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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
REV. WIN. Z. THOMPSON
OF LITTLE ROCK WILL CONDUCT
REVIVAL MEETING NEXT
Week at First Methodist Church, Com
mencng Monday Nisht-A
Brilliant Divine

Next Monday evening at the First
Methodist church a revival meeting
will commence to continue a week or
ten days. The brilliant Little Rock
Methodist divine Rev. William E.
Thompson. will conduct the meeting
Rev. Thompson is not a stranger in
Pine Bluff by any means, having con-
Quoted a meeting at the First Metho-
dist church here several months ago
that was fraught with much good.
In short time he will have com
pleted his four years ministry in Lit
tie Rock and will go to another field.
He has made a profund impression
in the religious circles of the state
and much good is expected to result
from next weeks meeting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
MRS. j. M. BARRETT IMPROVING
Convalescing at the Waiiand Sani~
tarium. Little Rock.

}. M. Barrett, prominent merch
ant and planter of Sheriff. and one Of
the wealthiest citizens in that section
Of the state is at the Waiand sani-
tarium. where his wife has been dan
gerously i'll for the past two days with
appendicitis, says the Arkansas Ga
zette. She WAS suddenly stricken i'll
at her home at Sheriff. Sunday after
noon. Local physicians were sum,
moned and Monday evening they pro
nounced her case a very serious ore
and aGvised that an operation be per
formed at once. There was no train
on thai branch of the Cotton Belt by
which she could be brought to Little
Rock before $50 Tuesday afternoon,
and as the case was matter of life
to the Cotton Belt officials at Pine
Bluff and had them send out a special
consisting Of the engine and one
coach to convey his wife to this city.
The party was composed of the follow
ing besides Mr. Barrett and wife: Jeff
and l.. NJ. QuatlebaHm, brothers of
Mrs. Barrett; Miss Dent White. DR..
d. F. White of Sheriff. and Dr..
Crutcher, of Pine Bluff.
The train left Sheriff. at 6 o'clock in
the afternoon and arrived here at g
O'Clock Monday night. Mrs. Barrett
was Immediately conveyed to the Wal
land sanitarium for treatment and to
submit to an operation if necessary.
1t was decided to wait until Tuesday
morning before performing the opera
ton. In the meantime. however, some
Improvement was noted in her condi-
ton and as she began to gather
strength and grow better the idea of
an operation was abandoned.
When seen last night by Gazette
reporter Mr. Barrett stated that his
wife had improved rapidly within the
past twenty Y four hours and that the
physicians thought she would be able
to return home within a few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
To Promote Irrigation Movement.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. 26.-
The committee in charge of local ar.
rangements is in receipt of a communi-
cation indicating that the approaching
meeting in this city OF the National
Irrigation congress will be the largest
gathering Of it's kind ever held. The
wide range Of topics scheduled for
consideration will attract delegates
but from the east as we'll. Colonial
ton will be discussed and forestry
will be an important subject of consid-
Grafton the American Forestry asso-
citation cooperating with the irrigation
association in the arrangements of the
meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
Nell vs.. Jackson.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 26.-AI
Neil. the local welterweight, and
young Peter Jackson the Baltimore
colored fighter, have completed their
work OF preparation and appear to be
in fine mettle for their 30round go
which is scheduled to be pulled OFT
here tonight. Neil is in splendid form
and expresses confidence in his ability
to defeat the colored man. The two
will weigh in at the ringside at lod
pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
WHAT BRYAN HAS TO SAY.
Concerning Withdrawal of Speaker
Henderson,

