davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-01
ALMOST SELF PRAISE.

Coming somewhat in the light OF a
man endorsing his own note, or fellcl'
tating himself. is letter published
recently in Paris from the pen OF
former Minister BunauNarilla. sus'
tanning President Roosevelt's course In
the Panama coup.
Inasmuch as Minister Bunau-Varilla
was Mr.. Roosevelt's guide and ally in
the snap Judgment taken upon the Re-
public Of Colombia. and inasmuch also
as he was one of the chief beneficiaries
under the whole transaction, he could
hardly do less than applaud the act.
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fRIck TO COLLECT FUNDS.

A special telegram to the New Yorh
World, from Pittsburg. says:
Henry Clay Frick has been ap
pointed the financial head of the Re
publican campaign in western Penn
sylvania, the object being to use hin
to secure financial aid from the manu-.
facturers Of this section"
The man who made this appoint.
ment. if anybody did, is George B.
Cortelyou, who WAS Secretary of Com
merce (and presumably the chief Gov,
ernment hunter for trust secrets), and
is Chairman and chief fatfryer fof
the Republican National Committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-01
BRYANITES FOR PARKER.

Genial. good-natured, able and brill
liant Governor Hogg, of Texas, has
been in New York for the past four
or five days. Gov. Hogg and Colonel
William J. Bryan are as close as
brothers. With emphasis the Cover.
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COST OF LIVING
figures Juggled by the Admin;stra.
ton Officials to Sustain Its
Policy and Credit.

AS an illustration of how figures
may be iuggled to prove most anything
that Is desired, Carroll d. Wright, Com.
missioner of Labor, who prepared a
report on the cost of living, which re.
port is being used for campaign pur.
poses by the Republican committee
gives a few comparisons to bear out
his contention that the increase in food
considerable.
"A comparison is made between the
cost of butter and vinegar. The for
mer, it is shown, has increased in
price 1929 per cent. and the claim is
set up that this increase is overcome
by the decrease of SS per cent. in
vinegar
By comparing these two articles the
cost of living remains stationary by
setting a II per cent. increase in
the price of butter against u Per
cent. decrease in the price of vineg. r,
yet the butter bill of the average
family must be fifty times as great as
the vinegar bill.
In Mr. Wrights table on fuel and
lighting We find that the average price
has risen to 1898. This table includes
a number of different kinds of coal,
candles and petroleum, also coke and
matches. Coke and matches show a
decrease in price, while all the others
show an increase:
Increased in price:
Anthracite coal, chestnut. ....... 1871
Decreased in price:
Matches NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 85.4
Average for both articles i. Ills
Which goes to show that the cost OF
fuel and lighting has not increased
great deal, although many men will
think that the decrease in the price OF
matches is hardly a fair set-off against
the increase in the price of coal.
HOW PRICES HAVE INCREASED.
Concerning the alleged Statistics
furnished from the National Bureau OF
Labor and given circulation by the Re
publican Campaign Committee with
view to showing that the average
wages earned in comparison wiz the
cost of living is equal to, il not greater
than under Democratic rul,, a few
figures may not be amiss
1t seems to be an uncontroverted
fact that wages have not increased
within the past ten years to any per.
ceptible degree, and the Statistics"
prepared under the direction of Hon.
Carroll d. Wright. admit that the cost
of food has increased approximately q
little over per cent.
In his figures, Mr.. Wright submits
table showing prices which have in.
creased and those which have de-
creased. In the column of increases the
commodities most essential and there
fore mostly used appear, while in the
opposing column, many of the articles
enumerated are by no means neces.
stiles.
The table follows:
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Jobbers, Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
OF PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS.
LUMBER.
BLUFF CITY LUMBER COMPANY.

