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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-24
An n.AIyantar of ArmOr.

THAT medieval. armor must have
oeeE very uncomfortable" said a Wis,
itor at the museum.
Yes. answered the man with darn.
faction about it-a man could always
take down a suit of it in entire con.
fiaence that the moths hadn't got into
t."-Washingtor Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-24
i-ftHrs-N.

Strong impulses are but another
name for energy Energy may be
turned IL hHd u>es. but more good
ma, :t!Na.s $ l.e ui;st.c Of an energetic
nature than of an inLolent and i'm
passive one
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-24
Where the Shoe Pinchcd.

Valet = Doctor. don't you lind thar
master is growing terribly thin?
Doctor-No harm in that. friend. He
was getting too fat. He will be much
better in health when he is thinner.
Valet (disappointed)-Very likely, only
] shan't be able to wear his Clothes"
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The Common Tongue.

Church-Are there many nationalities
represented on your block:
Gotham-No. There's only one tongue
heard there. That's my wife's.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
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BE Lenienf.

"You shouldn't judge a man by the
cigars he gives you," remarked the
philosopher. "Some one may have Civ.
en- them to him."-Cincinnati CONNER.
cial Tribune.
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4 June Bride.

Mrs. Dearhornh Was your wedding
in June?
Mrs. Wahash-Y Yes: three CT them
were. .-Ionkers Statesman.
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The Land of His Birth.

Higgins-So you are proud of the land
of your birth, eh: What did it ever
do to be proud of?
WigGins-Wasn't | born there?-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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History will show that the worst
Guarrels are hctWetn former friends
end forEler .UNtYs. -.Atchison Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-24

a square foot of honeycomb contains
about 5000 cells
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w. ]. BRYAN CANNOT FLAY
G. CLEVELAND IN BOSTON

Boston, Mass, June 0-(Special. Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who is to be pres
ent at the harmony dinner of the New
England Democratic League. will not be
allowed to pitch into Grover Cleveland.
Those who are in charge OF this gather
ing nave decided tliat there is 10 pe no
tearing of old wounds at their CASTRO
nomcal excursion. What they want is to
talk of harmony not only for Nebraska.
but for every part of the country, and
unless Bryan can live up TO this part of
the programme he will simply show him
self. The anti-Cleveland men, who have
been so busy hating the ex-president
that they have not ever tied up to any
other man. were particularly anxious that
this should be the programme ana in the
minds eye they had already changed the
harmony dinner into one of struggle and
gore. Colonel Williams CASTOR, leader
of the democracy. was one of The speak
ers at the Tilden club dinner I'm New
York lie will not permit any oratoricai
attack upon that affair. Wholly apart
from the Bryan feature II is now said
that there is q plan To- start the Olney
boom that night This will be unofficial,
but enough Will be on hand TO make some
noise.
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GOVERNOR DAVIS DECLARES
JONES Is NO DEMOCRAT

Little Rock. Ark. July 3.-Governor Jeff
Davis forwarded the following letter TO
President Roosevelt today:
Il notice in the metropolitan papers OF
a few days ago a statement that, IN ali
probability. Senator James X. Jones would
be, by your eXcellency, appointed a MEM
ber of the canal commission, should the
Panama route pass and become effective
OF course, i know that you haven't over
looked the constitutional provision which
prohibits his holding any office till the
4th of next March save that of senator
and | desire Mr. President, TO say. in be-
half of the people of Arkansas. with all
due Difference and respect TO yourself
and your power of appointment, that if
you contemplate appointing Mir. Jones a :
a democrat from Arkansas in honor TO
our state we would like to have an oppOr-
tunity 10 protest against the proffered
honor. lie has been repudiatcd here bv
the democracy and by his recent utter
ances and actions has put himself beyond
the party line. but If sou desire 10 ap-
pie. of course. We can raise no objection:
though, II you appoint him as a democrat
We would like TO he heard.
Perhaps | should not have addressed
you thus plainly, and / should not have
done so but for your kind consideration
of me on recent visit and the expressed
desire on your part TO have me cOmmuni-
cate with you freely about any matter
in Arkansas. | feel that this is of great
Importance to the democracy Of this state
and that if this recognition is given Sem
ator Jones IL will not be given to him as
democrat without the protest of the de
mocracy Of this state. Yours very re
spectfully, JEFF DAVIS.
Governor of Arkansas"
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Hooker and Henderson Sing Dixie"

