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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Wanted Suit Before Leaving.

Mr.. Bernath. of the ice and coal
company. promised a negro pair of
pants, and the following letter was
sent to Mr.. Bernath yesterday.
Pine Bluff, Ark, May 10, 1903.-Mr.
H. Birnet Esq: I was informed by
my father that you had found 1.-The
pance. In the case of the storm I
am going to leave town and l thought
1t was the best to get the pance be-
fore left, for when I arrive again
in town you may not be here. will
come to close by saying. Yours Turly,
M. F. ROBINSON.
The Jefferson Fencibles have been
ordered to be ready tonight for duty.
and if any attempt to loot houses Is
made the soldiers will be called out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER
Of Royal Arch Masons to Meet in
Little Rock.

Cf Royai Arch MaSonS TO Meet IN
Little Rock.
Considerable activity exists among
the members of the Masonic frater-
nifty as the time approaches for the
coming Of the general grand chap.
ter Of Royal Arch Masons of the
United States which will meet in
Little Rock October 5 to 8. Grand
Secretary Hampstead as chairman
of the committee ON hotel acccommo-
dations, has his hands full in secur-
ing quarters for delegates, locating
headquarters, etc, with all the many
details incident to an occasion of the
kind. Already delegations from the
different states are making arrange
ments for entertaining and keeping
open house, receptions, decorations
and the like, and orders are even now
being placed with the florists for
flowers for these purposes. The ses-
olOuo VI ClC 6OACl al 81 duu CudpCOl
are accompanied by. social functions
Of greater or less degree. Many Ia
dies of the families of the delegates
come with them. Already rooms
have been engaged for a number of
such, and it is hoped that while these
strangers are in our midst the citi.
zens of Little Rock generally will
show them what attentions are in
their power and give them that
warmth and eordiality of greeting
for which olf people are noted, and
make them fesl at home in our midst.
II this is done, the committee hav.
ing the affair in charge have no fear
but that the reception of this distin.
guished body among us will in all
things be such as will give our visi-
tors a good impression of our wide
awake city and of it's capacity to en-.
tertain whenever the occasion is at
hand,-Little Rock telegram.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
MAY NOT APPROVE
Council May Decline to Sustain Mayor in
Removal Of Culpepper

A topic of more interest to the
Pine Bluff white people than Ellen
Burnetts prophecy is the removal of
Chief Culpepper and the appointment
CT Mr.. Peterson. It is being discussed
on the "trects, in the stores, hotels
and Iomcs Notwithstanding this is
the day uron which Pine Bluff is to
be wiped off the map, those who have
not fed the city are having little to
say about the prophesy of a crazy ne
gross. The theme of discussion is
the change in the chief of police of
flee. Mayor White is being criticised
CT every hand because of the change
he has made The aldermen are reti.
cent with reference to the matter, but
it is evident that there is going to be
something doing when the council
meets next Monday night. 1t is con-
tended by the mayor and by others
that the mayor has the legal right
to name chief of police without the
approval of the council, and that the
appointment stanis. This contention
is ba~od on para graph 1 of section s.
2S4, Sandell and Hills digest, which
reads AS follows:
'The mayor shall have the following
powers and duties, towit:
First: The power to choose and
appoint the chief of the police depart
ment and chief of the fire department,
who shall hold his office until the fol
lowing election for mayor, and until
his successor is appointed by the in
coming mayor, unless sooner removed
for cause"
While the foregoing sustains the con.
tention of the mayor and Mr.. Peter
sons friends, another paragraph OF
section 1924 of the digest
shows that while the mayor
may appoint chief of the
fire department or a, chief of police
without the approval of the council,
he can remove neither, except tempo.
rarily, unless the council approves.
The section reads as follows:
"The mayor shall have the right to
suspend for inefficiency, misconduct,
or neglect of duty, the chief of the
police department and chief of the
fire department until the next reg.
ula7, or adjourned, or special meeting
of the city council at which meeting
he shall lay the matter before the city
ccuncil and unless his action be ap.f
proved and the chief be removed from
Office at such meeting within five days
threafter. by vote of a majority of
the council elect, the suspension shall
cease: provided, no officer shall be
twice suspended for the same cause
One of the aldermen said today
that Mr. Peterson's term of chief he
thought would be brief as he did not
believe the council would sustain the
removal of Culpepper if Peterson was
to be his successor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Agricultural Editors Next.

