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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
DEFENDS CONDUCTORS
Or. Mason Says They Are Attentive
and Obligne.

Dr.. b. w Mason. of jefferson. Ark,
writes the Little Rock Democrat as
follows:
Il see in your paper that probably
some of the conductors ON the Iron
Mountain system would lose their
places on account of not giving cash
passenger checks. live at station
between Little Rock and Pine Bluff.
where there is no ticket Office. SO
pay the money when anywhere on the
trains. | travel a great deal Oh the
road going to Pine Bluff and IL the
practice of my profession. | Wish to
say that the conductors on the road
between Pine Bluff and Little Rock
always collect my fare, and always
give me a duplicate receipt. | have
watched them closely. and have never
seen them fail to do the same with
other passengers. | wish to say this
much in defense of the conductors
with whom | come in contact. They
are very attentive and obiging..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
NEGRO FOR GOVERNOR
3. .. Campbell Nominated by TIE E;<-
Slaves Association.

r. D. Campbell, colorcd, has been
nominated by the cX-slaves 2ssocia-
ton OF Arkansas for governor, as d
protest against the "Hlly-whitc' move
ment in the Republican ranks. says tht
Little Rock Democrat. At the Last
meeting of the association the follow
ing resolution. offered by VIM. i3lt-
er. was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The Republican county
convention. on the 2'2t day Of april,
1902. has attempted TO disfranchisc
the negro BY refusing 20 put q ne
gro on tile ticiSc5:
Resolved. Th',t It Is the sense Of
this meeting t. pct IL nosnination for
governor Rev Z. D. Carn7t"1l, as We
have l2e6S members il t!?e state
that will vote for him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF TIE PINE BLUFF COLOREU
SCHOOLS
Occurred at st. Paul Baptist Church,
ard & Splendid Program Was
Rendered.

At s o'clock last night at the st.
Paul Baptist church. the closing exer-
ciscs Of the Pine Bluff colored schools
occurred. The class motto of this
Years graduates was "Unum Gradam
ad Gloriam Cepimus." The program
as rendered was rs follows: CD
Sons. america" Missouri, Merrill ana
T,ecnville choruses. (2) Invocation,
E.v. W. ". Matthews. (3l Anthem.
National Hymn Of Praise" Missouri
Street School Chorus. "a Il VIII
Take What Father Tak~e.' jlen:y
Games. t5, The Temperance Roy.
Jehovah Valentine tG, "A Visit From
Story Land" ca 1T Will Never Pay
James Barsh. (S) Chorus "Nander'
ing in the May Time CO. Tie Col
ore. Witness. six boys. (1I; "Hcav-
en-. Louis Polk. (1D Common
s;ause" Frank Brown. 02, Our
Conntrys Wealth." Seven pupils. CD
Come. Gentle May" Missouri street
chorus. 14) whisky In Its Pace,
Eliza Jefferson. Q5) School chorus,
TIE graduating exercises concluded
TIE program. and we're rs follows:
Song, Isle OF Beauty" Missouri street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28

cdfial as was the daily life of =.
Pierre. its inhabitants had ilocl;od IL.
greater numbers than usual to thc
shadow Of the cross during the four
days Of anxiety and final panic that
preceded the climax.
In the Place de Moullacc of St
Pierre. and Immediately surrounding
the cathedral. one could hardly pick
his way as to avoid walking upon thc
bodies Of the dead. It was no cXas-
geration when Counsel Ayme of Quad
eloupe said that st. Pierre was paved
with cOrpses of her citizens. Some
crude effort had been made to dis
pose of the grewsome relics saved
from the original cataclysm. but the
work had been done all too ineffective
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
NEW DINING CAR SERVICE
Inaueurated Over the Entire GcsuId
System.