light upon that subject. thereby adding
weight to the claims In favor Of the law.
All the time he was posing as BelisA-
rius. dependent for bread upon the gener-
osity of the people. he was paid good
salar, from insular funds. Not but what
ne should have had it. that is not the
point. but he kept the matter dark. Now
on last Sunday he and an old enemy held
a love feast, embraced and became
friends This At an Platt amendment
meeting in Calabazar. and Gomez declar-
ed with great animation that he would
not rest urtil the Platt law was torn from
the constitution.
With Gomez arraving the people on the
outside against the United states. Cisne-
ros and his following In the congress
marshaling their forces against the adj
lninistration and the Americans. who ne
saws are monkeys. ana ne means 10 night
chem all his life. with Gualherto Gomez.
Ortez. Figueras. Marquetti and others in
citing the colored people against the
whites. II needs no jeremiah TO see aught
but trouble / will just quote one remark
bv a colored orator To show the attitude
taken. If the government cannot salts
fv the aspirations of all classes then il
should sink into utter failure and con-
tempt" 4 big contract for any govern
ment.
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OVATION FOR WHEELER.
Fighting Joe at July Fourth Banquet
in London.

London. July 4.-The Fourth of july
banquet of the American Society in
London was given at the Hotel Cecil To-
night. There was a remarkable manifcs-
tation of sympathy for Kiug Edward i'm
his illness and incidentally there were
some open expressions Of displeasure with
Joseph Choate. the United States am
bassador.
Between 900 and 500 Americans We're
present at the banquet and the specially
Invited guests included Lieutenant Gen
eral Sir Francis GrcufcH the governor
of Malta: Sir John Gordon Spriss. prime
minister OF the Cape Colony; SIR Robert
Bond. the premier Of Newfoundland
General Joseph Wheeler and the United
States consul general in London. II.
CLAY Evans The dinner was expedited
I'm order TO enable Mr.. Cho8te Henry
White. secretary Of the American cm-
bassy. and the colonial officials to attend
the reception at the India Office.
Having eloGuently toasted King I'd
ward. Mr. Choate announced that iu con-
sequence of his majesty's grave condition
the other usual toasts. with the exception
Of one to the president OF the Unitcl
States, would be omitted and that there
would be no speech making.
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KEEL OF NEBRASKA is LAID.
First Rivet Is Driven by Two Gov
ernOrS

Seattle. Wash. July 4-The keel Of
the battle ship Nebraska was laid IN
Moran Bros. e Co.'S ship yards today
in the presence of large crowd Gov
ernor Savage OF Nebraska and Gov
ernor Henry Mcbride. of Washington.
drove the first rivet.
The ceremonies began ut 10 o'clock.
Moran Bros. presented to Governor Saw
age a small piece of steel. the material
punched from the first hole in the first
piece of steel shaped 10 become a part
keel Of the battle ship under con-
struction.
''At. "A scctsoo Of the Nebraska was
swung into position hy the great cranes.
a heated riVet was brought and placed
fin position and the governors Of the two
states. with their coats on and their
shirt sleeves rolled up above their ei-
bows. by alternate stokes fattened the
rivet into position. When this task had
been completed amid the enthusiastic
cheers of the crowd and the firing of
guns, representative Of the company
appeared upon the scene and proceeded
to pay off the distinguished workmen
for their work. 70 eacFl Of the governors
ne gave check for ? cents.
With each of the checks was 4 voucher
which the recipients will be required to
sign.
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WHEN HOUSE ADJOURNED
''DIXIE" WAS SUNG BY ALL

