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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24
Few Automobiles in Washington.

Official Washington does not taks
.irdiy to the automobile and very
few persons u the executive or dip
o;natio secy.ra ere seen in vehicles
7ther thah carriages. The president
TOO fond Of horses ever to take up
he craze. He las always shown q
preference fer Surveys and seldom
sr!ves out OF town in any other kind
ef vehic,s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24
SCHOOL DIRECTORS FOR 81

At school election held in schoct
District 81. J. D. Hawley was elect2t
school director for the ensuing term,
receiving II votes. the total number
cast in that district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court
Llge Ussery, colored, pleaded guti-
ty to the charge of forgery in the cir
cult court this morning and was SEN
fenced % three years in the peni-
tentialy by Jxdge Grace.
The triai Of Bob Black, a neg~o IS
Oh N tie circuit court this aft nom
on charge Of grand larceny lie IS az
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

TAe daze laft4e lsas slas OF Il s4a
Davis. tie =He@Ha eoH#je tad i taa cir.
cult eoHe5 f7r sst8It on little Kate
Ross. vi not be fze4 Qhfft " ia s.
day. un1z1 Tie law & aoas5ets.t nau
is allowed forty eight Il -a8 bea@aoa
tba time :. t. verdict - the il y
aHa= the passing of tie sentence. .}a
PAWS Has convicted LIo:.Eiay azs5-
noon tAls woe5d give aim =aa'il#s.='t
r5stiay 9at0ae sa9ts.ce COT u
PASSED, TIE laW fes1haf prescribe
IL. such crimes as the ore 0l vic
ravis is guilty are pun5shani.e
death and Davis must hang He vii.
IL allowed thirty DAYS in wlieh to
prepare fer death The hanging Wi.
take place in Jefferson COUNTY at Il
place selected by the sheriff Whether
or not the execution viii be public or
riyate rests With the sheriff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

TIE docket for the March term Of
the circuit court Is nea7lpAGnished
and Judge Grace expects to complete
t1e term by the end Of the week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

The following is the junior and So
ciety program to be rendered at the
high school Thursday, beginning at
10 a. m:
l. Instrumental solo, Ethel Hol-
camb
2. Recitation, Lorine Hart
3. Musical Recitation, Edna Stow
ell, Helen Thomas
A. Recitation, Anna Flournoy
). Debatc-Resolved: That it
would be for the best interest Of the
Anglo -Saxen race for the Japanese to
win in ale eastern struggle. Affirm
ative, Furman McCammon, Eugene
Philpot. Negative Allen Nelson,
Dave Kaufman
G. Chorus, ten girls.
:. Recitation. Bessie Byrd.
2. Vocal solo. Lucy Broadstreet.
i. Recitation, Matte Lowry
10, Song "When My Ship Comes
Over the Sea- seXtette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24
CLEAN PREMISES
MUST BE KEPT ACCORDING n
NEW ORDNANCE or TIE
CITY.
Council Taxes Aoot1e- Run 4: sa--
Track Ordinance b., Ja9,pea
$se Tsask,
Council Takes Aaot1e- Run a. sa-
Track Ordinance bat JJNp9a
t Ts5t
~1~ COMMISSIONERS aU4l55<

He aIfz 1oa6a5I W. III 5=5zf55 .7..
= =sg aa1 thirty minutes 5sst a#aae
.e9.es VIII tine. taes o.aeas.ea Or
.4= Aaiaa t. Tie aaagaaa9
$3.50. sa.e-as= ana #a-fea9#a arc. -
za5z H5za ordnance The maaaa=
N.t ri ee.euj sezsi5H. Me.a-
w e. aad Aldermen Boy.
C.eaeat stz. fasdaHl Meyer Nieaa
Ftiss aag Nh answered. 10 rou ca
ihe ofdtnaa= regulating tbe wsfs
OF seaFeasrr far tfa city was 1eat
thfen tlmez All pasSed. The ori.
oaaee empowezs tda board of pub
affairs to contract fer the scaYe3ger
werh Of tho ctf5 IN prompt aud eff
ciert manner The ordinance w4-
anented fixing date. penalties, esl
iections, etc. The city will be kept
clean.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

cused CT stealing monos frcm an-
other negro
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24
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IN TIE COURTS.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

