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The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14

.sMeerschaum is mined like coal"
said a pipe dealer. 1T is a soft. soap
like stone, and in Asia Minor its min
ing is an important industry. The
crude meerschaum Is called hamtash.
It is yellowish white In color and q
red clay cont or skin envelops 1t. The
blocks cost from S25 to $500 q cart load.
They + soft enough to cut with q
knife. These blocks In summer are
dried by exposure to the sun. In win
ter q heated is necessary. Fl
nally the meerschaum blocks are sort
ed into twelve grades. wrapped In cot
ton and packed in asses with the great
est care. The bulk Of all this meer-
schaum goes to Vienna. There the
best pipe makers In the world live."--
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14
JOHN ROONEY WILL BE HANGED NEXT
TUESDAY.

Next Tuesday, Oct II, John
Rooney is scheduled to step on
the gallows in the pe%nitentiary at
Bismarck. In view Of the re-
peated assertion of the con
demned man that he would never
be hanged, the penitentiary au-
thorities are taking every precau-
ton to see. that the sentence OF
the court is carried out.
By process Of law there is not
the slightest chance for Rooney
toescape the gallows. Duly con.
victed of the murder of Harold
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14

Saturday.
Willma.r colson has returned from
Brainerd hospital. d.
IF. Roberts was recently. in town
%transacting business.
Mrs. Jessie Davis has returned from
an extended visit at Lisbon.
Frank and James Young have returned
from Iowa.
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14

Advertise in the PRESS.
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14
COUNTY NEWS.
GLADSTONE NOTES.

The Hoist elevator is now COM
pleted.
The new school house will be. ready
for occupancy in about a month. j
W. D. Keeney is preparing to build a
livery barn.
A little snow fell Monday highland
the. water in the river froze Tuesday
night.
The proprietor of the Columbia hotel
has added bowling alley to his equip
ment for entertaining the public.
Wheat comes in very slowly.
The. potato crop is fine this year and
prices are good. s
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14

IT is quite a question if the
Heart river can dispose of the
sewage from Dickinson at all
seasons-even if it should be
deemed best to so contaminate
the water of our only river. Else
where we give an article on "Sep-
tic Tanks" ::by R. M. Tuttle, now
Of Portland, which us worthy OF
thoughtful perusal. !,
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14
Early Risinx Roxaltx.

According tt the following entry Il
Pepys' diary Of March Z. 1886. royalty
rose somewhat earlier in the day than
IS the. custom now for the purposes Of
Witnessing sport. Pepys says, II hear
that the king Charles I'D and tho
Duke Of York set out for Newmarket
BY 8 IN the morning to zee some foot
and horse races"
The Dickinson press., 1905-10-14

FARGo's new fire rating will
make an average reduction Of 20
per cent or. buildings and 10 per
cent on contents.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

Some papers, in their efforts
to get the State University
away from Lake City, are max.
ing vicious personal attacks up
on DR.. Sledd, the president Of
the Lake City school, AS neither
the personality OF DR.. Sledd or
his character have any bearing
upon the question of the best To-
cation for the University we fail
To- see what the aforesaid news
papers expect to gain by their
attacks upon him.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

The horrid elimination of a
family teud In Lowudes county,
Georgia, shows to what length
human hatred may extend. That
two children, a boy and girl, of
the one family should be foully
and cruelty assassinated under
cover of darkness by the pro-
curement of members of the
other family is condition which
must shock and horrify all de.
cent people.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22
Cuban Diarrhoea

Z. S. soldiers who served in Cuba du-
ring the spanish war know what this
disease is, and that ordinary remedies
have little more effect than so much wa
ter Cuban darrhoea is almost as Sc
we're and dangerous as mild attack Of
cholera. There is one remedy, howev.
er, that can always be depended upon
as will be seen by the following certti
cate from Mrs Minnie Jacobs of Houston
Texas: II hereby certify that Cham
herlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy cured my husband of severe
attack Of Cuban diarrLoea which be
brought home from Cuba. We had
several doctors but they did him no
good, One bottle Of this remedy cured
him as our ne!ghbors will testify, /
thank God for SO valuable a medicine
For sale by D G Smith and all drug
Qists
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

