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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
THINK JESSE JAMES LEFT
$4,000 IN A GUN STOCK

a# New York, June 17.-An evening
newspaper prints the following sensa-
tional and, to all familiar with Jesse
James career, somewhat inconsistent
story:
0 "Have you seen the stock of an old
army musket?
9 "This is the absorbing question in
the vicinity of Christopher and
Greenwich streets, and most of those
who live thereabOuts are searching
high and low, i'm ash cans, back yards,
everywhere, for the stock of an old
musket. which at one time belonged
to Jesse James, and in which $1O,-
900 is said to be concealed.
''Some small boys who found the
gun were breaking it up for old met
al, when note, dated at st. Joseph,
Mo-, and signed by Jesse James, stat
ing that he had been wounded, and
that ne had concealed the money III
The stock of the gun, fell from the
gun Something else fell out at the
Ssame time, and two men who were
passing picked it up, and have not
Since been seen.
1 Frederick Schmidtbcrn> owned the
gun. He is an old soldier, who has
@vedg on Christopher street, near
for q ndnber of years
N "Schmidtbonn said. that the gun
was present from an old comrade,
who had purhased it in a pawn shop"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
HEARING JUNE 70
Will Be GIVEN THE CO ION
BELT MEMPHIS FREIGHT
BUREAU CASE.
Local Beard OF Trade Will Send no
Reores s..atative TO Washington
5u5 Send Dispositions.
CONVENTIONS TO BE SETTLED
(

The Interstate Commerce eoa4'l's5-
sion has set the date for th@ near
ing Of the controversy between ihe
Cotton Belt railroad and 'ho Nom
phis freight bureau for Tuesday. June
% at Washington. d. c., and 81 fhat
time the final arguments in the case
will be made by the attorneys l9f
each side. Major f. E. Wright ol
Memphis will represent the Cotton
Belt at the hearing.
The local board of trade VIII sehe
no representative to Washington, As
the matter. so far as this place is cjf}-
cerneG. was heard at Memphis lasS
month. number of deposl1lohs
We're taken in this city, and others
below here. by John NJ Taylor. the
local attorney for the Cotton Belt,
NJ these with the brief will be sent
to Washington.
The controversy between the Mem
phis freight bureau and the Cotton
Bell grew out of the contention OF
the bureau that the railroad was dis
criminatng against Memphis in tae
matter of rates to certain points III
Arkansas. Negotiations We're had for
a long period between Commissioner
Dayart Of the freight bureau and
traffic officials of the Cotton Belt,
but no satisfactory adjustment was
reached and the controversy finally
took an acute turn by the Cotton Belt
withdrawing entirely from Memphis
This was made possible from the fact
THAT the Cotton Belt ran its trains
into Memphis from Fair Oaks, Ark,
over the tracks of the Iron Mountain,
which is also a Gould property
Shortly after tae dscontinuance OF
its entire train service by the rail-
road company, an agreement was
reached with the company and the
freight bureau. whereby the entire
controversy was to be submitted to
sthA interstate commerce commission
! for final adjudication, both parties
agreeing to abide by the decision of
this tribunal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
DECREED BY CONVENTION.

Primary will be held last Wednes-
day in March. 1906,
State convention in Hot Springs
first Tuesday in June, 1906.
County conventions on first Satur-
day in April in 1906.
Ward and township meetings last
Wednesday in March, 1906
Basis in state convention one vote
for each 175 votes cast for Demo
cratic nominee for governor in 1904,
Nominee for United States Senator
to be candidate receiving greatest
number of votes in primaries through
out the state
instructions at primary to be finally
determined and declared by state
convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
ECONOMY IN BAKING.