Lincoln Neb.. Sept. 26 w. J.
Bryan in ais Commoner will say,
among other things about Speaker
Hendersons withdrawal the follow
ing:
In his (Henderson ldtter he
gives but one cause, namely. that he
finds many Republicans in his district
in favor of putting trust-made articles
OF the free list as a remedy for pri-
vate monOpOlies. and as he is opposed
to that remedy, he declared that he
preferred to retire to private life rath-
er than strike such a blow at the sys
TEN of protection.
1T is only fair to assume that the
Republican detection in his district is
so serious as to make him believe his
election impossible. For on no other
theory would he be justified. even ac-
cording to his own logic in refusing
to make the fight A surrender with
out fight is rank cOwardice except
in the case Of overwhelming odds, and
even then it is better to die fighting,
if. by so doing the cause can be
strengthened.
Mr.. Bryan says Speaker Henderson
has put his party in position where
it must condemn him in order to save
the party. They must accuse him of
blunder that is as disastrous as a
crime. In conclusion. Mr.. Bryan
declares that Democrats, by urging
the free list as a protection from ex
tortion have great opportunity
which they must improve.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
RACE, ,S>l Z
AG!TATES TIE LEADERS IN TIE
NORTH
The Exclusion Of Negro De!eeata
in the South Causes
Nightmare
K RACE IS>l Z
New York. Sept. 26. "A special to

Ne" 1OIh, sept. 20 "A Spectal To
the Post from Washington says:
"A new phase of the race question
in politices has made its appearance in
the SOUTH notably in Alabama and
North Carolina. which may radically
affect developments in the north. The
president seemingly cannot fail to
give some consideration to the stu.
alton, not only on account of the moral
issues involved. but also because of
the practical bearing of the matter
upon the colored vote in the doubtful
states of the Ohio Valley.
The white Republicans of Alabama
at the Republican state convention
held in Birmingham last week, decided
to exclude the negro from all political
recognition. Sixteen cOlored men ap
peared on delegations with the whites
from number Of counties; the ne
grOeS We're denied the admission
granted to the white men although all
had been elected together and We're
entitled to the same consideration,
Guards were even placed at the doors
to see that no negro was allow ed to
enter the building. 1t is doubtful if
the Democrats of the south have ever
gone further than this.
"Of course. the explanation of the
white politicians is that in this way
they hope to build up Republican
party in the south. But the respect
able colored people of the state. who
have equipped themselves for partici
patton in it's government may be eX.
pected to appeal against this injustice
to the Republican administration and
to the Republican party at large. So,
too the colOred voters Of Ohio. In
diana and lots of northern states will
be heard from on the subject. The
question is not one that can be waved
aside by calling it local affair The
Republican administration in Wash
ington, with its thumb on the stopcock
of patronage is always able to control
the political activities Of southern Re
publicans This is where Mr.. Roose-
welt may be expected. in the interest
of fair play to exert an influence. To
him it will doubtless appear little
extraordinary that the moment the
colored vote has been severely limited
to those members Of the race who
possess substantial qualifications. 1t
ceases to be attractive to the whites
who were its former leaders.
This singular outburst Of antl-ne-
gro feeling among the Republicans Of
Alabama means that the cats-paW
has ceased to pull out the chestnuts.
For more than thirty years scores Of
southern white men have been kept IN
Office to profit by negro support. In
winning that support they did not
hesitate to- ALLEVIATE themselves from
the great mass Of their fellows and to
endure a certain social ostraClsm. IL
has been steadily charged by the DON'T
nant white element that these men
had no real interest in the negro,
and would throw him overheard when
he was no longer needed; and now the
3 900 or less negroes in the state Who
have passed the scrutiny of the Demo
cratic registration boards under the
new Alahar2a constitution have been
made to walk the plank. Their mum.
Der is a uag,igi5ie quantity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
REMAINS OF THE LATE MISS
Nettie Bromberger Arrived This Morn
inq-FuneraI at O'clock

The remains of the late Miss Nettie
Bromberger arrived here this morn
ing on the II O'Clock Iron Mountain
train and the obsequies will occur
this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
Bromberger residence. Rev. Joseph
congregation. will conduct tie seryi-
ces. The palbearers will be Messrs.
Meyer Solmson, August Thalheimer,
Sam Altschul Harry Hanf Harry
Rosenberg. Harry We'll and Ben J.
Altheimer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
TERRIBLE EARTHQU AXE
THOUSANDS OF LIVES ARE LOST
IN TURNESTAN.
First Stroke Was Felt August 22-One
Town in Eastern Turkestan
Destroyed

