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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
GOOD ROADS BANQUET
 TO BE GIVEN NOVEMBER 1a.
State Secretary Hawkins Expects 25o or 300 to Attend-Many Speeches
 Will Be Delivered.

Plans are now being completed by ]. s. Hawkins, state secretary of the Arkansas Good Roads association, for the banquet to be given by the asso- citation November II at the Gleason hotel. It is expected there will be 25o to 200 members of the association at this banquet The executive con- mittee is now sending out invitations to limit the number because of the size of the dining room. Several speeches have been arranged for the banquet. and several more will be announced later. Those who have agreed to speak at the banquet are Senator J. P. Clarke, Harry E. Kelley of Fort Smith. Hon. J. T. Robinson and Governor-elect John s. Little.
 MT. Hawkins has been maintaining an office in this city sinca the last convention of the association and re- ports much good work done by the six district organizers he has kept in the field. Petitions are being circt,ated in every county of the state al present to be presented to tho legislature asking that an appropriation be made to provide for better roads. The first petition to be filled out was secured bv Owen Dansby of Lonoke county I. \. Love of I.itt'e Rock is leadinS in inc number of county associations formed. The ceun4ies leading in f1nan- cial support of the association in the order named are Jefferson. Sebastian, Prairie and Pulaski.
 The next convention of the asso- ciation will Ec held ill Littl" Rock 4n- llarv 20, 90 and 3. Mr. Hawkins ex rects there will be=3,00o 10 5.ooo defe- gates at his meeting and the delegat-s will call on the gislatu To urge the passage of the new road bills favored " the association.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
CHARLEY PIGG GETS
 IN SERIOUS TROUBLE

Charley Pisg, youth about eighteen years old was arrested by the police Monday, on charge or petit larceny and confined in the city iail. While tn. porter was cleaning the iail in the morning, he made break for liberty, but was recaptured, Later he was transferred to the coun- " jail on the more serious charge or grand larceny. He is accused of steal ing a Winchester rifle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
WHITE MEN
 WE'RE AGGRESSORS.
Posse oi Them Fired First Shot and Precipitated Riot. the Negroes
 Returning Fire.
NEGROES SURRENDERED AND
 BROUGHT TO LITTLE ROCK
Special to the Graphic

Special to the Graphic.
 Little Rock, Oct 29-In riot be tween white men and negroes near Morrilton, Will Moore, d white man, was shot and killed by negroes. Four negroes said to be implicated in the killing Were brought to Little Rock this afternoon for safe keeping.
 The trouble arose on ferryboat between Lewisburg and Morrilton Just what brought it on is not known yet, but after the quarrel the white men are alleged to have formed a posse and surrounded the house in which the negroes took refuge. It is also alleged that the white men fired the first shot, the negroes immediately returning the fire. Moore was killed instantly.
 Four of the five negroes implicated in the affair surrendered to the sheriff without trouble, and it was thought best to bring them to this city owing te the high feeling at the scene of the trouble, Sheriff White arriving with them ths afternoon.
 The reports reaching this city say the white men were the aggressors, and no troubl is anticipated here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29

