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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Tie fasalar= tag IF tue stock
ae1sars q Sec f.i.=e n3s & BFo.# Grocer
,eaapany, of Pine HRT. hrls., VIII h2
h2ld III The Office Of tha sail eo'a-
raay between the hours OF 10 O'Clock
a. m. and O'Clock p. M, ON Nedaes-
day, January {, 1908, fer the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing
year and for other purpGEes
V. O. ALEXANDER. Pres.
T. f. GILLESPIE. Secretary.
December 10. 1902. #
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

out the United States, and it is there
fcre no surprise to hear that the at
traction is meeting with perfect ova
tiCn wherever it has been seen. "A
Poor Relation is one Of the prettiest
pieces of dramatic work now on the
stage. The humor is delicate, but If
resistible; the pathos is effective, but
never overdone. There is no tendency
to overload the play with climaxes.
but it's points are made vigorously and
tasteful. There has already been
much interest displayed in inquiries
for seats and several theater parties
will be in attendance on Friday even
ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
REMOVAL! REMOVAL

On and after December I, invite
my friends and patrons to call at my
first floor. CHAS. HANCOCK.
If Read Estate Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24

IA Half the Ills that man is heir to
kome from indigestion. Burdock blood
bitters strengthens tand tones tie
Estomach; makes Indigestion fmpos-
ssible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
"a Poor Relation."

OF all the plays which the late Sol
Smith Russell gave to the public, the
best and most pleasantly remembered
is his "A Poor Relation" Since Mr..
Russell's retirement form the stage
Mr.. Berger his former manager. has
kept this charming play before the
public and the great success with
which it has been meeting, has en-
couraged him TO make long contract
with the we'll known comedian of the
Castle Square theater, Boston. Alr.
Lewis will be seen as Noah Vale, in
"A Poor Relation" Friday night at
Elks theater. This play ana the i'll ar
acter in which Mr.. Lewis appears lave
already secured TIE hearty endorse
ment of the playgoing public through
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
HmUSEmENTS

Poor Relations,' December 26.
Bremen Sale company, December ..
National Stock company, December
30.
National Stock company, December
81, January 2 and 8.
!. !.
"A Wise Woman" was presented at
the Elk'S theater last night and the
players proved themselves among the
best entertainers who have been here
this season. John Ferguson is fine
comedian. He ranks we'll with Francis
Wilson, Jeff DeAngelus, and DeWolfe
Hopper. He is man of fine stage
appearance in his parts. Miss Marie
Lamour is an actress in the full sense
of the word The coon songs by Allie
Geer We're supberb. The show was
we'll patroniZed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
1.-THE Hoosier Girl"

Inc HooSier Girl.
Thursday night THE Hoosier Girl
brim full of everything conducive to
laughter, fun and enjoyment, comes
to the Elks theater for an engagemen
of two performances-mati and
night The Hoosier Girl stands sub.
timely useful and nonpariel for public
entertainment 1t is an ocean of NOR
ality, fidelity, simplicity gradeur
and true to nature Don't take our
say-so for it. but just buy ticket and
go and see for yourself.
!.
Cowboy and the Lady" Tonight
The Cowboy and the Lady" with
S. Miller Kent in the leading role is
by Clyde Fitch. the most successful
writer of plays since Bouiccault's
time. The New York Sun pronounced
The Cowboy and the Lady" as Fitch s
}ost effort. The piece will be seen at
tie Elhs theater tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-12-24
Worthless Nebraska Soil.

About 15,0oo,d6o acres in northwest
Srn Nebraska are SO sandy as 10 be
&nft for tillage.
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THE MARKETS

lpORRE 3TE9 DAILY BYJA. pERDUE.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
TO REORGANIZE STEEL TRUST.
All the Constituent Companies to he
Absorbed in One, which viii own,
Control and Operate All the


