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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

The Sunday closing order promul-
gated by Mayor White has been modi-
fed some more, and it will be pos
sible for a person to get Sunday
smoke or bit Of fruit or candy to-
day Saturday afternoon Chief Peter
son notified the cigar dealers and con-
fectionery proprietors that they could
sell cigals. fruits and cenfections to-
day. 1t came as an agreeable sur
prise to the dealers, for while they
enjoyed a day of rest from their bust
ness. still the demand of their custo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
GEORGE, GOULD
FORMS A MERGER OF ALL MES
SENGER SERVICES, lNCLUD-
ING THIS TERRITORY.
American District Telegraph Corr
pany atIts Head, Allied W.ta
Western Union.
New York, jay ILL Bas q.

New York, JAY l1-b va az
neuaced Yesterday That die American
Disrfiet #leleg graph company has com.
pfeted plans for a merger OF al die
a,&tfIef messenger companies ia ibe
country 5He eohtroi Of forty con-
eefhs i'm various cities. Including
Memphis Na=hYille. kuozyille aud
ehatlaleesa. has been acquired ana
the American District Telegraph Com
Pan2 has already begun to operate
them. Th4ee companies are hoIding
oil For better terms but the @trust is
eehfideM Of Whipping them into line
very shortly.
The latest offer of the American
District Telegraph Company OF New
Jersey was made for the Nh,
tua District Messenger Company Of
Boston, whose stockholders We're noti-
fled that the trust had made a PROPOSE
tion to purchase its Stock The offer
was on the basis OF elght-tenths Of a
share Of the American District Tele-
graph Company stock for each share
OF the Mutual District Company's
stock. The stock of the Boston com
pany is 1928 900
A Gould Scheme.
Ap Of III ~
Telegl laph Company saif hat the plan
OF that company was to amalgamate
and bring into close relations with it.
the messenger service of every city in
the United States which is in any
way identified with or dependent on
the services of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
1--WE have been working along this
line added the officer, for nearly
year, and we have now finished our
work, All the companies the con-
of which we have purchased, haze
been taken in on basis similar to
that on which the Mutual District
Company of Boston will be taken in
The stock of our company has been
given in each case for the stock Of
the company we were after"
George Gould is responsible for the
formation Of the mergers The Ameri-
can District Telegraph Company is
known as a Gould corporation, George
Gould owning a majority of the stock.
Mr. Gould personally directed the
merger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
SMOOTH RASCAL
W. 0. CHATERLAIN. ALIAS w. r.
LONG, WHO FAXED PROF.
JAMES F0R SIS.
re Makes Nc Denial Of His TfIekery.
But Tries to Play the Innocent
Act
re Makes No Denial Of His TfIekery,

" o at9rt@ft a'fz5 " II Long.
tae=>3ln4 Eeoa1amaa Mo s51ppcd at
Little Ra6 "a ro4a = Fine Bluff
waeee lie #sbtafHa8 $40 faom Lew
E,ss. 5he b8afoe oa#.gsa maaaeer.
" lgetea9iH4 a=ea55 aoa@gz has
struck 7aae fa=lf4 pain lIi4=szaeme
is fa enroll la a sn5s# college. wait
a fe4 DAYS rs l6aea6 expecting a
ebeeE iron it.s=fata=r. aa affe ii
few days ak small Ieal6 @6} Eis
check arrives, which papa Is going
% send. Hc worked Hr Kevs rather
smoothly by seeming ta thiHb= dear
papa would seud cheeh direct 10
NJ. KeEs Aftef leaving Little Rock.
he came 10 Pine Bluff aua proceeded
to work his same on Prof. James. ana
got sl5. In two hours after getting
in his work on Prof, James he took a
train for Texarkana. Prof. James
looked for the boy after supper and
could not locate him. Prof. James. as
had Mr.. Keys at Little Rock, secured
a boarding house for the younN rascal
and when Prof. James found that
Chaterlain had not arrived at the
boarding house, he inquired at the
depots and found that a boy answer
ing his description had bought a
ticket for Texalkana Prof. James
remembered the number of the check
on the young man S baggage and by
this clever turn the young man was
captured in TeXarkana.
Chaterlain claims his home as Marks
vile, La He says that he is nine
teen years Old. He speaks with
slight brogue, is clever article of
the confidence man. He has several
of the officers and an attorney or two
in sympathy with him. He does not
deny anything but simply plays the
innocent act. and says that he did not
know any better.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

