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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

neoce of tne Avery and Johnston fam
lies in the south adds interest to ihe
affair
Mss Johnston is a daughter ot big
adler General r bert d. johnston ol
the Confederate army, who, <eF tlls
war became one of the leaders OF the
North Carolina bar and who is nc"
president of bank in Birmingham.
She is a granddaughter Of former GOV
enor Mool ehead of North Carolina.
Mr.. Averv's father is Colonel Alphon-
so Avery. a gallant scGlthern soldier
and his mother was the sister or the
wife of General "Stonewall' Jackson.
Miss Johnston was also related to the
"Storewall' Jackson family.
Miss Johnston and Mr. Avery had
been sweethearts since they Were
children together in MorgantoWn, n
c They were 10 have been married
this summer.
Mr.. Avery was educated in a south
ern university. Soon after ne had
taken his degree he was sent as vice
Nconsul to China by President Cleve-
land, then in his second te! N. He
spent a couple Of years on his far
Eastern post and then returned to
I North Carolina and studied law
When he had finished his course he
entered the newspaper business and
at the time of his death was city edi-
tor of the Charleston Observer, one
CT the leading papers of the state.
! Miss Johnston is a fine type of the
| southern aristocrat. Cultured and
| accomplished. her lineage shows in
every act and movement. She is
| neither fair nor dark, Of medium
! height and slender build In Bir-
i mingham as in Morganton, she is a
Tsocial favolite.
/ When the news of Mr. Avery's death
reached here on April ?. she fastened
! to Charlotte. and, in the deepest
mourning. attended the funeral. It
was only a few day later that IT,
plan to change her name was made.
and within Two weeks it was accom-
plished under a SPECIAL provision OF
the code Of he state.
James W. Osborne. former as iataat
| district attorney. was related to NJ
Avery.
i y knew him well, Mr.. Osborne said.
and l knew Miss Johnston. He
| was a promising yang man of great
talent and promise. His father. Col.
Avery. is a Judge Of the supreme
court of North Carolina and he has
an uncle who is prominent lawyer
Gel. Avery married Miss Sue MOTll-
sson, sister of Mrs. "StoneWalf
kJackson. General Johns, CN's wife, Miss
Johnston's mother, was a daughter II
Governor Moorehead, and Miss John
ton and Mr.. Avery were distant cou-
sins. Both belonged to the best fam
iliea in the south.
Mr.. Osborne said he never before
had heard of woman taking the
name of the man to whom she was to
be married as Miss Johnston, had
done. 1t was, so far as he knew,
without precedent, and he could as
cribe it only to her great love for
him.
Miss Johnstons action stands cut
as a striking example of the devotion
of a southern wcman,' Mr.. Osborne
said " and she has raised monu-
ment to the man she loved that will
last as long as she lives and for cen
turies afterward in the legal records
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

enforced vacation explains the va
cancy Of local matter in this issua
Of the Bue!e. However our visit
down TO Pine Blun wair not entjre;y
barren Ct pleasure and profit All the
courthouse crowd subscribed for the
Bugle, and NE had a smiling time
with all our friends and the smiles
didn't reduce cur cash balance a
penny, either, for which we extend
sincere thanks tc all our friends down
to Pine Pluff-individually singly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
Identified.

Duluth attorney recently went east
to visit his old home, and the first
Sunday he was there he attended
church. After services he visited the
Sunday school and saw many familiar
faces among the pupils, although they
had grown considerably during The
years he had been away.
At the request of the superintendent
the visitor addressed the school, and
in opening he asked if there Were any
present who remembered him-who
had ever seen him before.
The hand OF little fellow n The
front row Immediately went up 4
do--l do he said,
\ satisfied smile erept over The
face Of the visitor He was gIad that
the children remembered him.
Now, where was it you saw me be-
fore?9 he asked the boy who had raised
his hand.
You was the clown in the circus
last summer.3 replied the youth, en-.
thusiastically. I'D never forget your
face. e.-Duluth News-Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

