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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

The suit Ct j. f. Cuipepper VS.. the
City OF Pine Blult, was argued before
Judge A. b. Grace in the circuit couet
SATURDAY. but no decision was handed
down. Judge Grace saying at the con
clUsion OF the argument that he woulu
have to hear more opinions on the
case before rendering his decision.
The trial occupied the entire time or
lie court during the day The motion
to make E. A Peterson a party de-
fendant in the case was granted, anu
changed the entire aspect OF the trial
The burden OF proof was not With the
city, but the point involved was
whether Mr.. Culpepper or Mr.. Peter
son was entitled to the job and the
salary. City Attorney Coleman was
IreseJt to defend the city, but took
no part in the trial. as the city was
not brought INTO the case at ali. The
amended complaint states that MI
Culpepper sues for the salary OF chief
OF police for the months of June, July.
August and September, amounting 10
$40U.
Judge Grace called the case prompt
ly at 10: 30 a. m., and announced that
the burden Of nrOof would no on M,
peterson. Mr. Taylor, attorney tor
Mr. Peterson then began his COM
plalnt, alleging that Mr.. Peterson mad
been duly appointed chief of police oa
June Is by Mayor White, and had
been performing the duties OF the Of
flee since that time. lie set forth the
claim that when Mr.. Culpepper quail.
ned as deputy sheriff under Sherln
Gould, on May 23, he vacated the or
tlce OF chief, which was vacant at the
time Mr.. Peterson assumed the du-
ties
Sheriff Gould was the first witness
called, and testified that he had an.
pointed Mr.. Culpepper a deputy for a
special purpose on May 28, as Mr.. Cul-
pepper thought he could capture
Woolfork, who was accused of kunug
policeman. Mr.. Gould said tse com.
mission was returned to him a few
days after, and that Mr.. Cu.peepper
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
BUILDING BOOM ON AT RisoN

Several New Enterprises Viii. Be
Launched in Near Future.
Rlson. Ark, Oct. 23.-Klson Will
soon have another mercantile estap-
ilsnment added to her enterprlslng
business interests. The T.. w. Emer-
son company was recently organized
with a capital stock OF $4,000. Mr.
r. W. Emerson is president, DIR. I. II.
'Ackerman vice president and ID. J.
tate secretary.
The material for brick structure
6OxlOO feet is on the ground, and
teams are ready preparing the spot
for the bricklayers to begin the toun-
datiOn.
Is. X. Walker is erecting a large
livery, feed and sale stable The cit
lzens should feel grateful to Mr.. Wal
ker in establishing this much needed
necessity, as it will be the only one
here.
The Consumers Cotton Oil COM
pany have put up a cOmmOdlOus seed
shed by the track OF the ST. Louis
Southwestern, which the farmers
and merchants appreciate. They for
merly had to load their seed in the
cars, which was veNy tedious and
asteful.
Rison Will soon attain position
among her sister cities, which she
rightly deserves. Beng the county
seat OF Cleveland county and central
ly located, good school house and
two churches. and not prisoner IN
her Jail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
OF CITIZENS TO BE HELD At THE
COURTHOUSE MONDAY
NIGHT.
Called BY Secretary Russell to Hear
Talks Ry Warner, Cummins and
Eastern Promoters.

Secretary r.. u. RUSSELL OF the Com
merclal league has called a mass meet
ing of the citizens to meet in the
courthouse MOnuay night at Z: 80
o'clock. The proposition by the pro-
moterS of the Cummins, Warner and
Eastern ia ."ay company Will be ,hb
mitted for discussion. Addresses Will
also be made by Morris M. Cohn, A.
X. Bragg and j. A. Franklin of Little
Rock on the movement of the cotton
crop and the benefits to be derived
from the bringing OF the new road
tc Fine Elur An effort will be ma !e
to raise the 900 bonus among the
citizens that Is asked for by the =.
V. and E. promoters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

There is a city ordinance regulat
ing the t'lncS,ng Il the city stree; 5
~ pas,,HEger ana freight trans, wnlcn
is beng iacly abused and conslan
con.1.a!nts are being made. Tie or
dlr,tr = states that when pas; 4 =
o7 freight Ira.rs blockades the sire. |
.ductor in charge Shall be arrested
and fined for each offence. Tnere
seems to be an utter disregard on the
part Of ton roads for this law. WIZ
the passenger trains the trouble has
not been SO Dad for they only stop
long enough to allow the passengers
to get on and off the train. With
the freight trains it is different AT
the Cotton Belt yards the switch en-
glne is. kept at work all day long,
and. these box cars not only incon-
venience the pedestrians, but street
cars, buggies and wagons are often
compelled 20 wait many minutes ovt I
the time required by law in order 10
get by. Yesterday evening, during
the busy time OF the day a train or
freight cars stood on the Cotton Bet
tracks at the interSec ion OF Chestnut
and Third avenue for nearly half an
hOur No arrest OF the Offenders was
made, but traffic in that vicinity was
blocked for that time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Football Team Organized.

