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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
PRESIDENT ASKS
 CHARITY FOR CHINA.
Issues Proclamation Calling Attention To the Awful Conditions in China and Asking Aid.

Washington, Dec. 24.---President Roosevelt today issued proclamation calling on the people of the United States to contribute funds for the re- lief of the millions of famine suf- fers in China who are on the verge of starvation. The president says that he will ask congress for authority to use government transport vessels to carry food. The proclamation follows: '"ro the People of the United States:
 "There is an appalling famine in China. Throughout the district cov- ering forty thousand square miles ana supporting population of 15,000,000 the crops have been destroyed by floods, and millions of people are on the verge of starvation; thousands of dwellings have been destroyed and their inmates are without homes. An urgent appeal has been made for the assistance of the United States.
 Our people have often, under sim liar conditions of distress in other countries, respond generously to such appeals. Amid our abounding pros perity and in this holiday season of good will to man, assuredly we would do our part to aid the unfortunate and relieve the distressed among the peo- pie of China, to whom we have been allied for so many years in friendship and kindness.
 II shall ask congress upon it's next day of session for authority to use our transport vessels to carry flour and other food to the famine-stricken re- zion.
 l recommend that contributions for for the purchase of food and medical relief be sent to the American Nation al Red Cross, which will take care Of the expenditure.
 Such contributions may be made either through the local Red Cross treasurers or through the Department of State Or may be sent directly to Mr. Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross treas urer, United States Treasury Depart ment Washington, D. C.
 "TheOdOre Roosevelt"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
CASTRO IS VERY ILL.
Operation Is Necessary, But He Is Too
 Weak To Stand It.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 24- Advices received here from Venezuela are to the effect that the health of President Castro, who is at Macuto is becoming more and more alarming An operation is deemed necessary, but the weakened state of the sick man does not permit of an attempt in this respect being made
 The sailing of Gen. Jose Manuel Hernandez is not confirmed, but rum ors of a serious revolutionary move ment in the western part of Venezuela Continue to be circulated.
 The press of the republic is abso- lutely mute On the subject and it is very difficult to obtain details.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
PAREDES LEAVES TO
 START REVOLUTION.
1 Patriotic Venezuelan Sails for Home
 With the Intention of Filling It Full of Smoke.

New York, Dec. 24-The Tribune says:
 Gen. Antonio Paredes, who has been for the last three months pre- pairing an insurrection against Presi- dent Castro of Venezuela, sailed yes terday from this city on the steamer Maraval for Trinidad.
 "It was only nine days ago that Gen. Paredes arrived here on the same yes sel from the Port of Spain to complete details of his projected rebellion. Be sides the 15,00O Mauser rifles and several million cartridges he obtain ed in New York and abroad on pre- vious visit north few months age Gen. Paredes has now a large stem yacht under charter This vessel was recently at Liverpool and has been re- named El Legalista She now is be- ing made ready to carry an expedi- tion to Venezuela from one of the West Indian islands.
 General Paredes' representatives said last night that all the details of the uprising had been thoroughly worked out and in a manner that prov ed satisfactory to Gen Paredes.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24

srike.. and tha lines to which Jhn strike olIer applies are Mor4an- l.o1is;aua and Texas. rhe lberia and Nemtf}ion the Louistanan and Wes.= a.1u the T.ol4s and NeN 0rleMs and ti,e Gdreaaoo Iuristaf4 and SaH
 }Heaio These lines extend from Now ortean5 to Fl r5so. with branches faaraiHa scyctaI import4n byp3ints a alo fa5 states HameI
 The tfgal l5s ..- 3eeo in incubation eye4 since tHe +9taerH PaeiiIe com paof, aeearaiiH- oo the fuemen, a5ro- gated ffs a5rcamonf with fhem several months 5go by si2niH9 aH= agreement with the 3fotherhood of Locomotive Engineers which terminated tl.e priv ilege of fhe dremen to regulate the seniority list of switch engineers and 10 represent engineer members of the .firemen.s brotherhood on grievance committees,
 A large per centage of firemen be- coming engineers maintain their membership and insurance in the fire mems organization instead of joining the engineers brotherhood, and this fact seems to be at the bottom of the present trouble, notwithstanding the specific declaration of the firemen that their grievance is against the company and not against the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. The full effect of the strike will not be apparent for another day or two and no annouicement of the intention of the company relative to filling the places of the me who have gone out
 has yet been made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
EDUCATION OF INDIANS.
Great Attention Is Given To Manual Training With Satisfactory Results.