general Association of Baptist church. es of Arkansas will convene in Lit tie Rock Friday, November and will last for three days The use of the First Baptist church building in this city has been rendered to the As sociation as a place for holding the meeting although the First Baptist church is not a member of that body bk is identified with the Baptist state convention, another organization of Baptists. The committee in charge of with Rev. Ben M Bogard, of Argenta as chairman, announces that fully one thousand delegates are expected to be in attendance next week and the Baptist homes of this city will be thrown open to the guests.
 In addition to a large number of messengers from Arkansas prominent
 visitors are expected from Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis- souri. Kansas, South Carolina, Okla
 honla and other states. Actresses
 will be made during the meeting by some of the distinguished leaders of 1 the denomination among whom are noted. w. M Barker, of Fulton, Ky,
 editor of the Baptist Flag; w. NJ.
 Hicks of Dallas, Texas; and J. B. 1 Sellman. of TeXarkana, treasurer of
 the Baptist Genera! association of America.
 The present officers of the Baptist
 General association are: Rev. W. T,
 Box. of Morrlton, moderator, J. M. l l.. ThomassOn, of Monticello, clerk and M w. Izard of Danville treasurer. 1 The association now has eight mis- 1 sionaries in the field throughout Ar report direct to the convention.
 The General Baptist association is Ian entirely different organization i from hat of the Baptist State conven-
 tion which will met in TeXarkana November l3. Several years ago. the isaptissts of Arkansas divided on the nlan of missions and the General Az sociaton of Baptists resulted This body does not have a general mission a1y secretary and does it's mission
 work directly through treasurer fae money being sent by him to th-
 missionary enterprises. The General Association is also not identified with the Southern Baptist convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
P0RT|A DESTROYED THE FIRE GOD ALMOST WIPES OUT THE LAWRENCE COtN-
 Ti TOWN.
Causes Property Loss of s3o.000 and Scores oi People Are Rendered
 HOMeleS>.

Special 10 the Graphic.
 Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 29.-TWo of the Main business blocks iu the town of Portia, Lawrence county, were burned Sunday morning at s o'clock. Twenty business houses burned, at a loss of $35 900.
 The fire was caused by an explosion of a gasoline stove in the hotel run by l.. A. Britain, and a high wind drove the blaze to other houses Por- tia has no fire department, and the bucket brigade had hard time say ing the residence portion of the town.
 Scores of people are homeless. Aid is being sent from Walnut Ridge and other points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
CHIEF a. ]. STEWART
 QUARANTiNED FROM HOME

Chief of Police A. J. Stewart L. the glulmest looking man in Pina Bluff
 Little Tom Green, aged about six years, is afflicted with diphtheria, and as Mr. Stewart lives ill the same house with "IAttle Tom," Ae was told that if he ever once got inside the house. there he must stay in quarantine. MT. Stewart could not we'll afford to do this, so he has been under the necessi, tv of boarding at the hotel for the past few days
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
BLUFF, ARKANSAS MONDAY OCTOBER

1 five get into the race it would be hard for an outsider to pick the winner. But the position does not seem to De eagerly sought after or else one Can- didate is waiting for the other to an nounce before declaring himself Among those who have been mention ed as prospective candidates are: Jno. l. Moore, of Phillips county; ". S.. Goodwin, of Bradley county; William F. Harrison, of Mississippi county; Otis T. Wingo, of Howard count and Geo. P. Browning, of Clay county. Of these. it is stated by friends that Hon John | Moore will not be candidate although he has made no public an nOuncement to this effect. Major Will liam +. Harrison, of Osceola has told friends that he would probably an nounce at the proper time but has not made is intentions public, The other three are still being spoken of unof- ficially, and no announcement of their intentions is authorized
 For secretary of the senate, the names of yet others are presented. It is stated that George Trevathan, of Independence county is a candidate ably be opposed by Bruce Green, of Craighead; Allan Winham of Texar kama and John P. Logan, of Benton county. Announcements for this race will probably not be made for some time.
 For the lower branch of the general assembly foul men are mentioned as likely candidates for the speakers chair. The people probably feel more interest in this race than in that for president of the senate for the elec- tion is made on the floor of the house in open session and the contest waxes warm from the start to the finish Hon. L. l.. Meade, of Russellyille is an avoWed candidate for this position and has made known his intentions by a public announcement but it is certain he will have opposition. Hon. o. N killoush of Wynne, Cross county has had score of men ask him to an- nOunce and will probably do so at an early date while Judge Hamiter of Lafayette county and Vim. M. Moore of Pulaski county are also spoken of as good men for the place With one hundred representatives in the lower house there are many good men from whom to select a speaker and there may be others yet who will get into the race.
 Only one man. Ed l.. Lucas. of Ola is mentioned up to this time as chief clerk of the house and it seems that he will have no opposition although there is yet plenty of time for aspir- ants to make known their wishes.
 The Bapti>t> To Meet.
 The sixth annual meeting of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
FOR RENT
"DESiRtBiE PROPERTY"
 FOR SALE.