The Pine Bluff Football ASSOCIATION
has been organized for the season with
Gerald I'riplett manager, Will Ellis
captain and Knox Scull secretary.
Games will be arranged later on with
several outside teams. Fort Smith,
Little Rock and Memphis teams have
written for games and it is probable
that one OF these leans will appear
mere Thanksgiving day. The lineup
OF the local team will be as foilows:
u. Kaufman, left end; Taylor, left
tackle; Harrison, left guard; Keller,
center; Viets, right guard; Reeves,
right tackle; W. Kaufman right end:
Sherman, quarter; b. Ellis, half
back; Will Ellis half back; Wood
ward, full back.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
PINE BLUFFiAN IN TROUBLE.

Dick IOm2EOn, an iron mOulder
from L. ne Bluff, hired cab last even
ing while on spree and refused TO
pay his fare. While ne was nOiSly con-
tending with the cab driver, Jalier
Speers appeale Tomason then un-
dertook to clean up the oncer, S..>
utterly famed to complete the job.
The taller, with Herbert Bumpass
deputized, incontinently hustled the
belligerent Bluffian into the narrow
confines of the hall OF reIiectlon.-
Arkansas Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
OVER THE STEAMBOATS, ARE
THE RousTAeouTs, SAY
STEAMBOATMEN.
Capt. Ed Nowland says BARREL
Houses Of Memphis Largely J..
Responsible for Trouble.

Az result e.: the Vaccinations o.
the roustabOuts, who seem rulers
over the steamboats, t present, steam
boat men are poWerless, says the
Memphis Morning News. by what
might appear to be stratagem, the
negroes have placed themselves in a
situation to demand not to ask There
are no labor unions among the roust-
abOurs bu. they all seem to be M,
tually agreed az to what course to pl::.
sue, and the steamboat companies
would not suffer more than at present
were they bucked by a roustabout
union. The roustabouts seem to be
under the control of a few negroes OF
more than ordinary ABILITY to COM
mand; negroes who are to the rousta
bouts what leaders have been to une
masses of lite laborers.
The outrageous demands OF the
roustahcuts. ph::n steamboatn. en- are
unwilling to meet, is playing havoc
with traffic. The steamer Georgia Lee
has been troubled more tnan other
boats. This craft was delayed for more
than thirty-six hours on it's last two
trips because rousters could not be
hired in sufficient number. The steam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

lie constitution OF Mexico making
u impossible iOr the surrender of IT,
sliiyes from this country charged with
bribery committed prior to the ncgn-
tlatlon Of the new eXtradition treaty.
the state department mas called upon
l\ratz as an act of comfy very ul-
usual proceeding on The part OF the
United States
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Socialist Speakinq,

George K. Blgelow OF Lincoln, NeD.
to deliver an address in this city on
the night or November 3. Mr. Blge
low is a lecturer and organizer tol
the Socialist party, and 1t is under
stood will endeavor to strengthen
the local organization, which now has
sixty members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
|STATE OF CHAOS YET
COMPANY sI.t uN.
M ABLE TO SATISFACTORILY
sS3 HANDLE BUSINESS.
sSr
Receives Matter, But Nc! Responsi
bic for Loss or Delivery at Any
- Certain Time.
CAUSE OF DELAY SHOPS PA

