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in his hands that the other state Of
ficers had no responsibility. The Sec
retary Of state, the auditor the peni-
tentiary board, the keeper of dried
any responsibility. 1t was all thrust
upon the governor, and, forsooth he
wanted authority commensurate with
that responsibility.
The governors dictatorial temper
had not even permitted that grand old
man, ex-Gov. James p. Eagle, to hold
a position on the state capitol COM
mission, merely because he would not
support "his majesty The same
thing had occurred in the case of
George Crump, of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition board, who had also
been turned out because he had not
voted for 'hs majesty"
What did the sister states Of ArkaA-
sas think of the man who occupied
the gubernatorial chair? He had Of
ten blushed to let his mind dwell up
on it. He compared the original JET
ferson Davis, the president Of the
Confederacy, to the one of the pres
ent day. He paid high tribute ts
the memory OF Jefferson Davis, ana
said in comparison that the present
governor "dishonored the name he
bore"
In conclusion Col. Murphy called uH
on the people, the voters Of the state
to stand by their duty; to pull the
cords that put men into and keep
them out OF office; to go into Gov De-
Wis public acts thoroughly and weigh
them justly and honestly, then cast
their ballots accordingly" He also
wanted Gov Davis acts while attor-
ney general investigated, declaring
that the 1000 spent by him was five
times as much as was necessary. He
wanted Arkansas to "come out of the
mesh Of cobWebs that the governor had
woven around her" and wanted "jus-
tice to do her work and give the state
one more chance"
AS Col. Murphy bowed and turned
to take up his papers, with the words,
Il thank you" there was a roar of ap-
p}ause from almost every occupant
OF the house, which lasted several min.
utes. Col. Murphy was kept severa!
minutes shaking hands and receiving
the CONGRATULATIONS of his friends who
had been on the stage.
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SEVEN.
ADVICE FOR A SMOKER.
Dean Van Amringe's After-Luncheon
Story About Prof. Anton.

0tOTy AOOut TVOI. AnIOn.
Dean ]. howard Van Amringe of Co.
lumbia took luncheon on Monday last
with some of his students Afterward
he leaned back in his chair and pro-
duced one Of the short, black cigars
for which he is known to have a
strong prediction.
lingering it lovingly, he said: ''You
might not believe it, but was a stu
dent once. remember one day dur
ing my senior year in 1860, while was
walking home from college, l was
Joined by Prof. Anton. who was then
teaching Greek at Columbia The
Professor walked by my side for some
time in silence. Suddenly turning,
he demanded in his sternest voice:
DO you smoke, Van Arminge? l was
forced to admit that l did indulge oc-
casionally. He glared at me for mo-
ment aud then said gruf1y: Glad to
know it. Best thing you ever did.
Don't let me ever hear Of your stop
Ping it. Good afternoon '"-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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of Gov Davis for expenses incurred
in visiting farm which the penitenti

of Gov. Davis for expenses incurred
in visiting a farm which the penitenti-
ary board inspected in August, 1901.
Col Murphy told the facts about as
they were saying, in brief,
that the governor had drawn
$25 from his contingent fund
and had short time later
been paid s22.5O by the secre-
tary of the board to cover the expenses
of the trip Col. Murphy sought to
make the point that Gov. Davis had
improperly drawn this $25 because it
was supposed to have been drawn for
services already rendered. He said
that Gov. Davis. having kept the money
for eighteen months, "having forgot.
ten about it," had on yesterday sent it
back to the treasurer, laying the blame
on Charles Jacobson, his private sec
retary. Col. Murphy attributed this
action of the governor to the fact that
news had reached him somehow that
the ways and means committee of the
house was investigating this item. He
then proceeded to use the most plain
terms in describing what he conceived
to be the situation from a legal stand
point with respect to the s25. He said
that when the governor tried to get
some substantiation of his charges
relative to the maltreatment of con-
victs he had paid out Of his contingent
fund the expenses of convict to come
to Little Rock and make an affidavit,
which Col. Murphy characterized as
false. He also said in reference to
Gov Davis saying he had told Charles
Jacobson to return the $25 item, that
Charles Watkins was at that time act
ing as the governors private secre
tary.
The audience was highly amused by
Col Murphy's statements as to the al
legged items in telephone bills paid out
of the contingent fun. Col. Murphy
expressed surprise at the amount
Gov. Davis had spent in his two terms
on telegraph and telephone messages.
One bill was s191 for telephone mes
sages alone and another $211 for tel
ephone messages, all of which was
paid out of the contingent fund. Col.
Murphy said the telegraph bills were
not itemized, but In the telephone
bills were such items as: Gov. Da-
Wis to Judge Davis" Judge Davis to
Gov. Davis" Gov. Davis to Mrs. Da-
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A LONG FELT WANT.
Is Supplied at Last in Pine
Bluff,

