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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

since prevailed. The amendment is
as follows:
THAT section Is, of article ,. OF the
constitution of the state of Arkansas,
be amended so as to read as follows
"Article ), section 1G. Pay aud
mileage
THE members of the general as
sembly shall receive such pay ard
mileage for their services as shall be
fixed by law. No member of either
house shall, during the term for
which he has been elected receive
any increase of pay for his services
under any law passed during such
term, The term of all members Of
the general assembly shall begin Oh
the day of their election
"Approved, May 23, 1907"
This will authorize the legislature
to place the members upon salary
instead of per diem
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
TAKES NEW TURN
FIGHT FOR JOCKEY BONNER is
ON IN CIRCUIT COURT
Seeking Through His Mother to Have
His Apprenticeship Rescnd-
ed.

The case of Cliff Bonner. the young
negro jockey, about whom consider
able litigation has occurred, took a
new turn today. His attorneys for
his mother, Viola Williams, on a writ
Of certiorari. to have the papers ap-
prenticing him to G. Fred Martin, the
Little Rock turfman, revoked, are
arguing the case in the Circuit court
this afternoon.
Some time ago G. Fred Martin se-
cured papers apprenticing to him the
young egro jockey. Bonner was
not satisfied with his apprenticeship
and got his mother to petition the
county court to set aside the appren-
ticship and hold it for naught. Testi-
mony was heard ON the petition Mon
day, but no arguments were delivered
The case will probably be terminal
ed in the circuit court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
Total Vote for State
Candidates at Election.

Associate justice-Battle. S5.259;
Waters, 34.S63. Battles majority, So
395.
The railroad commissioners were
elected without opposition, the vote
being as follows:.4 Hudgins. S6,459;
Phillips, s9,sS6; Hampton, 1882.
License-For. 5S,551; against. 54,-
935 Majority for license. 3,616.
Sale of wine-For. 32,S42: against.
24677. Majority Cor, S,165 Thirty
five counties did not report on this
question.
Road tax-For, GO 3.424; against, OBJ.
Thirteen counties failed to report on
this question-Baxter, Boone, Cal
houn, Carroll, Cleburne, Hampstead,
Howard, Madison, Newton, Scott.
Stone and Union counties votedn
against the road tax.
F. E. Conway for state land COM
missioner led the Democratic ticket
where there was opposition. Gov. Da-
Wis being 1854 votes behind him. Gov.
Davis received SS,637 votes in 1900,
this years vote showing falling off
of 1888 The combined Republican
vote was 81 7601 against 44,295 in 1900,
a falling off of 6.694.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

Below are the totals for the various
candidates in the recent election. as
shown by the official returns on file
in the Office of the secretary of state:
Governor-Jeff Davis Dem.). H.
354; H. H. Myers (Rep), 29,256; c. D.
Greaves Qnd), S,345; Geo. H. Kim
ball (Pro.), 4,791- Davis majority,
34,s62.
Secretary of state-Crockett. S5,-
542; Duke, 34,34O. Crockett's ma
jority 51.062.
Treasurer-Tipton, S5,340; Berger
1887. Tipton's majority, 5o.523.
Auditor-Monroe. S4,S5S; Smith
35,051. 1''onroe's majority, 49,S07.
Attorney -general-Geo. w. Murphy
85,724; Cole. 34,s77. Murphy's ma
jority, 50.S74.
Commissioner of state lands-Con-
way, S6,01S; Conine, 32,7s6. Con-
ways majority, 51,232.
Commissioner of mines, ETC.
Bradford, S5,274. Baker, 35, ,157.
Bradford's majority, $1,000.
Superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Hinemon. 85,058; Floyd, 35.256.
Hinemo1i's majority, 49.S02.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

father had used against the Indians
few centuries ago. The carriage was
worn out, and they had to fasten it to
a green log to hold 'er down Wnen
she fired. Well, when they fired the
salute in the first round it kicked all
out of the harness and knocked the
young fellow into the river. We pick
ed him out about quarter of a mile
below His clothes began to draw up
a bit in the sun. but that didn't make
a bit of difference with the girls,
They Hobsonzed him without stint,
and he got wild and wanted to do
the thing over again.
"1Er expected to have president
Roosevelt down to deliver the prize of
aIeXic' eOmbrero to the handsom-
est seq nan. but he wrote me that we
We're foolish to hold our parade when
that of the national fleet was being
held in the Atlantic He said we We're
wrong to attract to ourselves the at
tention of the whole country when the
others needed it SO bad | wrote him
back that we might be foolish, but
we could keep out of the way Of a.
street car. anyhow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
Pen Picture of Jeff.

