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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11
Sketch of the Late
Ex=GOV. w. M. EiShbaCk
Sketch

William Meade Fishback, seven
teenth governor OF Arkansas QS93-
1880, was born at Jefferson, Culpep-
per county. Va, November 5, 1881
son of Frederick and Sophia A.
(Yates) Fishback His paternal
grandfather, Martin Fishback, a rev
olutionary soldier, was descended
from Frederick Fishback, planter
who, settling in Maryland at an early
date. owned the land upon which
FrederickstOwn afterward stood; his
wife's father, named Hager. owning
the subsequent site of Hagerstown.
His maternal grandfather was Col.
Fortress Yates, of Petersburg. Va.
whose wife (born Stith was direct
ly descended from William Stith. au-
thor of a History of Virginia" also
a descendant of the Rudolph family
and president of William and Mary
college The son received his radi
mentary education at the schools of
his native village and vicinity. sub
sequently entering the University OF
Virginia. After his graduation, in
1855, he studied law in the office of
Luther r. Spellman, at Richmond,
and was admitted to the bar in 1888.
His first venture in law praetiye was
in 1858, while on an extended visit
to Illinois. Here he became acquaint-
ed with Abraham Lincoln. who. at
tracted to the young man, entrusted
him with important legal business
While travelling through the state
In 1858 Nh Fishback took up IA per,
manent residence at Fort Smith, Ark,
where he engaged in the practice
Of his profession.
In 1861 he was elected delegate to
the state convention Which passed the
ordinance of secession. Although 50
pronounced a union man that the Sc
cession press of the state denounced
him as an abolitionist, yet he was op-
posed to the policy of coercion, think.
ing that such course would provoke
civil war. Upon Mr.. Liucoln's cal
for troops, by advice of his eonstit
uentS. Mr. Fishback voted for seces
sion, in the hope that when the NortI
saw the withdrawal OF all the South
Srn states ii might be forced into ac
eepting the Crittendeu compromise
All efforts at compromise failing, how
ever, when the wal broke out he
went North, but during the oeeupa
ton OF Little Rock by federal troops
In 1868 he established a ncwspape
called the unconditional Union
While oditing that paper he rs com
mandcr, was raising the Fourth Al
kansas cavalry for the federal service
When about SEQ men had enlisted h,
was elected To the United States sen
ate by the union legislature Fndc
the proclamation u President ineoh
the reorganization Of the state wat
at length accomplished in January
1864
Mr.. Fishbaek had such inhaene.
with the convention in charge that h,
was called upon 10 write the create
part of the constitution Of 1864. some
times called the "Fishback constitu
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11

ton. He was advised that if the
word white as a prerequisite to vOt-
ing was not stricken out, the state
would not be received into the union,
and that he would not get his seat
in the senate, to which it was known
he would be elected Believing, how
ever, that it would not be safe to con-
fer the suffrage upon all, he refused
to strike it out: he was. therefore,
not seated. In 1868, he was appoint
ed treasury agent for Arkansas. and
his conduct in that office added large
ly to his popularity. In 1884 he was
elected to the convention which
framed the present constitution. and
in 1877, 1879 and 1885 he served in
he legislature. He is the author OF
what is known as the Fish back
state Of Arkansas, by which the legis-
lature is forbidden ever to pay GER
reconstruction times.
During the summer of 1882 con
uary to the policy of his opponents
he made no canvass for the nomina-
lien fer governor His cause was tax
en- up by he people. however. and he
received 80 votes oUt Of CPS in the
nominating convention, while his plu-
ralty at the polls was larger than that
received by any other governor since
reconstruction times. Immediately at
ter his election he accepted the urg.
ear invitation of the national Demo-
cratic committee. and going North.
made number Of speeches in New
York and in Indiana. which met with
gratifying success His administra.
ton was marked by continued pros
9efity.
1t was at the suggestion of Gov.
! Fishback that the governors of the
Southern states met in convention at
Richmond, Va in April, 1893, the as
sembly being one of the most impor
tant and distinguished ever held in
America. OF this lie was made pres
ident AS a lawyer, Coy. Fishbacl
ranked With the best. While as de-
batter and public speaker he had few
equals, No man was better known
throughout his state. his history be-
ing a part of its history. In 1861 Gov.
Fishhack WAS married to adelaide.
daughter of Joseph Miller, prominent
merchant Of Fort Smith Five chit.
drcn were born to them, three sons
and two daughters. Mrs. FishbacE
died at Fort Smith December 1. 1882.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat
mont by Ely's Cream BaIm, which is
agreeabfy aromatic. 1t is received
through the nostrils, cleans and heals
tho whole surface over which it diff
fuses itself A remedy for Nasal Ca
tarrh which is diving or exciting 10
the diseased membrane should not
be used. Cream Balm is recognized
as a specific. Price 50 cents at drug
gists Or by mail. 4 cold in the head
Immediately disappears when Cream
Balm is used. Ely Brothers, IS War
rem street, New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11