bids for a hand who would
pitch to the stack all the grain one
header would cut On this condition
the negro brought a s6-per-day bid.
At Biston. Kansas, forty farmers
stopped a Missouri Pacific train and
went through it searching for hands.
The train ordinarily does not stop
there, and the farmers tagged it by
means of a lantern wrapped in red
handkerchief. They offered passen-
gers $3.50 and SO a day for three
weeks to get off the train. There is
a great scarcity of harvest hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
THE NEW TARIFF
RAILROADS HAVE SHOWN NO
DISPOSITION YET TO
FIGHT 1T.
However It Is Thought Roads VIII
ignore 1t, and Enjoin Commits
sion From Enforcing 1t.

Friday was tie date on which The
ntw joint through rates OF the Ar
kansas fail.ead commission were eff
feetiNe. beins reduction under the
present Joint through rates of from
10 to - per cent. Al the office If Tie
raEifsad commission in Little Rock.
I =s5atea#t1at no protest had been
received from the railroads. although
tie rates We're published thirty days
ago The penalty for refusing 10 put
the tariff in effect is dae Of not
less than sue nor more than So ,00o
for each violation.
While no word has been received
feom the railroads. it is net befey-
ed that they Will submit to the en-
forcement OF the tariff making such
great reductions in the present tariffs
It is expected that suits will be filed
by one or more of the railroads against
the commission, asking an Injunction
restraining them from enforcing the
tariff as was done in the former at
tempt to make joint tariff fs)W
ever, the commission has the power
now, which it did not have then, to
make and enforce joint rates.
The tariff effective Friday is known
as Joint Through Freight Tariff No.
l. and is effective on all stations in
Arkansas on the following railroads.:
Arkansas Central, Arkansas and
Choctaw, Arkansas and Louisiana,
Arkansas Southern, Arkansas West
ern, Arkansas Midland, Black and
Cache River, Brinkley, Helena and
Indian Bay Cache Valley, Central Az
kansas and Eastern, Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf (operated aud leased
lines). Dardanelle and Russellville,
DeQueen and Eastern, Fort Smith and
Western, Jones boro. Lake City and
Eastern, Kansas City Southern, Little
Rock and Hot Springs Western. Louisl-
ana and Arkansas, Mississippi River,
Hamburg and Western, Arkansas
Southwestern, Ozark and Cherokee
Central, Paragould Southeastern. Par
agould and Memphis, Pine Bluff, Ar
kansas River, Pine Bluff and Western.
Prescott and Northwestern, Saline
River. St. Louis Southwestern top
Grated and leased ines), ST. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern (operated
and leased lines), St. Louis and San
Francisco Operated and leased lines),
ST. Louis and North Arkansas. ST
Louis. Memphis and southeastern
Searcy and Des Arc, Texas and Paei-
fic. Ultima Thule, Arkadelphla ana
Mississippi (operated and leased
]ines). Warren and Ouachita valley,
White River
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

Of the forest had been gathered and
placed on slip of paper, which were
given to the guests to guess the
names of the specimens. Miss Annie
Johnson was successful in capturing
the first prize, while Miss Clara Sill
bernagle captured the second Prize.
Elegant ices, cakes and bonbons were
served during the afternoon and all
went away voting Miss Ruby charm
ing little hostess.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
NEW SCHEDULE OF FERRY RATES

In Sandell and Hills digest, sec
tion $3.50. the power to regulate the
plice of toll to be charged by a ferry
man in Arkansas is vested in the
county Judge, and on Saturday Judge
Phillips issued a schedule and county
clerk f. B. Bloom was instructed to
make copies and deliver them to
all operators of ferries in Jefferson
county 1t is as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
Little 2 ock Flooded.