ss I'VE will receive your package with
theG understanding tnat the TINE III
which it is to be Delivered is unlm-
tied and the compaav is not resron-
sfble for its loss.''
This was the general inform alton
given out at the loaai Office III tie
Pacio> Express company Saturday,
and is the only way they Will
. transact business with their custom
ers. The employees are receiving
goods under the foregoing coEdlrlcns
and are delivering What mater comes
to this city, bu: with all ttat the
business transact2i by the local OF
flee this week 1as peen very light.
) New men have be,1 yut IN the places
of the two strik ng employees. hilt
duties of the otfi2e, and very little
! matter is handled to the satlsfactinn
of the business rl,4'l.
The regular shipments OF silver
from the banks haze not arrived, and
caused the delay IN the arrival CT the
money to pay tina Cotton ReJt men
at the shops. IN. members CT the
labor unions deny this. but the t;s
hclals say that rhs7 have no other
change save by registered express.
The rumors OF Lac threatened strike
among the empi yes Al :he shoIs
proved to be no,t1ng 5at ruElofs.
Some men express Id their .lissatiS;ac-
tion because ther money lid Lot
Il come, but this Is generally tho case
when the checks aye Is lay late. lhe
Alen did not seen 10 realize, so the
officials state, that the strike among
lay.
Among the new dcveioLn cntS In
the strike situaji "A Saturday was the
general ocd." That came frt m IT
Louis that breakn,.n eaonid Halt
handling baggage. which was former
II handled by ex+.ies.' messengers as
JOINT men. The oder came from w.
Il. Pearsall, chairman Of the Little
rock yard committee or the brother
hood The order states that ON IL.
etructions OF Grand Master Morrisy
Fourth Vice President w. L. Newman
had issued the order saying that mem
bers of the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen were not required to take
the places OF expressmen. The train
men are in thorough sympathy with
the strikers ana now refuse to handle
the baggage.
The Central Trades Council at Lit
tie Rock FRIDAY night adopted a res
olution indorsing the action OF the
strikers and pledging the support OF
the council to them. SO far as can
be learned, no such action has, as
yet. been contemplated by the local
labor unions, though all union men
are in sympathy with the strikers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
EORTiETH ANNlyE RY
OF Battle Of Pine 81 Il Falls On 70
DAY.

Today is the fOrtleth anniversary
OF the battle OF Pine Bluff, as it is
called in history On this day, forty
years ago Powell Clayton, at the
mead of $500 Federal soldiers. sue
cessfully defended the city against
an attack OF 10000 Conf ,,.eraf,s, is':
der Col. ). S. Narmaduke. Every ali.
to the Old citizens who len1c,n.,e'
those stirring times. The story has
been written so many times that II
Is we'll known to all.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
REV. w. D. BUCKNER
To Deliver Address at Hot Springs
and Dubuque, la.

Rev. ". u. Buckner, rector of Iria.
lty church, has received an invita-
ton from the Hot Springs chapter
Of the Daughters of the COnfederacy
to address the state meeting OF the
70. sanization October 28. Rev. Buck
Encr has also received an invitation
from Dubuque, Ia, to deliver the me.
moral address at the meeting II :..e
ii:::!ss lodge to be held in that city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Suit on Lumber Account.

Suit was filed in the circuit court
Saturday afternoon by the Sawyer
and Austin Lumber company against
}. B. Breeder and wife for $43Z.33.
alleged to be due ;he co'akany for
lumber furnished defen 1ants. FOR
building purposes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Little Rock Quarantines, Too

The Little Rock board OF health
met yesterday afternoon and quar-
antlned against the FOrepaugh ana
Sells Bros. circus which was to show
there November ). 1t is understood
that the circus had already Cancelled
its southern dates, and has dlsbanded
tor the season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
THE KILLING FROSTS
REPORTED IN TEXAS ARKANSAS
AND TENNESSEE 1cT
AS OFFSET
To Orient War Scare Stories on Cot
ton, and the Prices Con-
tlnue Firm as Ever.
10 Orient War Scare Stories on Cot
ton and the Prices Con
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
tlnue Firm as Ever.

