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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
first Lesson at Sea.

Admiral Jouett sayS that when ho
1rst went to sea as a cadet he al
tempted some conversation With the
executive officer who received him
when he wer-, on board. The officer.
one OF the strictest d1sciplinarians In
the service, met his advances in this
mild fashion: Silence. SIR. Who
gave you permission to speak? Let
me hear only six words from you s:-,
while you are on this ship: Port
starboard. yen. sir. and no. sir"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
PrOul % Her Aneootw.

Proul % Her Ancestry.
Miss Mary DanbridSe epiers, nv
living In Washington. u . celebrated
beauty and connected by ties Of kim
Gfod and descent with the Washing
ton. cambridge, Pendleton. Taliafer.
70. Buckner and other noted families
Of the colonial gentry Of Virginia.
Miss Spiers has literary aspirations
and Is now engaged in writing q book.
She Is q perfect blonde and Z Foas
fAvoEite In society.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
Sowing Wild Oats.

"sence them city boarders got to
Domin' here GU: JOHNNY has been xoin'
to tie pad," said Mrs. Hayseeds to
Mrs. Cl0vertopp.
"You don't say!"
"Yes. indeed! He's got to stayin'
,nt late at night. Why, last Sat'day
eight he went of down town and
oever came home until half after I.
I've got . mind to ask the preacher
70 talk T. him on tae error O. his
vay."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
EK.S tAvoRITE SONG.
ktoW There's Hole in the Bottom
Of the Sea" CAUGHT On,


OF the Sea" Caught On.
Speaker Henderson has set tbs
pace for choral efforts up country"
said statesman back from the Blue
Ridge club. "The speakers favorite
song, 'TheE''s Hole In the Bottom OF
the Sea, NOW resounds through every
stretch OF woodland from Edwards
Ferry to Sleepy Creek and North
Mountain. The range Of the tune and
the Jingle 0f the words are just about
eYite5 to nountaiheer efforts, and Mr.,
Henderson made q great hit with his
R5ng.
1t seems that the speaker was up
earlier in the season along with .
bunch of good fellows who were guests
Of z railroad official in his private car.
There were about thirty in the con.
4ressional party. and the Blue Ridge
clubhouse was taxed to accommodate
them and some Of the club memb bers
slept on eofas in the reading room.
"The H 3le In the Bottom Of the Sea-
was sung by the rollicllips guests un.
I'll way ycnder in the morning. Final.
", in lul. one Of the lounge sleepers
turned ov er and said: Thank heaven,
Dave las fallen through that hole at
last! - philadelphia Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
H:::B'C;
B0HEM4N
1k,uc OF ALL BOTTLED oTTu.
N''o BEERS.
Order from
NJ. Cans
A Curious inctde

A curious incident in the siege o.
WepeneF is related. The siege, It will
be remembered. lasted all through
Holy Week, and the casualties ia the
trenches were very numerous. But
on Good Friday only one man was
killed, and as this single victim of
the Holy Day was being laid to res,
1T night a soldier pointed out 70 the
chaplain the wonderful markings on
the dead mans breast. There was
tattooed really beautiful picture of
the Crucih xion, and the buhet thar
had reached the heart of the so1die,
had pierced the heart of the figure of
the Savior.-London Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06

1t was almost miracle, Rurdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge
West Cornwell. Conn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
No Danger from Comets.

No comet Is likely to injure tA~
earth, even If 1t does strike u, for
Prof Babenet has lately calculated
that the substance of which comets
are made Is several million times light
or than air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
snvsstlnate Z .aea.:es of Plants

EnVesE7gate = 3.G9ea OF PIadts
The United States Department OF
Agriculture now has well equipped
laboratories for the investigation of
the diseases of plants in Washington
city, Florida and California. There
are also fifty experiment stations
where plant diseases arc studied. and
- perhaps half that nurnber of col.
seses practical courses on plaut Hfs
are piVr.5
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
90 without Head Coyerfnn

The fashion Of going hatless has
prevailed in summer for such a long
period since it was introduced at New.
port that it has como to be regarded
As much a part of summer dress as
Straw hat used to ba
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fowler's
Extraet Of Wild Strawberry. Cures
dysentery, diarrhoea, seasickness,
nausea Pleasant to take. Acts
promptly,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
Guarantee Bond and
Investment co.
Capital Stock $SO:OOO
Subscribed aid paid S2oooo Vo
Fund 1901 $73442 80
$4,000
$4,000 90
$13,442 SO
CaDital Stock
$38,442. so
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine st.