Bolivar society circles air fairly
pulyerized. An event occurred last
Wednesday which took the breath OF
the mammas With eligible daughters
and caused the eligible daughters to
give despairing gasp.
On the day named Mr.. Augustus
Van Slickem was arrested by Cor
S able Blyfkyns on the caarge OF be-
ing an escaped convict from the peni-
Tertiary of neighboring state. 1t air
charged that Van who air an expert
penman, and who air famous for be-
ing able to initiate anybOdy's chilo-
raphy gave splendid exhibition of
| his work on several bank checks. and
| his work wair SO perfect that the bank
officials took it for the genuine, and
because they couldn't tell the imlta-
| ton from the genuine they rendered
Van the money. and therein is where
| the young man made a great mistake
| by accepting the money-several
! thousand dollars. However, the gen
tlemen whose names Wair on the
| checks could tell the difference easily.
and there's where Van seems t3 have
got into trouble. He got twenty-oEe
yeas, and had served about eighteen
| months Of his time when he escaped
| by bribing the guards.
He came to Bolivar a few months
ago, but by his charming persona 'ity.
winning ways. and lavish spending of
! money, soon Won his way inc the
| innermost circles CT Bolivars most
prominentest society. He wail' al
ways handsomely dressed, and were
beautiful plaid suit with stripes run
! ming horizontally instead of perpen.
| dicularly. Van air good singer, and
khe wair a member of the choir down
Ito the Crossroads church. He wair so
we'll liked by everybody with whom
he came In contact that nobody be-
IieYed nlW convict.
! The officer from the neighbcring
state arrived Wednesday afternoon
and asked Van if he wair willing to
go back without requisiuon, and
he said he wair not going at all, as
he wair not the man wanted, and Van
said he wair willing to submit his
case 10 Gov Davis, to be placed in
he balances 6f Justice and weighed
aecordingly but the officers told him
that they could weigh him without
the governors assistance, which they
proceeded 10 do, and they found him
to weigh exactly the same as the man
wanted. But Van wcMldn't confess
Sc employed an attorney. Mr. p. (Pa~-
dom Broker and he told Van that he
thought he could get him out of the
scrape Il Van could raise $500, which
Van proceeded to put mp NJ. p
#hon he returned to & livar he said
the governor said he wair fully salts
fod that THAR Wair damnable cen
spiraoy against Mr. Van SEckem. and
that Van needn't so back O the peni
tcntiarv if he didn't want to- OF
course Van didn't want to, as he said
he wair very We'll pleased with Boll-
var and that he wair going to stay so
as he could vote for Jeff in the next
race in which Jeff air candidate
But right here air where it becomes
the duty of the Bugle to chronicle c.He
of the most dastardly crimes ever
committed in any country. There
are few fellers up here in Bolivar
who air against JEFF in everything.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
SOUTHERN GIRL Is
BOTH MRS. AND MISS

In testifying to her devotion to her
dead sweetheart by having her name
changed by law to Mrs. Issac Erwin
Avery. it is believed that Miss Nancy
Johnston of Birmingham, Ala. has
done something that was never done
before in this country, The promi-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
of the
lOnged.

of the state to which they bosh lie.
longed
Justice Giege:ich of the supreme
court said he knew of no such case.
and added that the code Of New York
state made no provision for such a
cAahse as Miss Johnston had made.
1t was quite common, he said. for
men to have their names changed. but
generally they were foreigners who
desired to become Americanized in
name as well as citizenship.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

cclonel who sat at a table smoking
Wlfh fo1r empty champagne bottles
before him.
'AieXieff looked at the empty bot
ties and laughed.
Did you drink all that without as
sistance?' ne asked.
No. said the young officer, Ian
guldly, l had the assistance of bot
tie of burgundy"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

parson Sky Pilot will preach down
To the Crossroads church Sunday al
fhe usual hour, his subject beihs
There Air a Governor Whose far-
dons Air Free and You Do Not Have
Hire a Lawyer With foil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

scene for the Bugle, and it air very
tue in every detail. If you want to
see Miss Annye blush just say to her,
"Aw, break loose.'
We print an illustrated account Of
the incident so as to put the folks
down to Pine Bluff next, and sc that
they may have some fun ont OF
Jimmie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

the parlor, when Miss Annye.s pr
cocious little sister pcked her head
in betwee the portieres and shouted
"Aw, break lose"
Our artists has reproduced the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

Mrs. Bugle decided that house
cleaning conldn' be postponed any
longer, SO she sailed into business
in real earnest last Monday, and
there wair nothing fer us to do but
go down to Pine Bluff on business
trip" as the Pine Bluff reporters
would put it. We tried to convince
her that winter air not over. but
there air no argufying with a woman
much at any time, and it air absee
lutely futile when she takes a no.
!ion to house clean, so We soon re
treated in argument as we'll as in
person We went down to Pine
Bluff, where We remained. in the
hands of our friends for three days
before we considered it safe to re
turn to our rejuvenated home. This
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

and they went TO Van Friday nlSht
and told him that he could take MS
choice between a Bolivar nechtle
sociable and going back t. the penn
tentiary, and Van chose the latter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
AN AMUSING INCIDENT.

