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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

City Detective Ed Cheek says h@
lever came so near to being Whip
ped in all the years he has been an
officer as last night when he A-tempt-
cd to arrest Arthur Stillwell of Rear
ncv. who came to this city Christmas
and loaded up on bad whisky. Still
we'll entered enc of the houses en-
East BarraQue street and cleaned UP
the joint Mr.. Cheek was summoned
and placed the fellow under arrest
ne man was completely wild With
the whisky he had absorbed and for
a time it was hard to tell which was
under arrest. the officer or the drunk-
er man. Stillwell gave Cheek a live
lv Tusse all the Way up the street to
police headquarters, fghing about
-four rounds to the block. At Barra-
cue and State streets the man refused
to go further and laid down in the
gutter Cheek summoned assistance
and Stillwel1 was carried to head.
quarters, where he was locked up
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
BIG BUSINESS FOR CUPID.

Christmas was a big day for cupid
in Pine Bluff and the little blind
god @ot in lis work fifteen times
during the course of the day Coun-
ty Clerk Jesse r. Core issued hf-
teen marriage licenses the day be-
fore and most Of the ceremonies
were performed on Christmas day.
Three Of the licenses were issued to
white people and twelve were issued
to negroes The licenses to whites
were, John T. HUT, age u. and Miss
Sarah NJ. Letter, age %. J. c. Curtin,
age 80, and Miss Pernie Galloway,
age 20; Houston Lawler, age "A, and
Miss Mary Graves, age II. Written
parental consent was given that the
last license be issued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
CHRISTMAS PARDONS
Two of Them Go to jefferson County
ConvictS

Governor Davis Saturday issued
among the Christmas pardons two to
negroes convicted in Jefferson coun-
&. They We're Lille Johnson and
Ben Wilson, both convicted of mur-
der
Lille Johnson was tried for muir
der in the second degree in April.
1899, before Judge A. b. Grace and
entered a plea of guilty. She waE
sentenced for sixteen years. She
Killed Wilson Johnson, boy, with a.
shovel.
Ben Wilson was charged with the
murder Of Andrew Wilson and was
fried before Judge A. b. Grace IN
April, 1899 He entered a plea or
guilty and was sentenced to twenty
one years in the penitentiary.
So far as is known no application
was made for pardon in these cases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
WILL OF GOV. EAGLE
NJ axes Several Charitable Bequests.
and Remainder to Relatives.

The will Of Ex-Governor James +.
Eagle has been filed for probate IN
.onoke county The will was drawn
by Gov Eagle in person and is in
his own handwriting. II bears the
SIGNATURES Of no Witnesses. In the
will the following paragraph appears;
In executing this win it has been
MY purpose, after giving my brothers
and sisters The advantage Of the
value of the property Inherited from
my fathe's estate. to divide my es-
tate equally between Mrs Eagle $
brothers and sisters and my broth
ers and sisters" The will is dated
February u 1901. and names W. X.
Oldham, r f. l.. Eagle and RObert
s. Boyd as executors, who are re-
nuired to give bond in the sum OF
SO 900 The estate is valued at be
tween $50 900 and 100000 and con-
sists largely of real estate in Lonoke
ard Pulaski counties
The Glowing bequests We're made
| by Gov. Eagle:
To First Baptist church in Hot
Springs, ccnditionally $500
To First Baptist church in Eng
land conditionally, $500.
To Ouachita Baptist college. Ark
adelphia $4,000.
To Second Baptist church in Lit
tie Rock. conditionaly, s2.5O0.
The remainder of his estate, which
| Is quite large, is bequeathed to the
brothers and sisters of himself and
his late wife.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
HAVE ARBITRARY BLACKLIST

st Joseph, Mo, Dec 2G.--Intorma-
tion was presented to the grand jury
tending TO show that the big packing
companies have maintained an arbl-
tTary blacklist since the packing
house strike last summer. Many OF
the strikers say they have been TN
able to secure employment since the
trouble was settled, and that the
packers have such a perfect system
that when man is in i'll favor in
one city he can not secure a position
at any of the points where the pack
ers operate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