OFFICES, 1H Pine ST r'V1 7IorF' AEF
81
for payment and pont the life nur
death losses expense rate is less than
physical
payable monthly Within reach
quality betwee all Write prospectus
wanted Correspondence
ed cheefu1y given
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
Three Of a Kind.

Stalate--Why. my watch haN
stopped.
Miss Willing-And so has the clock
Stalate-Then | suppose may N
well stop awhile longer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-06
Remedy for swearinx Hah,.

A Boston preacher has a remedy for
swearing. 1t IS TO quote scriptural
texts instead. One wicked parishion.
or Of his cured himself in six nootb.
by this method.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
At Annual Meeting of Stockholders
1t is Decided to Increase COmpen-
satiOn of all Salnried Officers.

Savannah. Ga. January 14.-At the
annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Southern Express company here
today it was determined to increase the
compensation of all salaried employees
to an extent that will involve a large
and liberal addition to the payrolls of
the company.
President r. c.. Erwin Of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad telegraph his
resignation as a director.
Touching the increase in sala ries the
officials gave out the following:
THE company is prompted by con-
sideration of the fact that cost of liv-
ing is higher than formerly, and furth-
ermore. it desires to make in this way,
substantial recognition Of services
faithfully rendered and it is believed
that the interest in the welfare 6is-
played by the companies policy. which
contemplates the protection of it's men
in their employment at fair compensa-
tion will meet with hearty and respon-
sive Appreciation
The following officers elected by the
board of directors:
President, NJ. L. O'Brien; vice presi-
dent, NJ. F. Plant; secretary and trea-
surer. George H. Telley: general mana
ger, 7. w. Leary; traffic manager. c.
T. Loop, general counsel F. G. Dubig-
non
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
eleven IURYMEN SELECTED
Five Qunkers Among the Twelve
That VIII Decide WfIcOx's Fate.

Charlotte y. c., January 14.-The net
results of the days proceedings in the
Wilcox murder case at Hertford, y. c.,
ara eleven iurymen. with the regular
jury and the special tenire of one hun
Gred exhausted and q second venire Of
twenty-five men drawn. The jury as
it stands is composed Of men of good
appearance and of fair intelligence.
Lewis FELTON,, q negro, is among those
chosen and five Of the selected jury
men are Quakers. They 'affirmed' in
stead of kissing the bible and swearing.
Ex-Sheriff Wilcox, father of the alleg-
ed murderer. is pleased with the jury,
while the state attorneys were appar-
emily afraid of the Quakers.
The leading attorney for the defense
made a motion for & continuance of the
case owing to the absence of his as
sistant This was overruled by the
court and the trial will proceed. The
court room was crowded.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
EXPLOSION KILLS MANY
The Hamilton Powder COmpany's
Works Completely Wrecked and
Several Lives Lost.

ManaimO. B. c., January IA ter
rifle explosion occurred at the Hamilton
Powder COmpany's works, Departure
Bay, this morning. George Simonetta,
James Fulford and ten Cinnamon were
killed. Only one body, that of a Chi-
naman was recovered. Others were alb
solutely blown to fragments. The gun
cotton storage house exploded first, the
conclusion exploding the geligm.t te in
the drying house, four hundred feet
away where the great loss of life is
supposed 10 have occurred.
The ground was excavated to n
depth of six feet where the buildings
stood. The buildings were blown into
kindling wood and scattered with frag-
mentS of human flesh over several
acres. The tramway was torn up and
a length of steel rails twined spirely
around a tree. like a whip lash. James
Preston. a nitroglycerine maker. had
a miraculous escape and owed his life
to his GOODNESS. He was running his
machiney four thousand feet from the
explosion. when 1t occurred, and was
thrown down. The window and part
of the walls were blown in, but he kept
his machinery running in spite of the
concusSion. which almost stopped Il
and never left his post, thus preventing
third explosion.
The works are three miles from Nam
aimO and broken windows here testify
TO the tremendous force OF the expo
sion The management states that t
is utterly impossible to assign any
cause. No witnesses survive.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
RETAIL CIGAR DEALERS
Oiscussion of Question OF "Our Duty
to Cuba" m Expressed In Pdatt
Amendment.