BLUFF CITY LUMBER COMPANY.
Manufacturers and Lumber Lath Shingles sasn anu
Doors specilt Cheap Lumoer LOT caoins ~
cut buildings buildings door is e cheapest and
oest earth
HOME FURNITURE
beds, boards are the strongest and
es made and the cheapest facts are
Hold orders until you write us Tor prices
l. o. KNOX FURNITURE COMPANY.
Furniture, Carpets Busgjes
Sales I'll 7292225 aud 22o we"
Barlaque Manufacturers Of Mattresses Of all Grades
PuDDEPHATT FURNITURE COMPANY.
OFFICE sALEsRooM 423-f25 MAIN ST Rect
department Cotton Belt de-
invitation extended to merchants willie in the city to
visit inspect our line
FOX BROS, HARDWARE
Leaders Hardware stoye,, Wire Nails
cItov ,d Niu snnn,e All orders shlnned nromnt,v on rs
Dealing" a
When need Of anything our line, mail
oUEENsWARE.
aYLAND ouEENsWARE COMPANY.
erockey inware, granite
glassware bar Bucks lanterns
and .mns uaadouarters for fancv china At vonr service av
business day in the
4 L OWEN
of long experience places
floor supplying with wholesale
Fancy Pottery Granite,
Woodenware Lamps Cutlery, etc, Your trade solicited.
DRY GOODS
wholesale
Notions delivery quantities
122 a. 2s and 2s Main street Pine Blun Ark
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
wEsTeRook GRAIN AND COMM COMPANY
Neal Salt. Potatoes Corn,
Hay Chops cottcnseed Meal shpsun, Field Seed,
specially.
MARSH AND RILEY.
provisions
o made
J. A. HOLMES COMPANY, 0eorporated)
Wholesale dealers in Flour Gn Hay Lime Cement
Fire Clay
FOUNDERS
DlLLEY FOUNDRY COMPANY,
Logging locomotives,
planning mill machinery Castings Machinery
Supplies.
MARBLE
SHEPPARD.
Marble Out II town trade solicited
Corner Wanut
BUSINESS COLLEGES
JAMES PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Soic:s the patronage OF ambitious young and women
Bookkeeping Shorthand Day and
night sessions j. W. JAMES, Prn, r
UNDERWRITERS AND EMBALMERs.
hoLoERNEss-sENYARD co.
We everything
trade that onhider
ed Embalmng end shipping hours Tee
graph and telephone prompt
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MISSING PAPERS OF
PATRICK CASE FOUND
Kicked Out of the Slush in a Gutter
by a Man Now Before the
Grand Jury.
SECRECY IS MAINTAINED

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-An the important
papers in the case of Albert T. Patrick,
under sentence of death for the murder of
the aged Texas millionaire, William Marsh
Rice, mysteriously missing for a time from
the district attorneys office have been re-
covered. Without them it would have been
impossible to fight the appeal now pending,
and the most intricate case on the court
records for a century might have resulted
In the freeing of the prisoner after his
having spent two years in the lighthouse.
The papers included the famous Rice will
of 1893. and all the exhibits collected by
District Attorney Jerome with which TO
fight the appeal of Patrick's lawyers. 1t is
understood that the grand jury has called
before it two men who are known to spend
much of their time around the criminal
courts building. One of these witnesses is
said 10 have related that Center street,
several days ago, he kicked out OF the slush
the package of papers in the Patrick case
lem whom he knew. This lawyer has thus
Tar refused to discuss the matter.
Great secrecy has been thrown around the
AFFAIR, but 1t is said the grand jury is now
investigating with the object of placing the
blame for the abstraction of the documents
from the criminal courts building.
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FAILURE OF CATTLEMEN
CHARGED TO THE TRUST
President Springer, of Nationalist
ISOLATION, Declares Extortion is
Making Business Improbable.

PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 12.-The members
Of the National Live Stock and the National
Wool Growers Associations met in joint
session here to-day with nearly a thous-
and members of the two organizations. in
Guiding some of the most important sheep
and cattle raisers in the United States in
attendance. John w. Springer, president of
the National Live Stock Association, ad-
dressed the convention. Commenting on the
number of failures during the past Year,
he said:
Without apparent reason prices began to
drop and they have gone from bad to worse
until we see the cattle kings in the Here
ford and Shorthorn world forced into bank
ruptcy. their heard-earned fortunes dissi-
pated and their careers blighted. 1t must be
conceded that the consumption Of meat
was never so great, or the retail prices
never SO high. 1t must be admitted that
we still have a growing foreign demand,
rather than a closing of markets against
our meat products"
In view of these things. Mr.. Springer can
see no reason for the failures except the
extortionate policy of the packers trust.
Governor Chamberlain welcomed the dele
gates on behalf Of the State.
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on their heads. This result OF discouraging
development is shown by those fruits OF IL
which appear In the form OF the small, two
wheeled donkey or pony carts that cart
freight and luggage about Colon and Pana-
ma. These antiquated and diminutive de-
vices serve all purposes, for by exercise OF
the railroads monopoly there is no place
on the is,hmus outside of these two cities
where a wheeled appliance can make its
way.
The same monopolistic tendency is shown
in the operation of the telephone and tele-
graph lines across the narrow strip. mod
ern devices so thoroughly controlled that
the railroad is enabled 10 charge 10 cents
(gold) for each word OF telegram, and TO
count for purposes of charging the address
and signatures. The use of the telephones
is restricted 10 the railroads own business,
but after other experiences with the COM
pany's aptitude for exacting exorbitant tolls
OF fits patrons one 6islikes 10 think about
what a tfree-minute conversation between
Colon and Panama would cost
These policies will. without doubt, pe
changed in many of their details when the
railroad becomes the property OF the United
States, for IL will be the policy of the gov
eminent to encourage rather than retard
the development OF the isthmus. and under
such a policy the isthmus is sure 10 go
ahead "a pidly, for its possibilities are as
have stated them in previous letters.
MERRILL A. LEAGUE.
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MAY BLOW UP
THE SIBERIAN ROAD