Memphis, Tenn, May 2S-The Mis-
souri, Pacific ron Nount2in railway
system inaugurated its new dinn;nG
car service over the entire system yca-
terday. Thirty-siX dining cars were
ordered for the Missouri Pacific, the
Iron Mountain, I1xas and Pacific, ana
Internal Onal and C.crt Northern. The
cars are Of the latest design and equiv
ment in the southwest territory. The
Texas service will be started in few
days.
General PasseEge1 Agent II G.
Townsond today announced that the
inauga; alton of the dining car scrvi"'
is only fcrer,nner Of NAVY irnr""f-
ments now under way over his llr"..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
NJ DEFINITE ACTION
Taken by Local Republicans
as to Putting Out County
Ticket.
CONVENTION ApJOURNS SUBJECT
TO CALL AND WILL
MEET
In Future and Name Candidates
Roasts Kennels State Com
n1ittee.
PRAISES POWELL CLAYTON

The Republican county convention
adjourned Tuesday without taking any
final action as to the placing of a tick
et in the field for county officers. but
il was to be seen from the talks made
that the delegates favored the nomina-
lion of q ticket and as the conven-
ton adjourned subject TO cali it will
no doHht be called together at fu-
tlre date to name county ticket. The
convention was dominated by negroes.
the whites not constituting more than
onc-fifth the delegation
Dr.. r. c. Thompson. of Pine Blui1
was endorsed for governor. Dr..
defeated by Fred Furth in the recent
postofiice contest. Thompson had the
endorsement of the county COMMITTEES,
but he was turned down by the state
central committee. and Ferd Havis
Chairman of the county committed.
has not forgiven the state committee
for thus setting down upon his com.
mittce, and he had his county conven
ton to express his displeasure il, :;
set OF resolutions. a portion of which
is as follows:
THE failure to be advised by local
organizations. so prejudicial in all cases
to success in political affairs, has, il
this case. given us a postmaster not
known as a Republican. a Democratic
assistant postmaster, and g Democrat
is chief clerk in the Pine Bluff post
Office
Powell Claytons official career was
| commended and CLAYTON was mention
ed in the resolutions as one who is
the embodiment of the principles OF
Abraham Lincoln. Delegates to the
congressional convention were chosel
as follows: Ferdinand Havis. Alex
an;ier pe}due. Oscar NJ. Spellman. A
| N. Middlehrooks. S. w. Dawson, Jud
| son r. Langston. P. H. Booth. Rev. S
| A. Moseley. Delegates to the state
| convention are the four congressiona
delegates first named and w. B. Jacko
Dr.. Geo. w. Bell. Dr. Richard c.
Thompson. Oscar J. Keyler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
HANNAS PLAN BIG WEDDING
Senator Will Present House in Cap
ital as Bridal Present.

Washington, d. G.. May 227.-No
event of the early summer is ,1tt::lr@
ing more attention than the marriage
Of Miss Mabel Hanna, elest daughter
Of Senator Hanna, and Nj. Henry \.
Parsons, which will take place i'll
Clev Gland June 16.
Bishop Leonard will perform ttr
cel emony and Miss Ruth Hanna AND
her cousin. Miss MeCurdy. will be tb"
brides attendant. George f. Tight
man of New York VII be MI Parsons
best man. A number of Washingto
ians have been invited and a largH
party will make the trip from here,
After the wedding the young people
will 20 to Mackinac Island. where
Senator Hanna has a cottage. They
will reside in Washington next Wnt
er in a house which Senator Hanna
Will present as a bridal gift.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28

high school chorus. Essay. lie Val
ne Of Education.' Essiga LVc!la Talbot
Chorus, Day of Glory. teachers. f.
say. "Woman's Influence Bette Beat
rice Johnson. Presentation of diplom
as. Hon. s. NJ. TAYLOR. president OF
school board, Duet, Though We
Part. class. Announcements. Bcnc-
diction. The exercises were largely
attended,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
Convict CAUGHT.

Deputy Sheriffs Pleas Cu!rop9et ana
Arthur Loving effected the capture Ct
Steve Whitesides in New'own. a 81
burb west of the city. Whitesides
escaped from the penitentiary camp at
Noble Lake in 1896, and has heen at
liberty since. He had only served a
short part of three years term.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
Gen. Wheeler OF For Euroce.

