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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
MEANS BIG OUTLAY OF MONEY.

Nh, T. /. Powell. state supern.
tendent Of the Southwestern TeIe-
graph and Telephone company, who
has spent several days III the city in
The interest of the ordinance which
his company has before the city eoun.
ell permitting The establishment Of
underground circuits in the business
portion OF the city, says that his com
lany is prepared to begin at once OH
the construction Of the building. as
soon as the ordinance becomes q law
and the company has a contract with
The city. Bids for the construction
iof The three story brick building With
a forty-foot front, at Second avenue
and Walnut street. will be advertised
for at once and the work will be
pushed with al possible speed as
soon as the contract is let The com.
panv promises to have everything in
working order within twelve months
after the ordinance becomes a law
and 10 do this will have to employ
a large force of men to lay the pipes
for the underground conduits.
\ new and improved switchboard
which will accommodate three thous-
and subscribers, will be put into the
new building at cost of not less
than S15.000 and ,000 new telephones
of the improved make VIII take the
place of the Old ones now in use
These telephones will do away with
The idea of ringing to call central.
The subscriber will simply take the
receiver off the handle and this
makes the connection With central
office without the turning of crank
10 ring a bell.
About fifteen blocks will be laid
with pipes, or conduits will be laid
in the streets and alleys The wires
viii pass through these conduts and
only d small pole will be used for
outside connections. The conduit :
occupy about six inches of space il
The ground and will not Interfere with
Inthor underground pipes.
The company expects to spend
Iahout $4,000 in public improvements
in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
WORK OF ANCIENT RACE.

St Petershurg Dec. 19.-ProfessOr
Poempelly of the Carnegie institute IN
Pttshurg has just made important
archaeological discoveries in the trans
of such startling nature that the Rus-
sian government has token hand ia
the excavations.
Professor Poempelly began work
with the approval Of the imperia
Russian archaeoloeical commission,
and prosecuted il for several months
with little result. Finally he ualar.
took extensive excavations in kop"s
Daea near Askabad all al his own
expense, in the conviction that he
would make discoveries Of erc0r
value,
To show the accuracy Of his s'n
veys, he has just unearthed a large
store of ancient arms and munitio93
of war belonging to an almost for
gotten age. In addition Professor
Poempelly has uncovered vast sys
TEN of irrigation that was III use hN
The race that people1 the district
in the long ago. 1t is believed thai
this latter discovery will be of great
est importance to the Russian govern
ment in the future develoDment O
the country.
The Russian commission has dis
patched two of its most expert mem
hers to the scene of the excavations
for the purpose of assisting the Amer
ican geologist in the classification o
the objects so far unearthed and il
giving government aid in further eX
lcayations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
CITY DETECTIVE
OR AN OFFICER IN CITIZENS
CLOTHES TO BE PROVIDED
BY THE COUNCIL.
Officer Ed Cheek Has Been Selected
for the Place, and He Will
Spot Criminals.

Alderman Gabe Meyer. chairman of
the police committee. has a plan to
place ono of the officers in citiZenS
clothes hat meets with the approval
OF the council and Mr. Meyer will
prepare an ordinance 10 thai effect.
The police committee thinks that
Pine Bluff needs a detective or ''plain
clothes man and Patroman Ed
Cheek has been selected for the posi-
lion.
The presence OF blue coat often
prevents mischief, but at the same
time II is thought that an officer i'll
citizens clothes can often catch Of
Tenders against he law whore a uni
form would at once be spotted.
Nearly all cities the size Of Pine Bluff
have al least one city detective who
does much good in ferreting out Grim
mails and watching suspicious char
acters, when man in uniform would
-rneOSSarily fail because he is known
TO be an officer Mr.. Check has been
on the local police force a long time
and is considered one of the best
men on the force.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
TO ADVERTISERS.