Twenty acres of land, two houses and good water, located within six blocks of citH limits, on TWentE-sixth and II&Hol atgectS, eight blocks from street cae line. Nof subject to city sewerage OF pavement taxes, nor any others city taxes thal may arise.
 Splendid proposition for party look ing for investment or location for dairy or truck farming.
 Apply to No. no West Second aye.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
Pine Bluff
 Boy Held Up

Fayetteville, Oct % Two univer- sity students, Smead of Camden and Gobel of Pine Bluff, were held up near the Frisco depot Thursday night and relieved of about $l5. The assailants were five masked men. There is no clue to their identity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
NEW MARSHAL APPOINTED
 AT ENGLAND

England, Oc,. 29.-Chas. E. EasleF has resigned as marshal and c.ty cleo trician Of England, and H. 5. White has been appointed his successor to 10th positions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
RED CROSS DEGREE
 WILL BE CONFERRED.

Damascus cOmnanderH. Knights Templar will hold a special meeting tonight, when the Red Cross degree will be conferred.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-29
\ LITTL EHIGHER

In price, but cheaper in the end. Eisenkramer, the tailor, Second ave- nue, corner Pine street, above Git izens bank.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02
French in Venezuela.

In reality this adventure will always be to our disadvantage. says Paris pa per. Our financial interests in venezue- la, which were of real importance less than ten years ago-;he number of our countrymen established there in 1898 was 2,545, and altogether our credit formally recognized by treaty amount ed to s11.200,O ,OO0-diminish each year owing to the persistent hostility of the government. Our trade decreases pro- gressively to the great advantage of the United States, which sees its own trade increase proportionally. The present conflict will naturally only make the situation worse. And yet France, having been sffronted, must be content with nothing less. than seeing that amends are made to her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02

Various suggestions have been made as to building the Panama canal by
 contract work, particularly as to divid- ing the work up into small sections and letting 1t out 10 a multitude of con tractors, says writer in the Engineer
 ing Magazine. Such plan would raise up a multitude of more or less antagonistic. or at least jealous inter- ests, leading to endless confusion and little. if any, gain in efficiency over the
 present methods. The situation at Panama is peculiar. If it were sim ply canal to he constructed through a comparatively fiat country where the eScavated material might he thrown on the banks. the small contract sys- tenn could he adopted: but the case is totally different. The crux of inc work is the Culebra cut. which. in inc case of the high-level canal. will be from five to eight miles long. and this work would necessarily have to be un- der one contractor. The Panama rail- road and the machine shops would have to be subject to that contractors control. as the material in some eases will require transportation the entire distance across the Isthmus. The ques- ton of control of the cOmmiSsary. the rate of wages paid by the sub-cOntrac- tors and the multitude of other details. make 1t necessary, in my mind. for q single contracting organization to con trOl the entire work The fewer the specifications. the more simply they esn be drawn. and the larger the amount of authority which can be left to the contractor and his engineers in designing and executinz the details Of the work the less will be the cost snd the shorter the, time for completion While the tendency will be to make the specifications most elaborate and to place the work. even to it's details. under the close supervisioa of men em- pIoyei directly by the government the hest results viii be obtained if the su- thrities fn csatrol of the u1derfaki1s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02

ron grow apace, and the disintegrated country unite, stand together against what the Chinese look upon as a com mon enemy. You remember the prop hecy given in the Letters of a Chinese Official:"
 ''Yes. it is we who do not accept 1t that practice the gospel of peace; it is you who accept 1t that trample 1t un- der fOot-snd irony of ironies-it is the nations Of Christendom who have come to teach us by sword and fire that right in this world is poverless unless 1t be supported by might. Oh. do not doubt that ve shall learn that lesson. and woe to Europe when we have &C., quired it. You are arrning a nation of four hundred millions. a na- ton which. until you came. had no better wish than to live at peace with themselves and all the world In the name of Christ you have sounded the call to arms, 1H the name of Coafuei- ous we respond
 China hates vsr. has held warfare and soldiers in contempt Her soldiers have been mere hirelings. recruited from the very lowest classes Bat if China should be brought 10 change her ideals. the psrsssnsl of her army un-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02
HO Affairs in China in O(
 aVery Unsettled State
 Uprising Against Foreigners Takes National ChaacThs Glory That Was China Protection for Foreigners.