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 12.-An interesting
statement in connection with the strategic
value of the Transsiberian Railway was
made to-day by Fulfard Bush. a member of
a British merchant mercantile firm at New
Chwang Addressing the Liverpool Cham
Der of Commerce. Mr.. Bush. after covering
the question of the light construction of the
railway and the probability of the line
being blocked If subjected to heavy military
traffic, said that his own observations,
coupled with trustworthy native informa-
ton, convinced him that at least 200 Japan
military engineers, disguised as Chinese
coolies, BARRIERS and other menials, had al
ready been distributed at points along the
railway, and that 1t would not be a fort
night after the declaration of war before
the line would be blown up at a dozen
places.
The Chamber OF Commerce adopted a
resolution urging the Foreign Office, in view
of the great commercial interests involved
to take active steps, in connection with
Japan and other powers, to secure the full
fillment Of the treaty obligations of China.
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ORGANIZES 100000 CLUB.
State Life Company Gives Banquet
to Agents and Friends.

The officers and State agents of the State
Life Insurance Company met yesterday aft
ernoon at the Claypool Hotel to organize a
100000 club" IT was announced last Sep
TENDER that agents who wrote and paid for
$4,000 worth of policies for the year should
be entitled to membership in the club. The
following agents are eligible TO membership:
Peter Metford. II. G. Bennett. George w.
Ryan. w. ID. Clark III. r. Cast, ]. E. Felts,
A. w. Matheson, Z. j. Richmire, G.. G..
Shaw, l.. T. Koerner, c. j. Murphy, III. c.
Harvey. S. T. Randolph, w. r. Smith.
The following officers Of the club were
elected: President, George w. Ryan; first
vice president H. G.. Bennett, Kirkland;
second vice president w. ID. Clark, Bluff
ton; third vice president, II. T.. Cast,
Kirkland, secretary; John e. Felts,
Fort Wayne. Each year the officers of the
club will be chosen from the agents writing
the largest number of policies. The agent
doing the largest business will be president.
cred an elaborate banquet to 225 of it's
State agents and the officers and a number
OF the friends OF the company in the Palm
room of the ClaypOOl Hotel last night.
After the banquet Andrew NJ. Sweeney,
president of the company, acted as toast
master and called upon number of those
present for impromptu speeches. Among
those who responded were:
Hon. Winfield s. Durbin, Governor Of In
diana; John w. Hoffman, mayor of In
dianapolis; David Il. Sherrick, auditor of
Indiana; Charles Miller, attorney general OF
Indiana; III. c. Martin, editor Rough Notes;
w. s. Wynn, secretary State Life; Samuel
Quinn, vice president State Life; DIR. Ali
son Maxwell medical director State Life:
G. Z. Coffin, counsel State Life.
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JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO
RUSSIA IS APPROVED

TOXIC, Jan. 12.-The final conference be-
fore the throne TO decide upon the response
to Russia was held to-day. 1t was of long
duration, and it's result is unknown. 1t is
said, however, that the response which was
drafted yesterday was approved. and that
it will soon be delivered to Baron De Ro-
sen, the Russian minister. This answer of
Japan is regarded the final step in the
negotiations. Public interest in the out
come is at fever heat, and developments
are anXiously awaited.
LONDON Jan. ia dispatch from
Toxic TO Reuters Telegram Company says
an answer from Russia will probably be
asked at q fixed date. M. Pavloff, the Rus
sian minister at Seoul, has assured Mr..
Hayashi, japanese minister, that the num-
Der of Russian legation guards will not
exceed 126 The japanese minister proposed
to carry into effect an arrangement by
which a collision between the Russian and
Japanese guards would be avoided, which
arrangement was cordially agreed to by the
Russian minister.
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WARLIKE MOVEMENTS OF
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS And
THE PORT ARTHUR FLEET

