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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06

llSo Siiu Iohiio AIlCl III SAecullSSs session
yesterday afternoon and further consid-
ercd the bill offered by Mr. C. r.. Bland
extending the corporation limits OF the
city Of Portsmouth. No conclusion was
reached as to the matter, and the COM
mittee decided to take a trip to Ports
mouth tomorrow morning to personally
view the ground which is sought to be
annexed. The committee will return
here Saturday, and then give out its de-
cision. 1t looks as if the bill will be ia
vorably reported.
The subcommittee named hy the Com
lnittee on Privileges and Elections of the
House to secure the names of persons
whom representatives desire to be on
the electoral boards OF their counties
and cities is at work The committee
vii! communicate with the chairmen Of
Democratic committees in counties that
are represented in the Legislature by Re
ru,licans, and it is thought that the lists
Will be made UP in a short while. Some
OF the names to be reported are awaited
With great interest, as there are many
iactional contests i'll the State.
Some Of the prominent Democrats on
the floor of the House yesterday were
Hons Merritt 7. Cooke, Of n orfolk; e. c.
Madison, of Newport News; w. NJ. Nc
Allister, of Bath. and Lloyd T. Smith, of
ONoftnumberland; s. VI SOuthall, IT., of
Emporia; ohm L. Harris, of Rockingham;
1. J. Downing, of Lancaster; Eugene OuId
of Campbell, and Judge J. r.. Tredway, of
Chatham
Mr.. Cooke was long a prominent men,
Der of the body. and for several yeals
the chairman of its Finance Committee.
He was warmly greeted by his friends.
The House and Senate Committees on
Public Institutions and Prisons will go
tc Petersburg to-day to inspect the State
institutions in that city. The committees
will return here on Friday and will go to
Williamsburg and Hampton next Week.
Hon. N. B Early, Jr:, of Greene, was
yesterday granted indefinite leave of alb
sence by. the House on account of the con
tinued illness Of his father. Mr.. Early
has not been here since the Christmas
holidays.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06

While the measures are not Identical
they seek to accomplish the same OBJ
iect, and the two patrons, 1t is thought,
will cooperate with each other in the
fight. There is hardly a doubt that a
bill. doing away with what the lawyers
call the court made of fellow-servants
will be enacted into law at the present
session, as both the political parties in
their recent platforms declared for the
principle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06

To release taxes. levies and charges
on property assessed against the estate
of John Kelly, deceased, upon lands in
Allegheny county, and returned delin-
quent for the years 1888, 1899 and 1900
For the relief of B. E. Jeter, of Bedford
county, from payment of erroneous taxes
To refund to Jas. NJ. Habel and George
W. Habel taxes erroneouslv paid by them
to the State Of Virginia and the county
of Bedford.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

McLaurin has quit the Democratic
senatorial race in South Carolina and
has gone over to the Republicans
"lock, stock and barrel, where he has
all teh while belonged. and where he
ought to have had the decency to have
gone before enjoying so much of the
critical guise of Democrat. If Ben
Tillman would only quit and go off
just anywhere so as to rid the Demo-
Gratis OF him, the party would be much
better off, and South Carolina might
once more be decently represented in
the United States senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

and also his determined effort to break
down the union in the labor employed
by his great lakes transportation COM
pany. There was no compromise with
Mr.. Hanna in either case, and he
boasted that he would crush the union,
and he did. His sympathy for organ
lied labor is for the labor employed
by other people, and he only parades
his sympathies then as kind OF he
publican vote catching arrangement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
M'LAURIN QUITS.
HE PULLS OUT OF THE SENA.
TORlAL RACE.
Rumored That the Republican Admin.
istration Will Take Care cf
Him.