Washington, De C. 24-The annual report of Miss Estelle Reel, superin- tendent of Indian schools, made pub lie today, indicates that manual train- ing is becoming a feature of education among the Indians, and with entirely satisfactory results. The superin- tendent has visited practically all of the Indian schools during the year and reports that more teachers are recognizing the special characteristics of the Indian, and consequently better methods of teach prevail.
 The teaching of cooking and home laundry work now occupies dormin- ant place in the regular course The beneficial results of educational work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
|Es|CNS POSITION
l, n P. STONE LEAVES THE EMPLOY. OF THE DAli4A
 GRAPHIC.
,u,ping Editor ol Paper Quits Af- fer Nearly Two le#rs' Service His; Future Plans.

N,. B. P. Stone, former nana9-
 e editor of the Daily Graphic, tell
 Sys his resignation with the paper,
 Hectiye immediately. Mr. Stone
 as been connected with the paper
 or nearly two wears, succeeding Mr.
 ernander May as managing editor.
 If has been known among his
 friends for nearly month past that
 Ir. Stone contemplated such a step.
 ut recent developments precipitat-
 Id the action, and his resignation becomes effective immediately. In discussing the matter he stated Mon- hay, in reply to a query:
 There is nothing to be said bbout the matter except that my Connection with the Graphic is sev- ered. My relations with the Messrs. Adams, proprietors, have been most Reasonably pleasant, in fact cordial tor the most part, and if my con- heetion with the paper has been severed I am sure it has not been |on account of any personal dis Agreements l think I can best sub [serye my own financial interests by [the severance of our relations, but |this remains to be seen. of course. II wish more particularly to express |my sincerest appreciation of the many personal fayors extended me |by Mr. George H. Adams, with |whom l have been associated so long land so intimately ill the past. He has never failed to respond to the call for any personal courtesy it has been in his power to grant. and it is not possible for me to express here just how far my appreciation of his kindness extends. My rela- |tions with MT. J. w. Adams, during the brief period We have been asso- |ciated since his return from El Paso. have been perfectly agreeable.
 Asked concerning his future plans, MT. Stone said they Were not
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
SALOON LICENSES.

Owing to the regular term of the January county court not convening until the first Monday in January, the county judge announces that he will pass on liquor licenses Satur- day, December 29, and on this date at D. m. will also hear petitions or protests against issuing licenses at any particular point.
 JAS. GOULD, County Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
Al. TAcHED \ SALOON t'tt-t5te@ >i.!NttU tisCN Tl.E P. .l ltsa$ttN AtQt 0& H&-s.-,;.,,:,
 DN EiiIfiB. tef#a#f *.t~ Taken to satisfy q l=.5a e:-;..,. I t,aa< Wholesale
 I..quoi. House.
frtftstsv @ft..lHp t-i.eN Tun P.
*e1.a4 ~@~ Taken fo satisfy Il
i.aiiiof House.

Officers u-j Saturday served a MIL of attachintut upon the retail liquor business of r. ], Francis on East Third aveme, to satisfy a claim Of the NJ. Cans wholesale liquor con- ceFn on Barraque street, for $96.
 Francis has been engaged i'll the liquor business for a long time. The extent of his liabilities is unknown, as is also the disposition to be made of the Third avenue business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
EARLY MORNING
 KILLING AT CAMDEN.
Gus Laoas of Bearden Was Shot and Killed by Thomas Pierce Of
 Millyille.

Camden, Dec. 24,-Gus Lucas of Bearden was killed by Thomas Pierce of Millyille in a dispute on the streets here between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning. The difficulty occurred on East Washington street immediately ill front of the Cotton Belt restaurant. Lucas wsa fired upon by Pierce at short range, and the ball entered his heart and he died instantly.
 An examination of Lucas clothing showed that he was unarmed. He bore the reputation of a quiet and peaceable young man.
 After the shooting Pierce left Cam den, vas was captured by Deputy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
tss1 selUt VT WANt13=,
 lOt'Ao WGaiAA ft4.a.e

