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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Burton May Oppose Baker.

1t was reported that the Bailey for
Baker for chairman of the republican
state convention at Wichita May 2s.
Some favor the selection of Senator
Burton, which would give him q
chance to give the keynote to the
campaign in a speech fresh from
Washington. It is believed he could
more nearly strike the keynote than
did Senator Beveridge in Indiana
some days ago.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
On a Strange Mission.

81 am sending my children for a
summer visit with you in Kansas"
writes a California woman to one of
her relatives at Topeka. "Aggie is
II and Arthur Is, but do you know
that neither of them ever heard a
clap of thunder in their lives? /
want them to hear thunder and see
lightning once, though I suppose it
will scare them next to DEATH"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Queer Action of Insane Woman.

Martha Gruber, a Horton woman,
lost her mind. She went to a neigh
bors and offered to give away her
husband. The husband had her taken
to Hiawatha and adjudged insane.
She is SO years old and has seven
children
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Business Change mt Fort Scott.

The 1. Stadden Wholesale Grocery
company, established at Fort Scott
in the COS by the late Isaac Stadden,
has been sold to the Fort Scott
Wholesale Grocery company and the
two houses win be consolidated.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
senator Harri. the Oldest.

Kansas has delegation of COM
paratively young men in congress.
Senator Harris, the oldest member
of the delegation, is 81. Scott, Cur
tbs, Long and Jackson were all born
in 1860.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Couldn't Agree I'm sumner.

About 800 Sumner county popu-ists
met at Wellington to select half the
county officers on fusion county
ticket with the democrats The anti
fusionists objected and 72 of tie
delegates walked out.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
WIN PuhIicIx Destroy Lfauor.

doc" Shepherd, Larned jointist,
was convicted and three barrels of
bottled beer and six gallons of liquor
were seized and will be destroyed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Marks a Historic Spot.

monument, which Capt. Robert Hen
derson is erecting in his grove south
of Junction City, was laid Friday.
The ceremonies were in charge of
Union lodge, A. +. & A. M. The
monument is to mark what is anthem
tically supposed to be the site of
the Quivira village, of which Coro-
NADIA was in search 800 years ago.
1t is being erected by Capt. Hender.
son at his own expense.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
To Oppose Bowersock.

There are three candidates for the
Second congressional district demo-
cratic nomination-NoahL L. Bowman,
of Anderson; John T. Burris, of
johnson and r. T. Snediker, of Wyan-
dotte.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Thomas would BE Chairman.

Frank S. Thomas, of Topeka, is
after the craftsmanship of the demo-
cratic state committee. Ex-senator
H. P. Farrelly, of Chanute, is also a
candidate.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
For Soldiers Home band.

The government has ordered from
the j. w. Jenkins Sons Music com
pany at Kansas City IA solid silver
band instruments for the band at
the national soldiers home in
Leayenworth county.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Latest Kansas Events.
Blamed the Probate Judge.

In the probate court at Fort Scott,
Mrs. Myrtle Cullom appeared and
surrendered possession of her 4
year-old boy, who viii be sent to an
orphan asylum. Mrs. Cullom is the
white wife of colored man who last
week was sent to the penitentiary
for grand larceny. In her talk to
the court she scored the former pro-
bate judge, Mr.. Abbey, who had per-
formed the marriage ceremony some
five years ago. He ought" she
said, Ito have taken n horsewhip and
marry me to a niger, but instead
of doing that he performed the GER
emony. He could have stopped it,
and he ought to have stopped it,"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
women Build a aronument.

The Woman's Relief corps at Wilson
raised $4,000 and erected a monument
tssere to civil war veterans. It will
be unveiled Decoration day with an
address by Gov. Stanley.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Pittsburg Will Try for Gas.

Pittsburg business men organized
a company to thoroughly prospect
the territory adjacent to Pittsburg
for gas and oil.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Forty-Four Women Convicts.

Three women prisoners from Bour-
bon county arrived at the peniten-
tiary last week, making A women
convicts, which breaks the record.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
lightning killed Kansas Farmer.

Ed Williams, young farmer near
Mcpherson, was killed by lightning
while grubbing out a cottonwood
tree.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
Better Have Died with the Secret.