1t Was d Pitchers Battle, and Vernu
ELI Dio the Stunts for Llaebe"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-24

~aw A'loWs Hin 48 Hours from Ti5>
os Conviction Before Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
Americans Migrating to Canada.

toronto (Can.) WOrl0.
 This mornings issue contains the sec ond of our special commissioner arti- cles on the situation in the great wheat district of Canada. It deals with pecu- liarly interesting movement which with In the last three years has attained gi- gantic proportions, that of the migra- tion of the prosperous farmers of the Unted States to the fresh fields of the Dominion. So serious a drain is 1t be- coming upon the wealth of the indivld- ual States, such as the Dakotas and Min nesota, which are in the center of the migratory current, that the Washington and is making a strenuous effort to stem the flowing tide, which as yet shows no symptom of abatement
 What seems most diSquieting to the United States authorities is not so much the restIes3ness of the farming popula- tton as the fact that in order to reach the new land of promise the emigrants pass through most desirable free lands within the boundaries of the republic. Apparently, therefore. there Is something 2 more than the merely material of the case which appeals to these many thou sands of intelligent and entering citizens This Washington is determined to find out The authorities are determined that Canadas gain at the republics expense must cease Their special agents are now prosecuting exhaustive enquiries which Is doing all the lSischief. When it Is. once caught and nicely labeled, a rem cay VIII be devised, the pernicious lnflu- ence of the new Canadians on their old friends and neighbors destroyed, and those who have been feeling the first symptoms of the emigration fever will resume their wonted attitude of satisfac- ton with what they are implored to rec ognize as the best of all possible comrlu- nities
 It is something of a shock for the aver age citizen of the great republic to dis cover that there are actually men who have enjoyed its blessings and can yet look for better things-and find them Last year the Dakotas lost to Canada 4,006 heads of families and Minnesota 3,SS7. Every one of them, it is said, be- comes an unpaid emigration agent and blazons the advantages of his new home far and near. But worse even than the results of personal experience is the art ful advertising of those wicked Cana dians. Even the patriotism of the news paper press of the republic is not proof against the dollars of the Canadian land companies and print their adyertise- ments in return for filthy Mcre. Evi- dently there is screw loose somewhere. but If, as 1t appears, what Canada of- ters really proves equal to the expecta- tions that are raised it does look as if the diScontent found in so many of the States had its root in deeper cause than Gn attractive advertisement Canadians cannot, of course. feel aggrieved at the United States desire 10 retain the choIc- est part of their population, but they will also feel assured that so long as they can Offer the reward they will con- tnue to gather the spoil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
PLAYING OFF ON THE cows.

Is there no end to adulterations and swindles7 It has reached the point where one never knows that anything Is pure Almost everything we eat and drink is aduiterated in one way or another. They mix beans and peas with coffee, put the leaves of weeds in the tea, put pea, meal with -four, and lard or soap-grease in the butter. Syrup and honey are manu- factured out of other substances. sugar is not pure, and prepared foods are any thing the manufacturer chooses to put in them. We heard a man remark the other day that his whiskey tasted like 1t had water in it.
 It is not only humanity that is imposed of and frequently injured, for the brute creation comes in for its portion. In a recent issue of the Raleigh, N. C., Post, a correspondent complains of the cow-feed sold him under the name of chops, wisn which our readers who keep cows are fa- mlliar. He states that he bought some sacks of this food, each bearing the tag os the Inspector as an evidence of its genuinehess. yet an examination of the stun showed large percentage of saw dust-pine sawdust at that. He writes that on mixing the stuff with water the pine could be plainly tasted.
 This is a matter of no trifiing import ance. The digestive organs Of cows aic usually good but even they are not up to the job of digesting and assimilating pine dust, and the correspondent of The Fest declares that many cows in his neighborhood are in a bad. or even dan gerous condition as a result of eating this mixture. and he wants to know l. something can't be done about 1t.
 His question Is a natural one. Wheb he buys a sack of chops with tho Inspec- tors tag on 1t he has a right to assume that the stuff Is what it Is represented to be. and what he has ra:d for. If that is hot the case he has certainly been swindlcd, and that is not the worst of it. Not only are his cows injured by the mixture but the milk and butter mus. also be unfavorably affected. It is bad enough to swindle human beings but 1t is much worse to play such mean tricks on the helpless cows. We can't blame the owners for protesting
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24