Pittsburg, Pa, April 21.-The reor-
ganization of the United States Steel
Corporation, the obliteration of the
names of the constituent corporations
of the greater one, the changing of
it's purposes from purely financial
concern to an operating and manu-
featuring company which shall oper-
ate directly all the properties owned
and controlled by it. is the latest
project of the financial and manufac-
turing giants at the head of this en-
terprise.
1t was learned tonight from excel
lent authority that the project is to be
launched during the present year. In
short the United States Steel Corpor-
alton will become the practical and
actual manufacturing corporation as
we'll as financial head of all OF the
great steel companies that ii absorbed
President Charles NJ. Schwab will be-
come the director of all mills, railroads,
coal and coke plants, steamship lines
and furnaces.
All of the various branches of the
corporation will be divided into depart
ments and the constituent companies
will lose their identity. The buying
and selling for the corporation will he
under single department, with the
individual purchasing departments left
in the hands of different members of
the committee.
1t is understood that the same off,
Gals will control the general company,
with the same board of directors and
executive committee and the officials
of the operating department.. Upon
President Schwab will devolve under
the new conditions the bringing into
complete harmony and union all of the
interests now separated by the peculiar
construction of the United States Steel
Corporation, and to make them one.
The change is understood to be i'm
tended to take place July l of this
year.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
PRACTICAL POLITICS.


with advanced ideas of commercial
and political expansion.
The younger element resent being
held back and dominated by their
elders. who proceed upon theories
rather than desire to obtain practical
results. This feeling of discomfort is so
pronounced that it crops out on every
occasion. The most remarkable feature
of this condition of affairs in the Sem
ate is that the old leaders are so blind
that they refuse to see the progress
the youngsters are making. Leaders
like Allison, Aldrich, Hale, the veteran
members of the steering committee"
rely upon conciliatory efforts and the
invocation of party discipline to keep
the young bucks" in line. The point
seems to have been reached when a
hdivision in the Republican party can
hardly be averted. The president is
at war with the Senate and House on
various propositions and the Demo-
cratic leaders realize that ANYTHING
they can do to create discord and
keep up the family row in the Repub-
lican household must of necessity be to
the advantage of the Democratic party.
Parties Change Places.
Those who study the political chart
closely cannot refrain from expressing
their surprise at the remarkable trans
formation which seems TO be going on
within the confines of the two great
parties. For years it has been the
boast of tie Republican party that the
crack of the partisan whip was suf-
ficient to cause the most violent and
desperate revolters to humbly resume
the yoke of submission. During the
past four months, while the Cuban
question has been under consideration,
the President, Secretary Root, Speaker
Henderson and the House leaders,
have stoutly maintained that in spite
of the threats of the insurgents"
party discipline would compel them to
act according to the dictates of the adj
ministration. The vote last Friday
shows an unexpected spirit of revolu-
ton in the Grand Old Party. On the
other hand. the remarkable condition
is presented of the Democrats
in the House casting aside
all former precedence and holding a
caucus which effectively ''calked.'
1t required considerable persuasion to
induce certain Democrats to bind
themselves to caucus action, but as one
of the latest converts to caucus rule
expressed it: The dose at first had a
bitter taste, but 1 find that the result
has sweetening effect and l am Will
ing to try it again.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
A COTTON MILL COMBINE.
One Now on Foot in North and South
Carolina.

Charlotte, N. c., April 21.-A special
to the Observer says:
Henry E. Fries of Winston Salem is
securing options on over twenty cotton
mills in this state and South Carolina
in order to place them in a combination
company under a New Jersey charter
The plan is that this company shall ac-
quire these mills, paying for properties
at the rate of so per cent of the cumu-
lative preferred stock, 40 per cent of
bonds and 20 per cent. in United States
bonds. 1t is proposed to issue $1,000, 600
of cumulative preferred stock and take
the amount of common stock. Mills at
Raleigh, Gastonia, Henrietta, Reds
vile, Mt. Holly, Belmont, Tarboro and
other points in this state and Yorkville
and Chester, S. c., are expected to go
into this arrangement. Stockholders of
large yarn mills are called to meet
May Z to vote on the sale.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
THE FOUR PHILIPPINE BILLS.
Democrats Caucus for Purpose of
Agreeing on a Measure.

