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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
! .II''al rIaable Started at Little
XRock on Demand for
Wage Increase.
AFFEcTS ARKANSAS, KANSAS,
MISSOURI, LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS.
No Outgoing Matter Is Received at
Pine 5luff, and Big Jam of
incoming Goods.
|oNLY TWO MEN ARE OUT HERE

A general strike of all the employees
|Of the Pacific Express company below
the rank Of superintendent. route
agent and local agent in the territory
|Sas and Texas went into effect last
might at $50 O'Clock. and since that
time not piece of express matter has
been moved by the regular employe.
|Of the company. About 300 men are
affected by the order in this state,
but in the whole territory nearly 1000
men are out. The Wells-Fargo COM
[pany is not involved.
The strike was ordered because the
express company refused to grant a
lis per cent increase in salary to all
superintendent G. F. Johnson. at
|Alftle Rock, whose territory includes
b. KANSAS. Louisiana and Indian terri
&Jfy. last night issued instructions to
Ml agents not to accept express matter
Except subject to delay He states
that the company will be hampered
but couple of days until they can get
new men broke in.
Mr.. Johnson says the company viii
never recognize the union. and the
STRIKERS say they will not return to
owl Il
trouble so far except that loungers
annoy the company officials who are
trying to get express matter out Of
|cars at the end of the runs.
1t has been known for the past five
day tnat a strike was imminent among
the Pacific Express employees and the
'walkout yesterday was not. therefc:e,
Ia surprise
Strike Order From President Mode.
A telegram from F. e. Mode, presi-
dent Of the National Brotherhood OF
Railway EXpressmen, read that upon
receipt OF it all employees shDli.i quit
work unless on run. those men to
turn i'll at the end of their run and le
fuse to go out again.
About the same time Superinten
johnson received wire from head
quarters that the strike was on He
had been expecting the news and had
already laid his plans. Instructions
had been sent to all agents to REFUSE
perishable goods
Its Effect in Pine r!atf.
At the local office the strike Goes
not seriously affect business ave that
Pa safeguard against suit for damages.
The local company t!ee4: not receive
perishable goods cor fear thev cannot
deliver the n. The ; are cnly two men
tn Pine Bluff who Deloa,s to the ey-
press mems union--Cashie. Gamer ami
Shipping Clerk Hyatt These two men
walked out last nigh, at 6 O'Clock in
response to message from little
|ROck ordering the strike. The men
I'd not seek to carSe trout le but SIM
" put on their coats and quit work
r. Hyatt was at his desk this morning
9e1ng over the books of yesterday, but
absolutely refused to receive goods or
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
THREE YOUNG Mex rt,DICTGD e.
KILLING DAV CH4n oa4,4N
COG0RED
Went to Old Naa=,s H5,ac "a tat
Night. Called Hta II lnc o.
and Sh0t Hin Oe
OTHER tND4cTMsN AaE 70. No

VIII Jordan olive ,'c5ers a5d Il
uesro Matthew Ramsey @e"e artasaca
this morning on jndleJme l5s=rrol5 fr#e
sialtd puy=ehargins them VITA r9.seel
III the tifs1 degree for the .,,Iling ol IA
old man Dave Chapman. at Wtliiaa-
etto- near English. on August 81 last
The men ARE nov confined in the coma
y Jail
Tie story of the crime. as #toht by
Witnesses. makes it one OF the most
dastardA deeds i'll the history OF the
state. II seems that tie two boys had
quarrelea with Chapman for some rea-
son not known 10 any one else, and
had decided between themselves to kill
him. Accordingly. Monday night. Au-
gust 81 Jordan got his ia thcrs Win
chester riff. and together they went TO
Chapman house about II O'Clock in
the night They called to their vie
tim and at last succeeded in waking
him When Chapman looked through
The window 10 See what his midnight
callers wanted, they opened fire and
the man dropped at the first shot. The
murderels then fed but not without
es. No one saw the shot fired. and it
is impossible 10 tell which held the gun
but all three men were seen going IT,
and coming away from the house Aft
cr fleeing from the scene of their crime
the young fellows took to the wood
but were captured by Deputy l.. w
| Clements. Jordan, who seems TO be
the leader OF the trio. says they chad
| il in for The man the murdered. Pc
ters is merely a boy BEING only fifteen
years Old. He is perhaps. the young
| est murGPa"f in the history of The
state Ramsey. The negro. claims that
he was oHt hunting coon5 when he met
up VITA til" boys and went along with
them. not knowing What they 'ntendr1
to do Many people in that vicinity
believe the negro innocent Of any in
| tention Of murder.
Dave Chapman. the murdered MAJ.
was about for'&-fye years old and had
the reputation of being ain nOmcn5iv"
! farmer He leaves d wife but no
| "a,
no idea Why the men killed her hus-
band, a She knows of no quarrel be
tween the men. Chapman vas shat
through the neck the bullet ranging
downward and coming ont just below
the neck. So close were. the men 20
their victim that the bellet went clear
through the mans body an,! nattaned
itself against the wall ON the 0thc. side
Of the room. where it was picked llp
and used as evidence al the coroner'S
indlest. a bullet from the Winchester
at }Ordan'S house corrcspGnded exact
Of the crime, both in caliber and
j weight. Al the coroncrs inqIe5i a
verdict Of murder was returned. eharg
ing the thee men arrested with the
crime
Other arrests made on indictments
wora: John Brown coloreu charge
with grand larceny; Hiflia, Speaka.
coored, grand larceny; Clamancia
Crane, colored, bgamy; Henry Brown
colored, murder in the second degree.
Robert Brown, colored assault with
intent 10 rape; Alex Washington, ag-
graVatcd assault.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
Racers Cominu.