New Yrok, May 2S.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler. accompanied by his daugh-
ters sailed on the Philadelphia to-
day to Witl.ess the military Inaneuvers
in France and Germany. They d. rot
expect to return u,t:, !ate in the at
tuy,D
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
OTHER NEWS CRIMINAL NATURE

rough house" was created last
night at a house on East Barraquc
street recently opened Dy some women
from Jonesboro, John Smith, probab
ly from the same place. and Mela
Meyers, one eff the inmates had a fist
fight The screams Of #th. woman
attracted the attention Ct Oacer John
Walters ana he was soon on ,nc scene
and placed both under arrest. The
screams of the woman continued until
TN" station W&S reached and all along
the route We're of the opinion that
something terrible had happoncd.
On being searched thH deVelopments
We're amazing. On hte person was
found roll OF bills, Of denominations
from 81 up When Night Chief Potter.
SOD finished counting tno none. his
glasses fell 10 the GGor ana he now
declares that he felt thtce distinct
! volcanic shocks. The total was S7S5
She explained that She was keeping
it for one of her male friends, and to
prove that she was acting in good
, faith turned il eve" 1T once.
Itappoars from tie foregoing th@t
Pine Bluff i:s being made the dumping
ground fo. snme OF TIE snnst nallseat-
/ in& filth in Arkansas. JHnesboro re-
Gently had d general cl@ani1l@ np The
I b'ine tiger operators, prostitutes and
! gamblers. it is said, weIe given
, limited number Of hears TO se"fs 9th
CT camping grounds than Joneeboro,
aHG tho Glaphic's Information is that
d special train Of two coaches were
! chartercd 1t that point from The Cot
ton Bell railway. and be entire bunch
with bag and baggagn, came 10 Pine
Bluff.
| Officer Frank Stewart returned from
! Little Rock TUESDAY afternoon with
! Addio Miller and A!lcn Loekott, who
We're arrested at Little Rock at the
request of the local authorities. The
/ Miller woman has beer an inmate of
George Doak's resort on East Bar
raqUe street. Several days ago she
went q Little Rock, leaving board
Ali behind her The ehcrge against
her is defrauding Il board bill
Allen Loclett il a y0ung negro who
has attained an env;abIe reputation
for sprinting qualities On several oc-
casions he outran the officers. but he
was finally caught by Officer Frank
Vowel end landed behind the bars
On his promise Of good behavior ana
agreeing TO pay his fire, On certain
day he was released. No sooner was
this done than he left town and went
to Little Rock. where he was located.
Chief Craig and Officer Cupepper,
after making strenuous efforts to ap-
prchend Son Thompson, the seventy
five-day negro who escaped from the
street gang several days ago. located
hirl at Camden. and placed under
arrest by the sheriff of Onachita coun.
ty Mr. Craig went to Camden and
returned with Thompson Tuesday. He
is thought to have been implicated in
the numerous robbc~ieS which occur
rcd on the Cotton Belt several months
ago, md Developments are awaited,
!
|
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-28
DEATH RECORD.

The five months old daughter Fl
Mr and Mrs w. l. Wood, the latter
3 sister of Mrs. Creet Caldwell, ot
this city, died at Garden Sunday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

Since our last issue we
have seen H. G. Walker, indie.
pendent candidate for repre-.
sentative, relative to the
school district matter, spoken
Of last week, and, while it is
a trivial matter without in
terest to the people in gener-
al, a plain statement of the
facts in the case will CO. no
harm. Mr.. Walker opposed
the voting of $1,000 bonds to
build a school house because
his experience on the county
board has set him unaltera.
bly, against bonds, but he pro.
posed to raise the necessary
funds to build, either by sub.
scription or a direct tax levy,
and to that end he and his
brother each offered to donate
the district 800. His propo.
sition was rejected and the
bonds we're voted. He then
favored and urged building
a good substantial rock school
house. He did not urge
building a $500 house as
charged. He voted for a six
months school instead of an
8 months school, because he
thought that the condition
of the districts funds was
not sufficient to warrant a
longer term. He did not take
a more active part in the
school meeting than others.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03
The Machine" Carries Double.

The following is taken from the kio.
wa News Review which probably
knows more about the inside workings
of the republican machine than any
other man outside of the Big four in
the county:
The recent prohibition troubles IN
Kiowa are charged up to the republic
can machine, and the interest mani
tested by the managers In suggesting
how oil can be poured on the troubled
waters leaves little doubt of the correct
ness of the supposition that deep laid
plot to catch two fish on one hook is at
the bottom of all.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03
Ditched at Ki0Wa.