A railroad man contributes
this regarding the Book of books
II you have the blues, read the
9th Psalm. If people seem un-
kind, read the 18th chapter of
John. If you are discouraged
about your work, read the 126th
Psalm. If you are all out of
sorts, read the 10Th chapter of
Hebrews, II you are losing con.
tidence in men, read the 18th
chapter ofFirst Corinthians. If
you can't have your own way in
everything, keep silent and read
the 3rd chapter of James. -
Gainesville Sun,
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22
While we have no idea that an

While we have no idea that an
opinion from us will have the
slightest weight, one way or an
other, with the members of the
board who will select location
for the State University anG Fe.
male College, yet We are cogni
zant of our inalienable right to
express an opinion upon the suo-
iect. Without in the least dis
paraging the claims of other Of
the various cities and towns
which are reaching out for these
institutions we really think that
the seat of the University should
remain where it is--at Lake City.
We fail to see how the State Of
Florida can afford to throw
away the buildings and other
improvements already prepared
at that place, and even if that
might be done without financial
loss the tact would remain, orso
it seems TO us, that another
town could not prepare suitable
accommodations for the Unlver-
sity in time for the opening of
the next school term. Better
let the University remain where
il is.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

All this hullabaloo about
Charlie Dickinson having resign.
ed or been removed f ON the
position of private secretary to
the governor seems to have been
unfounded. The Capital one
day this week, stated that he has
not resigned or been removed
from that Office but tpat he is
still discharging the duties of
the Office efficiently and will con.
tiuue so to do.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22
A question to which savauts

A question to which savautS
might apply their science aud
learning; What effect, if any,
does heat have upon the commits
sion of crime?" From the un-
usual and unnecessary number Of
killings which have occurred in
the past few weeks there must
be something out of the ordinary
to have caused them.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

The Lake City Index, whose
editor is in a positiou to know
what he is talking about, says
the estate millage for 1905 and
1906 will be higher than ever be
fore. There will be the A mill
pension tax, IL mill general
revenue, mill school tax, be-
sides another item or two that
will mean s mills. " And all
this following close upon the
retirement of that wonderful
abusiness administration"
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

JEFF Davis announces in his
last week s paper that the Tay-
lor County Topics has been sold
to ]. o. Culpepper of the Perry
Herald. We are sorry to lose
jeff from the journalistic ranks.
He is bright man and his Top
les has been one of our most
valued exchanges.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

The Pensacola Journal nomi-
mates Tom McBeath for Dean of
the normal department of the
State University. We heartily
second the nomination and move
the election of that distinguish
ed gentleman by acclamation.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

The Supreme Court OF Ala
bama holds that dealing in cot
ton futures is not gambling-but
whether it is or not does not Sc
riously affect the man who loses
his pile by playing the game.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

Another Jacksonville police.
man was the victim of a negro's
pistol bullet Tueseay morning.
He may recover but the negro is
gone.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

Secretary Appleyard of the
State Press Association is ar
ranging a trip for the press gang
through the mountains of North
Carolina and Tennessee, said
trip to be taken about July 18th,
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

July 2lst will be black Frilay
in Florida, Governor Broward
has issued death warrants for
the hanging of three negroes on
that day, one in Marion, one in
Bradford and one in Clay county.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22
LINCOLN HULLEY, A. M, Pm. D., DeLand, Fla.
Notice.

All persons are hereby forbidden
to hunt, fish or otherwise trespsss
on any OF my lands, inclosed or not
inclosed. 19-13-3m,
). ALEx Sdtru
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

John Stockton, the Duval coun-
ty politician, has been appoint
ed on the commission which will
have in charge the erection Of
the governor S mansion.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

It's pretty generally conceded
that the representatives OF Rus
sia and Japan will meet in Wash
ington to discuss the terms of
peace between the belligerent
nations,
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22
COLUMBUS B. SMITH. Editor.
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1905.

Maxine Gomez the great Gu
ban revolutionist, is no more,
his death having occurred Sat-
urdaV,
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

Tse Herald wants gambling stop
ped at White Springs.
The new enterprise., 1905-06-22

Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
Cares all Coughs, and expeIs Colds from
tho system BY gently moving the bowels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
HUNG JURY
SEVEN MEN FAIL TO REACH YER.
DICT IN CASE AGAINST
Mccoy.
Six for Not Guilty and One for convic-
tion-New Trial Ordered for
Saturday.