, iournment comes as friends. (Applause.)
The prayer which | made to TINS mouse
at the commencement of this congress
that the house would help TO sustain the
chair i'm enforcing the rules has never
been forgotten. You have been each anu
all of YOU sustaining forces In aiding me
IN the discharge of my duty. (Applause.)
for that, my friends. l return my CRATE
ful Acknowledgement.
Il am proud to say that no house OF
representa- tives since the constitution was
adoptcd has in the same length of time
done the amount of work that this mouse
of representatives has done, tApplauSe)
and YOU have done your work IKE men
earnest and honest as you have all Deeh
in carrying your convictions so Iar as
possible into legislation. There mas never
been an hour when the acrimony OF pe-
bate left scars in any breast IN inns
house You have all been falthful anu
untiring. and in the twenty years OF my
service | have never seen so many
friends i'm the closing days or a session
as / now witness. ,,,
YOU all a safe return to your homes anu
that you may all come back To the next
session rested and refreshed; and ask
no more than that YOU may be as earnest
then as you have been in the session ]ust
closed (Applause) And now, gentle
men. i'm pursuance of the concurrent res
olution of the two houses, / declare lMhls M
session of the fifty-seventh congress al
tourncd sine die" loud applause
The gavcl fell amid the wild applause
that followed. Before il had suDslded =
srroilp of republicans on the west side or
the hall, led by Mr.. Lands, of Indiana,
and Representative Hamilton. of Michl-
gan. began to sing My Country. 'Tis Of
Thee" Immediately the refrain was
caught up all over the hall and in the
galleries Then followed the doxolOgy. in
which the correspondents in the press
gallery joined. As the speaker descended
from the chair the air changed 10 For
He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and the mem
bers swarmed about him TO say goOdby.
other songs followed. Way Down Upon
the Suwanee River" and finally Dixie,
as the speaker and General Hooker the
one-armed confederate veteran. embraced
warmly. TIE tubilation was kept up for
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SLAMS CROWN PRINCE COMING
He Will Visit the United States III
4 Few Weeks.

Washington. July 5.-The Siamese min
lister, Phya Akharaj Naradhara. accom-
panied by Mr. LOTUS his secretary OF le-
CATION. came to Washington from East
Gloucester. Mass, today To confer with
Secretary Hay with regard to the ap-
preaching visit 10 the United states OF
,be crown prince of Siam. Owing TO the
ahardonment of the coronation cere-
monies this visit will take place carrier
than was originally predicted. certainly
before September next secretary Hay
vas given the assurance crown price Will
have a cordial welcome to the United
States so far as the government can ar
range II.
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MAY FIGHT SUGAR COMBINE.
Spreclzels Is Backing Federal Sugar
Refining Company.

Trenton. N. j.. July 2.-The Federal
Sugar Refining Company, that was incor-
porated here recently, with an authorized
capital of 100000. today filed papers in
creasing its capital to s50,0000OO. one-half
of which is preferred stock, with per
cent cumulative dividends.
The incorporators are Everett Jackson.
New York president; Il. ]. Smith. Nor
ristown. y. j., secretary, and Charles r.
Bingham, Brooklyn.
The charter provides that the company
may; redeem it's preferred stock at $l25
and that the preferred stockholders may.
at any time have their preferred stock
converted into common.
New York July at was learned this
afternoon that the business of the Federal
Sugar Refining Company, as specified in
the certificate, is principally the refining
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SEISMIC SHOCKS IN TURKEY.
Many Houses Wrecked and Much
Loss of Lite.

London. July "a dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Vienna
says a severe earthquake shock was felt
at Salunica. European Turkey, yesterday
afternoon. According to this dispatch,
many houses were wrecked and there
was much loss Of life.
Particulars of the disaster have not yet
been received.
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VOLCANOES ARE IN ERUPTION.
Mount Wrangel and Mount Redoubt
Are Splitting Flames.

Seattle Wash. june 30.-The steamer
Bertha reached port today from Valdez
and westward points. Mount Redoubt.
which has been in an mcipient stage Of
eruption since early spring, was not
visible owing to fog.
Mount Wrangel IS i'm eruption. a dis
patch received at Valdez from Kotzina,
under date OF June u. says:
Mount VI ranFel is i'm plain sight of
here ana great clouds of black smoke
can b, seen rolling up from her crest"
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ITALY's KING TO VISIT CzAR.
Victor Emanuel Will Start for st.
Petersburg July 8.

Rome. July king Victor Emanuel
nccompanied by Signor Prinetti the min
lister of foreign affairs, Will start for 81.
Petersburg via Berlin July to visit the
car. The kings movements have not yet
been defined. hut It is believed he viii
visit Emperor William after he has seen
the car. The ear and Emperor William
l..yp both promised To make return jour
news 10 Rome If the CZar of Russia
carries out his intention It will he the
first time any Russian emperor has vis-
tied the king OF Italy.
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THEY WIN HAVANA FRANCHISE
Value of the Grant Estimated ut
100000.