]he following very Interesting SUM-
mary CT the cotton market was sul--
nishcd the Graphic by G c. Taylor
and company:
Pine Butt Ark Oct. 24.-Anotner
cold wave struck the northwestern
and central portions of the cotton
belt last night, pfodEclns, killing frosfs
at Kerrville. LampasSas and Sherman,
Tex: Warren, BrinkIey Pine Blur,
Arlington and Memphis Tenn, ana
at Greenwood ana fazoo ClLy, MISS.
the mercury in every instance ranging
from So as low as II degrees. This
development Onset untavorabe news
as to the political situauon in the
Orient, London underwriters advanc-
ing insurance rates on Japanese and
Russian vessels, even British bottoms
being subject to The advance. AnoIn-
er unfavorable feature was located IN
the variations for the week on the
world S visible supply Of American
growth, the available naving increased
283,6l6 bales, agalne, an increase OF
l6O,3 last year, reducing the denclt,
when compared with last year, from
538,860 last fsridav to 4l4,Yt3 last
night, it now standing at 1908, ,Y98,
against 2,O2a,8Ol. This tc..ture can
only have a momentary innu> nee. And
We reiterate that as long as the VS.
ible stock of the world remains less
than last season the marKet will be
IN stronger position than a year
ago, no matter what the crop may be.
or how small the consumption may
time, such features as the possible
! conflict between the two great powers
of the Iar eat and disturbing un
! founded warllKe rlmors are to be
considered 1nen again, next week
! will be the last ore OF the month,
and the last one before November
| elections in dozen states or more,
all OF which will prove more Or less
disturbing factors. We reasonably
look for larger NOV tment in the
near future, and as trost has done It's
work its influence would be less effec-
tive hereafter, it having become
dead issue. The demand for spots
at quoted markets has sIackened, ex-
| porters tinc'ng 1t more profitable to
make purchases in the interior, the
marketing OF which will swell daily
arrivals from day to day.
The date for publishing the glnner
census report, giving number OF bales
ginned to October IL, has not been
set, and II may not be announced be-
fore the early part OF November. Mr.
Dustin, who overestimated last years
crop by more than 100000 bales, by
placing it at IL 200, 900 is reported as
! being on tour OF crop inspection IN
the south, and an estimate by him IS
| daily expected.
The weather forecast promises
fair and warmer tonight and Sunday,
but conditions being favorable, frost
IS expected in the Gulf and Atlantic
states Sunday morning. Receipts at
all ports today are estimated at ST.
600 against %, 900 last year; expected
!, receipts at New Orleans and Galveston
combined $4,000 to $4,000. against
3z,279 same day last year. Spots mere
closed firm and unchanged. s5s.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

or James Lee left port on THURSDAY. a
DAY latc. fhe steamer DcHa. belong
lTTS To tne Arkansas kIyrr packcj.
left on thursday after beng delayed
lor many hours. and the rou@taboufs
CnglgCd are 2i:.Ianteed SlO0 a mon,n
sfmPIy because further delay meant
a severe loss to the COMPANY. rhe
steamer j y. Harbin was delayed un-
der similar circumstances All the
boats left With light crews, despite
the high wages to which the boat own.
ers had to submit.
The situation is going from bad to
worse" SAID CAPT. Edward NoWlana
last evening. Il don't know what
the outcome Will be. 1 attribute
great deal of the trouble to the de-
mand for negro labor elsewhere,
There is mucn building going on, a
great deal OF levee and railroad WOrk
being done and the cotton picking is
commencing and it all requires negro
help.
The ngger barrel houses are 4
source Of lots of trouble. The ne
grOes who run them tell the rousters
not to work unless they get big mon
ey. and while the rouster waits the
barrel houses take care of him and
give him enough to eat a. Mace to
sleep and plenty to drink, and after
ward, when the rOusters get their big
mense profits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

Ed J.. Westb.,.ok vent 10 Pine Bum
this morning. and will be accom-
panied on his retu-r by Mrs. West
bro;e Ait: his children, vino i:ave
Deen ,isi ing home solks.--J'sncsbc'o
Enterprise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

ID. E. Tucker, a prominent young
attorney from Tucker, and a graduate
of the University OF Arkansas ana
Wasi,.ngto. and Lac has hem al.
mitted to practice at the local bar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

deputy Sheriff Tom Meeks yes
terday took Marv Stokes AID J0nc
Reed. 10th negroes, to The county
tarm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
Return Of kratz Is Agreed Upon.

Washington Oct. 24.-The state de-
Spartment has arranged for the return
from Mexico to st. Louis for trial oil
the alleged boodleer, Charles J. kratz.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25

Bern IL NJ. and Mrs. Lloyd
Knox. Friday right, twin sons.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01
HOW TO SHAM INSANITY
Shapiro Got His pointers From a
Lawyer and a Ply -.
sician. -...., =.

New York, April Charles Shapiro,
under indictment for murder, made the
remarkable admission, when arraigned for
his second trial, that he had been sham
ming insanity for five years, and had de-
ceived local physicians as well as the ply
sicians of the Mattewan insane asylum.
When Shapiro was first taken to the
tTombs he began acting queerly, and he
has confessed that he followed the direc-
tions Of lawyer and physician, whose
names have been given to District At
torney Jerome for investigation. So well
did he simulate insanity that a lunacy
commission adjudged him insane after his
indictment, and he was sent to Mat
tewan asylum.
At his request another commission ex-
amined him. He was declared sane, and
upon retrial was convicted and sentenced
to eight years in Sing Sing.
Isaac Nicholson, who killed Martin
Shepard, his business partner, and one
of Shapiro's pupils, was also sent to Mat
tewan asylum. He also was found to have
been sha mining, and was sent to Sine
Sing prison for eight years on, a plea Of
guilty. 5
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01