J. c. Mccoy, charged with assault
and battery upon little eleven-year-old
Leila Nelson, was tried before jury
of seven men Tuesday afternoon and
this morning the jury announced that
it was unable to reach a verdict, and
was discharged by Justice l.. E. Cheek.
The jury stood six for acquittal and
one for conviction.
A number of witnesses were exam
ined, and the evidence was thoroughly
argued by the attorneys. Judge Jones
and Hon. w. B. Sorrells prosecuted
the case, and Hon. H. King White rep
resented the defendant
A new trial has been ordered for
next Saturday at 9 o'clock, when Nc
Coy will stand trial a second time on
the charge of assault and battery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
Big FLOOD DAMAGE
NoH INVEST ARKANSAS AND MIS-.
souri, VISITED BY WORST
FLOOD OF YEARS,
Water Ten Feet Deep in Southwest
City, and Hundreds of Head
Of Stock Drowned.

Gravette. Aug. 23.-This section has
suffered second deluge of far worse
results than the former: the storm
concentrating Saturday in the valley
CT Honey creek, and sweeping down
on Southwest City, Mo, where the
flood reached stage of devastation
the loss being estimated at from $780,
600 to 100000 The storm came
about o'clock Saturday morning, and
there was a tremendous fall Of rain
throughout this section which seemed
to have formed cloudburst seven
miles west of here, filling the valleys
with flood of water At Southwest
City. when the storm broke. house
near the Frisco depot was struck by
lightning and it and two others burn
ed despite the rainfall and work of
rescuers. When daylight appeared
the citizens of Southwest City saw
the stream gradually rising and by 9
O'clock it had submerged the north
end of Main street six to ten feet,
where Honey creek crossed it.
Several hundred head of cattle and
hogs were drowned above this place
in the Spavinaw. It is also reported
that two boys were drowned in the
food below Pactolus. They were in
a buggy which was later recovered,
but nothing was found of the bodies
of the boys.
The electric light plant at South
west City is said to be complete
loss, and $4,000 damage is reported
to -four. etc. in the big mill which
was inundated The Frisco train
could only get to Beatty today, as the
rCadbed is badly inundated through
out the Capehart valley. and at South
west City the big Frisco bridge is in
ruins and traffic over the road will be
suspended at least week n rebuild
ing unless something temporary is put
in. At the Ozark lime plant south of
Gravette much loss was sustained by
water suhmerging the plant where are
stored great amounts of lime. The
Potter Telephone company of this
rlace suffered considerable loss to
their phone line at Southwest City
and intermediate points. A full re-
port of the loss is hard to obtain at
this time It is thought that no lives
have been lost in the cloudburst I'M
less possibly the two boys in Spavi-
nav.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
CAPT. PINN EY
Will Relieve Capt. Lavat in Command
at McGehee.

Capt. W. B. Pinney Of Pine Bluff
will today relieve Capt. w. c. Lavat
as commander of the McGehee quar-.
antine district. Capt. Lavat has bee,.
in charge of that district slacn the
quarantine was inaugurated and has
proven an efficient commander, but
following out the policy of Gen.
Haynes to give all members of the
state guard an opportunity to serve
he has determined to send Capt. Pin
rey to relieve Capt. Lavat, who will
return to Little Rock today. James
Martin, member of the Little Rock
company who has been on quarantine
duty at Eudora, was yesterday recall
ed by telegram from headquarters
to take a clerkship in the Little Rock
postoffice, which he recently won in a
civil service examination.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
TROUBLE BREWING
THREATENEND RUTURE BE-
TWEEN PRESIDENT AND NEW
YORK SENATORS,
Humored Friction Is Over the Pie as
Was the Case in Garfield conk.
ling Trouble.