One of the m cst laughable incidents
occurred here last Sunday that ever
happened anywhere. and it air being
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

Before Jeff found out what had hap
pened the officer had gotten out of the
state with Van. Ta-ta, Van.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

This wca her reminds us OF tha'
sad. sad poem which says someehlhs
about it's being too t for ickef ana
too cold for beer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
4 T. + + r + + + r + + + + +
4
BUGLE BLASTS.
4.
L l. T. T. + r i. i. + + + + +

We air hoping that the man with
The cordwocl will yet give the ice
maa a chance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

As winter wontquit for good our
surplus of cordWoGd air exhausted
tions for cord Il two. Now air the
time to subscribe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
BOLIVAR VS.. RACE SUICIDE.

Borned, to Sambo and Maliah Jen-
kins, colored on Tuesday, April 19.
quartet-two sons and two daugh-
tiers. We at once sent President
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

The health of Pine Bluff and sur
rounding country ought to be good
all the time. One firm down there
so we air told. sells s. 000 worth OF
Perjury, the great blood pu:itier
a month.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
POEMS THAT WILL LIVE.

8 +.
Sing song IF pardons"
Is now all the go;
If you want to get a pardon
Just come up with the dough.
See a lawyer with a pull,
And with him come ac"Oss1
And the pardon ycu will get
Soon as he can see the boss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01

'Tis sweet to love
But, oh. how bitter
To cease to love
After you git her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-05-01
A=CUCkY'FlND.

o.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
Mr. BRYAN Oh the Stumn.

william j. Bryan yesterday began 9
weeks campaign in Nebraska, speaking
at Gretna and last night at South
Omaha. In regard to national questions,
Mr. Bryan said last night:
81 need not tell you that was de-
lighted with the nomination at ST..
Louis. | opposed the nomination of
Parker because he did not stand for
what we had been fighting for in Ne
braska for eight years. stand to-
day for every doctrine l have advocated.
| have not recanted and have not with
drawn from where | stood. have not
changed my opinion. We got a good
platform. The platform at st. Louis is
bad only where it omits to state the
party's policy on two questions, on the
money question and the income tax"
Mr.. Bryan gave reasons for not leaV-
ing the democratic party, saying that he
thought he could bring about the re-
forms be advocated by remaining in the
party. He said he agreed with the
populists on many questions, and with
the socialists on others, such as NUM-
cipal ownership of public utilities, State
ownership of railways and postal saw
ings banks.
The size of the standing army he de-
clared an issue and a menace to peace
and to laboring men. The republican
party was hostile to the laboring men,
according to Mr.. Bryan, who announced
that the lsboring man was not satisfied.
Any one who was satisfied with the pres
ent conditions should vote the republic
can ticket, Mr, Bryan said. He attack
ed imperialism and the retention of the
Philippine Islands at length. Some al
tention was given to alleged "miitar-
ism' on the part of Roosevelt whom
Mr.. Bryan called "sort of war god,"
using Scripture in replying to former
Gov. Black nominating speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
FOREIGN NEWS

The Russian cruiser Smolensk, OF the
volunteer feet, passed Gibraltar, to-
day, going east.
Serious labor disturbances occurred
at Clauses, France, today. The rioters
were finally charged by dragons. and
dispersed. Several OF the disturbers
were wounded.
The aged king of Saxony, who has
been i'll for fortnight past, is again in
serious condition. His weakness has
been accentuated by suflocating fits OF
coughing, which prevent sleep.
1t is learned that Emperor William
will probably go To Rome to act as god
father at Prince of Piedmonts cere.
mOnial christening. The emperor, il is
said, promised this to the king long ago,
in case a son was born to the ruler OF
Italy.
A report received in London this
morning, from Walmer Castle, states
that Lady Curzou is not so well this
morning. The patients sleep was
many times disturbed during the night
Lord Curzon, in response to an inquiry
this afternoon, wired that the improve
ment in the condition of Lady Curzon
continues, though her convalesceDce
must of necessity be slow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
TOday's Telegraphic News