Chicago. January 1.-THE second day
of the convention OF Retail Cigar WORK
ers here was devoted to the considera-
ton of an appeal OF Senator Cullom 10
use his best effort to defeat the reduc-
ton in tariff on Cuban tobacco and a
discussion of the question OF our
duty to Cuba" as expressed in :he
Platt amendment. Representatives Of
the Cigar Makers Union were refused
aGmittance to the meeting, notWit:l-
standing they claimed to be in SYM
pathy with the movement. The struy-
gle for the presidency of the National
Association resulted in the choice of
Thaddeus P. Howe. of Chicago. The
other officers of the organization are rs
follows:
First Vice-President-R. E. Lane. of
New York.
Second Vice-President-Wal joyce.
of Boston.
Third Vice President-Charles J. Hol-
ton. of Detroit.
Secretary-C. E. Case. of Chicago.
TreaSurer-Jacog Borlitzheim, of Chi
cage.
National headquarters are to be IN
Chicago. Already forty of the largest
cities have been gathered into the or
ganiZations. By the rules of the naw
constitution and by laws, each local
association is entitled to one delegate
for every twenty-five members. ASso-
Citations with total membership of les
than 25 will have single delegate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Washington, January 4.-While a
large crowd was skating on the bathing
basin near the Washington monument
this evening the ice suddenly gave way
and precipitated twenty or more per-
sons into the water. Three persons are
known to have lost their lives. The
dead:
Miss Jessie G. Thomas. clerk in bu-
reau of ethnology, formerly Of Fred
erick. Md.
Arthur Wasserback, employee of the
bureau of engraving and printing, ma
tive of Washington.
Henry c. Hamill, clerk in the war
department, formerly of Michigan.
There was probably two thousand
persons skating on the basin at the
time of the accident. A hot water pipe
from the engine room Of the Washing
ton monument empties in the basin
near where the ice gave way. The
skaters had been warned that the loca-
tlOn was dangerous one, but it is said
they disregarded the advice gwen them
to stay away from the vicinity and
when the crash came fully thirty men
and women went through the broken
ice and into the water. All were res
cued eXcent the three. whose bodies
subsequently were recovered.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Washington, January 14.-For an
hour and a half today, Mr.. Tillman,
of South Carolina, occupied the atten-
ton of the senate in a characteristic
speech. in which he denounced trusts
and monopolies and severely criticised
the attorney general.
Mr.. Tillman said that Mr.. Aldrich
since the Vest resolution, regarding
removal of the coal duty, came up, had
become more strenuous and had exhib-
tied more feeling and earnestness than
he thought him capable Of.
The energy of the venerable and bril-
liant senator from Missouri, Mr.. Till
man said, had put spur to the lag
ging horses in the house of representa-
tiyes and those in the senate who have
been cold bloOdedly contemplating the
condition of affairs for month. His
only wonder he said, was that the try
ing times, of death and distress mobs
are not taking steps to show monopo-
lists that in the last resort men will
neither starve nor freeze to death. but
will throttle the law if necessary and
take it into their own hands and
seize supplies.
He then criticised those who claimed
that there was not sufficient authority
to remedy the evils which exist and
said that we may load down our statute
books with laws but unless the sworn
officers of the law shall discharge their
duties fearlessly and honestly every
effort to protect the people will fail
because of their dereliction.
Efforts have been made" said Mr..
Tillman, 'pleadings have been had.
petitions to attorney general filed
warning and begging him to protect
the people against the impending dan
ger, but he has sat quietly in his Of
flee and does nothing. Rich and poor
alike, he declared are freezing because
of the fact that a monopoly does exist
because the lawyers have failed to in
terpTet :ie law in the interest of the
people"
he then criticised the coal strike
commissioners and said they were
taking irrevelent and unnecessary tes-
timony. when if they wanted to they
could find out about the combination
and report to congress that such mo-
noroly exists.
He criticised q decision by Judge
Taft involving a case under the inter-
state commerce law and said it was
the same judge who would not leave
THE onerous and odious' duties to
which he was now engaged in the Phil
ipDines for n seat on the supreme
bench.
At 2 o'clock the statehood bill was
taken un and Mr.. Tillman gave notice
he would continue his remarks tomor-
row. Mr.. McCumber of North Dakota,
addressed the senate in favor of grant
ing statehood to Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL
Germany Denies That They Are rry-
in Panama Company.

