of the institution had gone away for rest or vacation. As they do every winter.
 "It is proper to state that the news paper in which the sensah ,nal article hrst appeared has. in response t. a re- quest by the University given the source of the information. and 1t appea.s that It came from parties who do not live in Sewanee and who were simply perpe- trating a hoax or joke, not expecting any publication to result"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
, An Indiana Story.

An I001ane 0toIy' w.ss.sssssa s.1.'s s1sei-' to Chicago Ae''f'-
 senator Beveridge of Indiana. is not SeoninS D. N. Parry of InAianaPelis. for Vice. .fsTesldent, and Mir. Party ts not q candidate for that or :, any other once. aThs story 10 lie from beginning to ed" eaid Senator. Beveridge today: TT; FArry C enc of my warmsst trienes. sno he 10 c man fit to be Vtce-fresaoent or to hold any other ofiics of honor and re sponsibility. But such thing e being a canAkdAts, fer the vice-prestdency rey. CT entered his mind. He was here . short time gro. and l toek him ever to see President Roosevelt. He is vice-Pvesi- dent of the National Manufacturers As- scciation, and the purpose of his call on tho President was to ask Mr. IteooeveN to attend the nexr annual dinner of the Aaseciation. Mr. Search of Philadelphia, President of the Association, was with
 Mot . yera was said about the vice. presideucy. cannot ima zine how such . story happened toSgAin circulAtien unless 1t is desire on the part sf some one to make either Mr. Far,x or myself look ri- Aicuious"
 n additisn to the foregoing statement of esnater Beveridge. It b said on good authority that there h an explanation Of the origin of the story. and that the ex- planation. if 1t ever reaches the public, win add fuel te the flames ot the fac tienal struggle now going on within the Republican party Of Indiana.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
Criticism of Miss Roosevelt's Trip
 Discussed.

Washington Special to Chicago Tribune.
 Another personal matter which was tA- ken up by the conference between the President and leading Republicans was the studied affront to the President by Representative Wheeler of Kentucky, In the House yesterday. The members of the conference were asked whether they the coronation of King Edward e . mat ter which could in any way be censid- cred . legitimate subject of public or po-
 All were of the opinion that the visit ef Miss Roosevelt te England for the cor onation of the King was a perfectly prop sr arrangement, which no one could ob- ject to and which bv no means could be made a legitimate topic for political pur- poses. TRs members of the conference assured the President that in their opin. be only too glad to Dc represented ads-
 The President. 1t b said. expressed his willingness to alter tho arranKement en- tirely if the party leaders thought Mss RooHevolts visit or the presence of Com. mander and Mrs. Cowles could be con- sidered as . political mistake. He was assured repeatedly that Mr. Wheeier's speech had done the Democrats great hsrm and that ths Republicans could well afford to sustain the President in every way.
 The etatement was further maoe by some of those present that if Mss Roose- velts plans should be changed at tnts timc It would be construed as surrend- cr which had been forced by Wheeier's speech, whereas every one ip Congress knew Mr Wheeler had only injured hts own party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18


 Because we intimated that Prince Hal might go all over Chattanooga . second time during the three-and-a-half hours allotted him in Chattanooga, The Times ts all broken up. and protests thus:
 And thou. Brute? We did not know our heart was tender until this moment; but now. There we and sorrow sit" 'con- tempIative OCT the graceless envy of false and foresworn friend" Our grief, at this most unkindest cut of all" ''whispers to the o'erfraught heart and bids its break" but instead 1t speaks with a flood of tears at the eyes. The next thing we know the Squeedunk Blade will be wondering why the Prince doesn't visit Coon Hollow and vent its jealous rage over the manifold attrac- ,fions the Plucky City has for the enter tainment' of royalty. And now if Mont bre belt, will come up to Chattanooga we'll show 1t how people behave who are accustomed to seeing folks of high de- gree.
 We really intended no slur on your nice httle town and only deserved to in- timate that the Prince might find the time hanging heavily on his hands after you have shown him all there is to see. But we believe we must decline to visit you after the Prince till your biggety feeling wears of little.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
Nothing Doing.