EafHHai Fa.Z ZDEe@2 DuH a the most rcmarRabI. of man, =ol5z counters with eataHouHfs thm haF been reported this season was tfaf oi Miss Susie Bnlton, schoo5 teacher in the Conderspori pike dis ttict She Was on hei Wa4 to heF school d few days ago, walking oyer a lonely forest path, when she notie- ed q slight commotion in he boughs of hemlock which overhung the path. Halting and looking closely she perceived that the tree held two large catamOuntS, and that one of them was creeping out upon s bouah under which she would in another instant have passed.
 Dropping her lunch basket. the young woman ran back along the path until she met several of her pupils, who were accompanied by q hound. One of the larger boys with the dog went forward and sighted the catamounts busy with the teach CTS lunch basket The animals fled when the dog appeared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
s. P. FIREMEN ARE OK STRIKE.
Lines Extending From New Orleans To Fl PasO, With Several Im-
 p0rtant Branches Affected.

Houston, Tex, Dec. 24.-Pnsuant to an ultimatum issued yesterday by the authorized officers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, following a referendum vote of members of the brotherhood affected. a strike of locO- motive firemen went into effect this afternoon at , o'clock on the lines of the Southern Pacific company in Tex as and Louisiana.
 There are 400 men involved in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
PASSENGER TRAIN
 WRECKED: 9 DEAD Train Running at High Speed Struck Switch Engine
 at Enderlin, N. D.

Enderlin, N D., Dec 24-Loaded to it's full capacity with people going to their homes in the east to spend the Christmas holidays, the south bound train on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie crashed into a switch engine in the west end of the railroad yards at this place at 2:10 o'clock this morning.
 Eight meu were killed outright and one has since died of his injuries.
 Thirty-seven were seriously injured and it is likely that the death list will be added to.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
SPECIAL Gf!DfSTN.}S,
 B!NNi3fs .4T SJIIlNAN'S 1.aIi,

: o'clock ia 2::30. Price 2le. Turkey with cranberry sauce and oyster dressing. Roast pork With apple sauce. Cream potatoes Aspara@us on toast. Green peas. salmon salad Celery.
 Mixed Pickles. Assorted nuts and fruits. Cream pie. Assorted cake. Tables reserved for ladies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
AT THE CHURCHES.
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Christmas at Lutheran Church.


 The Evangelical Lutheran Trinity church, 1120 East Sixth avenue. A special Christmas service according to the Christmas story, Luke ?, has been arranged for the children of our Sunday school. The program abounds in musical numbers. The service will begin at 7:30 this evening Every body who takes interest in children and who does not at this time of the year is cordially invited to attend Tomorrow morning our Christmas service in German will take up at 10:45. At this service Holy Commun- ion will be celebrated. The confes- sional services will begin half an hour prior to the regular services, at l0:15.
 ", C. Schrader, Pastor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
UNI BIER 64.

Saellff Fpi0s oL Hau4Is4 .aau. t $ alttse,I he Wls aEta5 to 4aat. his as- cape H. wJ. HH78s ratH v r'tm- demand placed zt3e=e### +af0.
 The body c. l.sets MI T Heafden lae5 ufsaz 15I u5 a. B5fa Lucas and Pierce a91 :. f8- formation as to tao 0H5..a... Fa,es the dispto aIosa lds Inn . Ie8FHed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
FIRE ALRAA FRON
 EAST THIRD AVEyI'E,

Yesterday at 10 the fire depart ment was called out, to 11O3 East Third. A small boy had thrown a fire cracker on top of porch and caught the roof
 At 4:f3 the department was again called out, to Capt. Feeders on Four teenth and Cherry. A fiue was burn ing out.
 No damage was done in either case.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24