Pope to Offer Services as MEDIATOR.
Rome Oct A clerical paper today
saws that the Pope will probably offer his
serv;ces as mediator in the Japanese
Russian war. It is stated that if the
Pone should offer his services as media
TOR he would not have the slightest
chance in effecting peace, as both the
Russians and japanese are determined
TO have a decisive outcome. The battle
will be renewed early next week when
the japanese arrangements for desper-
ate struggle will be complete.
Shanghai, Oct. 4.-The report current
in Europe yesterday that the Russian
cruiser Bayan, which returned to Port
Arthur after the sortie of August 10th,
had escaped from that place and had
been sighted near Shanghai was hoax.
No news of such vessel appearing along
the coast has been received.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.-General Mis-
chenko on October attacked and threw
into a state of panic japanese force at
Tunendze. A quantity of japanese am
munition and rifles were abandoned.
London, Oct. 4.-The Rome cores
pondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company wires that a message received
there from ChefOo asserts that Russian
warship recently ran the blockade at
Port Arthur, evading the japanese aud
escaping to the southeast. 1t is possible
this is another version of the report from
Shanghai yesterday that the Russian
cruiser Bayan had escaped from the
Port and had been sighted near Shang-
hal. This report has been characterized
as a hoax.
Toxic, Oct. Am official tele-
gram made public this afternoon re-
ports Russian cavalry reverse on
Sunday last. The fight, which was
between japanese scouts and Rus
sian cavalry, occurred thirteen miles
north of Lao Yang. The Russians,
sixty in number, were forced to retreat.
Later in the day the same body of scouts
encounterej $50 Russian cavalry, and,
after short fight, the japanese retired.
The japanese lost none OF their men,
while the Russian casualties were thirty
killed and wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
WAR IN THE EAST.

General Kuropatkin is in danger Of
being surprised by the willy Kuroki, a
fact that causes the War Office at st.
Petersburg no little anxiety and alarm.
The Russian scouts have lost touch with
General Kuroki's main army, and they
are noy in the dark as to the rapid
movements of this dashing japanese
commander, who any mOldent may sud-
denly appear and strike at KurOpatkin's
line Of communication.
Kuropatkin was convinced that the
japanese were concentrating at Sian
Shan, and that an immediate advance
was imminent. The Russians fell back
under the protection of the mountain
passes. The japanese not appearing,
scouts were sent back only to discover
that all the japanese, excepting one
brigade, had disappeared. Kuropatkin
will not fight unless forced, and will
withdraw to Tie Pass providing the Jap
anese do not surround him.
Details of the japanese repeated des-
perate attacks ppon the position known
as High Hill, at Port Arthur, Septem-
Der 20, stale that whole companies were
aunihilated, not only by the Russian
shrapnel fire, but by grenades thrown
by the Russians. These shells, together
with exploding mines under the storming
parties of Japvnese, filled the air with
the heads, arms and legs of the scores of
men destroyed. Russians estimate the
Jaranese loss at 10000 men in four
days fighting.
The London Daily Telegraph's Ma.
gssaki correspondent, cabling under date
of September 25, says: terrible ar
tillery conflicts are adding to the horrors
of the situation at Port Arthur. On
September % and 90 the Russians made
sorties against positions held by the
Kanawagawa regiment, and desperate
fighting ensued. The japanese force
was practically annibilated, only one
non.comnlissioned officer and eleven men
remaining alive out Of the 1000 who
went into the engagement"
The Japanese tunnel into Port Arthur
was completed on September "a, and
was Immediately psed. The result is
unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04

CLEARER PROOF OF the truth that
protection is robbery" could not be
desired than was given by Representative
John Sharp Williams in his speech at
Brooklyn Saturday night "You know
we can make steel rails for less than $l2
ton," wrote Mr.. Schwsb, "leaving a
nice margin for foreign business. >
The size of this nice margin is 50, for the
price of American rails to foreigners (the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for
instance) is $2l ton; but when the
same corporation, whose lines are partly
in United States territory, buys rails to
lay down on this side of our tariff bound-
diary, it is obliged to pay for the goods
at the rate of $29 a ton. The President
of the company stands ready to vOuch
for this fact. The rails cost $l2 ton
to produce; they are sold to foreigners
at $2l ton, which is fair profit; but
when sold to be put down in the United
States the sum of 500 a ton is exacted, the
extra S. being pure robbery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
Mr.. Rrvan,s Assignments.

