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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
Graphic's Daily Story

Perhaps I'm not such Il fool after all
even if do lecture on Greek literature
.tt the regatta yesterday everybody
seemed to take pains to leave iae with
Sara Sunderland Wonder # they did
it intentionally and Why. When we
got into the boats to pIH down to the
center of the course. where our party
We're to see the race, sara got into a
boat by herself, and tli@ mrn We're rude
enough to leave her there alone. If |
hat!u't cot in with her she would have
been deserted. Then there was Iorena
Philhrick obliged to go with Charlie
Dean. though she doesn't seem to like
him. She gave me Il sweet smile and
asked when | would give her the rest
Of the battle of Marathon. | caught
hrr exchanging looks With Sara. Won
der what they are up to.
When we We're pulling home Sara
asked me if thought would win the
bet. | told her that depended upon
whether had struck the right girl in
Lorena. as had not noticed any one
else taking special interest in me.
Sara looked down into the water. in
which she WAS trailing her hand. Not
any one else at all?" she asked. NO
one," | answered. "Ill give you a
pointer" she said. THE first letter OF
her first name doesn't begin With l..
1t begins with s. | thought 4 long
while. Il don't know anybody whose
name fits to that letter. said. except
you. and of course you don't count
That seemed to make her angry for a
few moments: then she Quieted down
again and said: Il think we'd better
draw that bet. wouldn't feel like
winning from so stupid man She
sulked all the way home. SO did l.
I'm tired OF being called stupid,
met Jackson this afternoon. He
was just coming from his lecture room.
"IIow e. do, professors he said. Il
hear the engagement of Charlie Dean
and Laura Philbriek is eat at last,
though everybody las known it for
months. When viii You announce yours
with Miss Sunderland: We're all eN-
pecting it. BY by,
Now. that's the most singular thing
ever heard Funny that it should be
lust what | wish. II people are re
porting n!c engaged to her must have
some chance have it. III name her
as tie Girl we've been betting about
What Il Joke.
I've won the bet. This evening |
said to Sara sunderland: Il name YOU
as the girl who Somehow | couldn't
get any further. Il mean am the
man Who you're not so stupid after
all" she said. and her head fell on my
shoulder. And SO I'm engaSed-al!
through misunderstanding God
bless the misunderstanding. People
who think we bookworms don't know
sometimes get fooled.
+. A. Mitchell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
WHAs A BLESSING!
Many People in Pine Sluff Are Learn
IND to Apnreciatc

many reoP'e III F'he 0lurf Are Learn
ing to Appreciate.
What a blessing It Is
Sought after by thousands.
Pine Bluff is finding it out.
Many miserable mca is happy
now
Nights Of unrest days Of trouble.
Any itching skin disease means this.
Itching piles mean it.
Eczema just as bad and ust a.
bad to cure
But Doans Ointment relieves az
once and cures all itchiness of the
skin.
A blessing to suffering public
Here's Pine Bluff proof to back oul
statement:
J. II. Steck, well known tin. copper
and sheetron worker, 31S West Sec
ond street, residing at GA East Eighth
avenue, says: "Doan's Ointment
is without exception the best prepara
tion | ever used, and from my own
experience I know that it does all
that is claimed for it. was troubled
for years With itching hemorrholds
and tried several remedies, but got
no relief. I continued the treatment
for a week or more, and since then
| have been free from the annoying
affection. l do not hesitate to recon.
mend Doan's Continent"
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Bur.
falo, n. Y, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-poan Sand
take no substitute. 20
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
+++++*+* 80
LITTLE STORIES.
!. + j. + + + i. + + + + + + !. !.
A Lucky Defe at.

Superintendent of Schools w. T. Sla-
ton of Georgia tells this bon mct cf
his twelveyear-old grandson. The
boys father came in one day much pro
yoked at some misdemeanor.
James," he said, Il am seriously
displeased about this matter. Do YOU
know, sir. that you are candidate for
d Whipping?'
Il hope I'll be defeated, father, the
lad said with grin.
And he was, says the Washington
Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
WOOD CLUB AT ENGLAND
Organized Last Night With Initial
Membership of Forty.