cheap nigger' to do that act"
The Hoginses rage in vain. Tho
Hon. Jefferson Davis has the "pepuF'
behind him and triumph blazes along
his way. He is the only genuine cor,
poration batter in Arkansas. the fierc-
est and hottest spouter Of the radi,
Gals, a statesman in homespun aud
shirtsleeves. the foe of pomp and
monopoly the skilled driver of his
own machine And he is one of the
sweetest poets of that romantic
country known as "the southland"
Hear him sing:
81 am southern born; love the
land of the magnolia and the cotton
bloom. where the mockingbird fits
in shadowy coves and bright waters
flow in eternal melody by the place
where our heroes lie buried. love
her people, traditions and institutions.
believe this is the grandest state in
the galaxy"
And the new Jefferson and .Jeffer-
son Davis is the loveliest cotton bloom
and the merriest mockingbrd in all
the Arkansas flora and fauna-New
York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
ARKANSAS FLOTiLLA
Mayor Ryan of Rob Roy Tells All
About Ii.

The Arkansas hotilla had its an
nual parade the other day, said May
or John Ryan of Rob Roy yesterday in
the lobby of the Capital. says the Lit
tie Rock Gazette. "Ah, twas a grand
sight The company of the Sausage
Grinding Brigade, and the Weiner-
Wurst Masticators were marshaled on
the decks of the canoes. the raised
steamer hulk and the coal barge,
which we bought for the occasion for
S2.3l Like an ocean fleet they swept
out over the shimmering surface OF
the stream. Vouminous banners and
pennants kissing the sweet scented
zephyr that came floating up from
nearby swamp and the bone factory
in town. 1t was a scene to fire the
heart and warm into blossoming life
any Americans latent patriotism.
cheerea, we all cheered until our
throats felt like cracking corn bread
in the winter time. / felt the upper
edge of my heart humping against
the lower edge Of my molars. and
when | had swallowed it again | yell
ed 'Hurrah, for Arkansas and the
grandest feet that ever stemmed the
tide. Hurrah for Arkansas young
manhood with brass buttons and tin
sword Then they fired salute OF
thirteen guns. The pleasure of the
day was marred by only one accident
but even the victim was willing to
undergo what he did for the glory and
honor of his country. They had
swivel gun on the coal barge that the
young mans great-great-great- grand
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
Decoration Contract Awarded.

At the regular meeting of the Elk S
lodge, held Tuesday night, the con-
tract for the interior decorations Of
the opera house was let to the J. l..
Isaacs Decorating company, of St.
Louis. This company has the con
tract of the Missouri Pacific railway
aud of Miss Helen Gould for decorat-
irg, lIr. B. Frank Isaacs, son-in-law
oi Nj. Gabe Meyer, of this city, is a
MEMBER of the firm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
AMENDMENT NO. 7 WINS
Legislature to Place
Members on Salary.

Amendment No. was not defeated.
This important discovery was made
i! Deputy Acretary of State
O. G. Ludwid, and John r. Jobe, state
printing clerk, who. with other mem
bers of the auditors forces. have been
canvassing the returns of the election
of September /.
1t has been believed that the amend
ment was defeated.
Th vote was as follows:
For amendment, 45, 59S.
Against amendment, 1892.
Majority for, /, GIG.
1t is not necessary that the amend
ment should receive a tWo-thirds ma
jority. 1t was decided by the speaker
of the house of representatives sever
al years ago, when the question arose
on another amendment. that a ma jor
ity Of those voting on the subject was
sufficient to adopt. and that rule has
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
Suit Against Frank J. Murray.

The Peoples Building and Loan as
sociation, of Little Rock. Ark. today
h:ought suit against Frank J. Murray
and wife. Edith Lucy Murray. in the
Jefferson chancery court Suit is
brought for the recovery of debt in
the sum of S9O595. the amount al
legged to be due the plaintiff Dodge.
Johnson Carroll and Pemberton of
Little Rock, are solicitors for the
plaintiffs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
4 500, 900 Structure
To Be Erected by Masons

and Walnut street. where Shephard's
marble yard is located, and a promln-
ent property owneS on West Second
avenue is soliciting subscriptions to
from the property owners on West
Second avenue to be given the Ma
sons as a bonus. as an inducement
to locate their building on the Second
avenue site. It will be three or four
weeks before a site is definitely de-
cided upon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