| New York, Aug. 23.-(Special)-
Political advices from this place tell
OF threatened rupture between Pres.
1dent Roosevelt and the United States
senators, Mr.. Plat and Mr. Depew of
this place. If the break occurs it will
probably not be as serious as the
famous one in which Mr. Platt figured
once before, when he and President
Garfield were at odds. but after all
may be grave enough to attract wide
attention. The rumored friction is
over patronage of course. as it was
in the former case. Senators Plat
and Depew have recommended Mr..
Robert c. Norris for appointment as
United States district attorney for
the southern district of New York,
to succeed Henry l.. Burnett. Mr..
Morris is known to be a clean, able
and prominent young Republican, and
a good lawyer. He was formerly pres
ident of the Republican county COM
mittee, and has friends among the ma
tional as we'll as the state politicians
The two senators recommended him
for the place and announced that
they had no second choice. They
wanted Mr.. Morris appointed. Then
they ran foul of President Roosevelt's
wants. He had picked James X.
Sheffield for the place. The trouble
has been brewing for some time. Mr..
Sheffield and the president are stand
ing pat on the district attorneyship.
The case rests there for the present.
Senators Plat and Depew refuse to
withdraw their recommendation of
Mr. Morris, and the president still
prefers Mr.. Sheffield The New York
politicians are said to be watching
this outcome with some anxiety.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
THE POWER OF THE
ARMoRED CRUISER.

Mr. W. S. Meriwether, writing in
the current Harper's Weekly concern
ing "The Value of Armored Cruisers
in our Navy" gives some interesting
information about the enormous en-
ergy pent up within these express
racers" of the navy In the case Of
the Colorado, for example, the horse
power which that vessel has develop.
ed more than equals the united energy
Of quarter Of a million of men. In
stalled in a locomotive engine it
could whirl six hundred passenger
cars over a track at the rate of mile
minte. Six hundred passenger cars
would stretch over a distance Of IL
miles, and these could carry an army
of $4,000 men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23

The police Tuesday night nm into
eHect Tor the first time Chief A. 7
ste"arts orders suppressing the
Wine rooms, and for the first time q
man was arrested for violating the
vine room ordinance. "Wednesday
morning there were three cases ON the
ponce court docket os a result of n
raid on the place conducted by John
Foti, on Third avenue. Fot has re-
Gently opened up saloon and dining
room on Third avenue at consider
able expense and he was one of the
men notified by Chief Stewart last
Monday to close up their wine rooms.
FOti himself was enc Of the parties
arrested. and in police court Wednes-
day morning was fined $40 for con-
Quoting wine room.
Foti pleaded not guilty to the
charge, and was loud in his protesta-
tons against the action of the police
judge in assessing a fine against him.
Foti claims that he is not conducting
wine room at all, but that he is
simply conducting a colored restau.
rent in the rear of his business block.
He admitted, however, that he had
sold intoxicating liquors to the women
who frequented the place. Judge
1oney explained that under the stat
utes this was an evidence of his guilt,
hut Foti could not see it that way, and
promptly gave notice that he would
appeal the case to the higher courts
He made bond and appealed the case
Wednesday morning In assessing the
fine against Foti Police Judge Toney
said
sMr. Foti. am going to give you
the lowest fine I can under the law
as this is the first time you have been
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
RUSSIA TO PURCHASE HALF OF
SAKHALIN FROM
JAPAN
Japan Will Accept the Compromise,
and It's Up to Russia to Do
Something.

Portsmouth, n H., Aug 23.-The
Associated Press is now in position
to reveal substantially the suggestion
of President Roosevelt for breaking
the existing deadlock in the peace ne
gotiations and rescuing the conference
from failure. His solution would in
geniOusly permit the satisfaction of
the Japanese demands for reimburse
ment for the cost of the war and at
the same time enable Russia to face
the world with the declaration that
she had not coded foot of territory
OR paid kopec of war tribute to the
victor
The solution is one which has here
tofOre been described in the Associated
Press dispatches as the natural and,
logical compromise. Tersely stated.
it consists in an agreement by Russia
to- repurchase possession Of one-half
Of the island of Sakhalin now in the
military occupation of the Japanese.
for sum the amount of which. if the
two countries can not agree, shall be
decided by some method of arbitration
hereafter to be determined The pur.
chase money, together with the sum
Japan would obtain from the cession
q the Chinese Eastern railroad and
the maintenance of the Russian pris-
orers in Japan, it is estimated, about
equal the amount claimed by japan as
her bill for the cost of the war. Pos
sibly. therefore, the solution offered
by the president involves recession
by Japan upon article 5 (the cession
of Sakhalin) and recession by Russia
unon article 9 Indemnity.
It seems practically certain, though
this can not be affirmed positively,
that the president yesterday was able
to give NJ. White substantial assur-
ances that Japan would be willing to
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Amy Parker, negro woman about
seventy-two years Of age, was found
dead in bed at the home of her daugh-
ter in Barney's addition When a men,
her of the family went to her room to
arouse her for breakfast it was dis
covered that she was dead. Coroner
McGaughy was notified, and he sum-
moned jury and held an inquest. At
ter hearing the evidence the jury re-
turned verdict to the effect that
death was due to causes resulting
from old age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23