Washington, April 21.-The Demo-
Gratis of the House of Representatives
held caucus tonight to consider the
Philippines civil government bill
agreed upon by the Democratic men,
bers of the Insular Committee. The
caucus lasted until shortly before mid
night. when a resolution by Mr.. Jones
of Virginia was unanimously adopted,
approving the minority bill and re-
questing the Democratic members on
the Insular Committee to confer with
Democratic senators in order to recon-
cile any differences existing as to the
details of a Philippine measure, with
a view to reaching an agreement upon
one bill to be urged in both branches
of Congress.
Before the adoption of this resolu-
ton, the Democratic members of the
Insular Committee explained the terms
of the four separate Philippine meas
ures now proposed. The Republican
bill in the Senate provides tempo
rary form of civil government in eff
feet continuing the present system. The
Republican lease bill proposes a COM
plete form of civil government, with a
Philippine legislature. The Demo-
cratic bills, both in the Senate and in
the House, look to ultimate independ-
ence of the islands, but the House
measure goes more in detail on the
period preceding independence, fixing
July 4, 1911, as the date for complete
insular independence. 1t is with a view
to reconciling the details of the two
Democratic measures that the resolu-
ton was adopted tonight. Speeches
were made in support of the resolution
by Messrs. Jones of Virginia, Williams
of Mississippi and Gaines of Tennes-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
MADE KEYS or HAIR COMBS.
smooth Piece of work by Escaping
Prisoners at brunswick.


Prisoners at Brunswick.
Brunswick. Ga, April 21.-A new
and unique idea of breaking Jail was
inaugurated in this city early yester-
day morning, when Charles Johnson, a
white man, who was in the county
Jail for burglary, and a negro made
good their escape.
When Sheriff Berrie went to the
mans cell in the morning, the large
iron door was open and the white man
gone. Looking at the lock he saw a
key in 1T and upon examination it
proved to be nothing but piece of
comb of some kind probably an old
hair comb. The man had, with small
piece of steel, whitfield out "a key to
the two locks which were on his cell
The job was a neat one and the bone
unlocks the door as easily as the orig
inal key.
After getting out of the cell the white
man unlocked the next cage and let q
negro companion out. The two then
secured nails and picked a place
through the wall large enough to ad-
NIT their passing through.
The men in the other cells of the Jail
say they heard nothing of the two
when they were escaping, and the
sheriff and jailer are at complete loss
to understand how they did the work
so successfully. Had they not forgot
ten and left the bone key in the lock,
their escape would have been an I'M
solved mystery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
REV. DR.. TALMAGE'S WILL.
Distinguished Divine Leaves Estate
of Over $300,0O0-The Property
EquitabIy Divided Among the

distinguished Divine Leaves Estate
of over S30O,0O0-The Property
EquitabIy Divided Among the
Heirs.
Washington, April 2l--The will of
the late Rev. DR.. 7. Dewitt Talnlage
was filed here to-day. 1t leaves an
estate Of more than $500, 600, of which
about S250,000 is in personal property,
consisting of secured notes, United
States 4 per cent. bonds,- stock and
cash in bank, furniture, pictures and
holsehold effects. The real estate is
worth about $4,000, comprising his
house, Mr.. 14001 Massachusetts avenue
in this city, and property in East
Hampton, Long Island, and in his for
ner home, Brooklyn The Washington
Loan and Trust Company is named as
executor and to-day petitioned the Dis
trict Supreme Court to admit the will
to probate. All the heirs at law are
said to be entirely satisfied and have
consented to the probate. The will
gives "the widows third" to Mrs. Tall
mage and the remainder share and
share alike to all of his children and
their lineal descendants. The will is
QdtCu Il SDs D. 1880. Inc nellS at law
are as follows The widow, Mrs Ell
eanor M. Talmage of this city, and his
children, Mrs. Jesse T. Smith and Mrs.
May Mangam, both of Brooklyn; Mrs
Edith t. Donnan, Richmond, Va. !;
Frank Dewitt Talmage of Chicago,
Miss Jennie. e. Talmage of this city
and Mrs. Maude T. Wyckoff, Cape Vim
cent, N. Y.
Mir. Talmage's widow. his son, Frank
Dewitt Talmage. and DIR. Louis
klopsch of Brooklyn are appointed fit
erary trustees under a codicil. The
will gives to the son, Frank, all the
books, manuscripts and copyrights
thereon now or hereafter secured, in
trust to superintend. manage and con-
troll. the printing, publishing and sale
and gives his son exclusive control of
all contracts existing at the time of
the testators death relating to all lit
erary work, with full and unrestricted
authority to fulfill and enforce them
for the benefit of the state.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
BRUNSWICK'S LAND DEALS.
AItama and HOpetOn Plantations
Sold to Northern Capitalists, Who
VIII Engage In Farming.