Engineer NlxOn-one of the most ex.
perlenced, cool headed and reliable
men in the service of the republican
system-made mistake by taking a
furlough ami absenting himself from
his responsible post as engineer of the
Barber county machine for fortnight
at these critical times. He left the
machine i'll fairly good shape, but on
his FASTENED return he finds her ditched
IN the vicinity Of KiOwa. Just as soon
as the experienced engineer of the old
time honored machine had turned her
over to the temporary care of the fire.
man and wipers to get little rest and
gather new ideas on pleasure trip the
boys about the round house at the seat
OF political incubation fred her up and
ran her out of her stall on tile main
track and, in order to have some fun of
their own, let her scoot on toward the
city of Kiowa. In attempting to round
sharp curve at the KiOwa junction
the blamed OLD thing baked and Jump
ed the track. The switch tenders at
KioWa haven't got over the scare of be-
ing blamed for the accident yet, but it
wasn't their fault. Fortunately nobody
was killed or seriously injured, but sew
eral were bruised and much shaken up,
and it may require considerable arnIca
ard sticking plaster to mend them up.
1t will; require heavy lifting and Long
pull altogether to get the machine on
the track and to patch up the heavy
knocks and bruises she received in the
unfortunate accident. AS long as Mic
handles the old machine himself she is
fairly safe and can be made to work at
ter fashion, but she ls unreliable and
dangerous IN other hands, as was dem.
onstra;ed beyond doubt during his
recent absence.-Kiowa News-Revlew.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

The election of NJ. S. Gray
to the office of county clerk
will be a we'll deserved com.
pliment to an energetic young
business man. Mike came to
Barber county empty handed
but through his untiring en-
ergy, good habits and indus.
try he has become quite a
heavy taxpayer. He is one
Of the stockholders in the
Metz Mercantile Go. at Kio.
wa and his commercial exper-
fence fits him we'll to dis.
charge the duties of the office
of county clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

WE think that the republican organ
is doing Ben Wadsworth grave Unjust
ice in appealing for support for him for
the only reason that he is republican.
commissioners are not elected for the
purpose OF serving the republican
party. They are elected for the pur-
pose OF serving the county and the
people who pay the taxes. We do not
know whether MIR. Wadsworth
authorized the Cresset to commit him
but If he did, it is a settled fact that
he is the wrong man for the place.
1t has been the misfortune of the re-
publican party in this county that it
has elected several men to Office recent.
ly who perceived the idea that it was
their duty to serve only the machine end
OF the republican party and that all
other citizens had no right in or near
the court house, which they were bound
TO respect. We hope that the present
republican candidates are not built
that way, yet from the company they
keep and the hints thrown out by their
party organ there are reasonable
grounds to suspect that there are to be
some irOnclad partisan rules to De en-
forced if the republican regime is in
stalled, and that the policy now pursu-
ed by few court house teaches is to
be vigorously uDheId
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

For several years the people of Bar.
Der county have been saying q practical
surveyor is badly needed. They now
have an opportunity OF electing Paris
Gibson who is conceded to be q good
surveyor by even his political enemies.
while at the same time they admit that
the republican candidate is more In.
competent than any surveyor the coun-
ty has ever had. The returns this fall
will show whether the people mean it
or are simply joking when they say
that the county ought to have a com
petent surveyor.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

KANSAS lost 8 ,239 in population dur
ing the past year This is the largest
percentage of decrease In the history of
the state. In pasL years the republican
politicians have charged the PcpuIlst
administration with causing the de-
crease in population, but they cannot
attribute it to that cause this time. as
they have been In power for four years
a year ago Governor Stanley gave out
the statement that Kansas would show
an increase OF $4,000 owing to the eIor-
nous wheat crop of last year. Even
Stanley's sOcalled business admins
tration' has failed to fill up the state
Harper Advocate
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

The school district gossip that the
opponents of II. G. Walker are trying
to bring to life, reminds us of that E. Fl
Nixon, the republican candidate for
representative, has also some school
district trouble to answer for. A
citizen of Deerhead asks US to call
attention to the fact that few years
ago when a school teacher brought
suit in justice court for his salary Mr..
Nixon sevred on the jury and "hung"it,
thus necessitating An appeal to the dis
trict court. The teacher won, of course.
and the district had lot of costs to pay
If it had been settled in justice court,
as it should have been, the district would
have been many dollars ahead. The
law and evidence was so plain that
there was no room for doubt. Moral:
People who live in glass houses should
not throw stones.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