Captain Rice and his string of nine
teen horses will arrive tonight AMI
take UP his quarters at Jones park for
the races next wee& The famous
Fiddler and kenova are expected TO
arrive tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
Church Strucx by Lightning.

The Baptist cha IN at Ha.en was
struck by lightning auling a rainstorm
Tuesday and ba l,y damaged. No one
was in the building a he time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
AshGoN1 Nirs.

AsltdnNn wins county seat contest
in Lttie River tLEAtv in circuit cour:
Foreman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16

@Qgiekly the news spread and in los.
than fifteen minUtes every emp1oyG
then Ia the city knew what news The
Telegram carried.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16

J. A. Coles went to Little Rock last
night to engage in tic trap shooting
contest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
McCo"--i-eeEe:.

Conductor Edward Leeper OF the
Valley route weds Miss E'lEa Mc"oy
at Monticello.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
TIE LOCAL. PROGRAM
FOR TIE EMrEaTA}NNENr o.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ANNOUNCED
Commander Benton aIso= Announces
the Various Committees for
tae OcEas43n.
OF The SECOND BRIGADE

CAMPS osT4e SECOND BRIGADE
The ! Ed Mafas4 tbe local eanIp Of
Confederate veterans. Is Il a,,r.e e;a.=
oratc preparations Ion the outerJan#
ment Of The state convention of Con
federate Veterans. which ptae4s IN rf{s
city next week. Captain b E. benton
announces The following committees
and program for the occasion.
Reception Committee.
Commander tad Nd E. e'emof
General and MI l. NJ NaaN
General and Mr. = I n.5b,ss -
General and Mrs Il \ Mccoy.
General and Mrs. jHnlus 'csuaH.
Colonel and Mrs. Hfa!7 GordO1. NeW=
man.
Comrade aud Mrs w. Galbreath.
Comrade and Mrs r. H. McFadden
Mrs. Ada MeCammon Radford..
Mrs. ii. p. Bradford
Mrs Anne Norris Jones
Mrs Cora Tatum Westbrook
Mrs. Mildred Haizlea
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Langford
Rev. and Mrs w. d. Buekner
Mr. and Mrs Mason Philpot.
Mr. and MIS-. Walter Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. y. F. K1ox.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Fitzhugh.
Finance Committee.
}. b. Trulock.
John S. Bell.
w. l.. Dewoody
H. A. Mccoy
Committee on Arrangements.
John S. Bell
W. Il Tankersley.
j. w. Clary.
Committee on Decoration.
Thomas Green.
Mis- j. r. Martin
Mrs. Clarence Philpot.
Miss Emma White
Miss Julia Seymour
Mr. NJ l.. Bell
MI f. r. Taylor.
MI VIII Taggart
The convention will meet g; Merrill
ink ct t,-fa of n'..lnf.Iy -,
21, and Gen. H. King White, mayor of
the city, will deliver the address Of
welcome. On the same evening. from
8 to - O'Clock, a reception Will be ten
dered the veterans al the Vahal!a club
rooms.
Delegates to the convention. from J
Ed Murray camp, Z. c. V, are: Dr..
Junius JorGan, W. c. Garrett, p. NJ.
Bridges. w d. Vance, Wm. Alden; al
ternates. n. r. Rnagers John W. Tuck
er, F. Steinegal, A. Brewster, y. Foley.
On Wednesday, October %. at II
O'Clock a. M, Hon James II. Berry will
address the veterans at the Fan
grounds.
Complimentary to the visiting veter-
ans all members O j. Ed Murray camp
who have uniforms are requested to
wear the same, both a: the .'Ont ArtiC Il
and at the reception.
The Second 'iga J!c
Following is a list of the camps IN
the Second brigade commanded by
Prof. Junius Jordan of this city:
Arkansas county, No. 1870, jim Fa.
gan camp.
Ashley county, No 1909, W. \. Roby
camp
Bradley county, No. ca Denison
camp.
Chicot county No. 1885, d. H. Rey-
nolds camp,
Cleveland county, No 1898, J. F.
Johnson camp.
Drew county No 1861, VIM Sim
mons camp.
Desha county, No 776, Pat Clebourne
camp.
Grant county, No. 1859, Geo. w. Muir
Continued on Fifth Pase
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16