IN ORDER THAT THE GRAPHIC
EMPLOYEES MAY ENJOY THE
CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVITIES
THE GRAPHIC WILL BE ISSUED
NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND THERE WILL BE NO ISSUE
NEXT SUNDAY MORNING. AD-
VERTISERS WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE OF THE CHANGE, AND
SEND COPY FOR THEIR ADVER-
EASEMENTS TO THIS OFFICE FRI
DAY IF POSSIBLE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
CHRISTMAS TREE AND SANTA
CLAUS AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Regular mdweek service will be
held Wednesday night at 7:30. I'M
nlediately after the service a special
choir practice will take place looking
toward special music for the Christ,
mas services. -
Friday night at 30 the Sunday
school VIII give its Christmas enter
taiDmont The committee on ar
raneements have decided to erect a
fine Christmas tree and have a good
cid Santa Claus With plenty of fun.
The committee takes this opportunity
to announce that the tree Will be
of,en for gifts from parents and
friends to Sunday school scholars
la3SO from friends to loved ones, both
Young and old. The committee must
Insist that every gift be marked plain
lv. so that there can be no doubt
whatever as to who is to be the re
ei9jcnt of each Gift. There will be a
committee to receive all gifts and
place them upon the tree Friday
morning 9 TO l.: aft ternoon, to 5
A hearty invitation is extended tC
all to come that night, Friday, at
80. bring their friends, and enjoy
ioloy good time with Old Santa
Remember the time and the place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20


church houses in the state, and thee
is not a worthy cause in the Baptist
church today that he#has n7l heIpe=}
in some way. 1t was his deIiah, -
e@dow colleges ana help Young meuto
set an education. He spent thou>-
ands of dollars on the Ouachita Bap.
tist college at ArkadeIpha and the
Central Baptist college at Conway.
At the time OF his death, Ex-Governor
Eagle was faithful and consistent
member of the Second Baptist church
st Little Rock
Mr. Eagle left no children. His
ife died about two years ago
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
CONVICT CAUGHT.

Officer John Wilson yesterday cap
tured Crockett Williams, an escaped
negro convict who got away from one
o. the farms some time ago. Wilson
arrested Williams on the charge OF
drunkenness and took him to the pc
Ice station, An examination Of the
man revealed the fact that he was d
convict. Williams was convicted at
Camden nearly a year ago for assault
With intent to kill and sent to the
penitentiary for five years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

A communication from the board Of
public affairs recommending that Nil
lis Condray being the lowest bidder.
he be awarded the contract Tor keep
inc the cutters clean on paved streets
was read The contract was let to
Condray for slo5 per month. The
question as to whether Mr., Condray
would vacate the office of santarian
BY accepting the contract was dis
cussed. DR. Jordan thought Mr. Con
Gray would not have time to attend
IT. both jobs. Mr.. Boyce also thought
Il would not do TO have Mr.. Condray
try to hold both jobs. After much
discussion motion directing rha
board Of public affairs net to awar
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
LEVEE BOARD MEETING
BOARD TO MEET
IN SHERlFF'S OFFICE
MONDAY.
Purpose Is to Devise Plans to Finish
the Work Which Has Progressed
for Some Time.

Mr. James Gould has called a meet
ING of the directors of the Frenchtowu
Ievee board in the sheritf's office at
10 a M Friday, and the meeting is
one of such importance that all the
directors are urged to be present.
The work on the Frenchtown lcvoe
has been in progress for some time,
and the purpose Of the meeting Friday
is to devise plans for finishing The
work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

AontieeIIe. bee 2a-EHe trippfa
tragedy which occurred twelve miles
east OF Montjeela Friday night i
atill an Qn5oIved mystery. There :
little doubt #but-that foui muder has
been eommifted.but if was skIlfully
contrHrd The tire vas first seen
shortly after 'elecl1by Mrs. Wal
| ton. tie closest neiehhor of lhe Ste
iNensons. and then the house was at.
most consumed.
SteYenson's body was found under
he bed spring and The bodies Of Mrs.
Stevenson and Mrs Barrow on top OF
he springs Mrs Stevenson. when
fonnd. still wore the spectacles and
thimble which she had on when her
dauStcr left 10 go to he dance at
Selma, Mrs Stevenson being engaged
in sewing
When found. Stegenson's head was
about four feet from his body. ap-
arent1y having been severed with
some instrument, and his skull was
crushed
Mrs. Barrow's body was better
preserved han the others, and part
O the wooden jacket She wore was
SO saturated with blood that il did
lot burn. There appears to be cut
on her breast, and the general opin-
icn is that the deed was committed
with a bush ak found in the room
near the bodies
Stevenson daughter says this ak
was kept in an outhousc, which was
also burned. Dark stains, apparently
of blood, were found on the AK.
Stevenson daughter LETT her
purse, containing four silver dollars
and a gold watch, hanging in the
room. The frame of the purse was
foud, opened, but no trace of the
money or watch was found.
investigation disclosed he fact that
horses had been hitched at the rear
Of the house the night in question,
not It suitable or usual place for that
purpose,
The coroner's jury found chat the
deceased came to their deaths at the
hands of parties unknown.
The bodies Of Mr. and Mrs Steven,
son were buried Saturday and Mrs.
Burrows on Sunday
No motive can be assigned for the
deed, except robbery, as Stevenson
"as not known to have any enemies
Sheriff Wilson IS endeavorins to in
duce Gov Davis to offer reward for
he arrest of the murdcrers He re-
ports no definite cleW, as yet, to the
| muraefef'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
HOLIDAYS FOR THE BANKS.