The re election of the Hon Jeffer-
son Davis, governor of Arkansas, is
another chaplet for an august head
and another rebuke to his enemies,
including the Hon. James X. Jones.
Gov. Davis was expelled from his
church because it was felt that good
ness and greatness like his excited
too much envy even in the bosom of
the saints. But Arkansas has win
dicated" her noblest son and he is
determined to be Senator Berry's sue
eessor. He knocks down the old pol
iticians one by one, and builds up an
other Jeffersonian Democracy. Mark
his Sauve manner In campaign
speech at Prescott he said that if he
had it in his power to "ire" the Hon.
Rees B. Higgins, superintendent of the
state penitentiary, he would do it
this afternoon by telephone and send
him kiss Hogins made this I'm
worthy and coarse reply:
IF | had it in my power, would
fire him as governor. and think I
could get so per cent of the Demo
Gratis of the state to approve my ac-
ton. AS for the kiss. could get
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

1t seems to be pretty we'll assured
that the Masons of Pine Bluff will
erect a magnificent building here at
an early date. All the Masonic lodges
of the city are in favor of the build
ing. and there seems to be no doubt
pf the ultimate elimination of their
plans. They contemplate erecting a
four-story building to cost fifty or
sixty thousand dollars.
At the present two sites are being
considered-one on Main street and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

bying was all done by the National
Dairy union. the officers of which are
w. D. Hoard, former governor OF
Wisconsin, president; H. B, Gpier, of
De Kalb, ILL.,, treasurer, and Charles
Y. Knight. editor of the Chicago Dairy
Produce, secretary. Mr.. Knight
claims the honor of having originated
the movement for the l0-cent tax on
butterine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
Teddy's Western Tour.

Washington, D. c.. Sept. 17.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will start on his north
western tour Friday. He will be alb
sent until October Z. when he is due
in this city to participate in the Gr.E j
Army of the Republic encampment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17

Anegro laborer, name unknown, fell
from a handcar Tuesday evening,
at Fairfield, this county. He sus-
tanned a broken back. but still lives
and is not paralyzed in any part of
the body 1t is said to be remark
able case. The injured man was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
A REMARKABLE CASE
A Negro With a Broken Back Still
Lives.

brought here, where. he received med
ical attention from DR. Williams, local
physician for the Iron Mountain rail
way. The injury was received by the
negro falling from handcar. After
receiving medical attention here he
was sent to the company hospital at
st. Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
M'RAE TO SUCCEED LEE

Reported That He Will Be Appointed
Member Of State Charitable Board
Malvern, Sept lit is reliably
reported here that Hon. Dave McRae
of this city, will be appointed mem
Der of the board Of trustees of the
state charitable institutions from this
congressional district to succeed John
Lee of Fordyce. who recently resign
ed. A number OF prominent Demo
Gratis were applicants for the posi-
ton. and the selection of Mr. Me
Rae, is considered a compliment to
Hot Spring county. Mr.. McRae is a
prominent business man of this place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-17
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RIVER RlPPLES.

The river has declined to something
like a normal stage for this season of
the year The water is once more
clear
I. /.
The steamer A. D. Allen. plying
between Pine Bluff and Little Rock,
was in and out on time yesterday.
/.
Plenty of game along the river, and
hunters are bringing in quite num-
Der of squirrels daily.
The fohn n Hardin is due Friday.
Miss Margaret Royette, of Ham
burg. one of the teachers in the pub
lie schools. will arrive in the city to-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18

Mr.. Hartman is now in southern Cali
fornia making a careful inspection of the
properties for whose management he is
responsible and of the business methods
in use. All know the contempt with which
eastern railroad men regarded the old man
agement Of the Southern Pacific company
and its utter faithlessness to it's oblisa-
tions to the public. With the change Of
ownership there was expectation OF reform
and the rapid Improvement in the physical
condition of the road and in the quality OF
its service is recognized and appreciated.
Possibly from Mr.. Harriman's standpoint
those departments first needed attention.
He probably did not know, and he could
hardly be expected to imagine, the utter
degradation and vileness of the manage
ment of a department which, to the people
Of this state, is of more vital Importance
than even their personal safety in travel.
Life has always been held less sacred than
liberty and the people of California want
the liberty of managing their own public
affairs, free from the dictation Of a corrupt
push, paid by a corrupt corporation for the
accomplishment OF corrupt purposes. We
did not enjoy that privilege under the old
management. We have not yet secured 1t
under the new. 1t was one OF the reforms
most earnestly demanded Of the new man
agement and most emphatically promised.
1t has not yet been made. The democrat
Herrin still dominates republican organi-
zation In corporate interests and never
worked harder than at present to retain
that control.
We ommend to Mr.. Hartman a most
thorough inspection" OF his political
bureau. He will never understand the
full measure OF its r%ottenness until he
sees it with his own eyes. Let him call
for the details OF Herrin's expense account
and Herrin's acquisitions for transporta-
ton. We all know that the worthless old
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18
CHARGE 1T UP.