There is more dependent upon the
baking powder. SO far as economy III
making biscuit and cake IS concern
ed. than in any other one thing.
The baking powder Tat Wit make
the most, the finest and the most
healthful food is the most econOmi-
cal
The cheap alum baking powders
average about five percent of leaven-
ing gas. Therefore it will take three
times as much alum powder tc raise
the same cake or BISCUIT as it does
of the Royal powder for instance,
which is cream of tartar powder
with three times the leavenlng
strength so the actual cost with the
alum powder is the greatest. Fur
ther than this, however, the cream OK
tartar powder makes the finest klnd
OF food, while the alum powders fire.
uuently fail when all the eggs. flour
and butter used are wasted.
The greatest economy in the use
of baking powder like the Royal is
in the healthfulness of the food it
makes. 1t saves in doctors bills
many times it's cost over alum pow
ders.
The Royal Baking Powder. as
every housewife knows, is always to
be relied upon. 1t is one of the
greatest aids she has. She is always
able without the least trouble
to make the very finest biscuits,
cakes, mullins and crusts. Many
reputation has been made by the de-
licious things she has been able to
make with it. Any woman has
right to be indignant when the grocer
sends her another baking powder in
it's place, which spoils her food. in
lures her reputation and brings her
blame.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
MR.. JOHN STECk FINDS PROFIT
IN GROWING BERRIES FOR
MARKET.
Has Berries Ripening From May I
Until Late in the Fall
Season.

Mr.. John Steck has brought to the
Graphic office some of the finest
specimens of berries ever seen here.
There We're three varieties of rasp-
berries-yellow, red and black-and
all possess a delightful flavor, and
are all yieldy varieties There were
three varieties of the blackberries-
white, small black and large black
All of them are lucious, and yield
we'll Mr.. Steck has demons drated
that there is good money in berry
crop He has berries in such great
variety that they begin ripenins
early and do not finish till late in the
fall, thereby affording a crop for the
market all through the summer.
Other Jefferson county farmers and
gardeners could also profit by grow
ing berry crops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
MISSISSIPPI FOR PARKER.

Jackson, Miss. June 16.-The Dem
ocratic state convention late yester-
day afternoon instructed the dele
gates from Mississippi to the ma
tional convention to vote for Alton B.
Parker as long as there was any
chance of his nomination. Little or
no work was done by the convention
most of the time being taken up in
speech making. The permanent
chairman was Former Congressman
A. F.. Fox of West Point.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
OLD VETS IN LIVE
INSPIRING SCENES ENACTED AT
CONFEDERATE REUNION
At NASHVILLE F
Sons Of Veterans Elect officers t.
Serve Till the Meet3nz
Next Year.


Nashville Tenn. JHaa f7.-As fl
ting climax 70 inc reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans. Nash
viile and her thousands Of guests
Yesterday gave the old veterans as
.'HeE proudly marched through the
dense1x crowded stree5s. an ovation
which viii live long in the memory
oi It's recipients, as Well as these
who paid the honor.
The rapidly dwinding OF the host
was easily apparent 10 many Whe
saw the procession.
Tire day was warm. but the old
men marched unflinchingly. although
the step at times faltered.
ni1ed States mail carriers at sew.
etal places along the line, supplied ice
water TO the thirsty veterans
The parade was representative. not
only of every southern state but
many camps located in the far west
Gne in Montana and another in Ohio
had delegations in line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

All the churches of the city are
making active preparations for the
special Y. M. c.. A. services to be
held Sunday. Appropriate programs
are being arranged, and the ser
vices will be made very interesting.
The First Methodist church is the
first to announce it's program. and it
is one to entertain those who may be
present, and will arouse am increased
interest in Y. NJ. c. A. work. The
program is as follows:
Anthem by choir.
A live song service by the congre-
cation.
Invocation, ]. S. Scofield, state sec
retary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
Solo. Mrs. Jessie Core.
Short sermon to young men by the
pastor, Rev. J. S. Hawlaiuf.
Prayer by H. A. Woodward.
Everybody is invited to attend the
services, especially the young men.
To the Church Choirs.
Not being privileged to see the
members of the different choirs rer-
sonally take this method of extend
ing you an invitation to assist in the
song service at the Y. M. C. A. mass
meeting Sunday night, June 10, a.
8 O'Clock, at Elhs' theatre.
A B. RICHARDSON,
General Secretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
Officers of Sons of Veterans.