Berlin, January 1.-THE German
! government has sent a note to the
| United States relative to the report
that Germany is seeking to acqu re
Colombias interests in the Panama
Canal Company affirming that the re-
port is utterly baseless, and, it is un-
derstood, expressing the opinion that
Germanys commerce would be benefit
ted by the construction of the canal by
the United States.
TIE CoIombians Slow.
Washington, January 14-It is learn
ed at the state department that Am
bassador Tower has received from the
German foreign office an unequivCcal
denial of the statement that found
some currency a few days ago to the
effect that the German government was
endeavoring to secure control of the
Panama canal franchise. The ambas-
sador's advice did not credit the Ger
man government with any feeling for
or against the canal enterprise. but 1t
is gathered that the state or the pup
lie mind in Berlin, certainly IN COM
mercial circles is favorable to
American construction because OF
the benefits expected to accrue to
German shipping engaged in trade o.
the Pacific and on the West coast OF
South America.
1t is said at the state department
that there is no change in the status
of the negotiations with Colombia re-
specting the canal. Great impatlence
is exhibited at the delays and the fall
ure of Colombia to accept the terms
held out. and pressure is being brought
to bear to hasten a CONCLUSION, 80 that
the president before the adjournment
of the present congress can have ac-
uuired control of either the Panama or
the Nicaragua routes and be in po-
sition to begin the work Of construc-
ton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
BRIDGE FOR LITTLE RIVER
4 Bill to he Presented Asking for
This rom the Legislature.
Especial to The Messenger.D

Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, n. c., January 1.-THE
general assembly will be asked at the
present session to make an appropria-
ton for an iron bridge over Little river
at the Colored Insane asylum near this
city During u freshet the river is i'm
passa ble at this point. The promoters
of the project will have a bill ora IN
as soon as the last of the work can be
Appropriated and the representativ g
from this county will be asked to pre-
sent It to the legislature. The bill will
provide macadamizing the pubic road
from the asylum to this city, which is
a distance of just two miles. The sug-
gestion which was made by a CORE
spondent IN the local daily paper yes
terday has met with popular favor
and the influential citizens Of this citv
will make an effort to have the bill
passed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
CHAI INCEN-RUSEBERY.
An Engagement Announced of Inter-
national Interest.

Louisville. KY. January IA letter
received here today from Mrs. Joseph
Armstrong, who is at present in NevaY,
Switzerland, says the engagement Is
reported there of Mrs. Alice Carr
ChaunCey. formerly OF Louisville but
row residing in Cannes, France, and
Lord Rosebery. the former prime min
lister of England.
Mrs. ChaunCey before her marriage
to- the late Samuel Sloan Chauncey of
New York, was Miss Alice Carr. ard
was known as one of the most beautI-
fui women in Louisville, where she
spent the greater portion OF her girl
hood. Her younger sister, Grace, also
q noted beauty married Lord New
bough. of England. wnom she met while
on a cruise with Mrs. Chauncey in the
Mediterranean. Last winter Mrs
Chauncey was presented at the English
court while visiting Lady Newbough.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
SUITS AGAINST COAL COMPANIES.
Quo WarrantO Suits to Gust Them Oi
Their Charters.

Columbus, O., January 14.-Attorney
General Sheets today filed in the su-
preme court. at the instigation Of the
governor, quo warranto suits against
six big coal companies to oust them
from their charters
The companies against which suits
are brought are:
The New Pittsburg Coal Company:
the Sunday Creek Coal Company; the
General Hecking Fuel Company; the
Congo Coal Company; the Interstate
Coal Company and the Hooking Goa
and Iron Company.
1t is charged that these companies
have entered into a conspiracy to limit
the output Of coal and to increase and
generally control the prices.
The suits are brought under the Val
entine anti.truSt act
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
Mrs. Riley Escapes from Jail and Re.
mains Uncaptured.