The banks will observe next Mon
day as the Christmas holiday, and
Monday, January 2, as New Years
day, and their doors will be closed
on those days. This will be done be-
cause Christmas and New Year days
come on Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
BOY BURNED TO DEATH

Helena, Dec. 20-Little Steve Daw-
son, the twelve-year-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Dawson, Whii9
burning paper ignited his clothes and
received burns from which he died.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
We Fit Individuals With Clothes.
Eisenkramer, the tailor. over Citi
zens bank.

Do not try to sweep an inyali'l's
room. but wiring clean cloth Oh Of
ccld water to which few drops of
ammonia have been added, and care.
ully wipe the carpet. mating or floor
turning and rinsing the cloth and
changing the water as it gets dirty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
STUTTGART WON.

The football game at Forest Park
Yesterday afternoon between the PIN
Buff high school team and d team,
from Stuteart resulted in a victory
for Stuttgart by the score Of II to 6.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
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H. G. Burt Of ST Louis has accepted
position as night secretary of the
y. NJ. c. A.. and will assume his du-
ties at once MI Burr is a man Of
much experience in railroad Y NJ G.
A work and comes 10 this city high
lv recommended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

W.. have noticed that you will fine
some mighty poor musicians in thosf
homes where ST. Cecilia hangs aboy5
the piano.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

A self-made man has an idea that if
he had gone to college he would have
been much more of a success, and a
college man that if he hadn't he
nigh have been much less of fail,
Iure.-New York press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

For the sanitary committee Dr. Jor
Can submitted a proposition from the
1hiele Garbage Receptacle company
Offering 10 sell to the city for 81 ,00o
the right for this territory for the
garbage receptacles Or to sell the re
'ceptacles at stipulated price
DR. Jordan said that he endorsed
the working idea of the receptacle,
tut that it would require an ordl
rance compelling the citizens to pn}
in the boxes and the establishment
Of Il system by which the garbage
could be collected In the city. He
vas not in favor OF compelling the
citizens 10 buy them Nh Thiele ad-
dressed the council. making several
suggestions regarding the receptacle
The matter was not acted upon otf'
cially.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Mr.. Joe DiIley, travelling salesman
for the =Puddephatt Furniture eompa
my, has arrived home to remain TIL
after he holidays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Alderman Meyer wanted one of the
patrolmen put in citizens cloIhing, so
that he could watch supected par
ties The patrolmen were watched
TOO closely by suspicious persons and
a man in citizens clothing could do
much good
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Lots of men would solve the dOmes
tic service problem by not having any
domestic establishment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Tho chief trouble with good whisky
5 that it gets drunk up so fast
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
ed Wagons Driven Fast or lm-
proved Streets.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular SEES
sion last night with MAJOR H. KING
" hite present and presiding Alder
men Boyce. Clement. Fox, Jordan.
Meyer, Nichol, Riley and We'll were
present The minutes of the previous
meetin2 were read and approved
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Man proposes-but he doesn't d
il often enough to satisfy the fair e:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
the contract 10 any person dra"5fa
salars ff1a the ely prevailed

the contract 10 any person dr5"Hf&
salars faan the ely prevailed
\ claim WIS presented from q. q
Ataean fot $t75 which ho hla pai4
Gor Uaarlins winch had 1rpn If.
p#ua'oI 10y thr cty Mr Rvaeau
Hfpd outside city and his staeh
al beea 4oId fel >e7a= which ur
:, ,l-an lad to pay to 2et=hls yearlfae.
y motion prevailed 10 attow Mr Raa-
san 81 in foll fot#.he account.
IN erd.nmee ereatine s,ver Ill
tric. No. in the west end of the
city was read thq fard ana sa,f
passed.
Tho ordinance granting onder
ground privileges tu In Southwest
ern telegraph ANA Telephone eompa-
ny vas read the second time Much
discussion was INDUCED in re2ardin2
a similar ordinance for the city OF
Little Rock. Il was decided not to
N"lt for the passage of the ordinance
by the Ijttle Rock city council
Several minor amendments To the
original ordinance were offered by
II. Fox for the ordinance committee.
hu after much discussion the ordj-
inanee was referred back 10 the com
oittee for consideration
An ordinance VAS passed granting
the Sawyer and Austin company
privilege of connecting with the sew.
G IN the west end.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

a fine way to revise vous on5'''z
your popularity is to run for office
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