CONCLUDED FROM 1ST PAGE)
of peace, but was confident that if neces-
sary the Japanese army of more than six
hunderd thousand men would give a good
account OF itself and do credit to Japan S
military system and system of compulsory
education. He pointed out that Japan's
coast defenses were stronge that Gen
eral Kuropatl<in, the Russian minister of
war, had freely admitted that even a coali-
ton of the powers would be unable TO effect
landing on Japanese soil.
The opinion prevailing abroad that the
termination of negotiations would neces-
Sarlly mean war is not held strongly here,
as Russia has never declared what she in
tends TO do. If Japan occupies Korea the
Deliet prevails in some quarters that Rus
STA would not risk a naval engagement, but
would occupy northern Korea, Japan mean
while possibly intrenching herself on the
southern slope of Gonsan Q15 miles north
east of Seoul.) While this is merely specu-
lation in diplomatic circles, it is given as
one of the reasons for believing that even
in the event of the failure of the present
negotiations the desire of both sides to
avoid the odium of an attack might lead to
a final delmitation of the boundaries on
the basis of territory occupied.
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LOOSE INSPECTION OF
BUILDINGS IN CHICAGO
Building Commissioner Williams
Testifes in the IroquoiS The
alter Fire Inquest.
THINGS HE DIDN'T KNOW

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Building Commits
sioner George Williams was the chief wit
ness to-day in the inquest over the victims
of the Iroquois Theater fire.
He testified that during the construction
Of the building he had visited Il but once,
that time being about two weeks prior to
the opening of the theater on Nov. D. He
said that at that time the structural part
of the building was completed. but that the
little things which go to finish it were not
in place.
He had never looked at the plans of the
building except on, one occasion, when. ac-
cording to his own statement, he saw them
for perhaps ten or fifteen seconds. He said
that ne personally knew nothing of the con-
struction of the building, save what knowl-
edge he had obtained from an inspector.
This inspector did not report to him per-
sonally, and Mr.. Williams said that all the
reports were written in books, and that he
never examined the books unless somebody
made particular inquiry concerning GER
tain building
on the occasion when he visited the the
alter to consult Architect Marshall regard
ing some changes he wished to make, he
considered the building to be one of the
most freproof structures of its kind he had
ever seen The builders wanted to put
strips of wood i'm the rigging loft, but he in
sisted on having steel instead. lie admitted
that he allowed the builders to place pine
joistS in certain places beneath the stage
instead of steel supports, as called for by
the building ordinance.
Commissioner Williams admitted that his
department had passed on the arrangement
of exits, passageWays and aisles; that the
department knew that the ordinance re-
quired an exit to be plainly marked by a
sign; that appliances for the extinguishment
of fire be placed in theaters, and said that
the office had never been informed by the
inspectors whether these requirements had
been fully met.
Commissioner Williams, being hard
pressed by the coroner as TO why the build
ing inspectors had not performed their du-
ties in a thorough manner, replied that his
office force was too small to do the work
imposed upon il.
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TO-DAY MAY BRING VERDICT
IN MEYER DAMAGE CASE
Closing Arguments in Famous Suit
Made by Plaintiffs Attorneys
-Spaan's Eloquent Appeal.
FRAUD STILL ALLEGED

The case. of Leopold Meyer against the
Big Four Railroad Company, in which
Meyer Is seeking to recover 10000 dam
ages, went to the jury last night, In his
closing argument for the plaintiff. Attor
ney Span ridiculed the arguments pre-
sented by the attorneys for the company.
Reviewing the gallant death of Nathan
Morris, Span then said that an attack
made upon the attorneys conducting the
suit for Meyer meant attack upon the
dead hero, as he was the man who drew up
the papers in the case. He ridiculed the
testimony of the colored porter with the
wonderful memory. The jury had not re-
ported at an early hour this morning.
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SABLE CLOUDS MANTLE
CHICAGO IN DARKNESS
Smoke, Snow and Unusual Atnos-
pheric Conditions Combine to
Create a Phenomenon.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Hundreds of passen-
gers on incoming trains here to-day were
startled by a sudden plunge into midnight
darkness. The transition from broad day
light seemed immediate and complete as If
the rush was into a tunnel under a noun
tain. The blackness extended in a circle
from the center of the city, the radius being
a distance of several miles. The duration
was over an hour. Unusual atmospheric
conditions, aggravated by smoke, We're
generally accepted as the cause.
The phenomenon was accompanied by a
fall of snow, while a pail of impenetrable-
appearing sable clouds enveloped all thor
oughfares and buildings Street-car and
wagon traffic was considerably hampered
Even greater difficulty was encountered by
the throngs Of pedestrians who struggled
as best they could along the slippery walks
in the absence of street lamps.
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HIDEOUS EFFIGIES OF
MEN AND WOMEN SCORED
advertising Signs Along Rail
ways Denounced by New
Jerseys Governor.
PLEA FOR BETTER TASTE