The electric lights have been put
in the new store and Office of the Bluff
City Lumber company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16
OPENS III \ FAcETtoYs= VEIN

=tha sualeet Of. Pr .l5aDf efsye
iagts adfrssz f2aa ~. Commercial
club - fd.eaao >EaaJ. IaE r .gtlf. wa
Good Glelen#ails t=rarIaa =ef hls
1fo1eh az follows
=-A#=F understand ~ situation. an.
'a&nf bonds t4 Eeap H. l=a3cs. if pos
sibIe@bl eschcwiaa poil5ics IN the few
words ! speak tonight and / hope
may fulfil The condition of my bond
and avoid dis urbing those most sus.
picioas= Of my conduct. if deal WITH
that old, old topic American good cit
izenship
Plea for More interest.
Taking good citizenship as his text
he made strong plea that more inter.
est be taken by the better class of Cit
zens in those things which naturally
affect the political welfare of the coun-
try. He then said in part
There is an habitual associate OF
American civic Indifference and list
lessness, which reinforces their malign
tendencies and adds tremendously to
the dangers that threaten our body pol.
Itlc This associate plays the role or
a smooth, insinuating confidence oper
ator, clothed in the garb of immutabla
faith in the invuInerability of our ma
tlonal greatness. 1t invites our ad-
miring gaze to the flight OF the Amer
lcan eagle and assures us that no
teinptestuOuS weather can ever tire his
wing Thus many good and honest
men are approached through their pa
trIollr trust in our free institutions
and immense national resources and
are lnsldlously led to condition OF
mind which will not permit them to
harbor the uncomfortable thought that
any omission on their part can check
| American progress or endanger our
, country's continued development.
Being Politician.
III is useless 10 blink at the fact that
| our scheme of government is based up
on closer inter-dcpendence of inter
est and purpose among those who
make up the body Of our people Let
us be honest with ourselves If our
nation was built too much upon senti-
ment, and if the rules Of patriotism
and benignity that We're followed III
its construction have proved too inn
practical, let us frankly admit It.
1T is time that there should be an
end Of self-satisfied gratitication, or pre-
tense of virtue, in the phrase / am not
politician and it is time to forbid
the prostitution Of the word to sia-
lister use. Every citizen should be
politician enough TO bring himself
as one who concerns himself with the
regulation or government OF a nation.
on a state for the preservation of It's
safety. peace and pros peaity. This
is politics in its best sense and this
is good citizenship,
Much to Contend With.
If good men are not to interfere To
make political action what 1t should
be, they must not suppose they will
come upon an open field unoccuped by
an opposing force; they will find a host
Of those who engage in politics Tor
personal ends and selfish purposes, aad
this ground cannot be taken without =
hand-tohand conflict.
Il am by no means unmindful Of the
extent 10 which the American pc )s.le
are in certain sense governed by-
party; and | am quite willing % con,
fess a strong party allegiance. SPEAK
tonight of something broader and loft
ier than party-of higher law under
whose sanction all parties should ex-
| ist and by whose DEGREES all parties
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-16

Continued on Fifth Page.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
Nebraska and Wyoming
Division.
GOING EAST.