Berlin, Sept. 6.-A dispatch re-
ceived from Tashkent, capital of Rus.
sian Turkestan. reports teri i.ose
earthquake August %. the shocks con-
tinuing until September s. One hun
dred persons were killed at kashgar.
of Astyn, twenty at Jangi while the
town of Aksuksitche was destroyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
ro,IR AvOWED CANDIDATES

e., pres ident of the Next State Sen
ate.
At present the known candidates 1of
nrocidency of the next senate are
as follows;
Joe l.. Short. Salem.
Thos. w. Hardy, Camden.
Greed Caldwell, Pine Bluff.
Hal Norwood, Mena.
All are holdovers except Senator
Hardy, who has just been elected TO
a second term.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Shows IS Per Cent Decrease Over
Last Year

The public schools of the city have
resumed work in earnest, and the
enrolment is now practically as large
as it will be. A full attendance was
prevented during the nrst two days,
and was not a criterion. The enroll
ment is now as follows:
White schools-High school 132;;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

ward school, 1876; Lakeside school,
203. total, 903.
Colored schools-Missouri street
school, l72; Merrill school. 275; Green
Vile school, 80: total, SOC.
The attendance is about IS per cent.
less than it was last year due it is
claimed to the bad weather expert
eneed during the week
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
More About Baseball.

General H. King White who sue.
cessfully represented the interests of
Pine Bluff at the meeting of the board
of directors held Thursday at Vicks-
burg, Miss. is expected to return this
evening After his return the or
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
Neill Before Grand Jury.

known Nell is still in Jail, under a
warrant issued at the time of the dis
appearance of the Hollinger boy
charging him with kidnapping.
The grand jury has his case in hand,
and it remains with that body at this
time to make some disposition of the
case
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

Walter Neill, the alleged k;dnaper
=
of Floyd Hollinger. both of whom were
returned to this city Thursday, was,
Thursday afternoon. taken before the
grand jury and examined by that
body. The outcome of the grand jury
proceedings in the case are not
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

ganization Of the stock company to
control Pine Bluffs team will be con
summated. The Citizens Light and
Transit company will take a large
part of the stock, Mr.. Geo w.
Blackburn, the manager selected, is
expected to arrive here in few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26
For 'Sturhinu the Peace =.

George Ussery colored. was fined 81
and costs Thursday in Esq. A. j..
Stewart S court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Price, of Stutt
CART, were guests Of the Trulock
Thursday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

Mrs. Gus Waterman went to Dumas
this morning to spend few days
with Mr. Waterman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

Mr.. Warren Jones. of Warren. is
visiting friends and relatives here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-26

Mr.. T. N, Asbury, of Texarkana,
is in the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
A CALL FOR TROOPS
To Protect Negro Arrested for
Assault on White
Woman.
(By the Associated Press.)

Admission, Ala. Nov. 7.-Ordors have
been issued calling out the second bat
TALON of The Third infantry, Alabama
National Guard to potect Jason Bacon
negro who was brought here and placed
in Jail last night on the charge Of as
saulting Mrs. John Williams, near here
A mob Of 400 people is gathered at the
Williams home. Mrs. Williams is In a
semi conscious condition and failed to
identify the negro. When turned over to
the sheriff, the understanding was had
that the negro should not he removed
from the county, until a chance was
given for identification.
4 mob Of 200 men gathered at the Jail
ct noon. A speech was made by the
sheriff and the crowd dispersed. When
the negro was brought to the city he
was strongly guarded, a negro named
Lanford. also answering to the descrip-
tion of Mrs. Williams assailant, is now
being sough by large crowd near Ale
undria. The local military company is
being moblized and will be ready TO
march IL short time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08