Washington. May 7.-Senator Nc
Laurin has announced his withdrawal
from the senatorial race in South
Carolina. His action caused no sur
prise among politicians here who are
familiar with the conditions in that
state Members Of the South Carolina
delegation generally agree in the
opinion that it is the last gasp of Sen.
ator McLaurin before he goes bag and
baggage into the Republican camp.
What Senator McLaurin's future
political plans may be he declines to
discuss. At the expiration of his sen.
atorial term. unless he should be taken
care of in the meantime by the Repub-
lican administration, he will retire to
private life and practice law
There have been, and are now, va
rious rumors in circulation to the ef-
feet that he will obtain federal ap-
pointment from President Roosevelt
The subject has been frequently dis
CuSSeu ny SOME vi senator MCl-duTln 5
friends, but thus far no definite state
ment on the subject has emanated
from the White House
The general impression prevails
here among Democrats as we'll as Re-
pubicans that Senator McLaurin has
now burned behind him all his
bridges. which might lead him back
to the Democratic party.
Prior to his formal denunciation Of
the primary system at home he was
classed with the Republicans in the
senate. His position has not been al
tered by his latest act, but only
strengthens the charge made against
him that he is beyond redemption so
far as the South Carolina Democracy
is concerned.
Senator Tillman treated the an
nouncement of his colleague with total
Indifference. and declared that it call.
ed for no reply from him. He said it
was simply feeble attempt to an
swer some of the statements made in
his Manning speech. and would have
no effect upon the coming campaign.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

The sqaure bale cotton congresses
of Arkansas are all going into trust.
Now who is responsible for this mis-
chief? If it wasn't for the round lap
bale where would the fool farmer
who voted against Senator Jones be-
cause JET Davis said Jones was at the
head of trust be getting any protec-
ton from the compress. tie and jute
trust if there were no round lap con-
Germs?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 1T is
the cloudbrust at Foss, on the Choc-
taw and Oklahoma railroad Fifteen
houses were carried away and Choc-
taw passenger train had thrilling
race to escape the flood that followed.
The dead:
Mrs. Butterfield and grand daughter,
Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. Morgan and
son, and man, name unknown.
Foss was a town Of 800 people. 1t
was built mostly on high ground, but
extended into the valley. The cloud
burst struck Turkey creek some dis
tance from Foss at o'clock in the
afternoon, raising the waters of that
stream and the Washita river to a
depth of nearly ten feet. The flood
reached Foss at $50 o'clock, coming
with such suddenness that the people
in the valley could not reach high
ground.
From Elk City to Foss the Choctaw
railway follows Turkey creek for 4
distance of sixteen miles. Below Foss
the creek crosses under the Choctaw
track and empties into the Washita,
which the Choctaw crosses further
east. The train crew saw the wall of
water descending the creek and began
race for the bridge across the Wash
ita. The train barely got into Foss in
time, or just ten minutes before the
bridge over Turkey creek was swept
away A few minutes later the bridge
over the Washita was washed out. The
train finally reached Weatherford,
after encountering numerous bad
places in the track, and was compelled
to remain there because of 1ashouts
ahead.
Relief has been sent to Foss from
Oklahoma City and other points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Senator Hanna expresses indigina
ton at the attitude of coal operators
in refusing recognition Of the miners
union. making probable a protfacted
labor struggle says "a Washington
telegram. That kind of rot is calcu-
lated to make the people weary. No
body who has kept posted at all on
labor strikes fails to remember the
struggle between Mr.. Hanna's Cleve-
land street railway and its employees.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
This Date In History-May 2.

This Date In Hlstory-May Z:
s13-Otho the Great of Germany died:
born 912
1174-William cambridge. American naval
hero. born in Princeton. N. j.: died
1S33
7670-General Goicura. Cuban insurgent
leader. court martialed and shot.
1S75-The steamer Schiller wrecked off the
Scilly islands and 81 lives lost.
1B8S-Thomas Eggleston died near Grif-
fithsville, Va. aged Ill years. He
smoked Virginia tobacco daily for 80
years.
1EA-Frances Elizabeth Barrow (Aunt
Fanny popular American author and
writer for children, died in New York
city; born 1872.
1S96-Field Marshal General Won Pape, a
distinguished Prussian veteran. mill
tary governor of Berlin, died: born
lS12
990-Lord Roberts troops crossed the
yaal and Vet rivers: President Kruger
called all the Transvaal Beers to arms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

jefferson County.
REPRESENTATIVES Kemp Ioney,
Ed Kerwin, Jesse d. Bush
Sheriff-James Gould.
County Clerk-Buck Bloom.
Circuit Clerk-Walter l.. Goodwin.
rreasurer-Jesse r. Core.
Assessor-G. e. Lytle.
Probate Judge-Smith G. Martin.
Coroner. d. McGaughy.
Suryeyor-John J. Martin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