Thomas c. Jones, Hon. George w. Fay Tor, Hon. A. A. Wiley Hon. s. J. Bowie- MT. T. c. Bush, the President or the
 State Normal School at Jacksonville, the President of the State Normal at Troy. the President of Howard College, Hon John B. Knox, MT. H. o. Murfee or Ma rion Institute, aud many others There Is very general agreement or opinion tnaI local taxation for education IS the true remedy and that 1t should be encourageo and Mir. Murphy has done good servi0e in reproducing this symposium. O1 the many able answers given, we reprint here part of that of MT; Murfee 5, as explaining the philosophical idea under lying the principle of local support Tor local schools:
 "The chief virtue of local taxation for schools is the virtue of Democratic gov- ernment; 1t develops the people through their efforts to govern themselves. Not the greatest happiness of the greatest number but the most complete develop- ment of every citizen, is the blessing ot government. This, blessing is most beneficent in the conduct of education. The administration of their schools. through local support and local control. is itself source of enlightenment to the people. The amount of revenue Wnlch will accrue from local taxation Is sec ondary consideration; the increase of in- terest and the community or efort on the part of the people in tho elevation nf their schools, is the vital effect of this mode of raising revenue. The amount of revenue raised is matter of the mo- ment; the active interest of the people in the education of their own children Is a matter of all time. Such interest is a souI ce of life unto life, and Is itself a mighty means of enduring revenue. Lo- cal taxation for schools yields its richest fruits, not in an increased revenue, but in the personal interest each citizen re- quires for the betterment of the schools: In the belief which thus comes to pre- vail that the schools are of the people. for the people. and by the people, and that the people are the reposisiries of their children's welfare. The people are the keepers of their children.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24

:" T n | = begin with" There were s2 applicants, of whom lss were at once rejected be. cause they could neither write nor spell even fairly well. Then to the remaining boys were put the simple problem of finding the interest on certain sum- sisoso-at 5 per cent for four months and fifteen days. All these boys were gradu- ates of the New York grammar schools, and number of them. it is stated. had spent a year or two at high schools. yet there were but two out of the thirteen to whom the simple sum was given who could solve 1t. In short, out of S2 grad uates" there were but two who were it. ted for the most ordinary business situa- ton. Is comment necessary?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
SUNDAY, APRIL a4, 1904.
AN uNUsUAL MovEMENT.

In another place we print an editerial from The Toronto (Can.) World which vii. doubtless surprise most of our read CTS. We of the United States are In the habit of. looking on this as the best and most. desirable portion of Gods creation. We invite the oppressed and unfortunate of all nations to come over and be blessed, and. are disposed to wonder when we read that any sane man voluntarily leaves this country to make his home in another.
 The article we quote is of a nature to take some of the starch out of our pride, and cause us to acknowledge that ours is not the only country where people like to go. The editorial is not so important as an -eye-opener as is the letter to which 1t refers. The World has sent a special stan correspondent down to investigate ths matter, and report to The World His last letter is dated at Winnipeg, one of the most important towns in Man itoba. It is situated on the Red River of the North, some sixty miles from the line of North Dakota, and is the gate
 
 to the Dominion of Canada The letter is too lengthy for republication in our columns but 1t contains much food for reflection. The correspondent of The World had long talk with an agent of our government who was sent out to in- extraordinary emigration from the United States and to- see if there is remedy for it.
 This agent makes his headquarters at Winnipeg. and travels to and from that town along the various routes taken by the immigrants from the States. Accord ing to the statements made by him to The World correspondent every State in the Union except Alabama, Delaware and Mississippi Host citizens to Canada" last year. and he estimates that not less than itdco0 people left the United States for the Dominion during the year past. Most of them were from Minnesota and the Da- kotas. but all the Western States con tributed more or less to the hegira which seems to have started Northward.
 It may well be asked why this immi- grafton of good citizens7 for the corres- pondent and agent both state that these moving thousands are from the most sub stnntial citizens of the great Northwest. who carry with them ample means to establish themselves in their new homes It can hardly be the climate. for that is mere rigorous in Canada than in the re- giUn they are leaving. Perhaps it Is partly to find fresher lands for farming, Whatever the reason may be, the move ment is assuming serious proportions and it is not to be wondered at if our government is taking 1t seriously and is looking about for a remedy.
 The American people are naturally rest less and enterprising. The movement frcfn the far Eastern to the Western States is going on continuously. and it now seems that 1t will not stop there Finding no. more worlds to conquer in that direction they turn their eyes North ward and invade another country. Yet there must be a better and more deep seated reason for 1t than a mere desire to change. What that reason is, or how many causes are working together. we are not prepared to say, but the result is apparent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
COMPROMISING WITH ADDIcKs.
Patching Up Delaware Quarrel Till
 After Election.