Brunswick, Ca, April 21.-Every day
now seems to close some big land
deal in Glynn County, and during the
past two weeks many thousand acres
of the best timber land in this sec
ton of the state has been sold by
Brunswick real estate dealers.
The latest and most important deal
was closed to-day when DIR. Frank
Caldwell, and Mr.. H. B. Dean, of Con-
cinnati and MIR. j. w. Grow, of
Chicago, purchased the famous Hope
ton and Altama plantations in
this county. 1t is the in
tention of these gentlemen to
to at once engage extensively in the
farming business on these plantations,
and have already engaged men to be-
gin work.
The Hopeton and Altama plantations
are noted for raising the best sugar
cane in South Georgia. There are
some seven or eight thousand acres
in the tract, all under fence, and the
price paid for the tract is said to be
$35, 600 or 4000O. This estate was
sold by the Corbin family of Paris a
few years ago to the Shaker commu-
nifty, but they never used it, having
located their village in Camden coun-
ty, and now they have sold to these
F.. Cincinnati and Chicago parties.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
TO BE A PEACE MONUMENT.
site Selected for New York's Grand
Design at Lookout Mountain.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 21.-The
members of the New York monument
commission to-day selected site for
the peace monument to be built by the
state of New York
The monument will be situated on
point of Lookout Mountain overlooking
the valley of the Tennessee, Mission
airy Ridge and the Chickamauga bat
tlefeld.
The monument win be ninety-three
feet high, with a circular base fifty
feet in diameter. On this mass of
granite will be a large colanade with
several smaller shafts of granite. Rest
ing on these shafts will stand two large
statues representing Union and Con-
federate color sergeants grasping
hands, each holding their respective
flags. On each side of the base of the
monument will be descriptions or the
battle of Lookout Mountain. The mon
ument will be finished by July If pos
sible, and will cost 100000.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Waycross Rifles Depart for Albany
After Being rendered n Reception.

Wnycross Htnes Depart for Albany
After Being rendered a Reception.
Waycross, Ga, April 2I.-The Way
cross Rifles joined the regular mill
tary train provided by the Plant Sys-
tenn for the Waycross Rifles, Bruns-
wick Rifles and Fitzgerald Guards, en-
route for the Chautauqua at Albany
Lieut.. j. G. Bird was in charge of the
company, and about thirty men went
Prior to their departure a splendid en-
tertainment was given at the armory
There was an inspection of the COM
pany, prize drill, music by the orches-
ira, solo by MIR. Autry. duet by Mrs.
Twitty and Miss Twitty, recitation by
Miss Fay Worde. and delivery of med
al by Hon. John w. Bennett.
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage of Miss Fannie Hinson,
formerly of this city, and Dr. l.. L.
Robinson of Naylor. The marriage is
scheduled to take place at the home of
the brides father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Hinnant, at Jacksonville
on Wednesday evening, April 80.
Last night as the Atlantic and Bir-
mingham train was going out to Fitz-
gerald two colored brakemen, Alex.
Mcneil and John Lane. got into a
personal dispute. MCNEIL was bad
~ cut by Lane and was brought here
for medical treatment. While serious
ly hurt the negro will recover
Mr.. A. I. Griffin of this city spent
last week on his plantations, In Cam
den county. He reports finding great
many of his cattle dead in the marshes,
near his farms. He has about $50 head
of cattle in Camden, and fully 10 per
cent. of his stock was lost during the
winter and spring. Mr.. Griffin says
that his range was burned off in Feb
ruary, and that forced his cattle into
the marshes, and many of them bog
ged up, and being weak from a hard
winter, they could not get out, and
drowned.
1t is belieyed by some of our people
that the negro John Harris who was
arrested in Jacksonville, with various
charges hanging over him is the negro
wanted here for robbery
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22