The rain Yesterday about noen was
general and in places vas nearly a
cloudhurst On Spring street in Little
Rock. the water was reported TO be
fouI-feet deep. Ii is a low street and
several streets drain into it. The rain
was heavy in and around the follow
ing places; Wabbaseka, Winchester,
Stuttgart. Monticello. Redtield and
Sulphur Springs. The rain fairly
came in sheets. and fell like lead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
N.oroes at Auction in Kansas.

Russell. Kan, July 1.-Two ne
eroes were bid off on the auction
block for harvest hands Tuesday al
ternoon They were John and Harper
Porter. and known as good workers.
The bidding was spirited, star'ihs
with $3.50 per day August Reinhart
finally secured them on bid OF
sa2l Der day Adam Bender was 'he
auctioneer. At Victoria. just
over the lin, in Ellis county
another colored man asked ioi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
NEW SUITS.

Bes lah Baker, administrative, sues
J. Y. Saunders and others in the cir.
cult court, on a note for $3.50.
H. E. Trulock sues G. L. and o. NJ.
Spellman in the circuit court on a
note for s415.
j. l.. Reinach and others sue the un.
known heirs of Sarah Loeb in the
chancery court to remove the cloud
on the title to lots, block At, Wood
ruff's addition,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
AN ELECTRICAL STORM
Strikes Pine Bluff and Does the Transit
Company $1,000 Damage

The. e was 3 severe electrical storm
IN Pine Bluff Saturday afternoon be
tween = aad O'Clock, which was ac-
eompamad by a heavy rain fail. TIE
water flooded the streets. but the only
damage reported was by the Iightn-
iHg. the greatest 70 the property of
the Citizens Light and Transit com.
pany
Cars Nos. q and 20 met on a
Twelfth avenue switch, and while hey
We're on the switch beth were stuck
by lightning. Il pa7alyzed the entire
sTs1ems and it required nearly an
hour to locate lie place of the 'fouble.
remedy il and start the ears to run.
ming again. The I've cars stuck ~
the lightning had to be pulled into
tHe car barn Each of tie cars hit
by the lightning were damaged about
$500. Ten of the company's trans
formers were burned out. which left
about twenty customers without
lights last night. The total loss to
the company is gabout $1,000
All the company's available men
were pat to work as well as an extra
fo,ce Of men, to repair the damage.
and Manager Trescott said last night
that he hoped to have all the cars
going on schedule time today, and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
SMILING GEORGE
BECOMES A EENE-
9SS DICT AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS
AFTERNOON.
Miss Lille Jeter Becomes Ri Bride
at That Hour, and They Leave
s at 3 for Visit to Dallas.
is Lille Jeter Becomes Ills Bride
at That Hour, and They Leave
at 3 for Visit to Dallas.

Niss Lille Jeter and Mr.. Geo sc
II Blackburn will be marrie3 today
;12 D m. At 9 p. III. the bride ami
Ben will take train for Dallas
H.. at which place they viii 4iz#t
Il few days and theu return t.
Nc Bluff to reside
Nj Jeter is The daeghtas q Mn
n W. letter. of N'flmar All a7a
|niece 6f Capt. W S. Jeter f Pine
hi. She makes her home VIII
Us. DWyer on Third avenue. sae
n pretty and accomplished and has
wide circle of admirins friends.
Mr.. Blackburn is the captain of the
he Bluff ball team of the Cotton
htes league, and is known TO his
lends as Smiling George Mr.
hckraln is thorough ball man an
Epert payer and a gentleman VINO,
his manly department, mas won
anv {, tends since making this city
nome
The marriage license was not Sc
Irea till after p m. Saturday, and
e intention of Miss Jeter and Mr.
ackburn was to let the wedding
me as complete surprise to their
lends. but the Graphic was put
.yt and vhile it dislikes to spoil
e pretty little romance planned by
EN-. it can not afford to fail to
lronicle the approaching nuptials OF
popular a young couple as Mr..
ackburn ara Miss Jeter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
TROPHIES AND MONEY.
Captured by Pine Rluffians at Shoot
CNp4ec&