Chicago, Oct. At is announced ct
democratic headquarters that William
Jennings Bryan's first assignment in
cludes thirty speeches in Indiana, which
will occupy from October II to 20.
Then he will come into illinois. Mr..
Bryan will travel on a special train.
It appears also to be nearly assured that
Mr.. Parker will come west about the
middle of the month. His tentative
itinerary includes Chicago, Milwaukee,
indianapolis, and st. Paul, Cleveland,
Springfield, Ills, and either Louisville
or Cincinnati. Among other speakers
tue democrats will bring into Illinois
are General James B. Weaver and Sen
ator Tillman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
News Of the Day.

In New York last night Messrs.
Cochran, Hearst and Towne we're named
for Congress BY the democrats in their
respective districts.
By an explosion in the Corning Mill,
of the Dupont-DeNemours Powder
Company's plant, near Peckvile, Pa,
Yesterday, two men met Instant death.
Clerical and lay deputies to the gen
eral convention of the Episcopal Church,
which will be opened in Baltimore to-
morrow, are arriving from all parts Of
the country.
By the falling of earth and ore esti-
mated at 1000 tons weight, the lives of
four men were crushed out near Carriers
vile, Ga, yesterday. Two Others are
seriously injured, and are expected to
die.
Gussie Loving, 10 years old, was ar
rested yesterday at her home, near
Dunlow, w. Va, charged with wreck
ing Norfolk and Western passenger
train at that point Sunday by placing
bolt nut on the rail. Two cars we're
thrown down an embankment and sew
eral persons injured by the wreck.
William Foster, the murderer of
Blaine Whiting, coiored, at Greencastle,
along the Cumberland Valley Railroad
III miles north of Hagerstown, Nd,
committed suicide at his home yesterday
rather than permit himself to be cap
tured. While the house was surround
ed by posse of officers and citizens
Foster blew the top of his head off with
the same revolver with which he killed
Whiting.
A dispatch from Wheeling, w. Va. !,
says Miss Mamie Rock, aged 80, ate
peanuts as she walked to her death.
She plunged from the middle span of
the steel bridge across the Ohio and
found death instantly, never reappear-
ing on the surface of the water, 200
feet below. The girl had been In bad
health for some weeks and gave up her
work as stenograpber to recuperate.
She is believed to have been unbalanced
mentally through sickness and grief at
The death Of her sister recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
Cause of Iockjaw.

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a
bacillus or germ which exists plentiiuliy
in street dirt. 1t is inactive so long as
exposed to the air, but when carried be-
meath the skin, as in the wounds caused
by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and
when the air is excluded the germ is
reused to activity and produces the most
yirulent poison known. These germs
may be destroyed and all danger Of lock-
Jaw avoided by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury is
received. Pain Balm is an antiseptic
and causes such injuries to heal without
maturation and in one-third the time re-
quired by the usual treatment. 1t is
for sale by Gibson & Timberman and
w. f. Creighton 4 Co,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-04
Indee Pnrker,s Visitors.

New York, Oct. 1.-The two limo
thy Suliya1s, of New York, came with
the lark this morning to pay their re-
spects TO the democratic presidential
candidate at the Hotel Seville. They
remained half an hour, and said they
had very helpful chat. 81 told Judge
Parker" said the Congressman, upon
departure, 'that he was wasting his time
coming down to New York. There's
nobody but democrats down here. and
that's straight, too" The Sullivans
declared that they called upon the in
vitation of the nominee. Former United
States Senator Edward Murphy, OF
Troy, n. Y, in whose district there has
been the only avowed friction among
the democrats of the State, called at 10
O'clock and remained in conference
nearly an hour. Thomas Benedict, of
Ulster county, Public Printer under
Grover Cleveland; Ex-Governor Camp
bell, of Ohio, and former United States
Treasurer Morgan, of Massachusetts,
were the other visitors Of the morning.