ea'ieu up before me on this charge
anu l desire to be lenfent with vo,,
because you have always conducted
an orderly house ana have eivan to
ponce no trouble since Won ono,a,
up out want to say now that accord
ing 10 your own statements hofor,
e'''' court YOU are guilty of violating
'he law, in selling liouor to tba
women who frequent your place do
'.o' want you to repeat the offense.
understand the police department has
ho'ltled all wine rooms in tha c;ty
that they must close. The polica ia.
t'r'h'eh' was under no OBLIGATIONS +,
90 THIS, but as these wine rooms have
been unmolested heretofore they did
hoe care to work hardship upon any
one and consequently gave notice az
the Intention to suppress them.
You are, of course, at liberty tn an.
Peal your case to the higher courts.
put want you to understand that
am going to enforce the law, and, as
stated before, do not want a rene.
tltion of your offense The law gives
me the option of combining the viola
tors OF this law in the jail for num-
Der of days, and I am going to put
stop to it's violation even If havn IN
send you to JAIL
The news that Police Judge Toney
is working shoulder to shoulder with
the police department in suppressing
the wine rooms has been the subject
Ct qualification On the part Of the cit
liens of the city, and the entire police
department is now united in deter
mination to suppress such resorts.
The prediction is confidently made
that the wine rooms go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
Quarantine Guards Fired On.

Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 23.-Capt.
Dennis Hossley with twenty-five men
OF Battery A will leave for Gulfport
in the morning to reinforce the coast
quarantine. Orders calling the men
cut were received from Adjutant Gen.
eral Fridge. In report to Lieut..
Col. Hayes, Maj. Ewing, in charge
OF the coast guard, states that his
men were fired on from ambush near
Mississippi City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
TRIO OF YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.

James Opper. aged 10; George
Adams, aged 9, and John Todd, aged
10. were trio of youthful criminals
taken in custody by Deputy Constable
Robert Johnson, colored, last Tuesday
on the charge of petit larceny. All Of
the boys are negroes, and appear to be
small for their age 1t is claimed that
they stole number of small articles
from the barn of John Thompson.
They will be arraigned before Justice
J. P. Knox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
A BIG BLUFF.
That Seems to Be Opinion as to Chin.
csc Boycott.

csc Boycott.
Washington, D. c.. Aug. 22.-(Spe-
cial.)-FrOm measure which was
apparently originated by the Chinese
in the hope of bluffing the United
States into modifying it's administra-
ton of the Chinese exclusion laws so
that high-lass Chinese may be freely
admitted. the boycott of American
goods seem to be developing into q
matter which is giving all foreigners
residing in the Celestial Kingdom
great deal of concern. Merchants of
other countries at first hailed with
secret JOY the idea that American
eocds were to be shut out of competit-
ion with English and German and
other manufacturers. but it is now
feared that the boycott movement
may turn into an expression of gener-
al antipathy to all foreigners, which
may have results as serious as those
of 1900 were. Foreigners are now
joining with the importers of Amer
lean goods and the Chinese officials
to have the movement suppressed.
This intelligence was emphasized by
the receipt of the State Department
OF dispatch, from the consul general
at Shanghai, which said that the boy
colt situation remained unchanged, but
that the apprehension among the for
eigners was increasing. The depart
ment explained, after several days of
delay. since the dispatch that came
from there was the same, that this
feeling of apprehension was one of
fear that the boycott would develop
into revolutionary movement of five
years ago. that of the boxers. With
the Empress Dowagers' power weak
ened by her flight at the time of the
fekin disturbances. ! and the conse-
quent strengthening of those about
the young Emperor the assurances
for tranquility in the empire are con.
sidered here far less strong than they
We're prior to the outbreak of 1900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-23
MORE UNIVERSITY APPolNTEEs

Gus Reeves and Miss Mary Ellen
Kelley are two new appointees to the
state university at Fayetteville by
County Judge Kerwin Wednesday.
This makes sixteen appointments to
that institution this year.