II the republican advice. Don't eat
meat" suggests the proper remedy for the
people in their fight against the Beef trust.
then the same remedy should be good with
respect to the commodities controlled by
other trusts.-World Herald.
There is nothing so disgusting as par
tisan demagogy. The don't eat meat
idea emanated spontaneously In various
newspapers published thousands Of
miles apart. Leading democratic papers
Of New England, New York and Penn
s%ylvania have Endorsed the "eat less
meat" idea, and democratic papers in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other states
have taken up the refrain. The Phila-
delphia Record, for example, which no
body has ever suspected of being tainted
with republicanism, has this to say on
the subject:
II is probable that the high price Of meat
will not be an unmixed evil to the Amer
lean people. While some, will simply buy
cheaper cuts Of beef. than those to which
they have been accustomed, the majority
will consume less meat, which will be a
good thing from a hygienic as we'll as an
economic point of view.
1t is noted by observing medical men that
when the country is most prosperous the
disorders due TO impaired digestion are
most numerous. People are better nour-
ished when the cost Of living requires them
to be more careful In the selection Of food
articles and also more careful in its cooking
in order to prevent waste. Overeating does
not mean over-nourishment, for an excess
i've consumption of food may produce q
condition in which the food requires a
greater expenditure OF energy for It's diges-
tion than It can supply to the body. The
best way to meet the Increase of prices and
at the same time save on doctors bills is
to buy less meat.
Only a bigoted bourbon like the World
Herald, which holds the republican
party responsible for drouths, grasshop-
pers, smallpox, cyclones and earth
q%uakes, would unblushingly charge the
''eat less meat remedy up to the re-
publican party. Fortunately the repub-
lican party can stand most anything,
whether it is malicious or idiotic. So
charge 1t up and be blessed or BANKED,
whichever you choose.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18

Congressman Burkett has taken time
by the forelock by having the First con-
gressional district convention called for
May "a. This is by no means an at
tempt to take the denomination by snap
judgment, since the republican voters are
given forty days notice for making up
their minds as TO their choice of can
didates. Now If Mr.. Dave MERGERS I'M
derstudy would follow suit and give the
republicans of the Second district forty
days for making ready nobody would
have a right to complain.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18
Live Nebraska Towns
Hastings-An Example Of Enterprise.

Hastings, the county seat Of Adams
county, is $50 miles west of Omaha and is
In the center OF one Of the richest agri-
cultural districts in the country. The
townsite was laid out in 1872. There are
now over 1000 people within the cor
porste limits Of the city and they are
among the most enterprising TO be found
anywhere.
The vast Importance OF Hastings as a
commercial center has been recognized by
all roads now traversing the state from
east to west. Four railroad systems with
diverging branches give the city ten lines
and nineteen passenger trains daily. This
makes Hastings a very desirable place as a
wholesale point. Besides, II is 100 miles
nearer to more than 500 towns than any
other wholesale point in the state. Al
ready Hastings has three wholesale gro
%ceries, three cigar factories. one whole
sale saddle and harness manufacturing es-
Enlistment, two wholesale wine and LIQUOR
houses, three mammoth brickyards. one
cold storage plant, a mill that ships -four
to Europe and last year purchased 117,OOO
bushels Of wheat, two broom factories. and
two wholesale fruit and produce houses.
Among the many enterprises Hastings
offers great inducements for are: Canning
factory, packing house. brewery. soap
factory. boot and shoe mandatory. cream
cry, paper mill, cracker factory and whole
sale houses Of various kinds.
Hastings stands high as an educational
city. 1t has Ave school buildings, costing
S100, 900, and an excellent college, with
buildings costing S45,O 900. The school dis
trict is out of debt and has $11, 900 to its
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18
JUST WE TWO.