ina Contest.
The Pine Bluff gentlemen that were
present in JonesbOro at the state
shooting contest, have returned home.
Those present from here We're J. A..
Coles, Geo. Clements, E. A. Howell,
w. B. Powell, of English and [. J.
Wick.
Wick secured the individual cham
pionship trophy.
The two-team button was won by
j. a. Coles and Geo. Clements.
The three-team button was won by
]. A. Coles, f A Howell and Geo.
Clements.
The Pine Bluff malksmen succeed
ed in bringing home a good share of
the added money that was to be had
by good shooting.
There were about 50 sports at the
shoot, and among them there We're
none better than the Pine Bluff aggre-
cation who brought home nearly
everything in sight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

Single fcotman, cash, cents.
Single horseman, cash. 10 cents.
Single horse and buggy, Is cents.
Two horses and buggy. % cents.
Two-horse wagon. % cents.
Four horses and wagon. 50 cents
Loose horses and mules, cents
each.
The above rates to be doubled in
extremely high water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
fHE OTHER SIDE
UDGE PHILLIPS REPLIES TO THE
CHARGE OF IGNORING FRA
TERNAu ORDERS.
lays That When Brewer Admins
traitor Appointed, No Request for
Jordan Had Been Made.

ID In response to the charge that he
ignored three of the fraternal orders
M the city in the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of the late
~ L. Bower, County Judge T. NJ.
Rhillips says:
III No request, either written or oral.
.4ad ever been made upon me by any
lpdge or committee representing any
Aodge to@ the appointment of Mr..
Nofdan Or any other person as adj
MlnlstratOr of the estate in question,
Nhe nearest approach to such thing,
As learned afterward, was that Aus
I'm and Danaher, as attorneys for the
benyard-HOldernesS company, filed
with the county clerk, during my alb
Sence from the city, an application
For the appointment of Mr. Jordan.
But, on my return and before had
ever been apprised Of this fact, Mr.
Danaher, of the law firm mentioned
came into court with the application
OF the Pine Bluff Trust company and
asked that it be named as administra-
tor, which was done; but not, how
ever, until Mr.. Danaher had explained
that Mr.. Jordan, whose application he
(Danaher) had filed previously, -as
not especially desirous of the appoint
ment. 1t is, therefore, plain to be
seen, that so far as the coult was
advised, there was in reality no con-
test for the appointment. And as to
my taking any stand against the
lodges recommendation, or showing
as to the respective rights
of the claimants in the matter such
questions were not even before the
court"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
Wholesale Grocery Burned.

Wholesale grocery store of E. S.
Parnell. at Junction City robbed, sat
urated with oil and burned Citizens
of the town have raised 1000 as a
reward for the arrest and convic-
ton of the perpetrators of the out
rage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

W. ]. Bass, age 80, and Mss Bessie
Fitzhugh, age 16.
Geo. W. Blackburn, age 90, and Lii
lie Jeter, age 19.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
Guessing Contest.

Miss Ruby Moore entertained a few
of her friends Saturday afternoon
with a guessing contest. Leaves
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
A LONG TRAIN.
Iron Mountain Freight Nearly Mile
Long Passes Through the CITY.

Long Passes Through the City.
One of the longest trains that ever
passed through the city passed through
Saturday on the Iron Mountain south.
There were 81 empty box cars mostly
furniture cars of the 10000 pound
capacity type. One of the large
mogul engines was pulling the train,
and the train was a fraction over
four-ffths of mile long
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12
-iGy#t.3ir7e. K.