No man can cure consumption. 4o;
can prevent it though. Dr. Wool s
Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs,
colds, bronchitis. sore throat. Never
fails
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11
General Offices III Pine St.,

lns company
has the
life ts
consdered Dues
ENJOY life
ror
Active Reliable
vted investigation cheuiv aive,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-11

Mr.. Fishbaek had such Influence
with the convention in charge that he
was called upon TO write The greater
part of the constitution Of 1864. some.
times called the "Fishback constitu-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
ABOUT TWENTY BILLIONS
Secretary Of Commerce Will Supervise Greater interests Than Any
Other Official in the World

The new department of commerce
will have within its scope the greatest
material interests supervised by any
one government official in the world,
The international commerce of the
country alone has value Of $40, 000,-
600, 900 a year. The railroads. with a
length of 201.13 miles, earned in
1902 about 81, I'll, 745, 900. In foreign
trade our exports last year had a value
of 81, $40, 900, 900. and our imports a
value of $3.50, 900, 900. As the new de-
partment will include all bureaus re-
lating to transportation, except the
interstate commerce commission, all
bureaus relating to manufactures,
corporations, and labor it will repre-
sent the commercial and industrial
activities and development of the
country as they never have been repre-
sented before.
The department of commerce,
in its close relations to the
material progress Of the nation, will
oyershadow all others. For example,
our internal commerce, which was %, :
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05

600, 900, 900 in 1850, was $40, 900, 900, :
600 in 1902. We had 9,O21 miles of
railroad in 1850. and have POI, s39 miles
now. The estimated wealth of the
country was s7.l35, $50, 900 fifty years
ago, and is s94, 800, 600, 900 now, an
increase per capita from s3Os to 81
236. There were few great corpora
tions in 1910; there are hundreds now
playing most important part in the
development Of commerce and in
dustrles. There were few labor
problems before the country fifty years
ago; there are many now. Many plans
for transportation only dreamed of in
1850 have been carried out; others
discussed then are still under discus
sion, and many of these are as
intimately associated with the develop
ment of our resources as were our rail-
roads and canals. There is a great
work before the department in super
vision, in organization, and in the
promotion of commercial and indust-
rial growth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
SOUND HEALTHY TALK
Rights and Wrongs Of Organized Labor
and Organized Capital.

There is downright pleasure in
reading the speech made by Mr.. f. E.
Clark, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, to the
Twentieth Century Club at Boston,
He enunciated no novel doctrine, pro-
mulgated no new and undiscovered
principle Of right, and half a century
ago his statements would have been
dismissed as automatic. But a mighty
revolution has been working since
then and there is such tendency to
merge the individual right that it is
endangered from the forces Of both
capital and labor. Mr.. Clark repre-
sents labor on the anthracite coal
strike commission, and his address has
an added importance in consequence.
He said: The individual striker
may strike with his fellows or remain
at work. No striker has the right to
use violence or intimidation against
the man who elects to work. No
striker has the right to destroy or in
jure the property Of his former en-
ployer. If organized labor cannot
work out its salvation without resort
ing to unlawful acts it's existence can
not be defended, No employer has a
right to blacklist aoy man who wants
to work and labor has legitimately
kept within his privileges, no matter
how obnoxious to organized labor or
any of its membership" There is a
whole economic gospel in these propo-
sitions. When they are accepted cap
ital and labor will be working shoulder
to shoulder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
THE THIRD PAPER RACKET
All the Old Papers Tell the Plymouth
Chronicle That Success is
Impossible.