Roanoke, Va. January H.-Mrs. Mag
gle Riley, indicted for murder yesterday
In Mercer county, West Virginia, es-
capped from Jail at Princeton today and
has not been recaptured. She is alleged
to have promised to pay a sum of
money to her son Herman Riley and
Arthur Ettar to kill a woman named
Mary Clark The two men were tried
today and made a clean breast OF the
killing, saying that they had no other
reason for shooting the Clark woman
than to get reward OF $40 which
Riley's mother promised to give them
DO commit the deed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16

Philadelphia, January 1.-Recosnl-
tion OF the union, which the anthracite
ccaI operators maintain is not an is
sue before the coal strike commission,
was the principal demand attacked by
the Erie Company today in it's contest
against the claims OF the United Mine
Workers of America.
General superintendent w. A. May,
of the Hillside Coal and Iron Company
and the Pennsylvania Coal Company,
which are controlled by the Erie vas
on the witness stand for a long time
today. and gave testimony tending 10
show that since the advent of the un-
ion into the anthracite regions the
workmen were less efficient. that lack
OF discipline has resulted. that it i'll
terfered with authority and limited the
earning capacity of the employees.
Other witnesses were called who COR
robOrated much of Superintendent
Mays testimony.
The witness did not think the ten per
cent. advance given the men two ye.lrs
ago was deserved, but he has since
changed his mind. He did not think tine
advance asked for was reasonable and
gave a non-committal answer When
aSkeu IL lie IIllSnI CudlS6 his inltlu
again two years hence. In answer 10
questions put by Mr.. Darrow. Superin-
tendent May said he knew John Mitch
ell personally. but would object to NEST
ing him as the agent of the men in the
employ of the Erie Company. because il
would bring in an outside element
which had no direct interest IN the bus
inesS- He was asked that in case one
of his own employees gave up cutting
coal for the purpose of looking n fter
the interests of the company's 5000
men if he would meet him for the pur-
pose of settling differences, and he rn-
piled that he was not prepared to an
swer the question. Subsequently he
\ said the company and the men coui l
arrive at an understanding without as
sistance Of an agent.
Commissioner Clark asked the witness
IN case the two parties failed to agree
if the men could call in an agent, add
Dir. May replied that he thought they
could.
MIR. CIark-"Don't you think that II
this policy were followed it would re-
suit in much good?''
Mr.. May-"I think possibly it would -
Mr.. May concluded his testimony by
stating that he thought $500 year was
a fair American living wage and that
he would like to see all of his men
earning at least that much.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
FIRE IN PENSACOLA
The Bryan Sanitnrium -urned Caus-
ing Death of ". l.. Bracken.

Pensacola, Fla, January 14.-Fire,
which destroyed the Bryan sanitarium.
three story infirmary on Baylen and
Garden streets early this morning,
caused the death of W. L. Bracken.
OF st. Andrews, Fla, one of the in
mates, and seriously, perhaps fatally
injured Captain William Hudson, of
this city. who occupied n room in the
hospital.
Twenty-Five patients were confined
in the building and several persons
received more or less severe injuries
from the flames.
The fire was discovered about 3
o'clock this morning and is supposed
to have originated in BraCken's room.
The flames spread rapidly and the
entire building was burning before the
alarm was responded to-the inmates
only being rescued after the greatest
exertion. The fire cut off every means
of exit from Brackens room and his
escape was impossible. When Brack-
ems body was discovered, it was found
that he had never left his bed The
iron bed had fallen through the charrad
floor and rested on the rafters. Nearly
the entire body was consumed.
Captain Hudson, of this city. occu-
pied a room directly across the hall
from that of Bracken. Physicians say
his condition will not permit of his re-
covery.
r. l. Owens and wife occup:ed rooms
on the floor below and barely escaped
with their lives. Their bedding was
blazing when they awoKe tnd just as
they left the room the ceiling fell. A
negro named Simonson was burned bv
a blazing timber falling on him as he
ran through the hallway. All the pa
tientS were removed to ST. Anthony's
hospital and given prompt attention.
The loss to the building is not known.
but it is thought it will exceed $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-16
COMMERCIAL STEAMSHIP co.
An Organization at Mobile With
Capitalization of $2OO,OOO.

Mobile, Ala, January 1.-THE Com
mercial Steamship Company has been
organized here with a capitalization Of
5000, 900. The company is organized for
owning steamships for charter pur-
poses, especially to fruit importers OF
Mobile. Most Of the capital is sub
scribed by Mobile men, the remainder
being subscribed at Bergen. Norway.
from which place the movements of
the steamers will be directed. The
company has purchased the Norwegian
steamer Brutatton and all the steam
crs will fly the Norwegian flag. The
officers Of the company are:
Rolf Zeburg, president; John 3. Ce-
fallu, vice PRECEDENT; lingo Seldom, sec
retary and treasurer.