Savannah News.
 What Mir. Cannon says on party mat ters has great deal more weight with his party than anything that Mir. Crum- packer says on such matters. The reason there was not quorum present at the caucus was no doubt because 1t was understood that the Republican leaders are against legislation of that kind pro- posed by Mir. Crumpacker and Mir. Moody. We have pointed out number of times that the impression is, gaining ground among the Republican leaders that their party has nothing more to gain by mak- ing light in behalf of iiIiterate negro voters in the South-that it will stand 6 better chance of increasing it's strength in the South by letting the Southern peo- pie deal with the race problem in their own way. Whether this statement is correct or not it is apparent that the Crumpacker bill has no chance of becon- ing law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
An Ambiguous Compliment.

San Francisco News Letter
 Now that Mayo schmitz has been en- tertsiuing the officers of the Frene< cruiser Protest, 1t seems . g>od time to tell of a rather ambiguous French com pliment which one of these executives handed to a witty society beauty while in the port of San Diego. I am not sure whether 1t was Commodore Bernaud or one of (bis subordinstes. There were four In the group standing on & veranda of the Coronado Hctel-two buds, an Ameri can officer and the Frenchman. During the conversation the chic beauty with tn glib tongue delivered a bon mot tha- tickled monsieur.
 "Ah," he exclaimed, Miss Smith charmante! She Is so-what do you call it?-so foolishr'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
PAY rH1 porIor1A

0AOUIU FAX xA6 8VAAAO&mDs
 A recent decisisn of the euprsme Court of ohio bslds that . suiiods clause In an insurance policy b not valid, and we agree with The Memphis Cemmercial-Ap- peal that 'after . policy is made out. payment should be made. no matter how the insured comes to his death." It is true that. In rare instances. . man might take out large policy on his life with the intention of committins suicide. but that would not happen often, and the danger might be obviaked by limiting the suiotde to say. two years, as we believe is done tn Missouri This would practit cally remove the temptation to defraud insurancs eompanies by those who would gst theiF lives insured for the purpose of fraud.
 The object of issuing . policy on q mans life Ia to provide for his family after his death. and whsu the policy has been Issued and the company has re- ceived the premiums for years the man. nsrS of the insured persons death should not invalidate the policy. Only . short while ago VIC read of . case whore . man made an error of four years in hts ags when hs tsok out his insurance policy. and the company discovered 1t and cam 'celied the policy moro than thirty years afterwards. though it had accepted the premiums during an of that period. That certainly was not defensible. from any point of view. but we have known other cases of almost equal injustice. Insur- ance companies are sometimes swindled. beyond a doubt. but Then one issues a policy and. rscsives payment for 1t it should pay the insurance. regardless of the cause of death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
A Sectional Measure.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

Mempms CommercfaI-AppeaI
 The growth of the cotton seed oil prod ucts of the South and the multiplying methods by which 1t Is manipulated have long aroused the jealousy of the Northern dairymen who have been beseeching Congress year after year demanAing leg islation which would discriminate against this great Southern industry. The oleo- margarine bill Is a purely sectional meas ure designed and intended to ben it one section and to injure another section. The alluring details and sophistries about inspecting food products and protecting the public health are so many tubs thrown out to amuse the popular whale. The real object of the measure Is to ini- pose a burden upon a Southern product and confer benefit upon a Northern product.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
Some Sarcasm.
News.

Lowndes News.
 Only a few weeks ago the newspapers were filled with alleged statements from ex-Governor Johnston declaring that he was not . candidate for any ofice-nu- merous statements rather smacking some what loudly of q distaste for high public jobs and honors and other sweet sour grapes. And now he Is complaining that his mail is flooded with letters iuIortun- ing him to get himself otficed again. gov ern the misgoverned. subject the ungov- erned and lead Alabama out of this trou- ble we got Into when he let go the rein or-absoiute leadership. We are sorry that we cannot sympathize with him. perhaps h,lt he might have known when he was talking so loud about not running that they'd worry him this way day and night to fake the crown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1909.
THAT arLAIN DUTY"