The decision then justifies the issuance
of the preliminary injunction as author
lied by the statutes on the showing made
by the plaintiffs and then reviews the de-
malls made by the defendants giving a
complete history of the case. Continuing
the court says: -. -- ..
1.-THE question now is whether upon all
the proof before it the court should
award a preliminary injunction or set
aside the provisional restraining order
already made" +s
The court finds that the statements of
the bill of complaint to the effect that the
employees were satisfied with their wages
and conditions Of service are not sup
ported; that, irrespective of the question
whether tho men or the committee first
suggested the increase of wages and
change of rules, the employees themselves
at, and for long time prior to. the fill
ing of the bill Of complaint, were dissatis-
fed, and a real difference of opinion ex-
listed between the: railroad and a large
majority Of it's employees, and that the
defendants were fully authorized, both by
their official relation to their members
and also by direct written authority, to
represent them in the effort to secure
higher wages and change conditions of
service, and that the proposed strike. in
stead of being officiously ordered by de-
PENDANTS, was a result of the vote of the
employees acting without coercion and di-
rectly authorizing the same.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01
BURDlCK CASE ECHOES
What the Attorney for Mrs. Hull
Says Of the Judges Stric-
=, lures on Her.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Buffalo, April 1.-Attorney F. B. Hart
zell, one of the counsel for Mrs. Hall and
Mrs Burdick, had this to say about JUS
tice Murphy's report:
1--WE are very well pleased with the re-
suit Of the sinquest. There seems to have
been good deal Of Importance attached
to the apparent lack of feeling over Mr..
Burdick's death by members of his house.
hold This is decidedly an erroneous i'm
preston. I have been in position to
know OF the deep sorrow experienced by
them and of the tears that have been
shed. There has been much misapprehen-
sion In reference to the question Of i'm
parting knowledge that might give any
information about the crime. Mrs. Hull,
Mrs. Burdick and Marion, in fact all the
members Of the household, including the
maids and the children have given all
the information that they possess and
have done SO freely. I know that Mrs.
Hull is entirely innocent of the crime and
has no knowledge Of the person or per-
sons who did the deed and I believe that
the world will gradually reach that deter
mination. Mrs. Burdick, too, has been
misjudged by the public.
District Attorney Coatsworth said thai
the findings were well borne out by the
testimony II am much pleased with the
manner in which Justice Murphy has
handled the subject" he said. Ri ~
..Will you present the case to the gran6
jrry?n heswas asked. II ~
Il AS the matter now stands 1$ will not
IF additional information should come tt
light connecting any person with the. corn:
mission Of the crime that would change
the scondit ION Of the hole matt IS
Justice Murphy said that the Pennei
inunest would be aken up in the ordinary
cni,rsa ~ sh,,sine probably on TuesdaS
and Iftday 0s next yvselk
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-01

ST. Louis, April lin the United States
district court to-day Judge Elmer 3. Ad-,
ans handed down a decision dissolVingI
the injunction granted March 3 restrain,
ing the officials of the Brotherhoods OF.
LocOmotivee Firemen and Railroad Train
men and ether labor leaders from infuen-
cling in any way Or ordering the men EN-
ployedSon the Wabash system to strike.
The temporary injunction had been
granted by Judge Adams on allegations
made by officials of the Wabash system
that the defendants were conspiring to-
interfere with interstate traffic and with
the transmission of United States mail
The decision dissoving the Injunction
was rendered at 1880 o'clock. In it
Judge Adams first analyses the bill of.
complaints upon which the provisional re-
straining order was issued showing that
the gravamen OF the charge was that the
defendants had entered into an unlawful
and malicious conspiracy to secure recog-
milton of their brotherhoods by falsely
representing that the employees of the
railroad who were members of the broth
erhoods were dissatisfied when they were
in fact entirely satisfied; that the de-
PENDANTS were about to exercise their
powers as supreme and controlling Off
GERS of the brotherhoods to force an unde-
sired strike upon the men,; that the de-
PENDANTS threatened and were about to
further enforce their demands to execute
their conspiracy by preventing the rail-
road from performing duties as carriers
of interstate commerce and the mails OF
the United States by preventing their
members who were working for connect
ing lines from handling the traffic Of the
railroad and thus preventing such con-
Meeting lines from interchanging traffic
with and, affording the Wabash the fa-
cifities therefore required by the inter
state commerce act. $50 s.E VI s;e
The istsof the conspiracy coming with
in the jurisdiction Of the federal courts
as charged in the bill was to precipitate a
strike undesired JDy the, men and there
by, and by other means, to interfere with
interstate commerce and the mail service
of the, United States. t...5s