TAa ItsI.,5zz4 @tE5E safe SafnH
daF jas9 afaeE noon at tie home Of
v. 6 II l=sa5uaA t20a Wcst Barfa-
cue sg1ae5. Tie safe vas IN t5e# din
ing room. Il vas considerable dam
aged. though none u The dishes or
other articles IN The safe We're in
fufed. The safe was sitting near a
window. @d The hgaeaiag made no
max aR any faH ef the house. tie
safe being 1,e anty thjus struck The
members Of ehe family were at!=eoa-
siderab1x shoeEea hY the lightning
stroke. 6ut none Of them injured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-12

the re9aiHs 0ede=@o that ehe f1ar=st
and Eal# plants Woaa l5a in GOO.
WGraia-= ardeF a-8ia.
The sun., 1903-06-07
RJ-IE OF THREE IN DEATH.
An operate Superstition Fu'n''ed IN
Sibyl SandersOn's Case.

Operatic artists are especially prone
ia believe in the superstition that tragedies
come in threes. So the news that Sihyl
Santerson had died in Paris at COM
paratively early age for a singer. led to the
nuest ion. Who will he other two be? In this
case ample fulflment Of the superstition
seemed to come in short time
First Theodor Reichmann. remembered
here for his great st strength. died suddenly
in Germany. As n matter OF fact, his heart
had been weakened by his habits, but he
was only SO. which is not an advanced age
for ono in his profession. He had more
over been very much excited by the refusal
Of Gus,ave Mailer to renew his contract
with the Imperial Opera in Berlin. except at
| a much reduced salary. Winkelrnann, he
not ed Wagnerian tenor had to submit TO tn"
same condit ions which caused the barytone
so much annoyance.
Re:chmann had frequently spoken Of his
| apprehension Of approaching death to
colleagues in tho Vienna Opera House
A few days after he closed the season with
a performance of Hams Sachs he was to st art
on his vacation. After the performance
on that evening he presen;Ssd Sdr his score Of
Franz Schalk with this dedication:
"Schalk, you're a fne chap, May you
and all my colleagues live long. and this
glorious theatre, too. But for me this ia
the last night
Then the news of Crenoninis death
came within few da?s. He was two
years younger than Sibyl Snndorson, He
had returned to his native Cremona
for a few appearances in the opera
/. there before the season closed, He post
poned them on account Of i'll health and
died after a very short illness
The sun., 1903-06-07

a short address. The newsboy sold out
his stock of literature and even his prize
box jewelry, which everybody knew was
brass. young woman from Missouri
was permitted 10 recite her graduation
piece and the fireman brought in his banjo,
At last the voters began to recede and
Conductor Cowan felt himself forced by
stern duty to break up the pleasant party.
To learn where he was at, and what he ought
TO do. II was necessary to walk down IN"
line TO Clarkson, the nearest telegraph
office. nine miles from the stranded train.
He had to take some risks in crossing
trestles. but succeeded in getting to the
Office and bock with his orders, which were
to move cautiously southwark. The store
keeper and farmer folks assembled TO wit
ness the train move out, and bade their
new friends a final farewell with genuine
regret.
handkerchiefs futtered, the whistle toot cd
plaintively and the wheels began to turn,
The Des Moines express was going back
TO the world, after having been three days
in tho wilderness.
The train hadto zigzag across the country
on four different lines to avoid the water
and get back to it's own track. When ii
reached here the rear Pullman was coupled
to the tender and the forward mail car
was At the end of the train.
The sun., 1903-06-07