A nice pair of trousers make handsome Christmas gift. Come in and see if we have your friends measurements. If we have, you can arrange nice little surprise for him. Eisenkramer the Tailor, over Citizens bank, Second avenue, cor her Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24

fully developed, bur that he would doubtless remain in Pine Bluh. l. i~ probable hat he will engage iH q business enterprise ol his own, but this is not definitely determined as yet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
s. II. GDSNEY FOUND DEAD.
Pr0mient Man of Arcadia. Mo-. Died
 At Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, Dec. 24-S. H. Gosney, a prominent man of Arcadia. Mo-, who has been ill this city for the past two weeks and stopped at the residence of pr. R. c. Denver, was found dead in bed late yesterday afternoon. It is the opinion of the coroner that he must have expired early yesterday morning. Alarm was caused at his continued absence from his meals and search was instituted, which result ed in the finding of the corpse lying in bed. Papers found in Mr. Gros- ney's pocket show that he was a 32- degree Mason in good standing, and that he was also an Odd Fellow in good standing.
 An inquest was held over the body this afternoon, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was due to acute alcoholism.
 His son, who lives at Poplar Bluff, was notified of the death of MT. Cos ney, and arrived here this afternoon with his wife to accompany the body home for burial. MT. Gosney leaves a wife and son. It is probable a num- Der of the members of the local orders of Masons and Odd Fellows will ac- company the body to Arcadia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24
FOR SALE CHEAP.

One suite of Parlor Furniture: one Piano. Apply at 223 West Barraque street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24

MT. Hicks Stone, who is connect- ed with j. Sidney Nillere, is sepnd- ing the holidays with home folks at Fayetteville
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-24

Asked concerning his future plans, Mr. Stone said they Were not
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
5000 REWARD
HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR BILLY
AUGUSTUS SLAYER.
u Is Believed the Graves County
Suspect viii Soon BE Arrested.

Governor j. c. w. Becl0ham has
offered a reward of 5000 for the
capture of the alleged murderer Of
William w. Augustus. and renewed
efforts will be made by officers to aid
in the capture of Shumake, the
young man who is supposed to know
something about the case.
County Judge II. T. Lightfoot
wrote to Governor Beckham last
wek suggesting that the state Offer
a reward for the capture of the al
legged murderer. This morning he
received a reply authorizing the
Judge to announce that the state Of
fered a reward of 5000.
Detectives Moore and Baker with
Chief McNutt, of Mayfield, and other
Cfficers, worked hard for the allege,
murderer, but he gave them the slip.
He was supposed to be hiding near
Boaz, Graves county, and is now
thought to be in Mississippi Detee,
tive Moore, ii is understood, Is
now south seeking the young man
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
POLICE BOARD
Will Meet Tonight-Commissio
Sutherland Starts Home.

The board of fire commissioners
win meet tonight in regular session
but will have nothing to do but hear
reports from Chief of Police James
Collins and Chief of the Fire Depart
ment James Wood.
Mr.. r. r. Sutherland, a member
of the board who is now in Califor-
MIA. is said to have started from
Los Angeles yesterday and is due
back in Paducah in a few days. He
accompanied his daughter to the
West for her health and she will re-
main there until permanently cured.
Commissioner Sutherland was grant.
ed leave of absence from the rail-
road shops where he is employed,
End will resume his duties on ar
rival. He is said to be in excellen.
health and greatly improved by the
trip.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
OPERATOR Refuse Concessions.

Hazelton, Pa, March >12.--News
OF the operators refusal of the min
ers' demands was received in the an
tbracite fields with deep regret by
miners and business men. Hope
was expressed that the operators
would make concession which, how
ever slight, might be accepted.
While the opinion is expressed in
certain quarters that a strike is
certain. Others well informed claim
that the miners in this district will
vote to accept the operators offer
that present conditions prevail three
years longer.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12

Washington, d. c., March 12.-ln
an opinion by Justice Harlan, the
supreme court of the United States
this afternoon remanded the noted
Caleb Powers case to the Kentucky
courts for trial. The opinion is unan-
imous. and the court says that the
case is not removable to the federal
court.
The decision had been looked for
ward to with great interest for sew
eral weeks, and was expected two or
three weeks ago. In many quarters
the opinion is no surprise. many of
Powers warmest friends doubling
the success OF the effort to get the
case out of the state courts.
Powers completed his sixth year in
jail last Saturday. and has had three
trials in the Kentucky courts. being
twice given a life sentence, and once
being sentenced 10 death. Each time
the court OF appeals reversed the
case.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
May BE Changes at Prison.