England, Jan. 27.-At citizens
meeting held here last night a Wood
club was organized, with the following
ctfcers; Lee Miles president; J. E.
Hicks, yiea pesidep-: r. S. Moore.
seefetary; J. X. Br@ Q, treasurer. The
list shows thai ~ club has forty Nom
bers to start wiz.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
(Original.l

Miss Sunderland, because l aIa d
scholar, considers me very stupid about
practical matters. She says my field
is Greek poetry and if l undertook to
raise cabbages l would find the work
far beyond my abilities. She says she
doesn't know how III ever get Wife;
III be too much taken up with my
studies to discover any woman'S pref
erence for me.
To this denurrcd. whcreupon she
offered to bet me a handsome copy of
AISchylus against Il silver bangle that
when the girl in question appeared !
would not recognize her feeling for me
l told her that if the event were not so
far distant | would bet to which she
replied that She knew IL girl who would
give her head 10 get me. This puzzled
me- We made Il bet chat | wouldn't t
find out Who iie girl is ii Il month )
time
think shall win the bet. Last
evening at the library met Miss Lo
rcna Philbrick. who is taking Il pos.
graduate course She seems much in.
1cfcSIbu III tiItA'k Ilt''i titt tti' '.''A' Va
me to tell her the circumstances that
led to the battle of Marathon | MAS
INTERRUPTED IN what ! said about il Ivy
Charlie Dean calling for her to take hrf
home, and sine said She wished he had
STAYED away. It's singular how ma
can force himself on 4 woman l''h@
doesn't like him
Sara Sunderland is a queer 2ir'.
met her this afternoon crossing the
campus, coming upon her suddenly
She bluslled suspect Sara of tfN
ing to make Il match between tHe ana
Iorena. That's why she mat'e the bet
wish Lorena were trying to make
match between me and Sara. nat
would suit me first rate. No such 'ueA
For three evenings III Succession i
have met Sara Sunderland At tWPnE
minutes after ieaN2 iae sui2ioi
room. Invariably as get to the cor
nor half a dozen doors from Safa
home she comes out and walks aHead
of mo She doesn't see me or | would
think she had some motive, "hef |
catch up with her she app2ars very
much surprised This evening. as we
walked together. | told her that !
Thought | had discovered the elfi we
r,,ore netting about SHE looked up al
me anxiously. do believe she woaid
feel. very. bad should / make an
unfortunate match. She asked me
who the girl was and said would
nnt name her unless il turned OUT
had bit the right one. She didn't say
ANYTHING for some time, then asked II
T. was Mary Pa'I>e. said no. SIe
then named every girl in town TN sile
came to Lorena Philbrck. or course
T couldn't lie about it, and aeAno"l,
edoed that it was she. Sara wou!dh !
toll me- If | had hit the right girl out
she didn't seem so disturbed as before
so I suppose she approves OF Lofe'a,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
Setting OF Ince.

Dealers in lace discovered that blue Is
the color which best sets off the beauty
of those eaTniiures, ana in all the finest
lace departments ii is universally used
for this sHYn,>Se. Whistler the lace &c be
displayed IS Il coi,...;: O" Il e:rtain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28

No String to It,
During Mrs. Maud Ballington
Booths appeal fer help in feeding the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-28
Guarantee Bond and
Investment Co.
Capital Stock. .E$5O.OOO
subscribed $4,000
(Jan, 1901
GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine St.

GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine ST PINE BLUFF ARR
This
has the
onehalf life field unmfeage ondt
considered
quality between w
Active reliable
ed Investigation
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Irrigation Congress Will Meet.

CHICAGO, Aug. l9.-The official call
for the meeting of the twelfth National
Irrigation congress to be held at Ell
Paso, Tex, Nov. Is to IS, was issued
today by G. B. Booth, chairman of
the executive committee.
An invitation to attend the congress
is extended to "all who are interested
in conserving the great natural re-
sources OF the country, extending the
habitab!e area. increasing the pro-
ductiveness OF the land, insuring
greater stability of prosperous con-
ditions, making occupations upon
land attractive, the extension of inter-
national trade and commerce and a
wider knowledge of a great economic
movement which has for its ultimate
object the upbuiiding of an empire
within the borders of great nation"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Strikers Expect Long Struggle.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-It seems appar-
ent that the labor leaders have given
up all hope OF peace through any ac-
tion of the packers and are making
financial preparations for long
struggle. It was said to be improb.
able that any attempt would be made
to extend the strike to unions not al
ready involved. One chief reason for
this is that unions not already out are
said to be not anxious to strike, but
the reason the strikers give is tha at the
more men tn at are on strike the smaller
will be the tributions to the benefit
fund.
Because they wanted to study the
strike stu alton. two Harvard stu
dents. William P. Astor and Blaine
Evans, ran into serious trouble today
at 2Sth street and Ashland avenue
and we're nearly killed. They were
carrying small packages that looked
like luncheon boxes and were there
fore mistaken for strike breakers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Hill Loses Merger Suit.