Since the Chronicle suspended the
papers Of Northern Indiana are in
clined to roast the proprletors, but
some of the articles are very temperate
and practical. Among these is the
following from the Rochester Republic
can:
"After an existence of about eighty
publication days the Plymouth Daily
Chronicle announces that after its is
sue of FEBRUARY 18th the daily publica-
tiOn will be discontinued, and the un.
divided attention of the projectors is
to be given to the Weekly Chronicle
Ito make it easily the official paper Of
every town in Marshall county,"
This move, is not surprising and TO
our mind is the beginning of the end
of the third paper in Plymouth.
There was no need of second repub-
lican paper in Plymouth and the pass
ing OF this shadow is only another ey-
idence of the foolhardiness of a num-
Der of political malcontents i'm an eff
fort to break down the old established
paper, Mr.. Hendricks, of the Tri-
bune, has been and is giving the peo-
pie OF Marshall county a live, pro-
OroScivo no nor opI - x,or,l 49,. -
in better keeping with the eternal
fitness of things had the republicans
of Plymouth and Marshall county
used the same amount of energy in
sustaining, encouraging and assisting
the Tribune as they have in endeavor-
ing to break il down, and all because
the boss politicians could not lead the
editor around by the nose. The Tri-
bune man has probably made mis-
takes, he is human, therefore not in
fallable, but it would have been the
better part of wisdom had the repub-
licans of Marshall county buried their
differences. There is no more need
three papers in Plymouth than
there is need of three tails on a dog,
and a project started in revengeful
spirit can not meet other than ulti-
mate defeat. The third paper racket
has beet tried to a finish in better
towns than Plymouth and we are not
surprised to see the Chronicle facing
its Waterloo"
The South Bend Times, Valparaiso
Messenger, Elkhart Truth md many
other papers have articles along the
same line and some of them are very
sarcastic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
Lapaz Items.

Protracted meeting at the Wesleyan
Methodist church will continue
throughout the week.
At this writing there is no change
in the condition Of Mr.. Rudolph
Shirk.
Mrs. Peter Mummey and her moth.
er, Mrs. Peter Bahney, of River Park,
South Bend, are visiting relatives al
Lapaz.
Mrs. Greenwalt who has been suffer.
ing with severe attack Of pneumonia
is slowly recovering. DR.. Tallman is
the attending physician.
Glass of 1903 have elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Clara G
Sherret; Vice President, Elsie E. Nve;
Secretary, Dollie E. Hostetler; Treas.
urer, Flora A. Nye. Plans have been
laid for the commencement to be held
the third week in March.
About thirty-fve of our young folks
took advantage of the fine slelghing
Saturday night and took a trip to the
home of their friend and SchOolmate,
Mr.. Grover Spahr, and spent most
enjoyable evening with him. Dainty
refreshments were served and lots OF
good music was furnished.
Newton Nye who has been an EN-.
ploye of the Baltimore s. Ohio rail.
road company for the past IL years
has resigned bis position. The resigna-
ton will take place March 1. Mr.,
Nye will move his family to the far
west, possibly Oregon. Lapaz will
lose one of its most substantial citizens
and progressive families.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
House Kills Marriage Bill.

The house has killed Senator Lind
ley's bill to prevent the marriage of
consumptiyes, convicts, Jail birds and
paupers who are dependent on the
state. 1t was passed by the senate
last week but it received Scant cour-
tesy with the house Judiciary COM
mittee, which recommended it for
indefinite rastponemert. Lindley
spent four years trying to get a law of
this kind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
A Delightful Pedro Party.