Youngstown. Ohio July 2.-Messrs.
Park and Hamilton Of this city. have
received cablegram from the represen-
tative at Havana announcing that fran
chises have been granted them to con
struct street railway lines throughout
the city of Havana. The concessions are
said 10 he worth fully $25.o00,00 and in
cludc all the franchises in the city of
Havana
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SOUTHERN BOYS AT ANNAPOLIS
Order of Standing of Cadet Glass of
1900 Announced.

Annanolis. Md. July THE naval
academy academic board having re-
ceived the papers in the final eXamina-
ton Of the cadet class of 1900. has made
up the order Of standing of the men. The
standing OF the southern men is as fol-
lows:
13-Hollis r. Winston, North Carolina.
2-Stan0rd H. Doyle, south Carolina.
25-Wiliam X. Riddle. Tennessee.
32-Herbcrt e. Cooke. Virginia.
33-Robert a. Abcrnathy, Tennessee.
35-Haync Ellis. Georgia.
4S-I4uke T.. Wright. Jr., Tennessee
5uLHuEo w. Osterhaas. Virginia.
William Is. Ferguson, Jr., Of North
Carolina. and John \. Spiman. of Viz
ginia, who graduated the naval academy
numbers , and 3 respectively. are not
rated here. as they are under special in
struction at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
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PALMA WRITES OF THE FOURTH
President of Cuba Expresses Good
Wishes for United States.

Havana. July 4.-president Palma, In n
letter today To United States Minister
Squiers. said:
Il snare with the people OF the United
States the happiness they enjoy in cele-
rrating this holiday. the anniversary
Of the Independence of the thirtetn n Eng
nsh colonies which 10y the blessings OF
democratic institutions and love of lib
el-tv have reached the highest standard
and have become one Of the most power
ful nations If the world I heartily wish
that -ho American people Will forever
eniov the greatest prosperity and happ-
ness"
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CATTLE INDUSTRY IN CUBA.
Palma Has a Project for It's Encour-
agement.

Havana. July 2.-President Palma has
sout a project TO congress for the en-
,,o,,ra cement Of the horse and cattle in
dustrv I'm cuba. The presidents plan
among other things. provides for the adj
mission duty free OF Jersey, Devon Here
ford. Porto Rican. Argentine, Durham
ana Guernsey cows and bulls for breed
ing purposes.
In Il preamble TO President Palma's
protcct Emilio Terry. the minister of
agriculture. sets forth that at present
p 000 head of cattle. worth S9.co.mQ are
consumed annually In Cuba, and that
the hides of these animals are worm
Il 500 0a Under the proposed plan the
d,,ties are 50 arranged as TO encourage
til. importation Of lean cattle TO be fat
tened in Cuba.
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Of sugar. The company was recently or
ganiZed by C. A. Spreckels and his asso-
ciates for the refining of sugar by new
process.
Mr.. Spreckels when seen in regard TO
the matter was asked who were the Off
GERS of the company, and said:
THE board of directors of the Federal
Sugar Refining Company consists or the
following gentlemen: John W. Mackay.
Sir William C. Vanhorn. Dumont Clark.
Edwin Hawley William w. Cook and my
self. / am president of the company and
Mr. Mackay is vice president.
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Chaffee Is Relieved.

General Chaffee is relieved Of his civil
duties and the Philippine commission is
made the superior authority in the fol-
lowing order:
The insurrection against the sovereign
authority of the United States In the
Philippine archipelago having ended and
provincial civil governments having been
established throughout the entire territory
of the archipelago not inhabited by Moro
tribes under the instructions OF the Phli-
ippine commission dated April .. 1900. now
ratified and confirmed by the act OF con-
gress approved July l. lYG. entitled An
act temporarily to provide for the ad-
ministration of Affairs OF Civil Govern
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K,psas Socialists Name Ticket.