early riser had hailed man in a skih and
asked the chances Of loading up the
commissary.
The native aaid there was store down
the sea ways. and that i, kept canned
goods, cheese and crackers. The passen-
gers quickly raised some money and sent
one Of their number along with the man in
the boat to buy out the storekeeper.
II was fun. and the passengers enjoyed
the lunch they found in the desert. The
merchant rowed over to get acquainted
with the customers Neptune had sent him
in such abundance. and took their further
commissions for tobacco. chewing gum and
books Having been fed they wanted
Injuries
Before night some farmers dropped in
on their new neighbors and brought bas-
kets Of fried chicken, eggs ard crooks of
pure country milk. The gods were kind.
and some Of the passengers said they
would be willing to LET the stock market
go 10 the mischief for a week under such
treatment.
Sunday was passed quietly and pleasantly.
A choir was got together, and the con-
ductor, NJ. B. Cowan of Moberly, delivered
The sun., 1903-06-07
orr or THE WORLD 20 HOI RS.
Experiences OF she Passengers on a Flood.
Bound Wabash Train.

LANCASTER, No. June 8.-The Des Moines
express on the Wabash Railroad cleared!
Union Station on its southbound trip at
o'clock on Friday night a week ago. II
became water bound II miles out Of town
and passed through here at noon on Tues
day. having been shut of from the world
just 70 hours.
At the time the train was trapped by
the food il was skirting the bluffs back
from the river There was a landslide
on the track ahead and before the earth
could be removed the train was entirely y
| surrounded by water. The place happened
10 he on an elevation, and few acres of
| ground near tho train rose above the
waters,
| II was dreary outlook of lowering
| skies and cold rain that greeted the way.
farers as they peered through their Pull
man windows on Saturday morning There
was no dining car on the train, but some
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19

"oakland, p which for more than CEN
fury has been the home Of the Nelson
ana Page Families, Is situated in the up
Der end OF Hanover county. Va, near
Beaver Dam station, 1t was here that
Dr., Thomas Nelson Fage first saw the
list,t OF day, and y is stu the home q
his mother, Mrs. Betey Page, and his
brother, MI. Roswell Page q prominent
lawyer, and his family,
The original building was burned down
several years ago, but was Immediately
replaced BY a new structure which Ia al
most Identical with the old one. tho same
foundation and chimaeys being used.
ut Is a handsome. well finished dwell
ilinr, three stories high, and u built In
the old style Of architecture, with slant-
Ing roof, large chinneys and dormer VAN
sdoWs. sa
The house is fitted with many improve
ments, and Ia furnished vi IL @ wator
athroughout by a hydraulic raao. which
forces the water through the bpildin.
from a RssseN 1Iylps, In III, holss =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19

much OF the old furniture au1 many OF
the old portraits, ETC., that wers saved
from the burning Of the old building,
The farm at Oakland" has some good
agricultural lands. and the pastures ara
stocked with somo very fine breeds OF
cattle and sheep,
As stated above, 'oakland'' has been
the home Of the Nelson and Page tamt-
lies, which are very closely uonnected,
for more than q century. r. was once
owned by the gallant General Thomas
Nelson, Who once owned q grent quantity
OF land IN, Hanover county, y has. also
been occupied BY Colonel William Nell,
son and Major John Page, father OF Dr.
.Fass, both OF whom died hero a few
years ago
Not far distant IL New Found River.
ana In tho nelghhoring country are the,
scenes af many Of the coincldenoes that
are mentioned In The Two Little Com
FED eratss'. and otlor books by l1r. ia e,t
tl.s now famous y VIRGINIA Authosi II s3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19

more attractive and beautiful. The
rooms are finished In different colors and
are excellently furnished, while In the
yard Is q playhouse, which is splendidly
furnished, Taken altogether, the resi-
dence Ia equal In beauty and nxcellence
to any In the county.
@5nClaEemont" has for many years been
used as q summer resort or place Of re-
union for tho Morris family which Is
now scattered about In many different
States, An interesting fact connected
with the history of "Clazemont. ls that
II was here that Miss Maud Coleman
i'Woods, the famous American beauty,
breathed her last, on Sunday morning,
August 2S, 1901, surrounded by host Of
stylenda and Q broken hearted fAmllX, NJ.