Better Have Died With the Secret.
In a certain Kansas town not long
since a widow came to die. She had
a daughter aged % and a son aged
&c. Just before breathing her last
she called them to her bedside and
told them that both were adopted
children and that they were not re-
lated in any manner to each other.
They had been adopted by herself
and her husband when they were in
fants. They had never heard it hint
ed that they were not brother and
sister and the offspring of their sup
posed parents. Since then the girl
has worried herself to a shadow in
wondering who her parents were and
what her true name is. The son grew
sullen and morose and then went
away to some part unknown. And
the question is, did the dying widow
do right in telling them the truth p
Kansas City Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23
schoolbooks Selected.

The Kansas state textbook COM
mission at Topeka has completed its
work of adopting textbooks to be
used in the public schools of Kansas
for the next five years. Every school
United States put in bid for the
books and was represented by an
agent during the session. Concerns
were very slow to bid to supply books
in 1897 on account of the low prices
fixed by the law, but they were all
on hand to bid this time, even though
the prices were the same as five years
ago. The following shows the books
adopted the prices to the local
agents and the concerns which cap
tured the contracts:
First reader, 10 cents, American
Book company.
Third reader, % cents, American
Book company.
Fourth reader, 80 cents, American
Book company.
Fifth reader, 40 cents, American
Book company.
Writing, cents, Crane & Co., To-
peka.
Speller, 10 cents, Rand, McNally &
Co., Chicago.
Mental arithmetic, 90 cents, CHM &
Co., Chicago.
Elementary arithmetic, 25 cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Advanced arithmetic, So cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Elementary geography, 80 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced geography, IS cents,
American Book company.
Elementary grammar, 20 cents,
American Book company.
Advanced grammar, "a cents, Crane
& Co., Topeka.
United States history, so cents,
Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago.
Physical geography, so cents, CHM
& Co., Chicago.
Algebra, so cents, CHM & Co., Chi
cago.
Physiology, so cents, American
Book company.
Physics, Allyn & Bacon Chicago.
Bookkeeping, 40 cents, Goodyear &
Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Ia.
The books are sold to the pupils
at ten per cent. above the price to
the agent. All the books now in use
must be taken in at half the price of
new books.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-23

pipe. If you lean on it, it'll break,
sure"
"Hang you and your engines! Why
don't you keep them in repair?"
eff you can find anything about my
engines, Capt Van Oinda, that amt
all repair, and repair, show me it.
I've nursed your blasted pots and
pans just as long as I'm going to.
Anybody but me couldn't make that
heap of cheap tinware turn peanut
roaster."
'WeI, why didn't you say so be-
FORE" growled the skipper.
'Say so! Haven't said so? Then
you risk your wife down here, and
I don't want her death on my head"
'She seems to be afraid Of your
life. She don't know We, you old
lummox:"
'sDoes she still want the donkey
boiler to make apple-butter in? 1
amt got any further use for it."
The captain turned away, but half
way up the ladder he stopped. "Ben,"
he said, meekly, 'sI'n put new boilers
in her next trip. I'll be clean broke,
but I'll do it. Twizzle has already
made a list as long as a woman's
tongue of what he wants Now, let
me tell you, Ben Harris he went on
with sudden temper. Don't you ask
me for anything more. Ye won't git
it while I'm boss"
( This is the history of the reform
of the San Anton, as instituted by
Benjamin Harris, engineer, and Sam
ue1 Twizzle, mate.-San Francisco
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
AMlCABLE ENDING
OF IT, THREATENED LABOR TROU.
ELE IN SIGHT.
Trades and Labor Council Say No
Cause for Action in Behalf
Of Moto"men.

For the last several weeks, and, in
fact, ever since the trouble with the
motormen experienced by the street
ear company, mutterings have been
heard from some of the electrical
workers and on several occasions i'm
impending strikes have only been aver
ted by the asction of wise and cooler
heads. The action of the Trades and
Labor council at meeting held last
night, will probably go far towards re-
storing a cOmpOsure among the cleo
trical workers.
At this meeting the following report
was submitted by a committee ap-
pointed to Investigate the grievances
of the electrical workers.
We, your committee appointed to
investigate the differences between the
itizens' Light and Ttransit company
and their employees, after most thor
ough investigation, find no cause for
action by the council.
(Signed) 81. A. FRAZIER.
sV. B. DUNKUM.
John T. DAVIS"
The foregoing report was adopted
unanimously by the council.
1t is pleasure to note that sober
thought and counsel prevail and the
threatened labor troubles have been
averted
Ever since the employees of the Cot.
ton Belt shops took peremptory meaf
ures to fight the street car company
on account of the supposed, but myth
lcal, influence of the street car COM
pany in having the hoodlum abolished,
considerable talk of probable labor
trouble, as a result, has been heard.
and some agitation has been given the
subject
From expressions secured from sew
eral of the empoyes of the shops it is
evident that the feeling against the
street car company has moderated con
siderably.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
WHITE: BELL CONTEST
Al Important Decision Ren-
dtrsd Il Circuit Court
Saturday.
!N TIE mAYoRALTY CONTEST OF
r.. KING WHITE AGAINST
D. C. EEL.
Judge Grace Holds That the Secrecy Of
the Ballot Box Cannot
BE invaded.
is AN ENTIRELY NEW QUESTION


