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a Lapel Button.

the victim to the yard, hastily climbed
over a fence and fled to safety when
the shooting started. Mrs. COllini, the
object of the quarrel between Petra
and Vergata, was also in the yard and
when the shooting was over she helped
carry the wounded man into the house
and summoned Patrolman Kelly.
Petra was taken to the city hospital,
where his wounds received attention.
When questioned by the police, Mrs.
Collini refused to admit that she was
the cause Of the trouble between YER
gaia and Petra. She said they had
.quarrelled about money matters, be-
lieving that Petra had borrowed
money from Vergata and had failed
TO pay it at the promised time. Her
stories, however, were contradictory,
and the police are yet undetermined
as to the exact status she occupies in
the matter.
Tracing Vergata.
Immediately after the shooting,
Vergata left the vicinity Of the Petra
home and was seen four hours later
at the home of P. Meile, 400 Central
avenue. He did not mention having
had any trouble. About the same
time Mrs. Collini was seen in the vi
entity and when questioned explained
that she was on her way from the city
nOSplldl ana 1ldu become lOSl. Lie pO-
lice think that Vergata is hiding
among the Italians on the East Side
and that the woman knows more
about the matter than she has told.
Late to-day fear was expressed at
police headquarters that Vergata had
left the city, as it was learned that
he had considerable money Saturday.
Information has been telegraphed to
other cities and a description Of the
man will he furnished.
Vergata's Letters Found.
Detectives have in their possession
a bundle Of letters received by Pietro
Vergata from different persons in
Perth Amboy, n. J. From these it is
learned that Vergata came to Min
neapolis Jan. 23, 1908. Several Of the
letters are from Petra, the victim. One
letter, which may prove to be of
value to the police, is from a woman
named Rosa Fatana. Others are love
letters written on Illuminated paper.
Dates on the letters indicate that
Vergata came to Minneapolis before
Petra.
Petra in Precarious Shape.
Petra is in q dangerous condition,
and the surgeons have few hopes for
his recovery. They do not expect,
however, that he will die within the
| next thirty-siX hours. They have
found that one Of the bullets pene-
| trated the intestineS, and this indi-
Gates that it may prove fatal. He was
| able last night to make an ante
| mortem statement accusing Vergata.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22
CHINA MAY FIGHT
Minister to Germany Says Neutrality
Nav Be Only Temporary.

Berlin, Feb. 22.-An interview at
tributed to the Chinese minister here
quotes that diplomat as having pro-
claimed that China's neutrality Is only
temporary.
The minister is quoted as having
said:
.'It should never be forgotten that
the war will be fought out in Man
churia and that the excitement of the
Chinese will increase as the war pro-
crosses.
Naturally, the Chinese government
may decide that it's continued neu-
trality is not desirable.
Thirty thousand well-drilled Chi
nese troops are stationed in the prov
ince Of Chill, ready at a moments
notice to enter Manchuria.
"Our nation sympathizes decidedly
with the Japanese"
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Petra Is in Precarious Condition
at the City Hospital-The Police
Are Still Searching for Vergata.

What were the relations existing
between John Petra, the wounded
italian, PietrO Vergata," who tried to
murder him Saturday evening, and
Mrs. Rosa COllini, the woman in the
case?
SO small clue as that supplied by
the microscope may shed some light
on the problem which is puzzling the
police. Months ago Vergata had his
photograph taken at Perth AmbOy, n.
j. He wore a portrait button in his
lapel. The photograph was found to-
day and the tiny white spot on the
coat showed up under the microscope
rs likeness of Mrs. COllini.
Vergata was the woman's sweet
heart in Italy before she married Col
1ini, but when her husband deserted
her she took up with Petra, who paid
her expenses to this country. Since
then, she claims, she and Vergata
have been only friends and she has
seen him only occasionally, while
living with Petra. She and Petra
came to Minneapolis two years ago.
Petra, in his antemortem statement,
says that he and Vergata had always
been friends, altho there had been
trouble between them over financial
affairs. He denied that Mrs. Collini
was the cause of the trouble and said
that he had never quarreled with the
woman.
The portrait button, however, in
dictates a long standing attachment on
Vergata's part, and another photo
graph, which is reproduced in T h e
j ournal to-day, and which was
taken by Petri & Svenson, photo
graphers at Second avenue and
Washington, this city, shows Mrs. Col
lini standing by Vergata. The police
think it unusual for Il man to have
his picture taken with another mans
wife and to wear her picture upon the
lapel of his coat.
A Cold-Blooded Attack.
Petra, who resides at 400 Fourth
street n, was shot Saturday night at Z
o'clock in his back yard. where he
had gone to get an armload of wood
Nergata was concealed behind the
woodpile, and when Petra appeared.
emptied his revolver. One of the bull
let's struck Petra in the stomach and
penetrated the intestines. The second
shot traversed the left shoulder, the
third struck the cheek, while the
fourth and fifth flew wide of their
mark.
At the first shot Petri fell with a cry.
Frank Castagna, who was visiting at
Petra'S home, and who accompanied
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22
BULGARIA WANTS PEACE
Agent in Paris Declares COuntrymen
Will Not Stir Up Strife.