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 18.-Judge
Bradford this morning filed in the cir
cult court a decree in the suit brought
by E. H. Hartman and Winslow
Pierce against the Northern Securi.
ties company, enjoining the company
from disposing of any Of the 80. 230
shares OF common Northern Pacific
stock. The injunction also prevents
the distribution of the remaining 347, =
OSO shares of the company, as had
been planned by Hill and associates.
This decision is a point in favor of
the Rockefeller-H H arriman- A. Clark
combine in their efforts to secure con-
troll of the Northern Pacific, as it
goes to sustain their contention that
the Northern Pacific stock held by the
Short Line must be returned in bulk
to the combine instead of partitioned
among all the merger stockholders.
The latter plan would have left Hill
in control of the Northern Pacific.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Parker May Make Speeches.

EsOPUs, N. Y. Aug. 1S.-No defin-
ite plans have been made by Judge Par.
ker to visit the west duringthe campaign,
but it is almost certain that a speak.
ing tour of some kind will be arrang-
ed. It may be that Indiana will be
the only state in the west where the
candidate will speak, though his pres.
ence is desired in Nebraska, Wiscon.
sin, Colorado and Illinois as we'll.
This is question which will be ta-
ken up at once by the national COM
mittee and an early announcement is
expected. The general impression
here is that Judge Parker will make
several speeches in the west. when he
goes to the St. Louis exposition. The
date for that trip has not been settled,
but the Judge and Mrs. Parker will
probably leave here in September and
remain away over the first week in
October.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
REFUSE TO SURRENDER.
Russian Commander at Port Arthur De.
cides to Continue Fighting.

TOXIC, Aug. lS.-Lieut. Gen. Stoes-
sci, in command at Port Arthur, has
refused to surrender and has declined
the offer made by the Japanese for the
removal of non-combatants there.
Reasons for this latter action are not
given, but it is probable at the non.
combatants are unwilling to accept a
favor at the hands of the Japanese.
They confess, however, that necessity
for their removal exists. It is said
that the japanese attack will be re.
sumed Immediately.
CHE Foo, Aug. l8.-Russians and
Chinese who left Port Arthur last
night and arrived here today declare
that Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, in comm mand
at Port Arthur, refused to surrender
to the Japanese and that the Russians
began firing again at the time set for
replying to the Japanese demand.
They confirm also previous reports
tn lat there are seven Russian ships in
Port Arthur harbor, in addition to
the torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers, and aver tn at the j apanese
have lost 10000 men before Port Ar.
thur during the last ten days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Tornado Strikes St. LOuts