]. b. Henderson has filed suit IN
the jefferson circuit court against
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railroad for damaecs to a
shipment OF horses which were bill
cl frem CoffeyviIlo, Kan, to to th'5
place The complaint alleges 1haf
twenty five horses We're shipped in a
car over the read and that they were
op The road for sixty hours
when twcnty=four hours is con
sidored long enough TO make the
trip. The horses We're in the car
without focd or water for that length
c: time and the plaintiff alleges that
tventy-fcur OF them We're damaged
ii the sum of $40 each by reason or
tEis. ard thai one hCrse valued at
$50 died because of this neglect. He
asks damages in The sum Of 500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26


- tat9 HE secret that tho chance
q the election of NcI<illey mrar-
IpfeHE a25 and that tb" latest can
va. 81 The states showed tAa un
Ic+s something radica, wef4 aaHe
BRYAN would surely VII. GGsaa. Il
ts saitt aaa called INTO cou-aIt3tgu:
Wall street. and secured $oUonoaG
via N'ieh TO .~arrs a least five OF
The doubtful states Mhelhee lFur
o' no. I-awsafs story viii ste45 t.
weaken tie eifet of Tire H7a. Tem
Mafson's : attempt - hold lion Jamea
Is Jones responsible fer Bryan de
feat.-EittIe Koek Gazette,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
GROUNDS FOR THE REVERSAL.

The supreme court has reverse
the case Of Martin Nash. the negro
who was convicted OF murder in the
first degree in killing James c. Cross.
II. i'll June, 1902. 1T PendIeton
Landing. ON the Arkansas river. The
facts briefly stated are as follows:
Nash had had some disagreement
with the Cross family some two
weeks before the killing and bad
feeling existed on both sides. On
tie night of June 20 1902, the steam
er John n. Harbin came to Pendle-
ten Landing about 9 O'Clock. Nash,
who was a servant in he family OF
Nj w Quilting, lr., went down to
The landing to receive freight To-"
MI Quilting. Col. !. {. Gross and
his three sons. James e. Jr.. Flour
| hoy and Clay, We're also there, as
| he landing was on Col. Cross plan
tation, and they had business there.
! All the Crosses We're armed, as was
also Nash The evidence showed
| landing Nash started home. Col.
Cross then called to him to stop and
asked him what he was doing there
With shotgun Words ensued and
/ in the exchange of shots that fol-
i lowed ]. c. Cross. Jr.. was killed,
There Was much conflict in evidence
as To who fired the first shot and
much evidence was introduced by
! the defense tending to show that the
defendant acted in self-defense. lie
was convicted of murder in the first
degree. The supreme court reversed
tie conviction for errors in the AL
mission Of evidence and in instruc-
tens To the jury.
Al the trial NJ w Quilting. Sr, a
witness on behalf OF the defendant,
testified that he heard several pistol
$ OTIS before the shotgun was fired.
thus tending to prove that the Cross
O. fired first. In an effort 10 break
d0Wn this testimony the state offer
ed in evidence and read te the jury
the minutes en- the grand jury record,
! ficm which it appeared that the
statement written down as Mr.. Quil-
lin&'s evidence before the grand jury
vas at variance in some details from
tbat which he gave at the trial. Mr.
Quilting swore that he never made
TIE statements there attributed to
him, and that, while he signed the
erand Jury minutes on their pre-
sentatien to him at tire close OF his
J testimony. the minutes ct his evi.
Gence were never read to him
The supreme court held that the
tr:al court committed error in retus-
;n% to instruct the jury upon man
SLAUGHTER; and also in the instruc-
tiers which it gave upon the law OF
sc'f-lescn%e. The cause is reversed
aHG remanded for new trial.
tho state was represented by Geo.
W. Murphy, attorney general, and
White and AIlheimer OF Pine Bluff
and the defendant was represented
ky X O. Pndall of Arkansas city
and Campbell and Stevenson OF Lit
tie Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

keefe did not learn Of the accident
tot some time after and was prostrat
ed with grief
Mr.. Fowles Of the Pine BrH Light
and water company inspected tn
pole and gave it as his opinion tina.
it had become surcharged with the
electric current which supplied the
wire because of the incessant RAJ,
which has been falling ali day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
SMALL DWELLING BURNED.