Tram No. 5 leaving Missouri Valley at m
is = local train carrying passengers for Cal
Junction. Modae. Mondamin. Little Sioux and
intermediate points to Sioux City.
Freight train No. 81, leaving here at 9:34 = m
,arries passengers for points between Missouri
Valley aud Sioux City.
R Rcslssox. Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
On Its own Merits.

A young man who spent his summer
vacation on Il Maine farm says that
new instances of the thrift and shrewd-
ness Of his landlady are constantly
thrusting themselves upon his atten-
tion.
One day n wagon load Of unexpected
relatives descended on the farm, and
the mistress was, us she afterwarl
frankly said, put to it, to provide
enough food for dinner. She brought
forward among other things an apple
pie which seemed to the boarder far
inferior to the pies she usually made
But when she served it she spoke of
her reputation as a piemakcr.
''rhcy do s:ry Mt the sociables that
nobody's pies quite come up to mine" J"
she remarked, with n beaming smile.
"and apple pies are what you might
call my speciality. I've often been
asked for the recipe, but tell 'cm it's
knack and judgment does it, not rule"
The pie disappeared, and then, when
her guests were not as hungry as they
had been, she brought forth second
pic, flaky of crust and luscious to the
taste.
why, Aunt Mary" said the youn-
gcst Of the party, n boy of twelve, 81
think this pies ever so much better
than the other, and you haven't said
q word about it!'
His aunt looked at him without SO
much as twinkle in her eyes
This one will go down without
praising. reckon" she said gravely.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
The Necessity Of Mystery.

TO be content In utter darkness and
Ignorance is indeed unmanly, and
therefore we think that to love light
and find knowledge must be always
right. Yet Ms In all matters before
observcd) wherever pride has any
share In the work even knowledge and
light may be i'll pursued. knowledge
is good and light is good, yet man
perishcd in seeking knowledge and
the moths perish In seeking light, and
If we who are crushed before the
moth will not accept such mystery as
is needful to us we shall perish in like
manner. None but the proud will
mourn over this. for we may always
know more II we choose by working
on, but the pleasure is, think, to
humble people in knowing that the
Journey is endless, the treasure inex-
haustible.-"L Lamps Of Architecture"
Ruskin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02

President Roosevelt will have
a special train of six cars on
his trip.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
town. Exchange.
Cemetery Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in this city
at j. II. CroWder's store room,
on Monday evening, April 9Th,
1903, for the election of one di-
rector for a term of five years,
to fill place of VIM. r. O'Neal,
whose term of office will expire
at that date. All owners of
lots in Rose Hill Cemetery who
reside in st. John township, are
entitled to vote at said election.
Polls will be open at 7::3O p. m.
and close at 8 p. m.
At the same place after the
close of the polls and the result
of the election announced, the
Board of Directors will organize
and proceed to hold their annu-
al election of officers for the en-
suing year, and the transaction
of such other business as may
properly come before the Board
of Directors.
j. d. BROWN, President.
d. M. Harris, Secretary.
March 23rd, 1908.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02

The Council Bluffs laboring
men are trying to get the next
meeting of the State Federation
of Labor to meet in that city.
Council Bluffs could take care
of the meeting in as fine a man.
ner as any city in Iowa. Hope
the laboring men will succeed
in landing the meeting for
Council Bluffs.
The order of Forresters of
Michigan refused top pay death
claim on one of it's members on
the ground that he died with
out procuring medical aid TO
save his life. The dead man
was a Christian Scientist and
his friends tried to cure him by
prayer and of course he "croak-
ed" The lodge was justified
in refusing to pay the claim.
Prayer is a good thing, but
when a fellow is sick, physic is
safer than prayer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02

Robert j. Miller, proprietor of the Read House Drug
Store, Of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes: 'srhere is
more merit in FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR than in
any other cough syrup. The calls for it multiply
derfully and sell of it than all other cough
syrups combned.''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
Conversations.

whats the matter. dearY'
Nothing"
''Yes, there Is"
'No-that is, nothing to you"
"Come; tell me-"
II was thinking couldn't you eat
your breakfast once without reading
the paper"
You know have to hurry"
"Therc was time
''Now, now"
81 scarcely ever see your face"
''But surely you don't Object
Yes. do. It's horrid of you.'
"But this is Monday morning. and"-
Precisely. It's Monday morning,
and you know like to look at the ad.
vertisements on Monday morning.
New York Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
Editorial Notcs.