W C. Dunlap and E. w. LaBeaume
Of st. Louis. the two Cotton Belt rail
way officials who came here with the
real estate men, left for st. Louis this
cation Of agricultural newspaper men
through Arkansas and Texas, start
ing from st. Louis on June 1, and
arriving in Pine Bluff at p. NJ June
2. The train will be splendidly equip
ped with two special Pullman sleep
ers and g cafe car. and all expenses
of the trip to be borne by the Cotton
Belt RAILROAD. They go to Tyler, Tex,
and from there take the Lufkin
branch and go through the fruit dis
trict The following will be in at.
, tendance on the trip:
Coleman's Rural World, st. Louis,
N. J. Coleman
North American Horticulturalist,
Monroe, Mich, c. ]. Mccormick.
American Farmer, Nashville, W. G.
Sadler.
Indiana Farmer indianapolis, j. G..
Kingsland.
Farm, Field and Fireside, Chicago.
Horticultural Visitor, Kinmundy,
ILL.,. E. G. Mendenhall.
Wallace's Farmer, Des Moines, H.
G. Wallace.
Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, O., M. e.
Williams.
Farmers Tribune, Des Moines, E.
G. Faville
Green Fruit Grower, Rochester, N.
Y, J. c. Peet.
Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago, G.
A. Sharnel
Farmers Voice and National Rural,
Chicago, W. II. Burke.
National Fruit Grower, St. Joseph,
Mich, R. M. Kellogg.
Twentieth Century Farmer, Oma4
ha. Robert Hunter.
Republic st. Louis. Chas Sewell.
Journal of Agriculture, st. Louis,
N D. Thompson.
Herald, Grand Rapids, Mich, R.
D. Graham
Western Fruit Grower, st. Joseph,
Mo-. Mai Frank Holsinger.
Spirit of the West, Des Moines, Ia,
P. S. Kell
Aricultural Epitomist, Spencer,
Ind. E. Fuller
Farm News, Springfield, O.. John
w. Grover.
Ewing's News, Benton Harbor,
Mich. Warren Morrill,
N B. Banker, Des Moines Ia. Geo.
D. Hunter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Arkansas Within Three
Inches Of Danger Line

tory was 3:41 inches the last twenty
four hours; At Ft. Smith rs, Darda-
nele SO. Little Rock .76.
The river rose seven inches at
Pine Bluff last night and according
to the government gauge the danger
line of % feet lacks only three inch
es cf having been reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

The official river report is as fol-
'ows fer t.is morning: The fall in
t>e river at Ft. Smith is two feet
I'D twc-tenths; at Dardanelle one
fGct and c1e-tenth; rise at Little
Tx A1Vo-tenths, and is falling now.
he rainfall in the Oklahoma terri
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Civil Action AGAINST CuIpepper.

civil action has been brought
against Chief Culpepper by Jack Wan
zer in the form of a complaint ask
ing for 81 900 damages which he al
leges to have sustained as a result
OF the punching Mr.. Culpepper gave
him, and for which Mr.. Culpepper was
bounced out Of the office of chief Of
police. j
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