The Sons of United Confederate
Veterans continued the business of
their reunion yesterday. They have
elected the following officers:
Chief - \. r lis
dale Fort WORTH Texas
Commander of the Army of North
ern Nirginia-John J. Davis. Louis
Vile. KY
Commander of the Department of
Tennessee-R. Z. L. Bynum. Jackson
Tenn
Commander of the Transmissippi
Departmental. A. Skein. Wapa-
tuck, Texas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
CAUSES TRAINS ON Tt 74
MOUNTAIN TO BE La
SEVERAL foU&5.
Foe Nearly Half Mile BetMecn
Road Bed.
GUENCHES FURNACE FIRES

Reports reached this city this
morning of the overnoWing Of the
ifon Mountain tracks near Warmer
below Ibis place and the consequent
d"la} Of the northbound trains.
The baek water from the river which
had TILED up the low places above
Warner gradually flowed TO lower
ground and crossed the tracks. For
nearly half a mile between here and
Warmer the water covers the tracks
TO such a depth as to put out the
fires under the engines and the only
way to get the trains across the over
flowed place is to use a string of box
cars and push the train across the
ovcrfowed place This caused a de
lay of some hours in the north bound
trains going through here last night
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
900. DEAD on FIELD
SWEEPING DEFEAT Or III : RUS
SLAMS u IT, JAP5 AT
VAFANGOW.
7.se Japa.2a5c Also Capture Foat-
teen Gutok Ftrin9 Fiefa Guns
and 500 Prisoners
JAP TRANSPORTS ARE SUNK

Toxic. Juue i.-The Russians
nope of relieving Tire pressure oa Port
Ar5hur by threatening the rear of
Gen Oho. he commander of the
Japanese force imestf2@ tho Rus
sian stronghold. came 10 an end yes
tersa. Al TellisSu a point on tie rail
read fifty miles north OF Kin Chou
and twenty-five mites north Of Va
faGgoW. where he Russians We're cut
maneJQe.ed. enyeIeped aud sweep
ineiy defaaed They left over 500
dead on the field, and the Japanese
captured 600 prisoners ana fourteen
quicll-fring field guns The Rus
slams rereated hastily to the north
ward.
Early estimates OF the Japanese
losses at Tellissu say that loco men
We're killed or wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
THANKS HER FRIENDS.
Miss Byrd Expresses Appreciation o.
Winning Free Fair Trip.

Editor Graphic: Will you kindly
allow me, through the Graphic. to
sincerely thank the many friends
who came to my assistance and
helped me to win your kind offer OF
a free trip to the worlds fair? Words
are inadequate, my friends, to ex-
press my thanks and since you SOY
kindly gave it to me l certainly shall
try to enjoy the trip. thank you
one and all Your friend,
LOTTIL BYRD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
AFTERTHOUGHTS.

The woman who isn't dressing to
please some man is generally dress
ing to worry some woman
Some people are so muh oncecn-
ed about their rights that they never
find out their duties.
Read a mans real sentiments in
ris face but never hope to discover
them by his words.
What most of us need is not more
opportunity, but that those that we
most have should be trumpeted aud
labeled
There is little good in every
man, but the world is too busy to
hunt it with a microscope.
The man who takes things as they
COlllG Illdy UOd0l VI lilo Philo'oOpAS
bus ihe doesn't get rich so quick as
the man who reaches out and hauls
in things that wouldn't hit him other
wise.
There is something wrong about
the citizen who isn't proud of his
wife. his watch. his children and
his dog.
When a girl with a dress-suit case
gets into a street car every man in
il expects to get his knees bumped
as she passes down the aisle.
When you break a vase, don't try
to mend it, If you do, it will always
remind you of the accident Throw
it in the ash barrel instead, and thank
heaven that you have got rid of an
other piece of bric-a-brac.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
Russians Sink Jap Transport.