For the police committee Al lerman
ferred against IChn Walters for
habilual drunkenness and found thai
/ he charges We're not sustained. May
OF White stated that he could take
the same witnesses and prove the
charges true. He had not been sum
moned TO be present. On motion the
report presented by The Conmitte
was withdrawn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20
JAS. P. EAGLE DEAD
pAssED AWAY AT HIS HOME AT
TITLE ROCK AFTER LONG
ILLNESS.

WAS Fine Citizen and Held High Po-
sitions for Both State and
Baptist Church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Alderman Riley for the public
works committee wanted the east
side of Main street worked Several
bitches had been opened and tn
street was almost impossible. Stat
street also needed some working. Dr.
Jordan thought more system should
have been used in making the public
improvements. Several Gf the stree.s
in the east end were impossible.
Mr. Nichoi thought the ditchine
r'achine was tearing mp the streets
.and not properly repairing them. On
motion the contractors in charge of
laying the sewers in the east end
were instructed to properly repair the
treetS before proceeding further.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Mr. Riley moved that the south enc
Of Main street be repaired al once
and after much discussion the moiio1
was passed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-12-20

Ordinance Prohibiting Heavily Load
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Arizona to be Left Out.

Washington. Feb. Il. The question of statehood isnow pre- senting a different appearance. 1t is reported today that the Republicans have agreed to let Arizona remain a territory for the present.
 New Mexico is to be admitted as one state by the present Con- gress, and Oklahoma and Indian Territory joined into one state.
 Arizonians here say this plan would be a much more satisfac- tory solution of the statehood problem than the proposition to admit Arizona and New Mexico as one state.
 Delegate Wilson and Ex-Gov- ernor Murphy have not given up the fight for Arizona and feel cer- tain that Arizona will go into the union as state. When the other territories are admitted they think Congress will then pass bill for Arizona's admis sion.-International American,
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Sergt. Vincent Reed, a cousin of Dr. Reed, who formerly resided here came down from Ft. Apache Tuesday to superintend the load ing of the baggage belonging to "F" troop, 18th, nifty, which left the Post yesterday and will arrive here Monday, on their way to Samar, P. l.
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I. H. Richards was a business visitor here today.

J.E. Richards passed through here Monday on his return to St. Joseph from Adamana, with three teams, which he used in hauling tourists to the forest during the rush there last week.
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SENATOR HANNA DEAD.

Washington, D. C.. Feb. 15.- Marcus A. Hanna. United States senator from Ohio. died in his apartments at the Arlington ho- tel at GAO o'clock tonight, of ty- phoid fever, after an illness of two weeks. He passed away peacefully and without pain, af- ter being unconcious since 3 a. m. at which time the first of q series of sinking spells came on, from the last of which he never rallied. All of the members of the family with the exception ofMrs. Hanna were at the bedside when the end came.
 All the afternoon the efforts of the doctors was a fight for the prolongation of life, without the faintest ray of hope, and the end was momentarily expected.
 Senator Hanna was appointed to United States senate in March, 1897, by Governor Bushnell to fill the unexpired term of Hon.
 John She, man, the vacancy being caused by that gentleman's re- tirement to fill the position of secretary of state in McKinley's Cabinet. Senator Hanna took his seat March 5th, 1897. In January, 1898, he was elected for the short term ending March 3d, 1899. He was recently elect ed for the long term by the Ohio legislature, after the most noted political campaign in Ohio's his, tory. and in which he raised the republican majority to its high est mark. This would have made his present tern end in 1911.
 The remains were placed ten- porarily in the Wade vault at Cleveland. Ohio, it not having been decided where the body shall fralJy be inferred.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Y. H. Rose who has received the contract for erecting the Indian school buildings at Tuba City stopped over here Thursday to see Frank Willis in regard to taking the contract to do the rock work on the plant. Also ]. H. Willis about hauling the ma- terial out frop Flagstaff.
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Notice of Call for Republican County
 Convention,