- zu.-=sz...-zz=.
Editorial Notcs.
President Roosevelt will have
a special train of: six cars on
his trip.
Roosevelt will speak to the
school children Of Sioux Falls
next Monday.
The Christian Church at
Grand Island Neb. was burned
yesterday. Loss$18,OO0.
The dining car headquarters
of the U. P. has been transfer
red from Omaha to Ogden.
Warren McVeagh has been
selected by President Roose-
velt as the U. S. member of the
Hague commission.
j. P. Morgan is organizing a
one billion dollar trust to "take
in" all the telephones in the
United States. 1t will soon
cost money to "talk."
Judge Murphy, who has been
holding the Burdick inquest in
Buffalo, says that if Pennel was
alive he would have to face a
charge of numbering Burdick.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa
this week held that the law
compelling railroad companies
to equip their cars with auto
matte couplers did not apply to
engines.
The Atlantic Democrat has
raised the price of subscription
to that paper to $3.50 per year,
which is as it should be. $3.50
is cheap enough for any good
paper.
4 man at Havre, Montana
has discovered a four foot vein
of hard coal near that place.
1t is pronounced the finest
quality of anthracite. Hope
the report is true.
Young Corbett knocked out
I .lry McGovern in San Fran
cisco last night, in an eleven
round prize fight. This settles
McGovren, of course he says it
was by fraud that he lost the
fight.
The Nebraska Legislature has
reached it's term of service and
if it remains in session any
longer the members will have
to serve without pay, or draw
their pay from the railroad
companies.
Muscatine, Iowa, came very
near having a lynching bee
: Saturdays evening. A niggel
shot a white man, and the mans
friends attempted to hang the
nigger but were beaten off by
twenty policemen. And this ir
Iowa.
The owners of the cottor
mills at Lowell, Mass. shut
down their mills Saturday fol
an indefinite time, thus throw
ing out of employment fifteen
thousand employees who hae
threatened to strike. Bad bust
ness, that.
The police court of Oman;
does some funny things. Yes
terday a girl was fined S. fol
vagrancy and the man who was
charged with beating her was
discharged. 1t don't seem tc
be a crime in Omaha to whip q
female vagrant.
New York City is going to
own its own electric lighting
plant, as the city claims the
service rendered by the pre-
sent companies is so poor thai
it is impossible to stand il
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02

Ordinary household accidents
have no terrors when there is
bottle of DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil in the medicine chest.
Heals bearns, cuts, bruises,
sprains. Instant relief. ago
In a neighboring town a high
school graduate secured a posi-
tion as a reporter on a paper,
and the following was the first
and last copy he turned in:
"A bad boy caught a dog
with a freckled face and red
hair bent on to have some fun,
after fixing him up to his liking
sent the poor creature down
the street bowling at every
Jump. He ran over a horse
with a tin can tied to his tail
and the horse took fright and
tore off down the street, knock
ing down lady carrying a
bucket of milk with a buggy
and broke her ankle at the
corner of Fifth street and doing
other great damages besides
spilling the milk which
was not stopped until the mil
was reached owned by Mr..
Jones who was killed while
walking down the street by a
stroke of tightening with a
fence rail on his shoulder SO far
back that a few of the oldest
inhabitants know of the sad oc-
currences residing in our
town. Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RY
Time Tab,elof Trains Out o1
Rode, Iowa.

GOING EAST.
No. 92 Freight, stop. 6:2o m
No. Passenger. er.................. S:2G a m
No. q Passenger, s@op.... IL Al a m
No. 32 Passenger, stop. ............ 5:25 pm
No. 2 Passenger. gcr.................. $3.50 pm
GOING WEST.
No. Passenger. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7:lG m
No. 81 Passenger, stop 9:l9 q m
No. 5 Passenger. Observation-Disclosures. 4:2O pm
No. 81 Freight, stop. p................ 4:45 p m
No. 3 Passenger ger................... 9:42 p IN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02

Nos. l, 2, 4, S, will stop on signal for pass
enRers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, 1T. Paul or Chicago.
Nos. 81, 80 81 and 90 run between Ft. Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Coupon tickets can be procured on one or two
asys notice.
Thos..J. Cochran. .lAgent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-02
Assvsrs Cold For Three Months.

The following letter from A. j. Nusbaum, of Bates
vile, Ind, tells its story 81 suffered for three
months with severe cold A druggist prepared me
some medicine, and physician prescribed for me,
yet did not improve. then tried FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR, and eight doses cured me.'