The fire department waS called out
last night about s O'Clock to a burn
ms house at Fourth avenue and Mis-
scu1d street. The house was occupi
ed by negroes and took fire from a
GcfectiTe duo in the kitchen When
the alarm was turned in the house
was in full blaze and it could not
te saved. No other houses We're
burned, but a strong wind threaten
ed The adjoining houses for time
The loss will be about $500
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
TRIED GUN PLAY
NEGRO DEFiES OFFICER ANU
BACKS DEFl WIFE q
SHOTGUN.
Bluff Wouldn't Work and the sad
Ngger Had to Take to
Fis Heels
HE MADE GOOD HIS ESCAPE

Pine Bluff officers have uad 10 taco
another impudent and Insulting ne
Gro with shotgun and this time the
negro also got away before SUIT
cicnt force could he had 10 surronHd
the house and capture HIM. II beng
sunday and Christmas day. q negro
who is ktl VII as Holmes, concluded
To celebrate by getting drunk and
causing the inhabitants around itast
Fourth avenue and Missouri street
much trouble Officer Stanley went
to the scene and the negro, instead
o. submitting to the arrest, stepped
back into the house. picked up 4
double barreled shotgun, ami told
the officer to come on. PatrOiman
Stanley walked up the front steps
and into the front door in the face
Of the gun that was pointing at him,
but the negro succeeded in locking
another door and escaping through
tie rear of The house. Stanley tele-
phonod for help and the patrol full or
officers made d hurried run to the
scene but no negro was to be found
| Il is thought the negro was aided in
| his escape by the occupants Of the
| house
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
PRESENTS FOR THE POOR.

Had il not been for Rev Sam 5.
Holcomb Christmas would have been
sad to many OF the poor children,
He was out late Saturday night and
early Christmas morning distribute
ing such articles as toys, books,
clothing and eatables of all kinds,
He takes this opportunity Of thank
ing those who contributed to this
worthy cause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
WOMAN WHiPPERS MUST
PAY $500 DAMAGES


Kansas City No Dec. 2G-Mlss
Priscilla 0deIl has been given :, yer
aict Gf $3oo by a jury in the circuit
court at Independence against Julla
Eeets II. II Beets G. W Beets
suphemia Raley Charles n. Raley
and Maggie J. Cooper, all residents
.of Atherton. Me, whom she charged
with whipping her publicly. Miss
Odeli. Who was a clerk i'll the store
|cI j. e. B. Htfner, was. according to
the evidence, taken from the store
ne night recently. stripped Of her
clothing and whipped with q rope,
The women accused of taking part
il. the whipping are married.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
4abitual Law Breakers Can Nc lonq
MUST PROVE GOOD CHARACTER

The supreme court Of Arkansas II
he ease of A. a. Whissen and others
against r. A Furth handed down a
decision Saturday which viii re-
verse the liquor license question IN
the state and is one OF the most tar
reaching decisions handed down in
recent years.
The effect of the decisionf OF the
supreme court will be the enforce
meut of the criminal laws through
the moral character feature of the
license law: neither the hahitual yIO-
l;,tor of the law nor the deliberat2
law breaker can claim the privilege
and protection Of the law in the sale
OF liquor.
This is perhaps the most signal
victory of the Anti-Gambing asso-
cation in its fight against gambling,
and at the same time the decision
cf the high court is taken as being
the most far.reaehing in its effect.
The supreme court held also that
the policy of the liquor law is Il
grant license only to law abiding
Pc tople. and not to persistent law
breakers
The case. he final opinion Of which
was handed down Saturday by the
supreme court. had its ineipiency III
the county court ef Pulaski county
last January. When the saloon men
applied for license for the privilege
OF doing business in 1904. tee Anti
Gamblin9 association opposed the
The remOnstrance was heard by
Judge kayanaueh. who ruled in Favor
of the defendant OF the petitioner
for the license IL the circuit court
Judge Winfield heard he case as ap-
Feated from the county court and
the opinion Of the lower court was in
this instance sustained The asso-
clatien through its attorney Gen. W.
F.. Atkinson carried the case to tho
supreme court, which tribunal re-
Nersed the decisions of tee lower
courts and cance ed the liconse at
the same time holding that Bob
Furth did not have a good moral char.
acter.
In the hearing Of the ease the OBJ
jectors showed that Furth had been
running a gambling house in connec-
ton With his saloon, in plain viola
ton Of the statute for ten years
FGrth insisted in nis testimony that
he did SO in pursuance with an agree
ment with city officials. asd that he
raid fine regularly. II appeared
that the circuit court held that '.be-
cause Of this official recognition and
connivance,' the moral character
Of the petitioner was not effected.
In the written opinion handed down
by Chief Justice Hill il is held that
because of this Official recognitn0
his fFurth'sl criminality was not
taken away
The protestants insisted that the
applicant for license should be held
to prove his good moral character.
The circuit court held that the bur
cen was on the remonstrants to the
contrary. The supreme court held
Otherwise, and said the applicant
, must show a good mora character
This decision will have an effect
! in every county in tire state where
the churches or ant-eambing asso-
cation wants to make an effort to
prevent licenses TO saloon men who
persistently break the law BY run
ming gambling houses or Suncay
opening, The burden Of proof To
show a good moral character will
be or the saloon keeper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
SHIFTING OF RESPONSIBILITY.