TRENTON, Jan. 12.-The 18th annual
session Of the New Jersey Legislature con-
vened at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Governor
Murphy IN his annual message calls atten-
ton 10 the increasing number Of advertis-
ing signs near railway lines and expresses
the hope that some means may be devised
not only 10 prevent their increase but to
remove those already in existence. He says:
ION the leading line OF railway between
Jersey City and Trenton there were in De
cember LOCI signs. They are disigured by
all sorts OF efigies Of impossible men and
women and they advertise remedies FOR all
the Ills that human flesh is heir TO, as
well as all sorts OF foods and drinks, and
the various contrivances born Of human
ingenuity. II they continue TO increase IL Is
not difficult to imagine the day near at
hand when the traveller will have the beau
tifM hills and walls and trees and flowers
shut completely from view and viii pass
through a continued and unbroken lane Of
signboards that Will trouble his nights and
days with suggestions OF things that are
disagreeable."
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Are YOU a trailer. you trolley?
Arc YOU tagged 70 a leader through wisdom and
folly?
Are YOU somebody Else, or You2
Do YOU vote by the symbol and swallow II
''straight2
Do you pray by the book; do you pay by the
rateg
DO you tie your cravat by the calendars date?
DO you follow cuey
Are you a writer. that which Is worded?
Are you a shepherd. OF one OF the herded?
Which you-a What or Whof
IL sounds well % call yourself 0ne Of the flock -
But a sheep Is a sheep. after all At the block
You're nothing but mutton. possibly stock
Would you flavor a stew
Are YOU a being and boss OF your soul
or are you mummy 10 carry a scroll?
Are YOU Somebody Else. You?
When YOU finally pass % the heavenly wicket
Where Peter the Scrutinous stands a
are YOU going 90 give him blank for a ticketp
DO you think II will do7
e. V Cooke
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Weather fore
cast for "Wednesday and Thursday:

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Weather fore
cast for Wednesday and Thursday:
Indiana and Illnois-Snow and colder on
Wednesday. Thursday fair, with rising
temperature; fresh northwest winds, di-
minishng.
Ohio-Snow and colder on Wednesday.
Thursday fair, except snow along the lake;
fresh northwest to north winds
Kentucky-Snow, followed by fair and
colder on Wednesday, Thursday fair.
Lower Michigan-Snow and colder on
Wednesday. Thursday snow; variable
winds, becoming fresh northwesterly.
Wisconsin-Snow in east, fair in west
portion on Wednesday,; colder. Thursday
fair and warmer; fresh southwest winds,
becoming southeasterly.
Minnesota-Fair on Wednesday. Thurs
day fair and warmer; fresh northwest, di-
minishing winds.
Iowa-Fair on Wednesday; colder in east
portion. Thursday fair and warmer.
North and South DakOta-Fair and warm
er on Wednesday. Thursday fair
ska-Fair on Wednesday; warmer
in northwest portion. Thursday fair and
warmer.
Kansas-Warmer on Wednesday and
Thursday.
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chamberIain's Commission.

LONDON, Jan. 12-The Tariff Reform
League tonight issued a complete list Of
Joseph Chamberlain's tariff commission,
with fourteen additional members. repre-
sentative Of the colonies and the manufac-
turing interests OF the United Kingdom.
including j. ID. COlmer. secretary of the
Office of the high commission for Canada;
Sir Charles Bletterman Elliott, special
Gibbs, Nj. p, and Sir w y. Perceval, who
was a member of the royal commission for
the Chicago exposition.
There is total of ffty-eight members on
the commission which will meet in London
Jan. Is under the presidency of Mr. Cham
berlaln.
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STEAMSHIP DINNERS
THINK WAR CERTAIN

A. w. Thompson, of indianapolis, re-
ceived the following from his New York
office yesterday; ALLEN line agents have
received the following dispatch by cable
from headquarters of Allen Company, in
Glasgow: Make no more freight contracts
at current rates. War inevitable and like
ly 10 be declared tomorrow morning. The
dispatch is signed by the managing owners
of the company"