Boston Globe.
What pleasant pictures recollection calls
Back to my view;
OF scenes where you and l have, wonder
ing, stood
Beside some mirrored lake or May wood.
Or on same ancient ruins crumbllng walls
Alone, we two.
Fair scenes where autumn's glories revel
held
And nature threw,
With all her loneliness of tint and shade,
OF sunlit stream or verdant, sweeping
A spell of silent reverence, awe-compelled,
About us two.
There friendship. born in happy. youthful
Still dearer grew;
Where naught but perfect armo pre-
Where naught of sordid thought or wish
assailed .g..-
To mar that potent spell that threw its
Around us two.
And often, too, does fancy bring to mind
A scene, anew,
Where, when the lamplight's ruddy glow
dispelled,
At eve, the deep'ning gloom, we sat and
converse Of the things that ever bind
Such as We two.
heart and soul. I'm lasting love
May ever true
Those bonds of friendship, firm. to us re-
main,
Through sorrow, joyi through grief and
tears and pain,
And may, at last, they still In heaven above
Unite US two.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18
PERSONAL NOTES.

santos-Dumont brought his airship to
this country on n steamer, instead OF
through the air, and had to pay $3.50 duty
on Il.
President Asa Bird Gardiner of the Rhode
Island State Society OF the Cincinnati. an
nounces that the society will present a
gold medal to the composer OF a new tune
for the national anthem America"
Dickens Great White Horse Inn, at Ips-
witch, the winding corridors Of which led to
Mr.. Pickwick's embarrassing adventure
with the middle-aged woman In yellow curl
papers, has just been sold at auction for
$3.50
OF all the Edwards who have sat on tho
English throne not one has been crowned
with his queen In Westminster abbey since
Edward l and Eleanor we're crowned there
together. that being the first coronation
In the present abbey.
Among Wall streets recent accesions is
a son OF the late oliver p. Morton, war"
governor of Indiana, long a United States
senator and perhaps the most saturnine OF
republican bosses Of the post-bellum
period. Walter S. Morton is from st. Paul.
II paid Adelina Patti a pound OF candy
for singing at her first concert" says Her
mann Grau, the Oldest operate manager in
America. Little Miss Patti was at that
time 2 years OF age and her concert was
held in WIZARDS hall, Washington, d. c.
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley has con-
ditionslly accepted an invitation from the
local post Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public to deliver the address on Memorial
day in Bangor. Me. IL is expected that
General Nelson A. Miles will accompany
him to that city.
While at school Cecil Rhodes did best as
a student OF theology. He won six prizes
in that study while fitting himself for OK
ford. This early penchant may account for
his scheme for consolidating the English
speaking race by founding a secret society
modelled after the Jesuits.
Prince Waldemar. the eldest son OF Ad-
miral Prince Henry Of Prussia. who has
been at a sanitarium near Dresden for sew
eraI weeks, is being subjected to a rather
rigorous life. He sleeps upon a thin, horse
hair mattress, with a single blanket, in a
room SO ventilated that 1t has the tempera-
ture OF the outside air. He wears porous
clothing and lives on a diet of fruit, milk
and salad.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-18
HEROIsM IN CIVIL WAR.
Instance of the Courage and sacrifice
of n Fireman.

Instance of the Courage and Sacrifice
of a Fireman.
Chicago Chronicle.
The age OF heroism is not altogether in
the past. We have today heroes as sub
lime as any in history. But we have one
less than we had only a short time ago.
Patrick Mccormick was a Chicago fire.
man with an average record for good con
duct. Last Friday afternoon 1t was his
turn to take the afternoon of. He was in
front OF the Cottage Grove avenue engine
house. starting away to enjoy his leisure
halliday when the FIRE alarm was sounded
and an engine dashed down the avenue.
A man on the engine called to McCor-
mick and he determined to be on hand at
the FIRE. But II was too late for him to
spring upon the passing engine. An ex-
press wagon was near, which he called. and
jumping aboard he told the driver to run
for the fire. Following the engine, It was
but a few minutes before he reached the
scene Of the fire and went to work as II
work was the recreation Of his holiday.
Mccormick was the only man killed at
the fire. He was at a post of duty near a
lettering wall and an avalanche Of super
heated brick covered him before he could
escape. His, body was found under the
heap Of ruins. His holiday sense OF duty
called him to his tragic fate.
There are heroes In all the ways and
walks OF life at all times and In all places.
Every human being moved by q heroic i'm
pulse may become a hero. Our hremen
are a heroic class. Every year gives us
Instances that they are made Of the best
stun which human courage and endurance
supply.