ST. LOUIS, Aug. ia torn ado of
extreme fury swept down upon the
residence portion of North St. Louis
late today resulting in the death of
one person, injury to probably fifty
and damage to property estimated at
500, GOO.
There We're many remarkable es-
capes from death by drivers of de-
livery wagons. Debris carried along
by the tornado crushed wagons like
egg shells and hurled the drivers into
the street. One driver was crushed
but will recover. The others escaDed
with slight injuries. immediately fol.
lowing the storm ambulances were
rushed to the scene and fire DEPART
ment truck, responded from all direc-
tiOns.
In St. Louis proper, at the time
there was no intimation of wind
storm. Not much damage was done
at the Worlds Fair grounds. The .
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Strikers Secure Beef.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-Packing house
employees and hungry strikers We'd
with each other in a steer hunt which
extended throughout the night follow
ing the riot precipitated by the ap-
pearance of eleven runaway beeves
from Morris & Cos plant in the dis.
trict west of the stoclly ards last even
ing. To-day the carcasses of four
were accounted for. Little beyond the
hoofs and horns remained to tell the
story and there was an ample beef
supply in many a home to which such
luxury had long been a stranger.
Scouting parties representing both the
big packing firms and the hungry
throng that battled with the police scour-
ed the prairies south and west of the
yards all night and when the latter To-
Gated Its prey the creatures were slain
and disappeared as though by magic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
RUSSIANS ARE SAD,
The Losss OF Warships Causes Great
Anxiety In Official Circles.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. ia feel
in the much-tried Russian admiralty.
The official report of Admiral Skryd-
loft coming on the heels of the losses
sustained by the Port Arthur squad
ron in its desperate sortie of August
10, and the anxiety for the fate of the
warships still unaccounted for, not
only the sinking of the Rurik, but the
injuries sustained by the Gromoboi
and the Rossia in the fight with Vice
Admiral Kamimura's squadron, COM
pletes the crushing ature of the blow
to Russia's ill-starred navy in the far
east.
So far as the immediate future is
concerned, the admiralty does not dis
guise the fact that the Vladivostok
squadron is destroyed. The effect
upon the public is also most depres.
sing.
1t is confirmed that the loss of Off
GERS and men on board the Rossia
and Gromoboi were 90 per cent. of the
former and 70 per cent. of the latter.
showing the dreadful havoc caused by
the fire from the japanese ships even
at a range exceeding three miles.
Private reports say the decks of the
Rossia We're veritabIe shambles.
Acute anxiety prevails regarding
the stu alton at Port Arthur on ac-
count Of the desperate character of
the lighting reported as taking place,
though the war office does not seem to
believe tha danger of the fall of the
fortress is so imminent as is generally
asserted. According to advices re-
ceived by the war office, there Is still
an ample supply of ammunition and
provisions there.
While it is realized that the Japan
ese probably oulnumber the defenders
six or seven fold, the great strength
OF the fortitications, it is believed, will
do much TO make up for the disparity
in numbers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
fOrcs, Fires Delay Train.

SEATTLE, Aug. l9.-So intense was
the heat from the forest fires on the
Great Northern railway near Well.
ington, in the Cascade mountains, to.
day that the west bound overland
train was delayed three hours. No
damage was done to the bridge or
track at Wellington, but the burning
forest was 50 threatening that the
railway officials held the train west of
there until an engine with a pump and
force Of men drove the hame2 back.
Forest fires prevail tonight all along
the line of the Great Northern to the
summit Of the Cascades. but the dan
gcrous ones have been prautic Ally SUBJ
dueG.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Veterans Elect New Commander.

BOSTON, Aug. 1S.-General Wilmon
Blackmar, of this city, was elected
commander.in-chie of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, by ACCLAIM alton at
the closing session of the national en-.
campment today, and Denver was
selected as the place for the encamp-
ment of 1905.
The race question was touched on
by the committee on the address Of
commader-in-chief which recommends :
ed the adoption by the encampment of
resolutions to the effect that if any
modification Of the voting franchise
should ever be ary such modifi.
cation should be along the lines of
intelligence and finance and not along
lines Of race and color.
The last of the great official cele-
bratiOns in connection with the en-
campment Of the G. A. r. was held
tonight when 10000 persons attended
the camp fire of the Woman's Relief
corps in Mechanics building.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
RAILROAD DELAYS WORK.
Government Irrigation Project In Wash
ingtOn May Be Abandoned.

SPOKANE, Aug. 1S.-The great Pa
louise irrig cation project, upon which
the engineers OF the government re-.
clam alton service have been working,
has been blocked by the Oregon Rail.
way Il Navig alton company. Unless
the railway company takes up the
track it has laid recently through the
proposed reservoir the reclamation
service will abandon the project to
irrigate from 60, 900 to 100. 900 acres of
land, an undertaking which would
cost from 81 100000 to 81, 800, 900 to
complete.
Such is the information given by F.
H. Newell, chief of the reclamation
service. Mr.. Newell says:
1.-The Palouse project is portion
OF the Big Bend project and we are
awaiting the fate of that before we go
further. We told the railroad frank
~ that the building of this line would
block the irrigation project. We went
out with them and looked over the
ground and supposed they were open
ly working with us. Now their action
in hurricdly slapping in this line is
very discouraging. They could have
constructed it around the proposed
reservoir.
"We told them that now they have
built it the only thing to do is to take
it up again if the irrigation project is
to be carried through. We have
asked them what they are going to do
about it, and will give them reason
able time to say.
"We are prepared to make our gen.
eral designs if the railway will assist
US, but we can not be bothered now
with any law suits. We can spend
from $1,000, 900 to $3,000,00O in Wash
ington if we are not hindered.''
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Fighting Forest Fires.