three O'Clock when he reached Sullivan )
office. When Mr.. Black referred to the
minutes of the last trial he found that
Cornish then placed the hour OF his visit
at Sullivans office at before o'clock.
Howard Adams, called by the prosecu-
ton, said he was sitting near Mrs. Ste
phenson yesterday and saw two men in-
dicate Cornish to her as soon as Cornish
entered the court room and she said:
as it?" Witness also said: Man with
gray hair said to Mrs. Stephenson, That s
Cornish and she replied; 1T it." Later
a young man said: That's Cornish and
again she said: rs it?
again she said: rs it? where
Mr.. Osborne announced that the prose-
cution rested and Ex-Governor Black
called Mrs. Stephenson in surrebuttal
Mrs. Stephenson denied to Mr.. Osborne
that any such occurrence as Adams de-
scribed had taken place. The ex-Gover-
nor called her husband and he also said
Adams was wrong. Mr.. Stephenson said
he never saw Cornish before and could
not have pointed him out. He said he
heard more than two years ago all his
wife had testified. Answering the asst
ant District Attorney. Stephenson said
he had not reported the informaion TO
the authorities because he didn't take
any stock ia it," He said he reported it
to the doctor. Neither side had anything
more to say and Justice Lamb dismissed
the jury until tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
FAILS TO IDENTIFY MASON.
The Pawnbroker Picks out Another Man Prom
the Line.
lRv the Associated Press.l

Boston. Mass, Nov Prompted by
the finding in a pawn shop here of the
watches of Agnes McPhee and Clara a.
Morton. the two women who were murd-
cred in this vicinity, the police are
pressing with all their energy to place,
if possible, the responsibility for the
crimes. The pawn broker. Joseph
Ncmser. in whose store both the McPhec
and Morton watches were found, was
at police headquarters today and repeat
eu his stories about the watches. after
which he started for the East Cambridge
Jail to see Mason, for the purpose of
identifying him. Captain Dugan, of the
Bureau of Criminal Investigation, said
that Ncmscr had insisted that it was a
mulatto who offered Miss Morton's s
watch for sale Saturday night, and that
it was the same individual who brought
the watch to the store on Monday and
sold it for $4. He further stated that
another negro, older, heavier and darker
than the mulatto joined the latter just
as he was receiving the money. An ap-
parent coincidence was noted today in
connection with the pawning of both the
McPhee and Morton watches, in that the
address given in the McPhee case was
% Grove street and in the Morton case
the same number 23rd, in Greenwich
street, was given
Nemser failed to identify Mason.
Mason was placed among six other men
and Nemser carefully scrutinized each
one. He picked out one man as the per-
son who Dawned the watch, but it was
not Mason.
The negro who has charge of the house
where the Masons' live was about his
work as usual today. although the police
claimed that he had gone away. He
said today that he was at his post yes
tcrday and could have been found there
by the police If they looked for him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
Voter Unregistered Who
Couldn't Take Oath.
ARREST OF REGISTRAR
If for This Gudget's Vote in TryOn is Thrown
out He's yet Ahead---i55 MsOriiy With
Graham to Hear From
Officially.
Especial to News and 0bserver)

Battery Park Hotel, Ashcvillc, n. c.,
Nov. 7.-Gudgers majority is 155 with
Graham still to hear from officially.
Republicans openly cOncede him this ma
jority. but declare that Moody will con-
test. AS yet, however, they have found
no ground on which to base a contest be-
yond the fact that the registrar at
Tryon, in Polk county, refused to regis
ter a voter who could not make oath
that he had been in the State the length
of time required by the law. For this
the voter had the registrar arrested by
a Federal officer and x-Congressman
Settle was sent down to collect evidence.
Gudger's vote in the Tryon box was 20,
and even if it were thrown out would not
give Moody a majority. Also Republi-
cans are limiting that Gudgers majority
in Rutherford was not fairly obtained
but they have not yet made any definite
charges.
Though the official Senatorial vote is
not all in. it seems certain that Cathey
DemocraD is elected in the Thirty
eighth district and Axley, Republican, III
the Thirty f. L. MERRITT.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
A GREAT RICE COMPANY.
The Cape Fear Company With Capital Stock Of
S20U,000.
Especial to News and Observer.

Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 6.-The Cape
Fear Rice Company was organized by the
election of the following board of direc-
tors: Mr.. H. F. Slater, of New York;
DR.. John L. Phillips, of Philadelphia;
Messrs. Burdis, Anderson and John Fl.
Gore, of Wilmington, and Mr. Walter d.
Carstarphen, of Plymouth, n. c.
The charter authorizes a capital stock
of 100000 in shares of the par value of
one dollar each, and the company is en-
powered to begin business at once.
The company owns and will operate
some of the finest rice properties on the
Cape Fear, viz: "Blcak House. a plan
tation on Eagles Island opposite the city
of Wilmington. containing 12O acres of
rice land under good banks. "Osa-
wotomie,'' on Eagles Island, 145 acres
of rice land. 'Lyrias,' a plantation of
700 acres on the Cape Fear river, just
above Wilmington and body of land on
the Cape Fear river near Wilmington
embracing 200 acres of rice lands in bad
order, and 500 acres of desirable upland
When all of it's present holdings. suit
able for rice culture are banked and i'm
proved, the company will have about 500
acres of exceedingly fertile rice fields
besides valuable uplands. 1t is also the
purpose of the company to acquire other
rice lands in this vicinity and elsewhere
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press !


New Orleans. Nov. 7.-Secretarv Hes.
ters statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton. issued today, shows the
ttal visible to be 2,S35.477, against 2.722.-
247 last week. and 3,009,013 last year. OF
this the total of American cotton is g
SSS, III. against 2,265,2S7 last week, and
2,39O,013 las year; and of all other kinds,
including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc, 452,-
co., against $4,000 last week, ard 419..
900 last year. OF the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton there is now afloat and held
in Great Britain and Continental Europe
1,%13.000. against 1,472,O0O last year: In
Egypt 112,000 against 10000 last year;
in India 15S,000, against 10000 last year
and in the United States ,202, 900, against
1,291.000 last year.
Secretary Hcsters weekly cotton state
ment, issued today. shows for the seven
days of November a decrease under last
year OF $4,000 and an increase over the
same period year before last of 10000.
For the 68 davs of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the
same days last year 2S7 1000, and head OF
the same days year before last 1877, 600.
The amount brought into sight durins
the past week, has been 461 205 bales
against 516,707 for the same seven days
last year, and 1854 year before last.
The total movement since September ],
is 3,679,71o against 3,393,175 last year,
and 3.4SS, for year before last
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
estimate the number of bales brought
into sight far for the new crop the
supply TO date is 3,S947S3. against s.
2,S62 for the same period last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
DENNIS MURDER MYSTERY.
Arrest of. Richard Cole, Colored Porter on
Suspicion.
CBy the Associated Press


Washington Nov Richard Cole,
colcrcd porter. 20 years Old was ar
rested today and committed to jail 10
await the action of the grand jury on
the charge of committing assault on Mrs.
Ada Gilbert Dennis. we'll known dress
maker. at her home in. this city, over
ten months ago. Mrs Dennis died from
her injuries about a fortnight ago, with
out recovering sufficiently to talk ra-
tionallv.
julius Van Brake, c0lored. formerly
proprietor of the Brunswick hotel testi-
fed today before the corOners jury that
on March 18th. Cole had said something
to him to the effect that he (Cole) would
be a happy man if Mrs. Dennis was dead.
and also had said once when he looked
worried Yes. il YOU Lad on your
mind what | have on mine. YOU would
look worried too" Van ITakle said
Cole made certain statements regarding
the reason why he did not care to visit
the sick woman. among other things
that Mrs. Dennis might say something
which might reopen the investigation
Detective Hartigan who has been work.
ing on the case ever since tho crime was
committed, testified that Cole is the
only person. among those he investigated
who wavercd in his statements. Cole,
who also testified before the coroner's
jury denied. making the assault. aud
protested that he had assisted the au-
thoTitics. IIc also denied using LANGUAGE
attributed TO him by Van Brake