Washington Special.
 Eignt years ago the Republican Na- tional Convention decided that the Hig- gins-Dupont faction was the real Re- publican party in Delaware. Four years ago 1t decided that the Addicks faction was the real thing" after the >other This year the probabilities are that ths vote will be divided. The anti-Addicks delegates will fight for complete recog- ntfon,. but if defeated, it Is assumed that they will take half, since that would prevent Addickss reelection as Nation- al Committeeman. Both sets of dele gates go to Chicago to support Presi- dent Roosevelt, and the only question at issue in their recognition concerns the election of National Committeeman.
 The platforms of the two Republican parties of Delaware are essentially the same, except in the civil service reform plank; the Addicks convention denounces the merit system, while the Dupont fac ton approves it, and calls for it's ex-' tension to the consular service
 The two United States Senators head tho two factions as State Committee chairman. They hope to agree on nom.- nation for Congress and the State ticket and discussions with that end in view are now in progress.
 Conservative Democrats in Delaware attribute the Hearst strength there in no small degree to the Addicks influence in the Republican party, which has develop ed wide popular appetite for putting the ballot on a business basis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
Gossip Of men
 and n1atters
Inspecting National Guard.

Captain A. S. Morgan, the United States officer who Is engaged in the in- spection of the Alabama National Guard, with General Brandon was in Birming- ham Friday and yesterday. They will be at Jasper Monday; Florence, Tuesday; Huntsville, Wednesday: Decatur, Thurs day and at Mobile Friday.
 The cavalry troop recently organized here was not inspected during Captain Morgan's visit here as 1t had not thoroughly organized, and as the inspec- ton must be concluded before April SOth, it is not probable that 1t will be inspected this year.
 So far as can be learned the Alabama troops are in good condition, except one or two companies that have been dis- banded.
 ,Fhe Anniston company. that was found to be in splendid condition in the state inspection, but was about to go to pieces on account of the absence of the officers, may settle its troubles and be reorganiz- ed, as the captain has resigned and It is understood the lieutenant will do so if necessary to complete the reorganization
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
coLD-BLooDED BUSINESS
Is What Col. Bill Sterrett Calls New
 York Politics.

4OA n T OAAt1SS.
 Washington Special to New York Times
 'tllitics Is a cold-blooded proposition in New York, '1said Colonel "Biu Ster- rett of Texas. who has been attending the New York State Democratic Conven- tion. One fellow meets another and says to him, How many votes have you got? Fourteen Well, I've got df teen.' I don't think you have. 'Wen. we'll see when the vote comes. and if I've got fifteen and you fourteen. off goes your head And it does go. too No sentiment about it, sir. Just busi- ness.
 Now, at this convention that I at tended over there, Bourke CocMran and Grady made speeches-nothlng to do n with Sitt6 the issue, you understand, which was the instruction of delegates. but just speech- eS-Irish speeches. All Irish speeches are alikei you don't get too close to the is- sue: but you just sail and soar aroundJ
 And when they got through, up got this fellow McCarren. Ever see him? flo reminded me of one of those 2hantomS you see in the circus-ten feet high, l should calculate, and hot-blooded as a day In January. They hissed him, He waited for the hissing to subside. and men called Grady liar with no more emotion than mackerel. No sentiment @ @aDout It whatever, Sir. You really can't cohcelVe what an unsentimental affair 1t all was.
 Then they let loose a boy, sort of Casaoianca boy, one of those you'd , ~" pect-ole-oI-my-age speakers. and they let him talk not because 1t was going to make any difference, but Just to give him a chance to let his wings grow. They tell me he had just peer. oeen blown in from a new nest at Vol lert s Roost. And. Sir, that crowd ob- viously listened to him. not to hear what ne had to say, but to wait till he got
 When they got through they went to WorK Tn ousinesslike and international way at the hog kllin'. You've seen hog killin's, and, as you're aware. there is very little sentiment manifested at sucn functions. They simply heat the water get the tools ready, and proceed to work. Sir; these New Workers are surely a very entertainin' people,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
Stupidity of the Thibetans.