An important question Of constitu=
tional law WAS argued and decided in
the circuit court yesterday. In the
contest for the office of MAYOR of the
city Of Pine Bluff, brought by Gen. II.
II. King White against the present in
cumbent, Mr. d. c. Bell. the plaintiff
filed a petition asking the court for a
subpoena duces tecum to compel the
county election commissioners to pro.
duco in court the original ballots and
poll books Of The city election, held i'll
April 1901, at which Mr.. Bell was de-
clared elected The question WAS ably
argued by NTessrs. =. T. White for the
plaintiff and ". T. Coleman for the de-
fendant, and many authorities We're
read on each side. Judge Grace's
opinion was, in substance, as follows;
/. That the constitution guarantees
to every legal voter the absolute Sc
crecy Of bis ballot, and that no court
or other tribunal can violate it for any
purpose whatever
2. That this protection does not eX-
tend to any but qualified electors, and
if it be shown by proof that any person
has voted illegally then the court will
compel the production Of the ballot Of
such Illegal voter, adm it will be thrown
out and not counted
8. That if after rejecting all such
illegal ballots, there remains doubt as
to who received a majority of the le-
ga votes cast, the court will count the
legal ballots and declare the result,
but will not permit the comparison CT
the numbered ballots with the poll
books so as to disclose how any legal
elector voted.
The decision is on new question,
never before raised in this state, and
the final result will be watched 70"
with interest, as the case will, no
doubt, go to the supreme court no mat.
ter which side wins. The case was
set for trial on Monday, May 5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
Red Mems Meeting.

Great interest among local Red Men
is being manifested in the approaching
meeting of Red Men in Little Rock.
The following are announced to at
tend: Great State Sachem O. c. Por-
ter Great State Prophet DR.. A. G.
Thompson, Great Chairman of the
Greet Finance Committee Adam J.
Robinson, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee w. B. Sorrells, Representa-.
tive of Neponsett Tribe Nc. 10 A, B,
Smith, Past Sachems ]. T. Brent and
Geo. B. Wright, Chiefs ]. P. Smart, P
A. Buerkle, w. E. Mahar. C. Cross, Joe
Bernath, w E. Sallee. w. H. Lindsay
and r. Lee Johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
Quick CAPTURE of Murderer.

Sheriff Preston of Desha county
passed through Pihe Bluff, taking with
him a negro wanted for murder in La
COMA township. The murder was com
mitted some days ago, and the negro
escaped Monday. He went direct to
Terre Haute. Ind, where he was ar
rested as suspicious character. Be
ing placed in the sweat box he con-
fessed his crime, and the Arkansas Of
ficers were promptly notified. The
capture is one Of the quickest in Ar
kansas criminal annals
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
NO ACTION TAKEN
THE COURT STENOGRAPHE
MIDDLE STILL UNSETTLED.
Supreme Court Will Probably Act Next
saturday-Areued Before Court
BY Mr.. Rousseau.