The pastors of the Jonesboro
churches are now in a wrangle as to
which particular church is the real
thing, and these belligerent Jonesboro
parsons are saying some rather mean
things about each others churches.
Each fellows church is the front door
to heaven while the churches of the
other fellows are ony entrances to the
Internal regions. 1t is usually the
and quarrel over such matters. more
he'll than religion has gotten into the
churches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Miss Ellen Stone is to get $4,000
for a magazine article telling about
er captivity We think we'll go over
to Turkey and get captured by the
brigands right away.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
Gave It to Him Straioht.

Taking advantage of the latitude Of
debate allowed when an appropriation
bill is under consideration. Represen-
tative Fox Of Mississippi discussed
the negro vote in that state when the
agricultural appropriation bill was
"Under what clause Of this agrfcul.
tural appropriation bill are you discus
sing colored suffrage?" inquired
Hank" Smith of Michigan. .Is it
under the provision with regard to
raising cane?"
NO" replied Mr.. Fox. "We are
trying to prevent the Republican party
from raising hell. ll.'-Washington Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Some of the squirrel heads are tell
ing who is going to be speaker OF the
next house and president of the SEN
ate. The Graphic will wait till it
hears from jeff before it ventures a
guess.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

If one Of Jeff's squirrel heads" has
quoted him correctly. jeff has been
again vainly boasting about the blood
of the jeff Davis of old" coursing
through the veins" of the Arkansas
governor. Rats.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

The World says. sooner or later Hell
ena will have a sewer system. Maybe
it will be the means of partially clari-
fying the worlds editorial columns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

McLaurin has sneaked out OF the
Democratic party and joined the Re-
publicans. Now let Tillman be given
the water cure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

It is to be hoped that this thing of
creating admirals will let up for a
spell, if every admiral made is going
to write for the magazines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Whatever; the size of the field it
should be thoroughly cultivated.-Cy-
rus Curtis. Ladies' Home Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

/ The art of advertising consists in
making what you wish to dispose of
known to the world-Dr. A. f Dickin-
son. Omaha. .a9.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Newspaper advertising is the most
effective way of informing the public.
Allentown. Pa. News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

The Graphic guarantees it's adver'
tisers a daily circulation of LOO
papers, this being double the circula'
tjon of any other Pine Bluff da''y
newspaper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
DELEGATES ARRIVING
TO ATTEND WOMAN'S MISSION.
AIRY MEETING.
The Meeting Opens at 7:45 Today and
Closes With Sermon Sunday
Night.