Detroit Free Press. .
 Complaint Is made in the dispatches from London that the lama of Lhassa Is believed to be still obstinate, and Q further advance by the expedition will be imperative.S The complaint is well founded. The Dalai lama is not only ob- stinate, but he Is discourteous. The man knows so little about the amenities of international intercourse that he boor- ishly objected to a British military ex- petitions invading Thibet. He even pro- tested that he had no desire to receive a British ambassador at Lhassa; that he did not care for Indian tea and that ha wished to be let alone. In this day of civilization and advancement there s othir g 70 . don wl'h such people ex cept to shoot them full of holes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24

Chattanooga Times.
 MT. Hearst proves the quality of his Democracy by repudiating the platform adopted by his party-or rather the party with which he has been claiming to at- filiate-in his own State and by brutally cartoonirg and abusing the leaders who brought about the harmony movement and secured the indorsement of Judge Parker. A man may naturally feel a pit humiIiated when he hasn't been able to secure a single favoring delegate in g. convention made up from representatives of his party in his own city and State. ents and denounces the platform adopted he's called ''bolter' down in this sec- tlon and entitled to no further consider ation at the hands of his party. There tude a determination to bolt the St. Louis convention along with MT. Bryan. and that would be a very Aad thing for SO professedly true a Democrat to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
REPUBLICAN, CHAIRMAN.
Strong Indications That Gov. Murphy
 VIII Succeed MT. Hanna.


 Washington Special to New York Even-
 Ing Post.
 There are very strong indications that Franklin Murphy of New Jersey will be- come the chairman of the Republican National Committee and manager of its Presidential campaign of 1904, Governor Murphy was one of three men indicated at the time Senator Hanna decided that his health would not stand the strain of another such struggle. Elihu Root stood first on the list, but could not be induced to consider the proposal unless as a last resort: ex-GoSernor Murray Crane of Massachusetts came next, and begged out of the task on the ground that his other engagements would not permit. The name of MT. Murphy which had been canvassed from the start, thus came to the front, and he has been especially strongly urged by some of the leaders of the party to take the place.
 Mir Murphy is not only very capable administrator, but he is one of the most conspicuous members of the American Tariff League. and therefore Identified with the "stand-pat" element of his party. This fact, 1t is believed, would be of great value when 1t came to col lecting campaign subscriptions from the protected manufacturers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
Correction in Public Schools.

Pitfsburg Dispatch.
 The effort to introduce more strenuous discipline in the schools has resuI.~- in a compromise proposition In Chicago The Central Teachers Council there has asked not for the restriction of the full grown rod, but for the power of spank ing. Moreover, this primary and domes. tic correction Is further hedged about with s4le promise that the consent of par ents must first be obtained. This reser- vation is apt to reduce the disciplinary effect to zero. We cannot conceive thA American juvenile particularly Of the turbulent stripe to be so docile as to bring to the teacher the written consent of the parent for his own paddllng' or. if he does so, to be neglectful or the pre- caution of padding the part of his anat- omY set apart for chastisement,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24
The Richardson Family.

Judge Terry Richardson has returned from Evergreen where he has been hold ing the, Circuit Court of Conecuh County for his father, Judge J. c. Richardson The holding of this court draws atten- ton to the Richardson family of Alabama to which belongs a distinction attained by no other family of no other State namely that of father and son being Circuit Judges in the same State. Judge J. c Richardson Is the presiding judge of the Second Judicial Circuit and Judge Terry Richardson Is the judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. Judge J. c. richardson was unwell and Judge Terry Richardson relieved him of the burden of holding the Coneeuh County Circuit Court