Paris, Feb. 22.-M. Zoltovitz, the
Bulgarian agent in Paris, made the
following statement:
"I can give the most formal assur-
ances that Bulgaria has more than
ever resolved to do nothing to compro-
mise the peace. 1t Is with great sat
isfaction that we have seen the powers
elaborate a plan for reforms in Mace
donia, and we wish, without any res
ervation, the reform realized.
'.Above all, at this moment, when
the powers are following with anxiety
the events in the far east, Bulgaria
will avoid doing anything that would
cause the belief that she proposes to
profit by the crisis.
1.-The Bulgarian people have warm
sympathy for Russia
It is understood that the powers
are considering simultaneous repre-
sensations to Constantinople and Sofia
to compel a limitation to armament.
The Turkish embassy is authorized
to state categorically that the Otto
man government has not given any or
sders for the m6bilization of troops.
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JAPANESE SAID TO HAVE SLAIN $500
RUSSIANS IN LAND BATTLE ON YALU.

22The Heralds
repulsed with loss $500 The
to
Korea.
the enemy. { = Is
$
will
@i s5s
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WALL ST. WOULD
NAME CLEVELAND
New York Trust Interests APP
proach Nominal Leaders of
Democratic Party.
Roosevelt Nomination Being As
sured, They Desire to Do Bust
ness with Other Side.
Morgan, Rockefeller & %. Are on
Their Knees The Laugh Is
Against Them.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 22.-An impor-
tant conference took place one day
last week in this city between a rep
resentative Of the New York trust in
terests and the nominal leaders Of the
democracy.
The gentleman from New York
came over to see what could be done
toward getting the minority party to
nominate a conservative" candidate
to run against Roosevelt. This move
is a sequel to the failure of these New
York interests, to dictate the repub-
lican nominee.
Roosevelts nomination being as
sured, as it now appears even to them,
they desired to "do business with the
democratic party The outcome Of the
conference was humorous rather than
momentous.
The New York interests, while
avowedly looking for some acceptable
compromise, made it clear that no
compromise would suit them other
than the selection of Grover Cleve-
land.
Such suggestion, in view of exist
Ing conditions, appears to the man
with political sense as a bowling joke.
So that's all that came of, the meeting.
The anti-Roosevelt financial inter-
ests propose to make the most of the
death of Senator Hanna to ring the
changes on Roosevelts "unsafeness."
The keynote Of the song is that
Hanna's restraining influence was the
last and only redee1ning factor in the
situation; which, being removed,
Roosevelt is a wild engine starting
down the main track without even a
| tender to steady it, and all the tele-
graph wires down.
Morgan, Rockefeller & Co. are now
| on their knees to the democratic man
ayers to get control Of the democratic
| convention and save them from the
nominations Of Roosevelt and Hearst.
Altogether the situation is funnier
than it has been at any previous time.
| w. w. Jermane.
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SCOUTS BALKAN REVOLT
Servian Minister to Paris Says Nations
Sympathize with Russia.