Bluff.
Ever have itching piles?
Not sick enough to go to bed; not
Sell enough to be content.
The constant itching sensation
Spoils your temper, nearly drives
you crazy.
You can have relief and cure if you
will follow the advice Of local citi-
yen.
]. II. Steck, we'll known tin, copper
and sheet metal worker, 31S w. Sec
and street, residing at GA East Sth
Syenue, says: "Doan's Ointment is
without exception the test prepara
tion | ever used, and from my own
experience know that it does all that
rs claimed for it. I was troubled for
years with itching hemorrhoids and
aried several remedies but got no re-
lief. ] continued the treatment for a
week or more and since then | have
seen free from the annoying afHiction.
do not hesitate to recommend Doan's
Ointment
For sale by all dealers; price so
eents box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no substitute.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
MURPHY'S SPEECH.
tContinued from Page Nine.)

published just the samo with the state.
ment that the man was covered with
scars from beatings he had received
IN the penitentiary. Any man with as
much sense as there is grease in the
leg Of grass hopper would know that
the man would have been dead long be
fore he left the penitentiary if the
cuts and bruises described by the gov
ernor had been inflicted as he said
declared Col. Murphy.
He charged that the governor had
paid for this cut out of his contingent
fund.
Col Murphy then took up the mat
ter of the alleged double payment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
NlNE.
No. Z, Knox.

Little Rock when the contract was
signed, and if it was iniquitous he
ought to have withdrawn before he
signed it. But he bad stuck to the
church until it had turned him out
Col. Murphy then took up the gov
ernor's candidacy for the United States
senate, in opposition to Senator Berry.
He paid high tribute to the hon
esty integrity and worth of the "glo.
: rious, one-legged old soldier" who had
not disgraced the office he held nor
besmirched the people he represented.
He said that the governor had tried
to fight the senatorial race four years
before the election while he was still
running for another Office He pre-
dicted that the people of the state
would affirm the judgment Of the Bap-
tist church when the governor ap-
peals to them.
1t was due to the members Of the
penitentiary board, he said, that the
charges which had been made by the
governor in his message should be in
vestigated thoroughly. They desired
nothing so much as that action by
the legislature. The conduct OF both
sides should be held up for inspection
Just as it was, and if the members
of the board had done as the governor
had charged, then they should be
made to go out of office. "If the charges
are not true" he continued, then the
governor should go out"
Col. Murphy spoke unsparingly of
islature give him the appointing
power on every state board; that he
should be given absolute control of
the state government to work his will
as he pleased. He had the state char
tiles board shut up in his hand, said
Col. Murphy, and he wanted to get
everything else in the same position.
He had gotten that brother-in4laW
who had been denied position at the
penitentiary another one at the in
sane asylum, displacing an old Con
federate soldier. J. T. Hughes More
over, Hughes had been paid $50, while
the governors brother-in-law was paid
SIS a month.
Col Murphy also made charges in
connection with the coal contract for
the state charitable institutions.
The governor alleged as his reasons
for wanting all the appointive power
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
WORSE THAN KISSING BUGS.
New Plague Worrying Citizens Of
PENNSYLVANIA Town.