The delegates are arriving today to
attend the eleventh annual meeting Of
the Woman's Home Mission society
of the Little Rock conference, which
will convene this evening at 7:4O with
Lakeside Methodist church. About
fifty delegates are expected to be in
attendance.
The following is a program of the
services for the entire meeting:
Wednesday, 7:45 p. m.
Devotional service, Rev. w. P.
Whaley.
Addresses of welcome. Mrs. W. P.
Whaley. Miss Gussie Jones.
Response, Mrs. N. G. Williams.
Music by the choir.
Impressions of meeting of woman's
board in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Flickin-
ger.
Thursday, $3.50 a. m.
Devotional service. Rev. John F.
Carr
Organization of body
Presidents address, Mrs. C. 7.
Walker.
Reports of delegates and district
secretaries.
Conservation service, Mrs D. Gil.
man.
Thursday, $50 p. m.
Devotional service. Mrs. f. H. NJ.
Mills
Minutes
Reports of delegates and district sec
retaries.
Supply department and baby roll,
Mrs. L. E. Knott, superintendent
Questions and answers, Mrs. F. 3.
Rudolph.
Thursday, 7:45 .. m.
Devotional service, Rev. R. r.
Moore
Music by the choir
Our Home Mission Work. illustrated
with stereopticon, Mrs R. W. Mac
DOnell general secretary
Music.
Benediction.
Friday, $50 a. m.
Devotional service. Rev. j. NJ. Haw-
ley.
Minutes.
Reports of delegates.
"Systematic Giving and Tithing."
Mrs. D. G. Fones.
Discussion of subject by members.
Questions and answers, Mrs. F. B.
Rudolph.
Friday, 2:3o m.
Devotional service, Mrs. McClelland
| Minutes.
Forward Movement in Our Work"
Mrs. R. w MacDonell.
"Our Literature,' general discus
| sion.
Benediction.
Friday, 7:45 p. m.
Devotional service, Rev. O. J..
Beardslee.
Hymn, Cali Hail the Power of Jesus
Name
Report of conference corresponding
secretary Mrs. w. H. Pemberton.
Music.
Report of conference treasurer, Mrs.
L. Flickinger
Address. Child Labor in the United
States Rev. ]. NJ Hawley
| Music.
Benediction.
Saturday, $3.50 m.
Devotional service, Mrs. MacDonell
Minutes.
"Our Parsonage Work" Mrs A. D..
Jenkins
Election Of officers
Committee meetings.
Saturday, 2:3o p. m.
! Devotional service.
Minutes
Reports from committees
Conference of workers, led by dis
trict secretaries.
Benediction
Sunday, II a. m.
Annual sermon. Rev. w. p Whaley.
Sunday, 3 .. m.
| Young peoples meeting. Mrs. NJ J.
Mead. leader
Address. Mrs. Gilman.
Sunday, 7:45 p. m.
Music by the choir.
Sermon, Rev. J. NJ. Hawley.
Gave It to Him Straight.
Taking advantage of the latitude Of
debate allowed when an appropriation
bill is under consideration. Represen-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07
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Hooks with gut staging &c
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Table Oil Cloth yard and quarter wide, per ward I5c
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

Advertising rates made known on
application.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

OFFICE: 300 West Barraque Street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-07

The morning hour has gold in it's
II Euth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
union MEN ON
JAIL MAY STRIKE
Edict Issued from Trade Council.
Last Might-Troub,e Arose
Over iron Workers.

There are indications OF strike OIL tho
anon men nov DIT work on the new city
iail unieSS some adjustment can pe
.ea chcu whIcn wlil avert IL
4 ne mater mas Deen brewing LOT some
,me, and had its origin in the contention
.uy the unlon wol klnen thai ContractoI
FOX is emp.oylng non-unlon SuuctuI al
IRON workers and working besides the
UNION men. These latter brolght the
matter to the attention of the Centrai
Trades and Labor Council. ana mat bodA
appointed committee to wait upon the
Cunractor The committee made its re-
port to a called meeting OF the council
held at New Market Hall last night
which was to the effect that Mr.. Fox
had been waited upon and had declined
to recognize the demands OF the COM
:ni,tee that the employment of non-un,on
men be discontinued. The council di-
rccted the secretary to communicate TO
the several local unions OF the city that
1t was the sense of the meeting that
they withdraw their men from work on
the building at once, if the wishes OF
the union as to the structural iron work.
ers We're not respected.
The men, it is understood. Will go to
work as usual to- day. as they could not
he communicated with last night, but it
is thought that the recalling order vii
be issued as soon as the various unions
can have time to take action. Mean
while some adjustment may be reached
and trouble ayerted.
S The from workers employed on the
building are not so many. but should
there be a general strike. all the men on
the building would become involved. as
all the other work on the building is be-
ing done by union men
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near which she was found led over quite
a steep mountain and was circuitoua
& She was found about three hundred
yards from this road In the woods.
Jarmans S wife has never confessed
guilt, nor has it been established that
she has ever seen the murdered woman
Jarman. before his arrest, had removed
some Of his goods and was preparing to
leave the neighborhood-
THE PANGS OF GUILT.
On the day following the supposed mur-
der the two Jarmans were at Markham
very drunk; it is now thought. drowning
the first spangs of guilt in whiskey.
Jarman was three times brought IN the
presence of he corps. Some tt't,tt.s he be-
trayed no signs of guilt; others think
otherwise.
This young woman, who left one en-
lployment to seek another, was missing
for six weeks when her body was found
dead. propped against a tree in a dense
" ood. Her skull was crushed and her
clothes torn in such a way that 1t indi-
Gated desperate struggle.
A DEEP MYSTERY.
The whole affair was a mystery. Some
days ago it was reported that Mrs. jar
man had made confession, but this
seems not to be so, and just how strong
the evidence is against the Jarmans will
not be made plain until the evidence is
taken at the trial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
YEAR 'SEARNINCSh0RE
THANHUNDREDM million.
Statement ofthe Directors Of
Steel Corporation.
RETIRE. PREFERRED STOCK.
This Course Has Been Definitely
Determined.
UNUSUAL DIVIDENDS VOTED
From Twenty-Five o Fifty Million Dollars
is to Be Expended in Improving
Some Of Subsidiary Com
panies-There is Posi-
biIity of Acquiring
More Plants.
UNUSUAL DIVIDENDS VOTED
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, April 1.-The directors of
the United States Steel Corporation in
quarterly meeung here to-nay gave
formal approval to the conversion plan
unucr when it is proposed to retire pre-
ferrcd stock to the amount Of $500, 600,
upon which dividends are paid at tho
rate Of seven per cent. per annum, and
issue bonds to a total of 2o0.o3O0oo, with
interest fixed at FIVE per cent
May 10Th was fixed as the date upon
which the project will be submitted to
the shareholders. The directors also is
sued a statement showing that the earn
ings of the corporation for the first year
of It's existence, which ended on March
3lst. with the last month estimated,
reached a total of Sill, 067, ,195
Before the meeting of the directors the
Executive and Finance Committees were
in SESSION. and the Executive Committee.
as well as the General Board Of Direc-
tors, unanimously approved the CONVEX
sion plan. Former Judge Z. II. Parry
chairman OF the board. stated that the
extra $50,O00O00 of bonds above the S2O9.-
pJu,oOO to be used for retirement of pre-
ferrcd stock, would give the corporation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
RICHMOND, VA, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2, 1902.