Paris, Feb. 22.-M. Popovitch, the
Servian minister here, said to-day:
"F'ron the time Of the rupture OF
relations between Japan and Russia,
the sympathy of all Servians has been
with the car, many of whom have
sought service under his colors.
I'm Servia no one intends to- seek
to profit by the Russian embarrass-
ment to foment a revolt in the Bal
kans. I believe this also is the atti-
tude of other Balkan states.
without the support Of Austria and
Russia they would be powerless to
settle the situation as they wish.
Should war break out in the Balkans,
Russia and Austria would intervene in
order to prevent a change in the status
quo. Servia only asks to be allowed
to collaborate in the work of apply
ing the reforms in Macedonia"
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Japanese Minister at London Saws
His People May Wait Three
Months.
Land Forces to Content Themselves
With Thoro Organization
and Advancing.


minister
the construction
could
'Japan
g.
Baron Hayash
tia unused
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.uoted as having
PORTE AND CAR IN DEAL
Sultan May Agree to Let Fleet Leave
Black Sea.

Sultan May Agree to Let Fleet Leave
Black Sea.
New York Sun Special Service.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-There is
the best authority for the statement
that once again the porte has lent a
willing ear to the suggestions of Rus.
STA that the Black Sea fleet should one
day be found unexpectedly in the
Mediterranean, Turkey being assured
Russia will be answerable to the pow
ers. One difficulty lies in the way Of
an arrangement by which on a given
night the Dardanelles should with true
oriental carelessness be left UNI
guarded.
Abdul Hamid, seeing the big service
in his power to concede, exacts in re-
turn terms which are almost more
than this country can digest; that Tur-
key be given a free hand in settling
the Balkan difficulties in. the war
which the coming months are deemed
sure to bring.
Such esress from the Black sea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22
ENGINES FOR JAPAN
Philadelphia Plant Makes Record to
Fill Big Order.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-In conse-
quence of a rush order from the Jap
anese government for locomotives, a.
locomotive plant here has established
a new record by the construction OF
seven locomotives in a day. The en-
gines ordered by Japan are for the
Seoul-Fusan military railroad.
The order. which called for twenty
locomotives to be completed within
thirty days, was received late in jan
uary. Eight of them have BEEN
shipped to Fusan. The remaining,
twelve will be shipped this week.
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would relieve the big armored ships
Kriaz Potemkine and Tavritchesky,ts
1880 tons; Ekaterina and Cicsma.
1900 each; Sinope, 10000; Tria
Sviatitelila, 1880; Geogi Polednosetz,
10000; the Dvenadzat, Apostoloff and
Rostislav, about 5000 tons each; TEN
torpedo catchers, and about twenty
five tOrnedO boats
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22
KING EDWARD AS MEDIATOR
British Ruler willing to Lend Services
to End War.

to End War.
New York Sun Special Service.
London, Feb. 22.-The Daily Elk,
press says that Baron Benckendorf,
during his visit to st. Petersburg, will;
take the opportunity of informing
his government, that it is not the de-:
sire of the British people that her all,
lance with Japan should be taken az
an indication that a settlement, hon
orable to both sides, would be unwel-
come here and that King Edward
stands ready to offer his services as q
friendly mediator in order to avoid
further bloodshed.
Czechs sympathize With Russia.
u A Post special from Vienna says
that great pro-Russian demonstration
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h country and
chief Ffy-second
to
sin Louis o Hesse
but tina cza o
ndc
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sNowsToRM STOPS ATTACK
Russian Vladiyostok Squadron Pre-
vented from Reaching Japan.

vented from Reaching Japan.
Nagasaki, Feb. 22.-The Vladivo-,
stok squadron intended to lombard
Hakodate, but 9. snowstorm prevented
the vessels from entering the straits OF I
Tsugaru. They intend to make am
other attempt in March.
The civilians at Vladivostok hayei
been ordered to leave, owing to the;
scarcity of food as the government is
taking everything available. Panic
has seized the Chinese who are leay-l
ing by the wholesale.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22

Unionism in the United States has
grown in nine years from 100000 to
100000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-22

An agitation has been commenced
In New York for a more uniform sys-
tenn Of tea inspection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03
OFFICERS COMM TENDED.