A new bug that is causing almost as
much excitement and inconvenience
rs the Infamous kissing bug" has in.
yaded Oil City, Pa. So far no speci.
men of the insect has been secured,
but more than fifty persons bear speci-
mems of the effects of the sting of the
insect. The bug alights on it's vic
tim, perforates his cuticle in one or
more places and gets away. In an in
credibly short time large white blis-
ter arises and unless prompt measures
are taken to counteract the effects of
the poison the flesh begins to swell
and become painful Cases have oc-
Cured where bite on the finger has
caused the arm of the victim to swell
to almost twice the natural size from
the bite to the shoulder. Several
eases have been severe enough to re-
quire the servics of physician.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
&C oNaing" and "Arrivinu."

And SO, said the talkative person
to the man who had just undergone
that particular form Of financial hem
orrhage known as crossing the cont.
nent. you came through without
eaange?' NO" responded uIe pa
tient man. Il didn't state 1t so. When
used the term wholly without
change referred only 70 the eondi.
tion in which l arrived here"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15

Never put warm food of any kind
u covered dish if you wish it to
keep well
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
IN FAVOR OF BERLIN.
Decision That Upholds City's Refusal
Build Churchea.

BERLIN, March 13.-The long legal fight
over the attempt to compel the Berlin
municipality to contribute toward building
churches was ended to-day with a decision
of the civil court in favor of Berlin. The case
grew out of Emperor Williams great
church-building campaign in the early
years of his reign. for which he wanted
the Berlin councilmen to make appropria-
tons. The councilmen refused, which
caused strained relations between the EN-
peror and the municipal government The
latter attempted to mollify the imperial
anger by presenting the Emperor with the
fine Neptune fountain standing before the
south front of the imperial palace. The
police president of Berlin took hand in
the controversy seven or eight years ago
by resurrecting an old consistorial decree,
dated 1913, which he interpreted to make
ii an obligation on the city TO give money
to build churches. The police president
ordered the municipality TO pay $4,000 for
two churches-St. Marcus and St. Smons,
then in course of erection. The municipal
ity paid the money under protest, but
brought suit TO recover the amount. The
provincial court decided in favor of Ber-
lin in 1897, but the consstorium appealed
TO the civil court. which rendered its de-
cision to-day. The case involved an enor-
nous amount of work. Assistant Burgo-
master Kaufman worked himself to death
in examining the records since 1873 and in
writing a bulky volume tending to prove
that Berlin never appropriated money for
building churches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
ELABORATE RECEPTION.