Toxic. June 17-All doubt as to
the sinking OF the transports Hi1iehi
and Sado by the RussiaHs has been
received. Three hundred and ninety
seven survivors of the Hitichi have
arrived at Moi and 1873 survivors OF
the Sado have arrived at kokula.
Details of the destruction OF the
two transports and the full extent OF
the casualties are not obtalnable.
It is reported that the transports
carried 400 men If this be true
the loss of lives probably is less than
| 00O
The transports. however, had
many horses and large quantities OF
supplies on board.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
At THE TEMPLE TONIGHT.

n The subject of Rabbi J. S. Korn-
36eld's address at the Jewish temple
Tonight will be: "The Jews Atti-
tude Toward Christianity A cor,
dial invitation is extended to all
Friends of the church to hear this
'addgess,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
MAN PULLED ABOARD BOAT.

\ man in d beat had narrow eS-
cape from being drowned just back
Of the Hotel TruIOcl this afternoon
about O'Clock. Just as the steam
er Lucille NoWand passed along the
river the man. Whese name could
not be larned. pulled into the river
in skiff With the evident intention
Gf catching the boat He headed
straight for the boat as she was going
up stream. and those who were
watching On the bank. thought a col,
ision was inevitable and that the
man would be overturned and swept
under the steamer The pilot saw
the small boat in time and be made
the big pilot wheel of the steamer
buzz as he turned the head Of his
boat away fro the small boat. The
deck hands grabbed the man as he
collided with the boat and saved his
life. He was taken aboard and the
Nowland went on to Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

This is great country for rain
when we dent need it, and for dry
weather when we need rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
BAND CONCERT.

The regular weekly concert Of Le-
Maire' band will be given at the court
house tonight. There will be plenty
of seats for the ladies and children in
the yard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
TO LECTURE AT FORT SMITH

Rabbi ]. S. Kornfeld has been in
vited to deliver an address at the
Jewish temple in Fort Smith June
&c, and has accepted the Invitation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

Balzac says it takes genius to
be a good husband, and history says
it takes an angel to be good wife
particularly the wife of genius.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

Some people are cup" on popula
songs and others are down on them
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
Appeal for Help.

Sheriff James Gould has received
the following appeal for assistance i'll
the flooded district
Nilliamette,, Ark. June lG t3oi.
Mr. James Gould
Pine Bluff Ark
My Dear Sir-Wc, III people from
English. down the riv are all over
flowed badly. We az cut of! firm
ali railroad e9mmuH cation: have
been under lhe water since June 10.
1901. We are needing some feed for
eur stock and ours 81 .es AEvthing
will be thankfully TCee we'd
Your F'rien
w. 5 IINpSAT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

Woman's inhumanity to man make
countless lawyers happy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
Plantations ana - Fasoe
aE9 R@ER ON 4 RAMp&G

49, Arkansas lRC5=t
talls4 t2a=feet hel.4 tae4
Wata a#4aI#s.t la5t week. theee
sill =ma. satsr comiHs down at
the ta9a## #ts59e t. fall much IA
before - as..4eWea Plantations a..
free from ~ Fae river this No
ning sJaes 4 tcet 5 inches. ar
was going a9aa fabidly al this pom
The water i stlfi running across -tls
narrow neefz=af lana Il fey a!lcs#easH
of here however. and@his earls5
nearly as mHca water as tho main
channel to the plantations below here
making the fall very slow in the Io1
er sections Of the county,. The rivas
is still feet, inches ahoye=t..e
danger line.
The plantation Of Mr.. Wiley. JUS
across the river has been freed fro
has still many acres under water, the
river no longer sends a current aero .
his place Farms in Pastoria towfs'}ur
are gradually being uncovered and the
water is draining off The hot Suns
Of the past week have dried up mueh
of the back water that has been left
standing in the low places. EST.
mates of the lands now under WaJa,
place the figures at about one-third
the amount when first covered -
the flood.
The north bound train on the Cot
ton Belt this afternoon at 1,.05
O'Clock went through on the man
track and got beyond the break IL
the track all right This is the first
train to go through to Memphis ara
st. Louis in six days.
The Altheimer branch is not yet
open and work is still being done on
this track. No effort was made to
sead train to Little Rock this
mor1 ing.
Another week will have to pass be-
fore the farms are entirely free from
water, and even then the ground in
many places will be too wet to do
farm work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

little real resolution against evil
would do much more coed tran many
written resolutions
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