working capital of about SOS, 900, 600 to
be used in any way that the directors
might deem best. He would not say that
this implied the acquisiti ton of any new
plants. The legal advisers of the corpo-
ration laid special stress on the point
that no preferred stock would be re-
& tired without the consent of the holder.
USUAL DIVIDENDS
The directors voted the usual dividends
at the rate of seven per cent on the pre-
ferred stock and four per cent. on the
common stock.
The statement said: 1.-THE net earnings
we're arrived at after deducting, eatl,
ronth, the cost of*ordinary repairs. re-
newals and maintenance of plants.
The amount applied each month to re
pairs, renewals and maintenance of plants
and interest on bonds and fixed charges
of the subsidiary companies" was about
ten per cent This is the first time the
corporation has made an explicit state
ment on this point.
It is proposed to sepnd from s2o, 600, ,OW
to s50,00O,0DO of the added working capita
on improving number of the subsidiary
companies, which before the consolida-
tion were in constant competition. OF the
net earnings, sinking fund bonds and de-
probation and reserve funds claimed
SIS 800 695; interest on bonds, S15, ,2oo 600, and
dividends, s56, OF, ,7s3, while the undivided
earnings were s24 449, III.
The meeting of the stockholders to pass
pom the conversion scheme will be heiu
at Jersey City.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-02
(By Associated Press. }

ROME, GA, April l-Walter Allen, a
negro. charged with criminally assault
ing Miss Blossom Adamson. a fifteen
ear-old girl, in this city yesterday. was
aiken from Jail tonight by 4,ooo people.
Who battered down the pclson doors. and
hanged him to an electric light pole in
the principal portion Of the city. a
volley was fired afterward, and fully a
thousand bullets entered stho negro's
body.
.1lss Adamson was on her way to a
iressmakers late yesterday evening when
;he was met by Allen, who told her that
| dressmaker at designated residence
was waiting to see her. The young girl
vent to the house mentioned by the ne
gro, who followed her into the house,
which Miss Adamson found was vacant.
4 lady on nearby porch. attracted by
he .niose of the struggle. succeeded IN
frightening Allen away and he escaped
Late this evening he was captured and
~ ought to this city and placed in Jail.
S soon as his capture: was known a
eob formed tonight and marched Nsto
he jail, demanding the negro. The sheriff
.efused to deliver up the keys and pleaded:
hat the law should be allowed to take
its course.
Upon the sherifr's refusal to give up the