Mr. Lawson's revelations about po-
l;tical conditions in 1896 are at least
Interesting He says that in the
week preceding the election he was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

Kuropatkin would be military he.
I. II fame rested on saving armies In
stead of destroying them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

We Fit individuals With Clothes.
Eisenkramer, he tailor, over Citt,
:ens bank.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

No. 1888. Desha county vs.. Chs--
county; appeal from Chicot chancery
court. Decree modified and affirmed,
Written opinion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

There is no way to save men ex
cept by suffering with them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26

Nc $50 Cr Nash VS.. State; ap-
peal from Desha circuit court Re
io,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-26
SUPREME COURT.

Nc. S95 CIR. Holland VS.. State; ap-
peal from Jefferson circuit court,
Affirmed Written opinion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-27

on May % Of the following year he
was ordained deacon by his father I'm
ST. Luke's church IN Philadelphia A
year later Dr. Bowman, assistant bish-
op OF Pennsylvania, ordained him
priest in Trinity church, Pittsburg.
The young minister's first charge was
Christ church, Greensburg, Pa, In a
few months he received call TO ST.
Johns church, Troy ~ Y. After he
had been in charge Of that parish for
three years he was called TO the rec
torship Of Christ church, Cincinnati. a
year later he was elected president Of
Kenyon college, Gambler, o. The same
year ST. Pauls church, Albany, n. T.,
made n bid for his services, All of
these overtures were declined, the
young clergyman preferrlng to remain
at Troy. After seven years in that
parish he accepted a call TO Trinity
church, Boston, that stepping stone to
so much ecclesiastical preierment. Two
years afterward he was called TO Grace
church, New York, where he served
with marked distinction for fifteen
years. In 1877 he was elected bishop
of Iowa, but declined the honor. A
quarter OF a century ago the prefer Of
diocese I'm the then far west was no
temptation 60 a rector of Grace church.
In 1883 Or. Potter was made coadjutor
TO his uncle, who was becoming irfrm
and had asked to be provided with an
assistant. He was consecrated I'm
Grace church, oct, 20, 1883, forty-three
bishops of the church ana over 300
members OF the clergy being present
Later the aged bishop resigned
Bishop Potter's administration Of the
affairs Of the leading diocese In the
country has been markedly successful.
Under his prudent and buslnesslile
oversight It has expanded wonderfully.
He has always shown an admirable ca
pacity for steering clear of the shoals
of ecclesiastical controversy and has
been especially clever In avoiding the
constantly increasing differences be-
tween high and low churchmen,
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Bishop Potter's Interest In the New Subway Tavern