The visiting real estate men from
the north arrived in the city last
evening ct 6:36 and were met at the
depot by committee composed of
Thomas Pearce, J. O. Harrison, T.
Ezell and Jacob Friedberg. Tie Wis
itors number about seventy-fve to one
hundred of the representative real
estate men of Illinois and Iowa. One
glance at the visitors and one is con-
Vinced Of the fact that they are busi-
ness men and are here to see the
country and not merely out on
pleasure jaunt. After the arrival of
the visitors they were taken to the
Bluff City club rooms and there dis
banded, meeting again at p. m.
After short real estate meeting
the gentlemen wee turned over to
the citizens and repaired to the ban
quet hall, where Newman had an eie-
CANT spread, with liquid refreshments.
Hen. w. H. Langford was made toast
master and many short and crisp
speeches were made in addition to
the program published in the Graphic
Thursday. Many others spoke, in
cluding several Of the visitors.
This morning at $50 the street car
people took the visitors for a ride
over the city. showing them the
points of interest.
At II o'clock Hon. w. H. Langford
left with the delegates for trip
over the Pine Bluff and Arkansas
River railroad, and while en- route
stopped at point where a fish fry
and barbecue was made ready pre-
viously for the entertainment of the
visitors.
The gentlemen were royalty enter
tanned, and no card was left unturned
to make their visit one to be kindly
remembered by them.
The following is the list of visitors:
Daniel Brothers. Centralia. ILL.,;
George O. Morris, Greenville, ILL.,;
Cole and Cole. Bellevue, ILL.,; Frank
Warner, Prophetstown. ILL.,: Frank Ho-
sick, GRANVILLE, ILL.,. ]. W. Teeter, Oak
land. ILL.,. John McDermott, St. Louis;
J. W. Murphy, Ell Dorado, Ill.,; John
F.. Anderson. Mt. Vernon. Ind; L. E..
Ketchum. Stuttgart, Ark. Thad W.
Ward, Quincy, ILL.,; George H. Lucas,
Pekin ILL.,; ]. p Cruikshank. Fort
Madison Ia; G. A. Tatman, Monticello;
ILL.,; E. B. Boyd, Indianola, Ind; D.
D. Feather, Kirksville, Mo-; F. G. Hol.
land, Dexter, Mo-; A. l.. Carter. Jer-
SEVILLE, Ill: H. G. Bailey. Piggott.
ARK; ]. y. Gaty, Roe, Ark; Wells
Tallman. Shelbyville, ILL.,; L. K. Boy
san. Chicago ILL.,; w. S. Holmes. Eff
fngham, H.: j. W. Black. Copeland,
Ind; w. L. Tucker, Bloomfield, Mo-;
Frederick Tonney, Flora. ILL.,. S. Bos-
ley. Clayten. Mo-; j. w. Sylvester, Bos-
worth, Mo-; H. Montgomery and H.
B. Miner, Shelvyville, ILL.,; VIM. Sonn-
tag, Alton. ILL.,; A. G. Robb and Geo.
D. Locke, Jerseyville, ILL.,; Martin and
Moore, Benton. ILL.,; w. J. Davis,
Bowling Green, Mo-; c. J. Raub, Chal-
me?s Ind; G. E. Jeffers, Tolono, ILL.,;
Heckler and Meister, Mt. Pulaski, ILL.,;
Senator Price, Stuttgart. Ark; S. p.
Silver, Lexington Mo-; c. NJ. Farmer,
Stuttgart, Ark; S. P. LETTERS: Dexter,
Mo-; c. B. Gregg, Jonesboro, Ark; H.
r. Ho]ley. 'Piggott, Ark; I. W. Har-
Ian. Piggott, Ark; A. L. Harty. Bloom
field, Mo-: ]. M. Virgin. J. NJ Probst,
Weiner, Ark. L. E. Saupe, president
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Will Protect Pronertx.

On account of the "cyclone scare"
Sheriff Gould has seen fit to send
out a proclamation in the form of
handbills which were distributed over
the city Thursday afternoon. 1t was
wise sfep. and when the colored
population return they will be as the
prcdigal son, hungry and in need Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

IhlS (FrlQdy. May l9J is Iue event
full day for Pine Bluff, according to
Ellen Burnett, the negro prophecies,
who predicted two or three weeks ago
that this city is to be wiped off the
map by a tornado. The hour she
fixed for the awful calamity is p.
m., too late for the Graphic to give
if the cyclone makes connection the
Graphic will Immediately issue an
extra telling all about it.
There was never a more quiet day
in the city than this has been. It
has been cloudy most all day, which
has caused some of the negroes who
have not fled the city to feel some
what uneasy. The exodus has been
light today, because nearly all those
who were frightened enough to leave
the city had taken their departure
prior to today. Ellen Burnett, the
alleged prophecies, is in the Pulaski
county Jail at Little Rock. She re.
lates her "vishun' as follows:
81 have known about this for the
last four months. First it came to
me as a fear of some danger threat
ening me, but could not tell what it
was or where the fear came from
Three weeks ago tomorrow I went
into trance and saw a vision of the
city of Pine Bluff being destroyed. I
could not tell how it was being done
and could see the town only by the
vivid flashes Of lightning in the dark.
ness that was SO deep that could
almost feel it. I saw mothers throw
their infants away from them in their
frenzy, thinking it was better that
they should perish, if by so doing
they could get away. And I saw
mothers and fathers trample on their
children, and the strong trample over
the weak in their efforts to get
away. I could not tell just how the
city was being destroyed, but the riv-
er had something to do with it. May
be it was overflowing and washing
the city away. Then l thought that
l was taken to place I suppose was
heaven, although l did not hear any
one speak it's name. I thought l was
only about so high Indicating a
height about eighteen irches). I saw
man sitting on great white throne,
and all about me was white floor
I heard the man on the throne, who
I knew was God, say to another tall
man who wore a white robe and was
barefooted, but whose face I could
not see, to go and weigh the city, And
he went and seemed to weigh the
city in great scale, and l heard
him report to God that sin and grace
were on an equality, and then God
said: 4 am a just man, and I will
not permit the just to suffer with the
unjust And then he said to me:
Go and warn my people to leave the
city, and not to stop under six miles
from it, for l will destroy the city
and all that are left therein That
was the last of the vision, and five
nights later, while I was in sort of
trance, but not like the other, I saw
great clouds come out of the south,
and the Lord appeared to me again
and told me that he would destroy the
city at 5 p. m. on May 20. tomorrow
I don't know anything about the dove
that they say was on the clock. The
Lord never told me anything about
that. The Lord told me that must
tell the people, and did so,
and it caused so many to leave that
they arrested me- They call me
crazy, but I must expect persecution
for doing the will Of the Lord
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29
Normal Teachers All Here.