dergo change-then the powers might
 be called upon to alter their opinion of Chinese courage and ability in the field. One of her viceroys, said to be the strongest man in China to-day, Yuan-Shi-Kai, has a goodly army in training, 40,000 men, superb physical specimens-it is great mistake to think all Chinamen are puny, pallid folk. This army is being drilled by Japanese officers. And in addition to building up body of soldiers, Yuan Shih-Kai is paying attention to the long neglected matter of education.
 Not ready for immediate war, China makes use of the boycott weapon, and this boycott movement has approached nearer to national movement than any of the anti-foreign agitations. The people have been unframed by sensa- tional stories appearing in the press of the way individual Chinamen are treated by the supposedly friendly and fair and generous American nation, and have been further stirred up by student agitation. That we feel the seriousness of the situation has been shown by our press, and this fact has but added strength to the boycott. We
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02
' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED pResx :
FRIDAY, MARCH ?, 1906.

"Alls we'll that ends we'll" says the Boston Herald in speaking of the Van derbilt automobile incident in Italy. The boy who was injured in trying to run before the machine' is not crip- pied, and his parents were presented with $500 by Mir Vanderbilt-a for tune for them. MT Vanderbilt was not hurt by the angry mob, and his wife recovered from the fright occasioned by his drawing revolver to hold back the menacing mob. The lord magis- trate before whom tls American was taken by the carabiniers, who arrived Ill the nick of time to prevent possible bloodshed, found that the accident was unavoidable and caused by the care lessness of the child" The machine was running at only ten miles an hour. Mir Vanderbilt gave $40 to each of two local charitable institutions and prom ised additional gratuities. Then the couple were escorted out of town by the semi-military police, and the incl dent was closed. Either autoists are becoming more careful or pedestrians better accustomed to them in this vii cinity, for the number of injuries and accidents is noticeably so much smaller as no longer to occasion comment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02

are told that Wu Ting Fang, our old friend of the outspoken habit, has a good deal to do with keeping the agi- tation from dying out. Frederick Pal ner, writing in Golfers, says there is 4 avery open reason why the Chinese .Eave>picked on us in addition to the one usually given, discrimination against the men of that land; that China looks upon us as 'easy" we do not police her territory, we were mod est in asking for indemnity when the nations put in their claims after the I Boxer troubles.
 Certainly it is not much wonder they have little liking or reverence for western peoples and methods. Look at the way their territory was grabbed by the different nations-England, France, Germany. Russia, Japan; and even Portugal had hand. They did not ask for western progress and mission aries, the western progress and mis- sionaries were bestowed.
 Yes, once they did ask missionaries of the west, back in the days of brave Marco Polo. In the middle of the thir- teenth century Kublai Khan, his en- voys the father and uncle of Marco Polo, requested of Pope Gregory x, that there be sent to for Cathay a body of men to instruct Kublai's great people in Christianity and the liberal arts. Two monks were dispatched, but they turned back ere travelling any distance on the long journey. The Polos turned to Kublai Khan (at Pe- king) with letter from Gregory in- stead of the large body of teachers. But they had brought along young Marco Polo, a youth of 17. He stayed in the country many years, was very kindly received and sent on missions to various parts of the land. It is the record of his observations that give us the picture of the wonderful ciyili- zation enjoyed by the Chinese at that period, when the empire reached it's most splendid development, the realm extended from the Dueiper in Russia 10 the Pacific ocean, from the Arctic ocean to the straits of Malacca. One wonders what would have been the re- suit if the lO0 Christian teachers had accepted Kublai Khan's offer, and un- der his patronage begun the work of ChristianizatiOn of the Chinese empire. A certain writer ventures this asser- ton: The Chinese in the thirteenth century had civilization far in ad- vance of anything known in the west ern world. and, without doubt. had Christianity been accepted by them at that time they would have advanced in civilization and a knowledge of the arts and sciences more rapidly than the European states that were still steeped in the darkness of the feudsI- ism and enshroaded in the supersti- tions of the middle ages"
 We may infer that the missionaries of to-day do not enjoy the royal nat ronsgs Kublsi was eager to grant. As we have sent more teachers and preachers there than any other nation. as large number of Ine1n now dssII there. 1t is certain the United States will be zealOus to assist in the protse- ton of foreign residents in China
 KATHERINE POPE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02
HEARD IN PASSING