Although from his antecedents and
early training the bishop might rea-
souubly be expected to favor the so
called Glow element, he has carefully
RETAINED from making amy marked dis
tnction He has maintained a digni-
fed indifference IN regard to the
growth Of rltualism In the diocese and
IL apparently quite as cleyerly uncon-
scious of the advanced Biblical inter-
probation that prevails In certain quar-
ters. As am amusing instance Of his
ability to surmOunt an ecclesiastical
difficulty which might I'm less compe-
tent hands have made no end OF trou-
bic may be cited his diplomatic man.
agement Of the recent dedication of the
new Monastery OF the Holy Cross at
West Park, on the Hudson. II was alb
solutely necessary for bishop repre-
senting the diocesan to be present II
would hardly do for the diocesan or his
coadiutor, the Right Rev. Dr.. Greer. to
ofiiciate at such an extremely rituals
tic proceeding. Bishop Potter was
equal to the emergency. It was within
the scope of his episcopal authority to
invite the bishop of another diocese to
represent him at the function lie ex-
ercised his privilege and invited the
bishop OF Pittsburg. Dr. Whitehead
who Is one OF the extremists in the
"low" church party, and the genial doc
tor accepted and was present on the
occasion.
on oct 4, 1902, Bishop Potter and
the immensely wealthy Mrs. Alfred
Corning Clark We're married at Fern
leigh, the beautiful country home OF the
bride at Cooperstown, n. Y. Mrs.
Potter is deeply interested IN the
progress Of the great Cathedral Of st.
John the Divine, which has been pro-
jected and carried to its present stage
Of erection by her husband. It is an
undertaking which will require mill
lions for its completion, and its pro-
moters are naturally gratifed by Mrs.
Potter's interest in it's development.
TRUMAN L. ELTON.
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especially anxious that their cause shall
not exceed the bounds of legal decorum.
The magnitude Of some recent strikes
has done much TO emphasize the dam
age done to business and the interest
which the general public really has In
the sense Of being third and Impair
tial party. In the last few years con-
cilation and arbitration have come for
ward as remedies for strikes. In 1883
a federal law provided for the appoint
ment by the president Of strike COM
missioners, and the Chicago strike
commission recommended the appoint
ment OF permanent commission
which should supervise labor disputes.
In the United states there were a
few strikes even before 1900. The bak-
ers OF New York had a strike In l1ll,
and the Philadelphia shoemakers were
strikers on four occasions previous 10
1905. In SOP the sailors OF New York
refused TO sign articles pnraded the
streets and compelled othO 90 10 join
them. From 1921 TO 1894 there was at
least one strike each year According
to the report Of the department OF COM
merce and labor strikes were numerous
I'm 1885. A number of strikes for ten
hour day occurred IN the thrties
Strikes for an eight hour day began I'm
1879 Between 1881 ana 1900 again acc
cordiug TO the reports OF the depart
ment OF commerce and labor there
have been 22793 strikes, involving M
500 establishments and 6lO5,694 em-
ployees
The average duration Of strikes for
the last twenty years is 33,S days.
Wage loss to employees during that
time has been $4,000 600 Tho loss to
employers has been Si220o0o0O More
than $4,000, 600 has been contributed
by labor unions toward promoting
strikes and many OF the unions are
provided with large strike funds.
TNenty-eight per cent Of all the strikes
I'm this country have been in New York,
a little over - per cont in Ponnsylya-
mia, ll,6 per cent 80 Illinois, "a little
over per cent In Massachusetts and
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Strikes and Lockouts as They Occur In This Country

per cent In Ohio. I'm New York city
alone $3.50 strikes are recorded, and
Chicago has a credit Of l,7S7 The lar
gest strikes have occurred i'm railroad
ing and mining, as Is shown by the fact
that Of the total number Of striking
employees 81 per cent were in coal and
coke, 40 per cent In transportation and
1919 per cent in the building trades.
Among the gree labor upheavals in
this country one Of the most historic Is
the strike i'm 1877 on the Pennsylvania
railroad In which much damage was
done and troops We're called out. In
1858 the telegraph operators were called
out, and the entire American telegraph
lie system was tied up The famous
Homestead strike at the Carnegie
works In 1892 was the most bitter in
dustrial conflict IN American history
ana involved a sanguinary battle be-
tween private detectives and uniouIsts.
lu which many were killed and wound
cd. The memorable Chicago strike OF
1894 originated Voc an effort OF the new
Iy organized American Railway union,
under the leadership OF Eugene V.
Dcbs the present Socialist nominee for
the presidency 10 obtain favorable
terms for the striking employees Of the
Pullman car works There were street
railway strikes n several large cities in
1900 and in the following year great
steel strike I'M 1902 the anthracite coal
strike came nearer 90 producing
famine n that commodity than any
previous event 10 became such Sc
Hous menace 90 the industrial inter-
ests of the country that executive aid
was invoked and extended in order TO
effect q temporary resumption OF min-
ms.
In tho United States strikes have
never heen ILLEGAL unless accompanied
hy violence but IN Europe they We're
until recent years prohibited by law,
ANY combination OF laborers TO raise
wages WINS unlawful until 1894 In
France the restrictions were not With
drawn until 1864.
TIMOTHY FARNUM.