Vladivostock Squadron Returns
st. Petersburg. June 1.-THE Nlad-
livestock squadron has returned TO
Eladiyostock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17
'OVERFLON|ED TRACK ABOVE DANCER LIVE
THE ARKANSAS RIVER ML4
DECLINE OVER TWO FEE
MORE

: Wt rhso Dta.n the oXs.a.se.=s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

The woman who isn't dressing to
please some man is generally dress
ing to worry some woman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-17

When girl with a dress-suit case
gets into a street car every man in
il expects to get his knees bumped
as she passes down the aisle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-04
KILLED AN AFRICAN NATIVE
German Government Troubled With
Another Eccentric Prince.

cablegram from Berlin last night saysi
The inquiry into the sanity of Lieut.,
Prince Prosper Won Arenberg who is serv.
ing term of Imprisonment for the murder
of native named Cain, suspected OF being
a British spy. during the period of hid
eruelties to natives as commander of a sta,
ton in German Southwest Africa began 10,
day before a military court of the First
Guards division. The prince, since his cons
vietion in 1850. his sentence to death. ana
the communication of this sentence by Em-
peror William to fifteen years imprison.
ment. has shown evidences of insanity Tho
object now is to learn if he was dera nged il,
1899. when he was guilty of the acts which
resulted in his sentence to death.
Won Arenberg is reported to have been
abnormally cruel taking cruel delight in in.
hicting torture upon animals.
number of experts In mental diseases
have expressed the opinion that the prince
Is mentally deranged Some experts added
that his derangement had been superin<
duced by alcoholism and other excuses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-04
RACE RIOT FATAL TO FOUR.
Negroes Left Camp When Ordered, but
Returned Later Armed.

A dispatch from Fort Smith last night
says further of the race riot at Bokoshe. L.
T., an account of which was printed in The
Star yesterday:
Three white men. John Hopper. ]. G. But
Ter and c. A. Blevins. and negro. Walter
Jackson. were killed in the conflict between
whites and blacks at Bokoshe Wednesday
evening.
William Price. one of the colored men
shot, arrived in this city today. and is now
at the hospital. He says that on Tuesday
went. They returned Wednesday, armed
and ready to resist an attack They were
standing in a group on the depot platform,
seventeen In number awaiting the arrival of
train. when one of the white men who
was killed without warning, shot at Jack
son. who returned the fire. and both men
dropped dead about the same time Both
whites and blacks began shooting, the lat
ter scattering in all directions, and seek
ing places of safety. Their fight put a. stop
to the conflict Price says many were In
jured.
The negroes were employed on the Mid
land Valley railroad and their presence was
objected to by the white iaborers. Every
thing is now quiet. though there is an I'M
dercurrent of excitement which may cause
further bIoOdshed If the negroes do not
leave.
A party of negroes who took part In the
shooting arrived here this afternoon and
the police under Instructions from Indian
territory officials. are rounding them up.
Two have already been placed under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-04
Death of Capt. Ira w. Cory.

special dispatch from Morristown. ".
j., last night says: With the death of Capt.
Ira w Cory this morning there passed
away one of the heroes of Gettysburg wl1o5
on the second day of the battle did his
part In saving the day for the Union army
His company was on the extreme left
flank of the LIST Brigade, commanded by
Gen. S. Carr, when brigade of Mississippi
plans, under Gen. Barksdale, appeared in.
tending to turn the flank and pour rakingi
fire down the length of the Union line. n
Capt. Cory ordered his company to ire
on the man who was leading the assault,
Gen. Barksdale fell at the first voiley. ha*s
ing been wounded by a score OF bullett
This checked the advance. and Capt Cory
held the position for nearly an hour until
the Union artillery came to his support and
drove the Confederates back, disorganized
mob For this Capt. Cory was especiallf
mentioned by Brig. Gen Schonebera. Is
After the war Capt. Cory became deputy
sheriff, position which he held for twentyf
seven years. until his death, with the exs
ception of one term, 1sS7-90.