The Iowa legislature has passed an anti-firecracker law. Such laws will always be unpopular. You may argue, public safety, preservation of life, danger to children" and whatever you please, but the human heart will not be satisfied. It wants firecrackers. The boy of to-day wants to have all the rights of his grandfathers.-Tor- rington Register. e.r
 Rhipelander Waldo, the young soci- ety man of New York who occupies the post of deputy police commissioner. is disappointing his enemies by show ing capacity for hard work in his new post. He arrives at the office at 9 a. m. and sticks to his desk until 5. Then he makes an evening tour of the city to familiarize himself with the actual workings of the department New Haven Register. f
 If the people of New York city raise $125O00 within the next four months with which to assist in the building of a S250,OO0 hospital for children suffering from tuberculosis,
 John b, Rockefeller will permit the use of his name in connection with
 the honor of founding it. He will give the other $125,0OO. Considering the fact that the amount of his condition al gift represents scarcely more than one days income, it would seem, if he is really solicitous for the welfare of the suffering little ones, that he might vary the routine of such affairs
 hr- l,i,,or rnocsuih1c tf, riyn him q the credit-Hartford Times. It appears that some of the street railroad companies of New York have been systematically tampefing with juries by maintaining under pay pro fessional jurors who assume aliases and so get upon jurles where suits for damages against the company are to be tried. By preventing a verdict against the company in cases where the claim for damages is a just one they often tire out the plaintiff who has good case, but cannot afford to continue it. This is one of the most shameful revelations of greed and dis honesty that has ever been made The men guilty of such crime can hardly lt pualSuCu Ivo lCls."DlluSSpolI Farmer.
 The Rev Herbert P. Bigelow of Gin cinnati, who is a constituent of Con- gressman Long worth, President Roosevelts son-in-law, and who i. in St Paul on featuring ,odr, said We'd nesday: Mir Longworth's marriage, Is the only thing of much importance he has accomplished since his election. Longworth never had any politlcaI standing except that which he secured from Cox. Longworth's political ex- istence is due to being subseryient Jp Cox. I don't know what truth there is in the published statement thar Longworrh and his bride may spend two years Oh honeymoon trip around 1 the world, but this I do know, that he will stand little show to continue in congress and political life. New Ha- |, ven Union.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-02

For years past the great powers have talked knowingly of the "break-up' in China, now they look uneasily to a break-out.
 Things are fomenting over there in that great empire of 4OO,OO0,OOOl souls, it looks as though at last a national feeling were uprising; taking the form of common hatred of the foreigner, dissatisfaction with the government in power, which has presumably favored the foreigner-or at least surrendered to him. That there exists wide- spread hatred of foreigner is un- doubted, and that this hatred is gath ering force which eventually is to re- suit in the violence of anarchy and wholesale slaughter the outside world very much fears. In this country we have shown realization of the coming storm by making arrangements for reenforcements in the Philippines, that in case of emergency aid may speedily be given American residents.
 At this time people are asking if again the artful dowager has a hand in the agitation. But 1t would seem, the artful dowager is now herself threatened, that her regime rests on