Resolutions offered and adopted by
Bluff City lodge, No. u, knights OF
Pythias:
/. Resolved. That we express our
hearty aDDroyal of the course of our
distinguished county and judicial Oh
ficers. viz: His honor, A. B. Grace,
Judge and James Gould. sheriff. and
w. d. Jones, district attorney, whose
high order of ability and answering
fidelity TO mete out justice TO every
man alike with fairness and impartial
itv. without regard to race, color or
previous condition of servitude, and
without regard to nature of the crime,
which have made for them record OF
which all the people, and especially
all true Knights of Pythias are and do
feel Justly proud.
.. We commend the advance step
taken by our efficient, capable and
worthy officers of this. jefferson, county
and the Eleventh judicial district, over
all other parts of the southland, the
natural home of the colored man.
5. We commend them in this effort
to deal out justice to member of our
race, Elisha Davis by name, who was
tried May %, 1904 and who was prov
Ell beyond all reasonable doubts guilty
of the crime of rape upon little Katie
Ross. a white girl of very tender years,
on May 9. 1904, and was hanged for
this crime on the 25th inst.
4. Resolved further that in all
cases, when any man is charged with
violation of the law, we as colored
knights, pledge our nnfalterlng and
loyal support in the apprehension and
conviction of the culprit.
;. Resolved further, That we de-
no,lnce in unmeasured terms. the pol
icy of mob or lynch law. For does it
not destroy the peace, liberty, order,
progress and protection which is guar
anteed to us as a people under the
constitution of this, our beloved state,
but likewise destroys the possibility
of a chance for the south to ever rise
to prominence like the other parts OF
our grand national republic. as it fos-
tiers hatred and malice between the
races, and thereby destroys that link
that is so essential to the success OF
any people in any country. Submitted
by Sir S. C. Pryce.
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Unrjpe Jewels.

There was at one time wonderful
emerald extant with white corners
while all the rest of the stone was OF
its proper velvety dark green hue. This
stone was used as an illustrative proof
that emer: Ids were born white, but
ripened int the right color In the mine,
time work ing one of its usual mira
Giles OF the crystal. Indeed. heryl. thai
pale green tone exactly Like the emer-
aid in all essentials save color. b"S
often been allied the mother of emer-
aid
Aguamarine is bervl,i in other
words, an inripe emerald not yet ma
tured into the proper tint, and Of this
the commoner varieties are by no
means rare Yet it is to be doubted
whether these unripe stoues would
ever mature into the true and lawful
lustrous emerald London Queen.
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SEMl.ANNUAl STATEMENT
of the condition of
The Cotton Belt Savings
and Trust Co.,

Of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
At Close OF Business, June 30. laOi
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts s206,S27 81
Stocks, bonds and warrants 52.U,S II
OVerdrafts. Il II
Real estate, furniture and
fixtures. =. :. .. =. $3.50 %
Cash and sight exchange. 52,3SS ~
Total resources s314,172 Oh
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock =. $ 10000 90
Net undivided profits. 1858 45
Deposits. >. :. 237 ,43S So
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What Gold Beaters Can Do.

Gold heaters. by hammenng, can re-
duce gold leaves SO thin that 2S2. OO0
must be laid upon each other to pro
duce the thickness of an inch; yet each
leaf IL 80 perfect and free from holes
that one Of them laid upon any surface.
as in gliding. gives the appearance of
solid gold. They are so thin that II
formed into a book 1900 would only
occupy the space Of single leaf of
common paper, and an octave volume
OF an inch thick would have as many
pages as the books OF a well stocked
library Of 1900 volumes with 2OU pages
in each
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TO THE PUBLIC,

| One year ago when this institution
opened its doors for business, IFS Of
| fcers believed that a trust and bank
| ing business combined and conducted
along legitimate lines, maintaining an
attitude of helpful encouragement to-
ward the agricultural, industrial and
| mechanical upbuilders Of this section
as we'll as those engaged IN mercantile
pursuits, with a juGicious conServa-
tism to those whose resources were so
scattered as to invite financial worry
and diaster, could not help but sue
coed.
Mindful of the ever changing condi-
tons and varying influences that
effect every line OF business and there
fore the necessity for the Introduction
ot new ideas and methods in banking,
n order TO effectually meet the re-
Quirement under such changes. the
management has endeavored right
along to study the needs Of the public,
and TO place the services of the officers
and the resources Of the company at
the command of all reputable and re
sponsible concerns and individual par
ties seeking aid Or advice whether In
his city or out of il.
Inviting attention To the semi.annual
statement published elscwherel show
ing the progress of the company, we
beg to say that with the total resources
Of about two hundred thousand dollars,
and with a rapidly increasing business
and perfect connections throughout
the world we are fully prepared to
handle the accounts of business firms,
take charge of estates, act as admins
traitor, executor. guardian, receiver or
trustee. Make surety bonds, collect
rents. pay taxes, insurance and repairs
or property, in fact perform any ana
all service of a bank and trust charac-
ter, This company pays ? per cent. on
commercial deposits. 8 per cent on say
ings accounts and per cent on time
certificates Loans money on real
estate and personal eollaterals.
Nav we not be of service to you?
Respectfully,
PINE BLUE TRUST CO,
d. C. Bell, Secret rv-Treasurer.
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rveuvr run x,sx,y ....~1,