One of the most delightful parties
of the season was that given Wednes-
day evening by Miss Pearl Deamer to
about twenty Of her friends in honor
of Miss Daisy Hauk.
Progressive pedro was PLAYED from
eight to eleven, Mss Amelia Ulrich
captured the first prize while Miss
Hanna Hauk carried away the BOBBY
prize.
Miss Daisy Hauk left last
Monday for Chicago where she has
securce position with large whole
sale millinery store. She will be great
ly missed by her large circle of
friends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05


Some of the names of the strike rot
ers arrested in South Bend seem to
possess a strong anarchistic flavor of
of the Czolgosz sort. Among the pris-
oners were Wladyslaw Sosenski, Mike
Sokolowski, Andrew Fetzkanitz, Will
liam Krekmer and Don Vandenberg.
Martin Myers, Of Logansport, COM
mitted suicide in a novel manner re-
Gently. He cut large tree almost
down SO that 1t would fall on stump.
He then knelt beside the stump in
prayer, with his head on the stump,
and gust Of wind blew down the
tree, killing him instantly.
February, the average coolest month
Of the winter season in this latitude,
has left US, and while there
were a few cold mornings whole
day, in fact, in which the mercury
lowered around the zero point Of the
themometer-the remainder of the
month has been Of rather pleasant
winter weather.
More than century ago the fear
of being buried alive led to the estab-
lishment in German cities of morts-
airy chambers In which bell rope is
placed IN the hands of each corpse.
In his recent volume on "Death and
Sudden Death" Prof. Brouardel de-
clares that there is no case on record
of that bell having ever been rung
anywhere.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
Law to Regulate Marriages.

A bill has been introduced in the
Indiana legislature calculated to bene-
fit society and the race in general.
Its provisions are that person afflicted
with tuberculosis or other contagious
diseases. or who are convicts, or pau
pers maintained at the expense of
the state, shall be prohibited from
marrying.
This bill embodies views presented
by Hon. Charles II. Reeve. Of Plym-
outh many years ago.
1t is matter that should be dealt
with in a sensible and scientific man.
ner. Two or three states now have
laws along this line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05

The states attorney of Cook county
says murders have become so common
in Chicago that public conscience has
become dulled, that such crimes are
regarded as of little more importance
than fist fights. There are now pend
ing in the Chicago courts Sc cases of
murder. and such crimes are of daily
occurrence. The jury is inclined to
say, when man is tried for murder.
at is his first offence; we might as
well let him CO."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05

Great spring tonic. Drives out all
impurities. Makes the blood rich.
Fills you with warm, tingling life. A
spring blessing is Rocky Mountain
Tea. IS cents. ]. w. Hess.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05
! q LOCAL. NEWS q

La po1 III ''N~N'
W. E. Leonard done some work
in Bremen last week.
John w. Wolford transacted bust
ness in Knox Thursday.
Mrs. II. G. Thayer has gone to
Bourbon for a visit of several days.
Ed Fetters has secured work in
South Bend and left for there Thurs
day.
Mr.. Charles Denzer. of Fort Wayne,
is visiting with friends few days in
this city.
Truant Officer Maxey spend Fri
day and Saturday in Bremen and Ger
man township.
Vern Wymer who has been at Dam
vile, H., for several weeks returned
to this city last week.
Samuel Rugg, returned to Culver
Thursday after visit Of week with
relatives in Plymouth.
w. E. Bailey and B. E. Ryder are
talking life insurance in surrounding
towns and cities this week.
Mrs. j. w, Elkins has returned to
her home at Bourbon after a visit of
a few days with the family Of Bert
Afford.
Mrs. Mary See has returned to her
home at Denver, Ind, after visit
Of a week with her son, Richard See,
near this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Tribbey and
Mrs. Tribbey's mother, Mrs. Rich
mond, of California, were South Bend
visitors Thursday.
Peter Listenberge-, of Hubbard, is
visiting at Elkhart this week. He ex-
poets to leave for North Dakota as
soon as spring opens.
Mrs. d. B. Hamlet is visiting her
mother who is seriously i'll at the
home of her son, Edward Nihart,
at Cromwell, Indiana.
Sleighing, for the present, is thing
of the past, but we are informed that
during fifty days this winter haul
ing was done On sleds.
Miss Anna StOckman, of Bourbon,
who has been sick for several months,
is taking treatment at ST. Vincent
hospital, Cleveland. Ohio.
Mrs. Cooper and daughter of Wa
bash, who have been visiting a week
in this city with the family Of Milton
Hunt, returned home Thursday.
Gov. Durbin has vetoed the bill
that the late Senator Burns introduc-
ed creating the Office Of a prison ma
tron in counties Of oyer SO 600 pop
ulation.
Representative Talcott's bill re-
moving the penalty Of 20 cents night
for failure to attend a state militia
drill was passed by the house by vote
of Sc tot.
Mrs. William Hunt has returned to
her home at Albion. Mich, after Wis
it of a week with her parents at Dom
aldson and her sister, Mrs. Peter Mil
Ter of this city. si
Mrs. KintzelI who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Stansbury
and her son, Charles Kintzell. since
Dec. Is, returned to her home at
Mentone Thursday.
The Junior league Of the M. E.
church at Bourbon has raised money
enough to put electric lights in the
church and it will be lighted by
electricity during the coming year.
Carl william. of Fort Wayne, stop
ped in this city few hours last week
with friends, enroute to Michigan
City to attend the funeral Of friend
which will be held there Thursday.
The United States supreme court,
in an opinion handed down late Mon
day afternoon, sustains the Indiana
Barrett law, thus removing all doubt
of tho validity 0f the Rarrett law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-05