Frankfort. KY. March Zap
pellate Clerk Chinn administered
the oath of office to Prison Commits
siOners II. S. McCutchen and Ell II.
Brown. who were elected at the
present assembly session for a term
OF four years. The commissioners
held a brief meeting. adjourning to
meet again on Tuesday, April s,
next. At that time number o.
changes among officials and en-
ployes OF the two state prisons are
expected to be announced II is be-
lieved that Warden L. I. Lillard. OF
the main prison here, and Warden
Henry Hagerman. of the Eddyyille
branch prison, will be reelected to
those Offices at the April meeting.
The most important amendment
made by the senate TO the revenue
and taxation bill was the adoption
late Saturday night OF an amend
ment offered by Senator Johnson re-
ducing the tax on corporations from
forty to thirty cents on $1,000.
Senator Charltoa's amendment to
reduce the tax on trading stamp
companies from $500 to $40 was
adopted.
Senator Cox's amendment to re-
duce license on wholesale cigarettes
from 500 to $25 was adopted.
Wards amendment. reducing the
license on druggists who sell liquor
In less than quarts from $3.50 to
800 was adopted. Despite the ef-
forts of whisky interests. the license
on retail saloons was left at s225.
This is the amendment that caused
the greatest discussions in the house.
The license on agents who loan
money at high rates on salaries and
furniture was raised to 5000.
The license for retailing patent
medicines was made 800 for the
state instead OF for each county.
The license on retailers of oleo-
margarine was increased from s.
to $50.
An effort to strike out the license
on real estate agents was lost.
A deluge of amendments were Of
fered when the provision was reach
ed taxing blended whisky one and
one-half cents q gallon. Peter Lee
Atherton was on the floor to kill the
provision. The Phelps amendment
10 substitute one cent was offered.
harbeson offered an amendment i'm
posing graded bslk license rang
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
Not Able to Finish His Work
without Aid.
Talk of Making the Tax Rate $1.63
Instead of $1.00--Not Much
Time Left Now.
THE BOARDS MUST HUSTLE.

1t is likely City Clerk Henry Bal
ley will be given an assistant for
cut the city tax bills. He has been
delayed in getting at the work by
the councils delay in passing the
TAX rate ordinance, and will need as
distance to get the bills out in time.
The tax rate ordinance is in the
course of passage now. but 1t is not
what was wanted by a majority OF
the boards. II is for a levy of S1.G0
and the boards want s1.65. Two
ordinances were in the hands of the
ordinance committee at the council
meeting last week, and the wrong
enc was brought in for passage. 1,
IS said, and now it will have to be
amended, which will require several
extra sessions to get 1t through.
Some members are afraid Padu-
cab will have s1.S5 rate again
this year on account of the tanglc
the ordinance has gotten in. and
base their claims on the assertion
that the tax rate has to be fixed in
March or the old rate holds, and as
there is not time enough to rush the
bill through this month, the old
rate would stand unless the mayor
calls several special sessions which
they are not certain he will do. 9th
ers claim, however. that this is not
the law.
1t would bt- amusing. however. to
some people IL s1.s5 rate was sad
died on the taxpayers again this
,ear. One thing is certain, there
would be a comfortable sum in the
treasury at the end of the year, for
tais council has made a sweeping
reduction in the expenses OF the city
,or the year.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-12
List of Dead Between 200 and
1900 Miners.
Soldiers on Guard and Many of the
Bodies Taken Out Cannot BE
Identified.
NO HOPE OF RESCUING ANY.

Paris, March 12.-The latest re-
ports from Courrieres as to the ap-
proximate number of casualties in
the greet mine disaster Saturday,
give the figures at between 1,2OO
and 1900. 1t is probable the exact
number lost will never be known,
owing to the fact that many bodies
were probably destroyed by the fire
which ragged throughout the mine.
There is little hope of getting out
any miners alive or even discover
ing the bodies. The public build
ings and most houses in town are
draped in black.
The whole region stands appalled,
at the terrible tragedy which has
brought sorrow to hundreds of fam
lies. The vast mortuary camp Is
under military guard, four hundred
soldiers having arrived to assist in
holding in check the crowds of dis
:racted mourners. For a time hope
had been held out to the people that
tappings on pipes by imprisoned
men had been heard, but this hope
vanished and the people demanded
admission to see the bodies and even
threatened to break through the cor
don of troops who had the greatest
difficulty in keeping the crowds
from the pit.
The chamber of deputies will be
asked to vote 100000 for the re-
lief of the sufferers.
Rescue parties are continually de-
scending.
Many acts of heroism are record
cd.
Not on-half of the dead have beer
identified.