A work to cost some $4,000, 900 WIN
probably IN the near future be begun
on the Seine. 1t Is to be t;lnnel IN
der the river, either at Tancarville or
Quillebeuf. Between Rouen ard the
sea there is no crossing of the seine
except by boat, a condition that for
many years has caused great inconr
venence and retarded commercial
growth. Moreover, Havre is connect
cd with the rest of France by only one
railroad line. The projected tunnel
will connect it with Pont-Audemer and
hence with the rest OF France. giving
two 1iyorai"c line; rom lIavre-one
to tie riHht apd &C 70 tae iett Of the
sine EnLsu,a. ep.rt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03


Total liabilities. :. $314,172 OF
l, J. F.. Boyce, secretary and treas
urer, do hereby certify that the fore
going statement is true, to the best OF
my knowledge and belief
J. f. BOYCE, Sec'y and Treas
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 30th day of June, 1904.
ELMO B. ROPER, Notary Public.
My commission expires March II,
1906.
Statement approved: +. p. Bridge,
G. H. BoliDgcr. J. p. Ezell, Fred Fox,
X. NJ. Galbraith. Jeff Hicks, S. w.
Kenward A. w. Troupe, Chas. Well,
directors.
The accounts of firms and indl-
viduals are solicited and will be given
the most liberal treatment consistent
with prudent banking.
We especially invite the ladies and
children to open accounts with us.
r. NJ GALBRAITH,
President.
CHARLES WE'LL.
Vice President.
], e. Royce.
Sccy and Treas,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03
The EverlaatinR Smokers.

Is 1t our own fault that men now
smoke all over the house. in close car
riag0e with ladies and between the
dances at ball? Men of the Old school
there are a few left--of the fine old
type that observes the rules Of cour-
tesy where women are concerned
would not dream of asking girl to
dance while shedding around them
doors Of whisky and tobacco. But the
young men Of the day, with few de-
nghtful exceptions, make it their con
slant practice. London Truth
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03
Wate. ~cks.

Among the curious features Of an
cient Toledo which unfortunately re-
main no longer were water clocks. de-
vised by n Moorish genius named Az
Zarcal, who placed them on the banks
Of the Tagus so that the people could
read the time They were run by wa
ter power and were so famous that
Daniel MerIac, an English astronomer,
went all the way from Oxford in 1855
to study them.
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Hia Little Joke on the Doctor.

Doctor, said the patient. after pay
ing his bill "if there is anything in the
theory of the transmigratio ton of souls
you'll be n war horse after death"
THAT sounds rather hattering," re-
marked DR.. Price Price
Yes. you're such splendid charger"
Catholic Standard
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I'm pcrtislcnt.

Mrs. Nuritch-I want Ic get a pair OF
swell white gloves to wear to ball
rerk-Ycs How long do YOU want
them: Mrs. Nustch See here young
man. amt ta!llin' about rentin EN-.
want to buy EN-. Philadelphia Press
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devotes his time 70 rents
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03
4 Rejected Recipe.

Edith-Just think. Here's a thought
professor who teaches that one can be-
come beautiful by persistently thinking
lIs.s"If heau,,fU. Iron sh. nshaw,
g, co",d mi 81: - i.ea#,: Instances
- 20 to..t4;. .e....e 80
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-03

re Of the jefferson
meet this morning at
v arnory. The COM
the morning service
church in a body by
= Of the pastor.
NfgEH. who has been
seks, is slowly improv-
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S73,2O5.55.
----sb--
SEMl.ANNUAL STATEMENT
of the condition of
The Merchants and
Planters Bank,

of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
Close of Business, June 80, 1904.