Over 1000 Persons Entertained by
Ambassador McCormick.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 1s.-United
States Ambassador Mccormick tonight
gave a formal reception to the diplomatic
corps and Russian official society. The Of
flee of imperial ceremonies. according to
custom, drew UP the list of guests. Am
bassadors are never allowed to suggest
changes in this list or invite any one ex-
cept members of their families and the
STATS Of their embassies. The list tonight
consisted of 1880 men and 200 women, and
upon all those able to attend the reception
Ambassador and Mrs. Mccormick must
make personal call. Such receptions are
never attended by the members of the i'm
perial family. To comply with the require
ments of this formal initiation the ambas-
sadors house must always be large enough
to accommodate 1000 guests, without count
ing 200 footmen, for whom refreshments
and places to sit down must be provided.
This scale of magnifcence only applies to
ambassadors, no entertaining is required
from ministers.
To-night's reception commenced at 10
o'clock and lasted until past midnight. The
invitations included all the leading court
civil, naval and military officials and their
families, no unoff1cial persons. however
high their rank, were invited, except Prin-
cess CantacuZena, formerly Miss Julia
Grant. and in her case it was stipulated
that she should not be presented her hus-
band being of lower rank than the occa-
sion demanded. although his parents at
ton Ambassador and Mrs. Mccormick en-
tertained twenty-four personal friends at
supper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
RAISED BY VENEZUELA
BLOCKADE OF THE ORINoCO RIVER
LASTED LESS THAN A WEEK.
Great Britain Threatened to Recog-
nize the Rebels and President
Castro Became Alarmed.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The State De-
partment has received a cablegram from
United States Charge Russell at Caracas
announcing that the blockade of the ORR
noco river, declared by President Castro
on March z. has been raised. The news
of this action was received here with great
relief. for. although there were no out
ward symptoms of trouble. IT is now known
that the enforcement of the decree prob
ably would have resulted In serious fric-
ton, perhaps involving a renewal OF hos
tilities British interests next 10 our own
being predominant in the Orinoco section.
the British ambassador here was the first
to move after the announcement of the
blockade decree. The United States gov
eminent practically had decided to recos-
nize the blockade IL Venezuela stationed a
SUFFICIENT number Of ships at the mouth
of the Orinoco TO make 1t effective. par
ticularly If these ships were supplemented
in their work by certain shore batteries In
command OF positions. But the British
government was not disposed TO recognize
the blockade, it would work particular
hardship to the British colonies In Trini-
dad and Guiana, which already are in
Strengthened financial circumstances. The
Venezuelan government was given 10 un-
derstsnd that If the blockade was persist
ed In Great Britain would recognize the
belligerency of the rebels in Venezuela and.
moreover, applying the laws OF neutrality
with strictness. would close ali British
ports TO Venezuelan warships allowing
them only the small privilege OF putting in
in time OF stress for a very limited period
Even during the enforcement Of the block
ade last March the British government
never went 10 this length. and the threat
dismayed President Castro. II the rebels
were TO be recognized belligerents their
cause would be strengthened immensely.
for they might charter privateers and be
put In a position 10 borrow money and
conduct war on larger. and. maybe. sue
cessful scale. Incidentally the revocation
of the order has relieved the naval au-
thorities here. who had decided IL the block
ade was 10 be re-established that IL would
be the duty of the navy TO watch develop
ments at the mouth of the Orinoco and
to that locality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

tected in his rights as an American citi-
zen. 1t is believed to be the first instance
in which the authorities have been APP
pealed TO to protect labor leader or or
ganizer against violence or threats from
nonunion men. There have been numerous
instances of persecution, violence, dyna-
hitting and even some of murder of nom
union men by strikers and members Of
unions. and i'm some instances the authori-
ties have conspicuously failed TO afford
them the protection to which they were en-
titled by law Of course, this was wrong.
but two wrongs do not make a right. A
way should be found to protect Mr.. Wood
against the nonunion cigar makers at
Tampa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

The Hendricks County Republican de-
votes a sensible article to representation
in joint legislative convention. Hendricks
and Boone counties are joined to Marion
because Marion has small excess unrep-
resented over the four senator's. The Re-
publican maintains, and fairly, that con-
ventions to nominate joint senators and
gates from the excess of population that
is not otherwise represented. That is,
Marion county, after getting four senator's,
has surplus. say, of 15,OOs population, and
should have delegates representing but the
1900 in the joint convention. A bill with
but lost in the House. The Legislature
failing to do its duty in this matter, the
Republican holds that the state commit
tee should make such a rule, under the
power granted by the last state conven-
ton Ito adopt suitable and proper rules
and regulations which shall govern the
mode and manner of selecting delegates
to conventions" The Republican says that
if the state committee does not act Hen
bricks and Boone counties should refuse
to go into convention with Marion fully
represented. The Journal has always be-
lieved that the smaller counties in such
combinations should be treated with fair
ness, and in the case of Marion, so largely
represented, the joint candidates should
be accorded the smaller counties. The
proportional representation of the excess
population in the respective counties in
nations, as the Hendricks Republican
affirms. The state committee should ap-
portion delegates to joint districts as it
does to counties in state and district con-
ventions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