The Kansas City Journal has worked ltsslf up to the point of declaring that 1t is "a plain duty' devolving on Con- grsss to reduce the representation of cer- tain Southern States because of the alleged partiaIity of their election laws, anA it affects to believe that there is . strong Republican sentiment in Con- gross in favor of such action, and says:
 If Congress fails to cut down Southern representation to correspond with the Southern citizenship it will be remiss in it's plain constitutional duty. It Is now within the power of the Republican Party to right this wrong against the North and West and this unfairness to ats own interests, and 1t should not lose the opportunity.
 Whether it is "a constitutional duty" of Congress to take such action is open to question, and we certainly have very serious doubts about the power of the Republicans to do anything of the kind. That some of them are anxious to do this is beyond doubt but the desire to do a certain thing and ability to do it are often very far apart. There are many strong and influential Republican members of Congress who neither be- lieve in the justice or the policy of such legislation. They are not convinced that the white people of the South should be punished for attempting to free them selves of the black incubus which has 60 long cIung to them. and still less do they believe that the present Congress. even with it's large Republican majority. can put through such a radical measure as that would be. What The Journal so positively calls "a plain constitutional duty' does not so appear to a majority even of the Republican members in our ppinion..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
REPUBLICAN, WAR
To De9in in Earnest in Wisconsin.
 Milwaukee Special to Chicago Record

To Dssin h Earnest in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Special to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 AS weeks pass 1t becomes more and moro clear that all talk ef . compr6miee between the factions within the Republi- can party is simply wasted effort. It S to be light to the finish and no quarter. The plan of Governor Hoard and Dairy and Food commissioner Adams for . mass convention of Republicans to res- cue the party from the factionists has fallen hat % far as can be seen. Repub- iicans who Aepiore the struggle within the party. begin to feel that there is noth- ing to De dene but let the two wings fight it out. When the ticket is nomi- mated they will come forward and help alect 1t, whichever side wins In the Con- vention. leaving 1t ts the future to smooth out the angry wrinkles and soften pres ent asperitfes.
 There are indications that point to an opening of the campaign on the part of Governor La Toilette. When he moves the predictions are that 1t will be with . rush. The present storm eenters seems to be down in Rock County. the home of Senator whitehead. who ts likely to be chosen as the candidate of the stal- warts for Governor,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
Washington Nst in Rsliticsr

Atlanta Constitution. t W
 t b stated by the authsrity o8 BoUksr q. Washington that he C not in politics. Reports that have been given currency from Washington and elsewhere connect tng h1s name with political s6airs in the South he declares = have been wholly gratuitous inventions of the correspond eEtS.
 Recently 1t was announced that he haA secured the appointment of the postmas- ter ct Vicksburg. Aiss. With reference to that appointment hs says that he does no know the party in question and had no mors to do with his candidacy and appointment than aid the man in the moon. He has neither suggested nor urged appointments by the President in any csse. Therefore he is anxious that his name should not be used as that of an once-booster or a quasi purveyor of Federal patronage.
 These statements will be gratifying to the large number of people In the South who have regarded Booker Washington a . sensible and unselfsh leader of his people into lines of ambition and achieve ment apart from polI.ics. They felt that he would weaken his position. alienate sympathy from his true work and be- come . sword bearer rather thAn . sa- vior among Ms people by going into parttsln politics. He does we'll therefore. to let it be known that he has not done the things attributed to them, but means to adhere to his own oft-repeated purpose to eschew politics and adhere to the work of eievating his race in their in- duetrial ideas and em1ployments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18

ielogy had been started. The parents of the children who attended the settlement classes regarded the new class with con- siderable suspicion and doubt. But for sometime. by skillful avoidance of dan serous ground. the class work was car- ried on successfully. At last the func- ti0ns of the stomach were considered.
 The day after the first lesson on the stomach one of the little girls brought letter to the teacher. This letter. which bore the marks of labored and strenuous composition, was as follows:
 Dear Teacher-Please don't teach Lzer eny more about the stufflns of her stum- ick. 1t ain't necessary, besides its rude"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
The Country Boy.
Louisville Courier-Journal.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
 With moral. physical and intellectual equipment, the country boy begins life in new homo with all the advantages that come to certain plants that never thrive until transplanted. The country boy knows how these plants beGin to STOW and flourish as soon as they are drawn from the beds where they have been sprouted. In their new situation they take root and grow with vigor that probably never would have come had they remained in the place where the seed was sown. The distinguished man who once said he never passed a barefoot boy without feeling like taking his hat off to him. so great were the pos abilities under that shock head of hair, spoke only what it needs no learning to know. It Is the country boy, barefooted, sunburned and freckled. who is the rose and expectancy of the nation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
Killed 6 Buck for St. Paul.