For good, hearty, nounshing win
ter breakfast, to fit one for work or
play, eat Mrs. Austin IS Pancakes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-26
A SHOW OF BEAUTIFUL HATS
Mrs. Dalton's Easter Millinery
Opening Well Attended.

The Easter opening of spring mill
linery at the parlors of Mrs. Dalton
was well attendedtoday. Mrs. Dali
toms exhibit this season is quite
elaborate and many new styles are
shown in elegant pattern hats.
There are hats for general use and
hats for dressy wear, all more or
less fiat, with trimmings of flowers
and fruits, or the sweeping white
plumes which are very much in ia
vor this season. There is no degree
for any special color being leader
in style, hence there are beautiful
shades in new blue, black and cham
payne.
In pattern hats there are very
pretty creations in blacks, with fine
HAIR braid, jetted lace and parasol
drapery.
Another hat with very pretty eff
feet was finished in moline facing
and chantilla laces, the crown being
covered with peoples. Crowns made
entirely of flower stems with JET
pendants arevery much in vogue
( this season. Among flower trim.
mings dainty buds are usedprofuse
ly, as well as small clusters oil
cherries.
The opening at these parlors will
continue tomorrow and Saturday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-26

ing sleep. 1t increases physical vigor
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painless. 1t is the best of tonics for
nursing mothers.
al gladly recommend DIT Plerce's Favorite
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Aila, Northumberland County Va. before
my third little boy born l took six bottles.
de is the finest child and has been from birth
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before. I unhesitaurgy advise expectant
mothers to use the Favorite Prescription
The dealer who offers a substitute for
UFavorite Prescription does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale
of less meritOuous medicines.
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing 1908 pages, is sent
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-26
The Spooners.

Monday night, March, 3tth. il the
date set for the opening Of heretnrn
engagement of the favorite Spooner
Dramatic Company at tho Opera
House. The engagement is for the
week with usual Saturday matinee.
This company is well and favorably
known throughout the United States
and Canada. Theatre~goers have
learned that whenever they go to a
Spoonerian production they are sure
to see a company of strength, ability
and cleverness. The plays are of
the best and interlarded with refined
and highclass vaudeville. The great
sensational comedy drama, "a
Prisoner for Life, has been select
ed for the opening bill. 1t is a play
which gives both Mr.. f. +. Spooner
great opportunities In his best char
acter Ecreation, Dennis Mccarthy,
and Miss Allie Spooner in the roll
licking Soubrette role of Pug"
The other roles are in the hands of
competent actors OF experience ana
ability, old favorItes, all of them.
Since their successful engagement
here a short time ago the Spooner
Company has made a short trip west
and met with unprecedented success
where other companies were doing
nothing to speak of. The cause is
self evident. 1t is the superiority of
the performances given by this
meritOrious company sometimes
correctly styled, THE Monarchs of
Repertoire. Merit always wins.
During the engagement nearly all
new plays will be produced. Every
one a gem in the literature of dram
attic works. Prices will remain the
same as heretofore, 25-3j Il 30 cts,