The petition Of Jay Green and J..
Ruffin against Judge Grace and Mrs.
Nettie Freeman was filed in the ST.
lreme court Saturday morning by Ma
por ID. H. Rousseau, as attorney for the
petitioners. The petition alleges that
separately tried in the circuit court Of
lincoln county at Star City, at its
March term, viz: on the 10th and 18th
Pf March, 1902, and each convicted Of
2hurder in the first degree and sen
&eneed to be hung on the 25th of this
Month. That Mrs. Freeman was at
pat time official stenographer of this
district court and took down a steno-
raphic report of the testimony taken
the two cases; that the law required
er to write out the testimony in long
ana or typewriter and file it in the
erk S Office within twenty days from
pc date of trial and that this Mrs.
freeman had repeatedly promised to
tend to, but had neglected and re-
sed to do so; that the petitioners had
Ppealed to the supreme court, but
Puio not perfect their appeals without
IS testimony. which Mrs Freeman
FUSED to furnish, and that petitioners
Pulo be executed by the sheriff on
zoth inst. unless the transcripts
re hled and the judgments suspend
pelore that time. That application
oeen made to Judge Grace to COM
Mrs. Freeman to furnish and file
testimony as required by law, and
he had refused to act in the case.
petition concluded with prayer
the supreme court order and di-
Judge Grace to compel Mrs. Free
10 HE the required testimony.
IFS freeman went up to Little Rock
|urday morning On the train and ap-
req for herself, and filed a response,
"hlch she alleged that on the 31st
vi march she had been, in effect,
PoVed from office, and, therefore,
no longer official stenographer
under no obligation to file the tes-
pny as demanded
Pie action was taken up by the su-
,e court yesterday, but is under
mat decision will be rendered
saturday. In the meantime the
eN - drawing rapidly near and Green
'Nuiiin nave come to feel very un
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13

tThe following sworn statement from
Chas Lumplins settles the question
os to whether or not the Graphic A&d
7 nmnllins' statement for what It print
od with reference TO the alleged tigat
hotween Mary McNaHy and Dora Sims,
Officers Collins and Wilson acting as
rnferees. and it is now matter up to
1umnIins and the alleged neWsp2pe:
which says the Graphic printed the
story without Lumpkins' authority to
settle in any manner they choose;
State of Arkansas,
County of Jefferson.
Charles Lumpkin, being duly sworn.
states: I am the same Charles Lump
kin who owns the saloon in back yard
of which the fight between Mary Nc
Nal1v and Dora Sims took place. That
on Thursday, April 10, 1902, called ut
the office Of the Pine Bluff Graphic
and at that time and place gave to the
renorter of said Graphic . statement
Of the facts published IN Thursday S
Graphic relative to the fight and the
happenings leading up to and after
same. That the article published in
said THURSDAYS Graphic is practically
a correct statement OF what took place
at that tine and place and what l de-
tailed to said Graphic. with the posi-
bic exception of the statement that :;
ring was drawn or circle was made on
the ground. and l now under oath state
that with that exception, the article
published by said Graphic al chat time
is correct.
further state that az reporter If
the Pine Bluff Commercial, in conf
pany with o. L. Collins. policeman,
called to see me on Friday, April Il
1902, carrying with them q copy of
said Thursdays Graphic and asked no
if the statements therein contained
were true. At that time I told the SAID
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
arbc, Prevalent.

Carbon, which created great dis
tress"among stock in Arkansas and
Mississippi last year, is again prevail
ent in South Arkansas. Judge Chas.
H. Harding of Desha county was III
Pine Bluff Saturday and returned to
his Desha county plantation. prepared
to fight the disease. He reports sever
al dea hs among mules on his place
from the malady, and says it is rapidly
spreading.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
o. the Local Cotton Market,
Only One Sic OF
Note.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS nz-sNhIN.
pER or SEASON NOT
EXCEED eco BALES.
Cotton Seed Scarce ard If Much Re-
planting, Supply Won't
Hold Out.
SECRETARY RUssELL's REPORT

The week just closed has been
quiet one in the local cotton market,
there being only one sale Of noto-the
Major Tillar crop of 1000 bales, to-
Bennett & CO. of Lutte Rock. Local
dealers say there are not more than
SEQ bales of unsold cotton oil the Pine
Bluff market. The supply in the hands
of the planters is nearly exhausted
and It is estimated that the receipt
here for the remainder Of the season
viii not exceed 800 bales.
Planting has been much delayed by
rains. and the acreage Will be reduced
in Jefferson county at least s per cen'
a'2d the corn acreage viii be increased
an equal, # not greater ratio.
The planters are complaining eli 4
great scarcity Of labor. The seare]t
was great last year, bat is more
this year. and the planters say they
feel tae effect of it stonger every year,
A greater per cent of the plantation
labor every year is seeking employ.
l1GnJ DIT tlIC Val iottS Hills, anu III eiAN
forests cutting timber.
There is also a scarcity of cotton
seed for planting purposes, due to the
fact that the prices paid by the cot
ton seed oil mills is so much higher
that those who had seed sold to the
mills. and not enough was reserved for
planting purposes. One seed dealer
says that if there should come a frost
that would require much replanting
that the seed supply would fall con-
siderably short Of the demand. The
present price of cotton seed is $40 a
ton.
Cotton quotations On the local mar
ket show an advance within the past
week of one-fourth of a cent on good
grades Upland midlands are quoted
at S14 to S$s and rivers and benders
at Il to q higher than uplands.
Secretary Russell's report shows
that the receipts for the present sea,
son aggregate S1723 bales. The re,
ceipts for the same period in the sea-
son OF 19OO-O1 were 1886 bales, and
63,9S7 bales for 1S99-19O0. Mr.. Rus.
sells report is as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
+
oRIGIANAL ANTIJoNES NEWSPAPERS.