Emporia. Kans.. July i.-The socialists
of Kansas, at their state convention
here today. adopted n platform and
nominated a full state ticket. \. 5. Nc
Allister. an engineer. of Harrington. was
unanimously nominated for governor.
and John Nj. Parr. a Topeka house
PAINTER and decorator, for lieutenant
governor.
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Washington. July 1-Amid a scene of
enthusiasm that has not been paralleled
since the exciting and stirring days of the
Spanish war, Speaker Henderson. at $50
this afternoon. declared the house of
representatives adjourned without day.
In doing SO he said that no house of
representatives since the adoption of the
constitution had done as much work as
this one.
The audience to which he made his
brief address was a brillian; one. The
galleries were banked to the doors and
almost two-thirds of the members were
i'm their seats on the floor. The speak
crs appreciative words to the members
in thanking them FOR their cooperation
during the session had touched a respon-
sive chord and they gave him re-
markable demonstration of their friend
ship and good will
While the cheering and applause were
still ia progress the members on the
floor began singing My Country, 'Tis of
Thee" II was taken mp by the CORE
spondents in the press gallery over the
speakers chair. and by the spectators
I'm the surrounding galleries. and soon
the vast hall was ringing with the
swelling chorus. Other patriotic airs fol-
lowed as the members exchanged fare
wells. The Star Spangled Banner al
ternatihg with Dixie" The speaker
came down from his rostrum. his APP
pearance on the foor being greeted with
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and a
perfect rush OF members TO grasp his
hand.
Hooker and Henderson Sing Dixie"
Standing in front of the clerks desk.
he, too. Joined IN the songs and there
was wild scene when General Hooker,
of Mississippi. the one-armed confederate
veteran. took his place by the side
of the speaker, and together they sang
pixie" MIR. Gambler. a Mississippi dem
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Hannis TAYLOR Is Chosen.

Washington. July 4-Hannis Taylor
formerly United States minister to Spain,
has Just been elected to the chair of
English constitutional and common law.
and OF international private law in Co
lumbar university.
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SNOW FALLING IN WYOMING. (.
For Twenty-Four Hours the Beauti-
full Comes Down.

Evanston. Wyo.. July i.-Snow has been
falling for twenty-four hours and in the
mountains lies on the ground to depth
of 3 To inches. The mercury fell TO
freezing point. Today the weather has
cleared.
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ocrat. jumped up0n a desk and let out a
yell of jubilatien that fairly shook the
rafters. For almost a half hour the
jubilation continu i. All this time the
spectators remain q standing in the gal
leries. watching ne animated scene be-
low. and JOHNS IN The singing.
The adJournnisie came at the end of
a seven and ont If hours session dur
ing which mucnt minor business was
transacted. In az seventy bills and res
olutions were pa d. The general good
feeling IN the hot-e had been heghten-
ed by the vlcts.E won over the senate
on the item ID perated in the naval
appropriation bI Tor the building of a
battle ship in a vernment yard.
The closing h was occupied with
a spirited debate fetween Mr.. Cousins
of Iowa, and NJ richardson. the demo-
cratic leader oF The report on the in
sestigat tiou into .e charges made by
Captain Christina concerning the sale
of the Danish w. Indies. Mr. Cousins
ridiculed Mir. Il. Aardson for bringing
the matter To the attention of congress.
The latter defendc ais course.
There is but ne thing in connection
with the whole matter" said Mr. Cou-
sins that approa hes the Stiffness and
absurdity of the driveling diatribe and
fictitious tale of Christmas. and that Is
the unparalleled ana ludicrous perform
ance of deliberately and solemnly spread
ing it upon the records Of the American
congress. where II must remain through
out all history as a shameless challenge
to the credulity of man.
The Speakers Farewell.
1t being reported that the president had
10 further communication 10 make, the
speaker arose and with evidence Of much
feeling addressed the house as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
scntatiVcs Many - rs met ar the begin
ming Of this session as friends; many of
us at the commencement Of this ses-
sion met as strangers. ] believe that we
shall all part when the moment for adj
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Asia Minor Being Shaken.

London, July lin n dispatch from
Vienna the correspondent of The Daily
Express says earthquakes have occurred
simultaneously in twenty towns of Asia
Minor and that may houses have col
lapSpl.
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opher and statesman. For no other pur +
pose than his future temperance in
practical politics, the Tilden Club was
organized -
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ONLY A MIRACLE CAN
SAVE CUBA FROM
WRECK AND
RIn%ns
HUN. feeae.
LEFT WITHOUT FRIENDS Ok
CREDIT, NEW REPUBLIC
SEEMS DOOMED TO A
MADDENING END
IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.

Race Question Is n Disturbing Prob
lem. and Negroes Are Demand
ing RecOgnition-Chief Aim
II People Seems To Be
20 Secure Office.
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Meanwhile anti-American feeling IS
spreading Here is old Gomez. who pro-
fossed TO uphold the policy of the United
States. urged upon the constitutional con-
ven;ion the desirability of the Plat
amendment. accompanied the commission
10 Washington when it went TO seek