SEATTLE, Aug. l9.-Five serious
forest fires are raging in this county
tonight. H. Reit1, deputy game and
fire warden for the county, is at Hot
Springs, on the main line of the
Northern Pacific. He reports by tele.
phone from there that the fires are de-
strOying all the snOwsheds from Les
ter TO Burrot and are moving rapidly
east toward the west portal of the lun-
mel. The Northern Pacific has so men
lighting to save railroad property.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
SWEPT By FIERCE TORNADO,
Sixteen Persons Killed and Much Prop
erty Destroyed In Twin Cities.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 21.-Death to six
teen persons and damage to property
estim ated at 81 100000 rode on a
scorching gale which tore down the
valley of the Mississippi about 8
O'Clock last night from point near
the confluence of the Minnesota and
the Mississippi rivers, at Fort Smell
ling. At that point the fury of the
elements seemed divided and with a
roar descended on the Twin cities and
their environs.
1t came from the southwest, and
bowling in its fury, uprooted trees and
demolished buildings in its pathway
toward St. Paul. 1t tore off two
spans of the high bridge completely.
1his bridge is connected with the high
bluffs at West St. Paul and it is $50
feet above the river. This mass of
steel was carried to the fats, where
lying steel girders and heavy planks
fell on several small farm houses and
crushed them. None of the occupants
OF these houses was hurt, they having
seen the storm and taken refuge in the
caves IN the hillsides.
The storm tore along the flats, up.
roofing trees on Harriet island with a
deafening roar, and with the hiss and
splash Of falling steel, it struck the
city. Here was located at the bridge
entrance, on opposite sides of Waba-
sha street, the Tivoli concert hall and
the Empire theater, both of which
were fairly crowded with men watch.
ing the performances. Both buildings,
which stood on the edge of the bluff
overlooking the river, were wrecked.
Roofs on several buildings rolled into
bundles and dropped into the street,
lying slate, mixed with the rain, bat
tered everything that stood before it,
and horses and carriages were swept
along the streets which in an incred-
IDLY short space of time were filled
with water.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2l.-The center
of the storm hit the business section at
Nicolett avenue and Sixth street. The
street car service was tied up until
noon today, trolley wires being down
in all parts Of the city as a result of
the falling trees. The damage is esti-
mated at fully $l,000,0O0
GLENCOE, Aug. 2l.-The tornado
struck the township of Rich Valley
about S O'Clock, killing four persons
and destroying thousands of acres of
grain and many barns, houses and
sheds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Railroad Responsible for Wreck.

PUEBLO, COL, Aug. 2O.-After ex.
haustlvely summing up all the evil
dence that has been submitted. the
coroner's jury that has been investi-
eating the wreck Of Sunday, August
:, above Eden station, on the Denver
4 Rio Grande railroad. in which near.
~ lOO persons perished, this after.
noon rendered their verdict. The
railroad company is censured and the
following conclusions were reached nv
the jury:
'The train crew were blamless as
they could see no signs OF danger.
lhe railroad company should have
constructed bridge that would have
wlthstood the impact of the water.
Had a bridge of steel with stone abut-
ments been across the arroyo, in all
human probability it would have with.
stood the rush of water, thus avertinp
the disaster.
therefore, the jury finds that the
appalling loss of life and property at
this bridge was due to the negligence
Of the railway company"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-08-24
Ohio Murderer ElectrOcuted.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. l9.-Alfred A
Knapp, convicted of the murder OF his
wife, Hanna Goddard Knapp, and
who confessed to five murders, was
electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio
penitentiary few minutes after mid.
night. Knapp, who weakened when
he found his last hope for life had
gone, and expressed a fear that he
would have to be carried to the death
chair, regained his nerve, and met his
sate with little show of fear or emo.
lion