Prof. Isaac Fisher, of the Branch
Normal college, says that all the
instructors and about forty of the
pupils are in the city and will stay,
but he also stated that about sixty
pupils have left on account of the
predictions made by Ellen Burnett.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

The woman who knows how to
manage a man is the one who never
lets him know It.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

A.-Well, yes.
Q.-Wasnt you drunk?
Al was drinking considerable /
wasn't drunk enough to have to be
carried.
Mr.. Peterson's evidence bears out
the mayor in his statement that rM.
Peterson has Heputation for getting
on "jag."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

Acquisition Of wealth means wcrl-
an s'.ro ~nI proceed TO work 9TH
rs for all they are worth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-29

The visiting real estate men from
the north arrived in the city last
evening ct 6:36 and were met at the
depot by committee composed of
Thomas Pearce, J. O. Harrison, 7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
Department of Mininu.

Not content with nine cabinet ap- pointments, when Washington had but four, President Roosevelt is urging the creation of department of min ing, and the Age-Herald Is inclined to think he is right. The mining inter- ests of this country are very heavy, far outrunning those of any other country the sun shines on, and it seems but just that such great inter- ests should be specially cared for by a cabinet officer.
 Washington had but secretary of state, an attorney general, and secre- taries of the treasury and of war. When John Adams became President secretary of the navy was added, and in Jackson's terms a postmaster general became needful. There was no secretary of the interior until Zach ary Taylor became President, and no department of agriculture until Grover Cleveland's time. A department of commerce was added by the last con. gross, making nine in all.
 Down to the civil war the mining industries of the country were not very great, but since that time they have been increased rapidly until they now have an output exceeding a bil- lion dollars a year There is scarcely a mineral that is not found in this country, and it seems but just that such an indusry should be looked after by a cabinet officer. The American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
Peace in Alabama.

The Montgomery Advertiser, by availing itself of Q Tennessee matter, serves notice upon 105,3S0 democrats who voted for Mir bryan in 1896 that they must expect to be ruled in 1904 by the 6462 who bolted the democratic ticket at that time, and voted for Palmer and Buckner It pronounces the party of 1896 and 1900 "rotting, barnacle-loaded craft" and it indi- rectly, but practically, adjures the Ala bama democrats to repent and to get ready for 1904 by forsaking their false gods and trimming their lamps to follow the lead of pure and unadul- terated ocracy'-which, in two words, is Grover Cleveland"
 The Age-Herald has no desire to stir up strife in the party. On the contrary it desires peace and harmony in the party councils in this state, and it has done nothing and will do nothing to drive any one away from the democratic party It is important until the negro problem is further ad- vanced that the democratic party should remain solid in this state, and no word should be uttered that would have a contrary effect.
 This is why the extreme and untime- r. declarations of the Advertiser are unfortunate. They revive the memo ries of 1896, and they render men bit ter and obstinate The Advertiser is never so happy as when it is nagging and reviling the men who carried tho party through the storms that gave birth to the new constitution and placed the state on higher level. This was necessarily and practically done by the 105,380 rather than by the 6462, although the latter assisted to the extent of, their limited ability. But this is neither here nor there. What we need is peace, and if there is to be peace in the party the Advertiser should cease to hurl from it's minority camp firebrands and bombs at the great mass of the democratic party of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
Suffrage in Vermont.