AASsAuSht ShAuSr Lays 1t to News
papers and Failure of Federation
of Labor and Miners Union to As
sist.
Wheeling, w. Va, April 21.-The
feature to-day of the convention of the
Amalgamated Association was the an
nual report of President Theodore
Shaffer, which was listened to with
breathless interest from commence
ment to conclusion.
President Shaffer said that at the
opening of the strike the Amalgamated
Association was in a fair way to sue
coed without assistance from other or
CARNATIONS, but they naturally looked
for some assistance from the American
Federation of Labor. They were on the
highway to success until the circulation
of malicious lies by the newspapers
of the country, which bred doubt
in the minds of their own
members and there was desertion from
the ranks and scabbing.
The American Federation of Labor
contributed not single cent to the as
sistance of the association and the
flints, the window blowers, the bottle
blowers, and the pottery workers alone
gave through the national lodges.
They received nothing through the
national lodge of the Mine Workers,
but the association received much as
sistance from local lodges of many Or
CARNATIONS and this, he hoped, would
never be forgotten by the Amalga-
mated Association.
When it was seen that through lack
of money and loss of public approval
and desertion by hundreds of the as
sociation's own people they were DOOM
ed to meet with something short of
decisive victory, and agreement was
made with Mr.. Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, to
meet j. P. Morgan and endeavor to
effect a, settlement. Mr.. Morgan for
sock the pleasures of vacation, went
to New York and waited the coming
of Mr.. Gompers, but that gentleman
never appeared. In conclusion it is
said he expressed his willingness to
give up the executive office whenever
he was deemed an inefficient officer by
the members of the association and
that he had ever had its best interests
at heart.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
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WATER CURE WAS EFFECTIVE.
Norfolk Man Tells How 1t worked
With Stubborn Filipino.

Norfolk, Va, April 21.-John Nickel
son, a retired Philippine soldier, says
that he has frequently seen the water
cure administered, and states that on
one occasion a detachment of soldiers
gathered around the victim and burnt
his body with cigars hoping to make
him reveal the spot where the bodies
OF five American soldiers were secreted.
After this punishment, the pris-
oner still declined. Finally
Inc water cure was suggested.
The man was thrown down and all
army pistol placed in his mouth as
a gag. Two barrels of water were
then taken from a vile smelling
swamp. These were poured down the
throat of the prisoner His body
reached abnormal proportions. A sol
der then stepped on the man to
make the pain more excruciating.
When released he directed them to the
spot where the bodies of the Ameri-
cans We're secreted.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
NEW PAPER AT TALLAHASSEE.
Cigar worker Goes Crazy ON Re-
Iigiom and Cakewalks.

Tallahassee Fla, April 21.-The first
number of the Southern School and
Home has been issued from the ITALIA
hasseean press. 1t contains thirty-two
pages, in large magazine form, and is
well filled with educational and home
reading Mr. H. E.. Bennett of the
State Department of Education, is edi-
tor-in- chief, with an able corps Of as
sistants.
William Washington, Jr., son of Rev.
William Washington, and one of the
best workers in the Ell Provedo cigar
factory, has gone. crazy on the sub
ject of religion and cake walks.
The peach crop promises to be unus-
ually heavy in this section of Florida.
Sheriff Pearce has brought Charlie
Blackshear from Turkey Creek, Hills
borough county. Blackshear is wanted
here for mortgaging property which
he did not own.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
New Florida Corporations.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 21.--Letters
patent have been granted for the in
corporation of the Herald Publishing
Company at Tampa, with a capital of
$4,000. George G. Clough, Charles II.
Hawk and w. A. Walpole are among
the incorporators. Also the Carter &
Weeks Company at Loughman, Polk
county, with a capital of $4,000. Also
the Springfield Company at Jackson
vile, with a capital of $500, 600, to buy.
sell and improve real estate; S. Fl.
Hubbard. w. A. MacDuff and d. H.
poig are the stockholders
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-22
BLOODY MURDER AT DOUGLAS.
Luke Cunningham, a Respected Ne.
gro, Assassinated.


Douglas, Ca, April 21-The dead
body of Luke Cunningham, respected
colored man, was found late yesterday
afternoon in the western suburbs of
Douglas, near the Atlantic and Bir-
mingham Railroad track. with a bullet
wound in the head and a knife wound
between the shoulders. 1t appears that
he was murdered on the railroad track
on Saturday night, and the body
dragged to spring, about forty yards
from the track. Deceased was an in
dustrious, sober man, without a known
enemy, and by his economic habits
was the owner of a neat little cottage
and lot in Douglas. He worked for j.
M. Ashley, two miles out, and Satur-
day being pay day, it is thought that
roberry was the motive. But he had
not drawn his money only purchased
his groceries, and they were taken. He
had cents in his pockets. The coron-
er's jury returned verdict that he
came to his death from a gunshot
wound at the hands of parties to them
unknown.