At St. Paurs Cathedral. London. In former times on St. Paufs day a buck was brought to the steps of the high al- tar. where the head was cut on, the body sent to be baked, and the head. fixed to a pole, was borne through the cathedral. followed by the dean and chap ter in vestments decorated with garlands of roses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
1s courtesy Un-DemocraticP Ia~ Yovlr VVnryA


 Citizen Wheeler of Kentucky rot up in Congress yesterday and dealt sternly with the effete nonarchies of Europe.
 The soul of this noble Kentuckian Hck- ems at the thought of Miss Roosevelt TO- ins to see Edward VII crowned. As for Prince Henry. the 'sycophancy of those who are tumbling over one another to welcome him. fills him with scorn. And he ''cares nothing about the goodwill of the German pecple'-perhaps because they drink beer instead of the real old Kentucky Bourbon"
 If the late General Grant. when he drop ped in at the different capitals of Eu- ropean monarchies had been welcomed with showers of stale eggs-just to mark the general aversion felt over there for republics-CitiSen Wheeler of Kentucky, would presumably have considered 1t served him light. Or Is he one of those singular persons who hold that courtesy and seod manners naturally belong to kings. princes and lords, but are ont of place in the oflicials or the people of q great RepubIic7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
HAIR CUTTING

Defeated an Important Proposition. Washington Special to New York World.
 The cutting sf Represents tive Cooper's hair defeated the project to tack the Rabcsck bill putting iron and steel pro- ducts on the free list on the War Rev enue Reduction bill. Cooper Is one of tho Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee. On the day MT. Babcock tried to ret his bill as . rider on the Revenue Reduction bill Cooper was in the barber shop getting his hair cut If he had been at the meeting of the Ways and Mssns Comnittee his vote would have passed Dabcock's motion and there would have been an opportunity for a great tarin fight in the House.
 After the Dabcock amendment had been rejected Cooper strolled jauntily into the Committee room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18

We most respectfully inform The Mont gomery Advertiser that they are still boring for oil in the Pensacola bay.- Brewton Banner. A
 Still boring for oil." do you say? Why. we had gotten the impression that they had oil to burn down there. Possibly our Pensacola contemporaries were only play ing on our credulity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
The Lesson in It.
WaahfnHton PoSt

Washington Post.
 MT. Andrews, Detroit's hot-air financier. touched the bank for s1. GOO. .oo0. .., and ner- ciless justice holds him on a s1o.0oo bail. When a man steals a ham and offers ball he must make good to at least the value of the ham. Moral: Why monkey with hams when the banks arc so plenti- ful and easyf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
It Should Se Stopped.

Talladega Reporter.
 There is a movement on in Montxom- cry to do away with the over-check on driving horses. This is good move and should not be confined to any city; for it Is simply a vain and cruel folly. Cruel ty to animals is one of the prevailing sins and if it will not be stopped by in- dividual owners. 1t should be by the po- lice and the courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
A Call to Russia.

Rabbi 8. Schaffer of Shearith Israel congregation of Baltimore. has received a call from a congregation In Rossenol Russia. but says he woul1 rather be rabbi of smaller congregation in tMs free country than be in a position of infu- ence in despotic Russia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18

If those Filipinos continue to be un- reasonable our government should man age some way to get them instructed In our politics. Make them understand how many good offices are to be filled under the American Government and they will be in a hurry to become citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
The Better Yankee Way.

Philadelphia Press.
 It costs a trolley company in Massa- chuset's sek to ru. car that isn't heat ed. In Philadelphia the cost Is imposed upon the passengers in the form of doc- tors bills.