The attempt of the state court in Chi
cago to punish the Indiana coal operators
for being engaged in a conspiracy to make
coal scarce and high has ended in a
ridiculous failure-ridiculous because the
States lawyers. inspired by the popular
outcry voiced by several newspapers, for
got that there is an interstate-commerce
law and a federal Constitution behind it.
1t may have been that the States attorney
led to believe that all Indiana is a
suburb of Chicago. For a few days last
January the country was made to believe
that all the railroads and all the coal oper-
ators and dealers were engaged in huge
conspiracy to rob or freeze the people of
the United States. Sensational papers made
all sorts of statements, and for few
days the mass of people were swept away
with the belief that such a conspiracy ex-
listed. There is reason to believe that the
managers of railroads and the operators
of coal mines were putting all the coal upon
the market that they possibly could. At
least. every official inquiry pointed in that
direction. The railroads evidently handled
all the coal their facilities made possible,
because there is limit to cars and locomo-
tives, and there was an unusual demand.
Doubtless some local dealers took advantage
of the conditions, but that there was a
general conspiracy few intelligent men be-
lieve at the present time: but for two
weeks. led by many newspapers, the gen.
eral public assumed that such an outrage
existed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

The famine relief committee at Stockholm
has received total subscriptions amounting
to about $25S.0O0. of which sum $S5,00O was
sent from America.
The Governor of Natal has proclaimed
the Kings pardon for all persons who are
awaiting trial for treason or other offenses
committed during or arising out Of the
recent Boer war.
the Roumanian Senate. by a large majority.
has declined to sanction bill recently
voted by the lower chamber In favor of the
naturalization of two Jews born in Rou-
-hania-
The mail steamers Prince Adelbert and
Prince Siegesmund in their passage be-
tween Kiel and Korsor, Denmark, are con-
tinuously in connection with the mainland
with the Slaby wireless telegraph system.
The government Is accepting messages at
20 cents per WORD.
King Edwards partially for comforting
decorations. already displayed by the crea-
ton of new orders, medals and other in
signia had further illustration Friday
night in the announcement in the Gazette of
a decree increasing the Order Of st. Michael
and ST. George. The previous membership
in all grades of the order will be doubled.
The British Gazette announces that a re-
ceiving order has been made against Count
Maurice Debosdari, who was connected
with the recent forgeries of j. Pierpont
Morgan's signature on bills purporting to
be in payment of purchases OF brlc-a-brac.
The count disappeared when the forgeries
were discovered anu his present WHITE
abouts are unknown.
A telegram from Marseilles says that DIR.
Michaude, a surgeon on the steamer Laos
of the Messageries Maritimes, has just
met terrible death on board the vessel.
He was in the habit of injecting morphia,
and on the last voyage of the vessel made
mistake and injected atrophine. He soon
discovered his error, but kept perfectly
calm and related his experiences to some
military doctors on board until the mo-
ment of his death, which occurred in one
hour
The captain of an English tug says that
he has reason to believe that the child
Cicely, Lady Granville Gordons daughter
by her former husband. Eric Gordon. for
the possession of which the recent suit
was brought and with which Lady Gran
vile Gordon fed after the courts had or
dered her to return the child to its father
is it's way to the United States:
He says he carried a woman accompanied
by a child from Gravesend to Dunkirk,
and the woman said that the child was
Lady Granville Gordons.
| The French Chamber Of Deputies was
| again crowded Friday by persons anxious
| to hear the continuance of the debates on
| Premier Combes's proposition to refuse the
request for authority to teach made by
| fifty-four male religious congregations
which yesterday was made special order
| of the day. The discussion, while ami
| mated, was confined to some minor phases
| tines and other orders engaging In various
| lines of commerce. The strong orators OF
| the chamber have not yet entered into the
| debate, the premier and other notable fig
ures not intending to speak until the clos
| ing days debate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14

nullifed them or led to confusion had they
been given the force of law. For instance.
the bill extending the contracts for school
books had at least two fatal defects. Gov
ernor Durbin would have approved the
bill had it been correctly drawn. The bills
providing for the separation OF the Indus
trial School for Girls and the Woman's
Prison. and creating a Juvenile court in
Marion county. were defective. but there
was time to correct them. The Legislature
having adjourned there was no opportunity
to correct most of the defective bills In
some States an expert is employed by the
Legislature to revise the phraseology OK
bills at some stage in their progress to
passage.