Grandfather" clauses are mild things alongside the provisions of the Vermont constitution, for the former never shut any voter out. The Yer mont constitution, on the other hand, enables political ring to shut out voters at pleasure. It's suffrage clause reads as follows:
 Every man of full age of 21 years hav- iny resided in this state for the space of one whole year next before the election of representatives and is of quiet and peaceful behavior and will take the fol- lowing drecholders) oath or affirmation, shall be entitled to all the privileges of freeman of this state.
 This reads fair enough on it's face, but the statutes of the state say that mo man shall be admitted to take the freeman's cath, or vote at an election, until he has obtained the appreciation of the board of civil authority of the town in which he resides" In other words, each town board decides who are of quiet and peaceful behavior. :"
 These boards are without exception made up of republicans, and under their rule 10S,000 persons of voting age in Vermont have been reduced at the polls to about 10000, and nearly all of the voters are republicans h. justice is not always practiced by Ve.- mont town boards, but injustice is al- ways possible under the provisions of the state constitution.
 Vermont republicans at any rate are estopped from Genunciations of grand father clauses, for they have clause that enables a town board to act in the most autocratic manner No southern state permits anything of that nature, the nearest approach to it being the intelligence clause of Mis- sissippi. In Alabama any one who can read and write or who pays taxes on $500 of property can vote. Be he white or black, be he possessed of quiet and peaceful behavior or be he a holy terror, no one can say him may" when he desires to be regis tered and to vote At the most the grandfather clause renders voting easy to certain class, but the lists thus made up will rapidly lose weight, and hereafter more and more men will be subject to the general qualifi. cations relating to suffrage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
Rlrminaham,s Need.

''It seems to me that one of the strong est arguments for the establishment in Birmingham of a Y. M. c. A. that would be unequaled in the south is offered by the recent arrest of so many young men of the city on various criminal charges" said a gray haired man with a heart full of altrulsm.
 Ut has been my observation since coming to Birmingham that the young men of this city are too little restrained. The population Is largely made up of young people and most of them are in the city alone their parents in many cases residing in far distant states.
 For this reason every minister in the city should use his best efforts in getting young men to church. An organization like the Y. M. c. A, which has done such a great work in other parts of the world should not have to beg the monied men of the district for the few palti.y thousand dollars required to perfect a first class organization. It should be given freely. It should even be consid- cred a privilege and not a bounden duty to help in the work of doing something for all these young men among us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
SOME MOVEMENTS OF
 A PERIPATETIC PRINCE

without actually getting there. He may stop somewhere on tho road, at a point convenient either for a forward or for backward step, and such, indeed, is thought to be the programme. His friends want him to remain in the vicinity of Varna, on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea, until it becomes apparent which way the cat is going to jump. It will not be safe to assume that Sofia is his present destination until his arrival there is credibly reported, He cuts rather sorry figure dodgng back and forth. but then his official position is a difficult one. He is betwee:. the devil and the deep sea. He would like to launch Bull garia on a war with Turkey, if he could count upon the assistance of Russia, but this he has doubtless been told at Vienna, he positively must not expect. But his excited subjects may presently refuse to be satisfied with anything less than heroic measures. It's an unpleasant predica- ment.
 Besides, Prince Ferdinand Is a dis appointed man. He considers it hard lines that while he is only a prince his neigh Dor, Charles of Roumania, is a full fiedged king. He may be throwing up his job the next thing we hear. as did his predecessor Alexander. The prince bus- ness is not all fond fancy paints it. at least not in southeastern Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
Special Terms of Court.

Governor Jelks thinks the governor should be empowered to order a spe- cial term of court ito try fragrant offender" In other words, to main tain the supremacy of law, and take away the sole excuse of lynchers. Armed with tLis power lynchers would soon become lost art in Alabama It is nearly so as things stands, and at present only the judges can order a special term of court, and to do this they must give thirty days notice.
 Why should not the governor se- lected by all the people be empowered to order special terms in fragrant cases? All know what such cases are. Many a year would pass without the use of the proposed power, and in no year would there be more than two or three terms. In comparison to the gain in maintaining law and order, and the fair lame or the state, ine eX- pense would not be worthy of men tion. It would be a mere trifle, while the gain to the state would be i'm measureable.
 Why should not the request of Gov ernor Jelks be granted? We pause for a reply We have never seen reply in public print, and no one will be apt to frame one except those who desire to see lynchings in every county. But anarchy of this sort is going out of fashion in this state, and tho legis- lature can complete the reform by passing an act authorizing the gov ernor to call special term of court to try fragrant offender.