among newspapers
which Clarke which
Pone which
of
the
basco
fought Jones all these
something of it, or at
making the other fellow
The
follows great
IN denouncing:
"sENATOR JONES HAS CERTAINLY A HARD WORK.
CONGRESS- AND HE DONE STRONG
WORK AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COM
in the
become bad haint nothi
a national Democratic
committee.
little Consistency unknoRn to some al
Geged newspapers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
troubles AT STOCK YARDS.
In Kansas City Does Not Lessen Rey,
eeipts.

Kansas City, Mo, April 12.-There
We're no visible effects at the local
stock yards today on account of COM
mission mems request to shippers not
to send live stock here till the dispute
with the live stock exchange is settled.
The result will not be appsren+.seSa
Monday. 1t is hoped the ghattertGGi Ill
be compromised, though the commits
sion men today ar in anything but
amicable spirits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
RAISED TO $4,000.
Bond of Millionaire Snyder, Indicted
for Bribery.

ST. Louis, April l2.-yudge Ryan to.
day notified r. M. Snyder of kanaa!
City, the millionaire, under .hent
on the charge of bribery, that he must
give $50 ,000-bond by next Thursday.
The present bond is $4,000. The two
indicted councilmen recently skipped
despite $1,000 and $4,000 bonds, re-
spectively.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
Governor Slams the Merger Bill.

Des Moines, To-, April 12.-Gov.
Cummings today signed the railway
merger bill, which was introduced in
the interests of the Northern Securi
ties consolidation of the Burlington
and other Northwestern lines. The
governor believes the dangerous fea-
lures were eliminated from the bill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
BOER TERMS OF PEACE
Make '1nown Grounds Upon Which With
draw Independence Demands,

Ediattaa lfne Evening Now 4=fI
op develop 6 Handa for Independence #H be waived i
K nia future government o the fazya3
State can BE- reached the bai1hmen poeamafeH Be aas 9sa
TODAY There eaHIe e2loon for all property destroyed leeo9@
ntiou T@ns debt amnesty for feh4@ and freedom Tor
political prisoners friendly to the terms carried ouf
if Great Britain willing tic eessions asked
London April r. Optimism regarding III South Africa disappear
dtoay There complete reaction today the popular heart Con
South African marching Though the streets added to
the impression that the arc still onfefnG
tent KesdoI There popular Interest i'll toaays ea
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
NJ. T. Jenkins Sued,

me Gus Blass Dry Goods company
OF Little Rock are plaintiffs in a suit
MED in the circuit court Saturday
against Nathan T. Jenkins. The suit
IS brought to obtain judgment against
Jenkins in the sum of s467.97. the
amount of a bill of goods sold the de-
1endant. White & Altheimer are coun-
sci for the plaintiffs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
Stewart Executes Bond.

Tom Stewart, the post office clerk,
arrested ON the charge of forgery, has
executed bond in the sum of $500 and
nasabeeR released from Jail. His sure
tl's are ]. w. Sanders, Wiley Jones
and Dr.IJ. w. Rowland. r
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
REV. w. o. BUCKNER.
Receives Call to Pastorate of a CHI
cago Church.

Rev. w. D. Buckner, it is understood.
has received a call from a church in
Chicago, and it is said that he will ac-
cept the call, though he has not given
out anything definite.
Mr.. Buckner has hosts of friends in
this city, in addition to his communi-
cants, who would regret his departure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
BRUSSELS QUIET,
But More Trouble Feared From So
ciaists.

Brussels, pril 12.-The streets arc
again quiet today after the Socialist
riot. The police don't believe that the
danger is past and are preparing for
a disturbance tonight or tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-13
UNCONSCIOUS THREE DAYS.
And DR.. Talmage's Physicians Say
There Is No Hope.

Washington April 12-Dr.T. De Witt
Talmage has been unconscious for
three days, and his physicians say he
will die without regaining conscious
ness. The family have been told that
there is no hope. His son and daugh-
ters are all at his residence.