Not'cc or C1iI Tor Republican County
 Convention.
 HoLBRooK. Ariz., Feb. 12, 1904. Notice is hereby given that Republican Convention will be held at the Court House in the town of HOlbrook at o'clock D. m. on the 27th day of February, for the purpose of electing delegates to attend the Republican Territorial Convention, and for the transac- tion of any other business that may properly come before it.
 For the purpose of electing delegates to attend the above convention, all Republicans and non-partisan voters. who favor good local government and the principles of pro- lection. are requested to meet at some con. venient and customary place in their respec. tive precincts throughout the county at T o'clock p.m. of the 2Oth day of February. to select delegates to represent them in the above named convention.
 The number of delegates to be so selected is apportioned at one for each ten votes or fraction of five or over. as cast for the Re- publican nominee for Congress at the last general election, and is as follows. viz.
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E.I. Smith came down from Taylor Monday, where he has been spending his honey moon.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Miss Nellie Thomas of Pine dale, is visiting here this week with Mrs. Reed Penney.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Mrs ]. E. Richards was here Monday visiting relatives.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Dist. Atty. Moran returned from Snowflake Sunday.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Mir. and Mrs. Z. B.. Decker were down from Taylor, Thurs day.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Word has just reached here of the capture of Burt Alvord near Naco, Ariz.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Geo Hennesy came in from the range Monday and took in the dance that night.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

F. L, Moore swift typo,who has been working in this office the past six weeks left for Wins low Tuesday.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Barney Styles and Ed Barge man attended the dance Mon- day night, and left for Geo. Hen nesy's camp Tuesday morning.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

Chas Hathorn is spending a few days in town.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

J.E. Jones, Manager of the Flagstaff Gem came up Monday on Legeal business, and returned home that evening.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

For sale. A good home and also farming land at Woodruff, Ariz. Address w. A. Frost.
 Fruitland, N. M.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

John Ramsey manager of the Snowflake House was a visitor at the County seat Monday.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

from SnOWnake Sunuay'
 E.J Smith came down from Taylor Monday, where he has been spending his honey moon.
 Miss Nellie Thomas of Pine dale, is visiting here this week with Mrs. Reed Penney.
 Mir. and Mrs. z. B.. Decker were down from Taylor, Thurs day.
 Word has just reached here of the capture of Burt Alvord near Naco, Ariz.
 Geo Hennesy came in from the range Monday and took in the dance that night.
 Henry Kempenich returned from Peralta, NM. Friday morning.
 The dance given in wooster's hall Monday night was attended by a large crowd, and a very enjoyable time was had.
 John Ramsey. manager ot the Snowflake House was a visitor at the County seat Monday.
 For sale. A Agood home and also farming land at Woodruff, Ariz. Address w. A. Frost.
 Fruitland, N. M. F. L, Moore swift typo, who has bee,, working in this office the past six weeks left for Wins low Tuesday.
 Barney Styles and Ed Barge man attended the dance Mon- day night, and left for Geo. Hen nesy's camp Tuesday morning. ]. E. Jones, Manager of the Flagstaff Gem came up Monday on Legeal business, and returned home that evening.
 The 8 year old daughter of Ignacio Bazan has been quite sick with pneumonia, but under the care of Dr.. Hathaway is improving.
 Capt Hedekin came in'from Ft. Apache Wednesday, and left for Whipple barracks Thursday morning on government business. C. F. Perkins came in from Maxwell City, N. M. Wednesday, with car of Herford cows, which he will locate on the La Rieux wash.
 The geological survey party which has been workitg in this vicinity for the past month are now surveying a reservoir site at the mouth of Silver Creek.
 Mrs. Eliza Galloway, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Adelbert Penrod, of Pinetop returned to her home in Marys- vale, Utah, Wednesday evening.
 Take the Argus.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20

The 8 year old daughter of Ignacio Bazan has been quite sick with pneumonia, but under the care of Dr.. Hathaway is improving.
Holbrook argus., 1904-02-20
,neraI election, and Is as follows, viz:

It is earnestly desired that a full astend- ance will be had from all precincts By authority Republican County Com mittee
 F.J. WATTRON. LE DIyELBRss
 Secretary. Chairman