It is more important to the
people of Kansas that Sena.
ator Harris should be elected
to the u. S. senate than that
Long should triun ph over
Curtis. For this reason it
would be out of place for
Barber county to elect a Long
man to the legislature.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

The methods by which
some of the county officers
are holding their Offices at
presnet will rise up to haunt
them about November 4th.
To permit one set of officers
to hold over because they
are republicans and to fire"
others bodily because they
are Populists or democrats,
is far from an act of Justice.
On several former occasions,
the people of this county
have gone on record in favor
OF honest and fair play in
politics. That decision will
be affirmed in November.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

The Fitch correspondence
which was published in the
Index last week was clipped
by many of the papers all
over the state, including some
OF the dailies. The point that
this correspondence makes
is that the republican method
OF campaign is a vain attempt
to destroy confidence in the
fusion ranks by asserting that
this one and that one prom.
inent in the councils of the
party, says that it is a hope
less fight and that the repub.
licans will carry the state.
The fact that the men are
quoted without authority
makes no difference to the
fellows who start the story.
They are out to win under
false pretense and a lie suits
their purpose better than the
truth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

The Cresset says that the
Independent candidates are
lending assistance and en-.
couragement to the prohibi.
ton candidates and yet the
republican managers openly
boast that the nomination of
a prohibition ticket insures
the election of a majority of
the republican ticket. The
people of Barber county are
paying no attention to these
stories. They know the source
and they are fully guarded
against these inconsistent
fabrications.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

Its lie'' IS an old argument with
the Index and it always uses it when
crowded into a cOrner.-Cresset.
Come, now, don't get funny. You
published falsehood in the Fitch mat.
ter and then agreed to publish his let.
ter in denial but refused to do, thus
making a double lie IN one breath.
This seems to be regular falling
Who is ''crowded into a corner?'' If
the Index is in that position just point
out where. when and in what manner
If we ever get ourselves IN the rldicu.
lous position that the Cresset has it,
self, we won't go into a corner" but
we'll crawl into hole and pull the hole
in after us.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

T. T. Kelley has replied"
to the charges made against
him by the people Of his own
county-He says it is the result
of a factional fight within his
party for the purpose of get
ting him off of the state tick
ct but he will not come down.
But he is as silent as the
tomb on the charge that he
raised county warrants while
clerk of Miami county. His
explanation fails to satisfy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

We understand that if Mr..
Tincher is elected county at.
torney the Index is to have
the credit. We abused" him
by publishing a record and
on that account the people
are expected to fall over each
other in order to get to vote
for him. Well!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

One of the reasons why G..
W. Nelson's candidacy for
register of deeds is so popu.
lar with the people is that
he is able to take care of the
Office himself, if elected, does
not have to promise a depu-
tyship in every corner of the
earth and if be wins at all he
will win on his own merits.
And he will win.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

You could rake Barber
county with a fine-tooth
comb and you can't find a
man who is more competent
to "fill the bill" in the county
treasurer's office than Cash
Heskett. Why not make it
unanimous?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

Whether II. M. Kidd is
elected or not, he will still
remain a citizen of Barber
county. He has lived here
many years, has made money
among Barber county people
and spent it in the same
place. He is we'll qualified
to discharge the duties of
probate judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

Too MUCH Importance can not be at.
tached to the study of our new ballot
law In order that your vote will not be
thrown aside. The thing to remember
is to avoid putting q cross in the top.
but mark an In the square at the
right Of the name Of every candidate
for whom you wish to vote.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03
Just Look At Her.

Whence came that sprightly step,
taultless skin, rich, rosy complexion,
smiling face. She looks good, feels
good. Here's her secret. She uses DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Result,-all
organs active, digestion good, no head
aches, no chance for the "blues." Try
them yourself. Only Csc at Young's
drug store.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

On the question of merit
and competency Allen Smith
has proved himself solid as a
rock. He should and will
be reelected to the office he
now so creditaDly holds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

It is admitted by all who
know the two men that Sew
ard Fields qualification for
county attorney are far SUI.
perior to those Of Policy finch.
er. Then why not elect him.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-09-03

In republican parlance, it's
Nixon first ard Tincher sec.
ond. We can figure the
"wby" on Nick, but we don't
understand why they are so
anxious to save Policy.