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MOUNTED SOLDIERS OF CTBA'S ARMY. cording to the story told by one of Funstons army comrades, the present brigadier general saw his fellow war riors for Cuba fibre deliberately Vlo- late the white flag and butcher a Spanish officer and forty y=siX men. It was at the close of the battle that a white tia@ was raised over one of the Spanish blocIhouses, and the officer in charge left il To barley with the Gu bans. The Cuban commanding the in sur@euts operating against the block house went forward to meet the Span iaru. having q negro suhaltern with him. The Spaniard was alone. When the two officers met the Cuban gave a sign. and the negro chopped the span iard to pieces with his machete. The garrison surrendered, and the entire force of forty six men was chopped down with macheteS. This incident is said to haYe disgusted Funston so much that he forthwith quit the Gu bans and by the aid of Consul General F'itz-IIugh Lee returned to the United States.
 Horses are very important factor In fighting like that which has been going on in cuba. The insurgents seZ- cd all tue horses they could get at the outbreak of the rebellion, thus crip bling agriculture and industry, and the government bought many horses from the United States and other countries with which to equip the rural guard and the volunteer soldiers. The Gu bans are generally good riders and take to the kind of fighting in which horses are used.
 The American commissioners have praised the work of Alfredo ZayaS, president of the Liberal party, who as sisted them in every possible way in their efforts to bring the warning fac tions ill Cuba to an agreement. l)r. Zayas has been president of the Cuban senate. Before the arrival in the is land of MesSrs Taft and Bacon there was talk among the inSurrectonsts and their sympathizers of the organi- zation of an insurrectionary govern ment. Senor Zayas was spoken of as the head of such a government
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York, has never held public office and is not a politician ill the ordinary ScDse of the word. He was offered the Re publican nomination for mayor of New York in l3OI. but refused it. He was known only as T brilliant lawyer until the now famous life insurance invest. gation of l3o, pushed him to the front as figure ul national interest He had previously attained reputation ,s counsel for tl!c committee of the New York legislature which examined the eighty cent g;ls question: but his con duct of the investigation of life inSul ance methods during the sessions of the Armstrong committee last year marked him out as a man of e&traor dinary ability and independence. X story Is told to the effect that at one stage of the committees proceedings some of the members were afraid to go ahead on aeeouut of the revelations as to political matters anticipated,
 "Ncry well, gentlemen said Mr Hughes in effect: you may % ahead as you wish 1 will withdraw at this pOlnt all tApltll to lllt newspapers the reaSonS for mN withdrawal
 At it's next sitting the committee pro ceeded to "heN straight to the line
 MT Hughes is the son of a Baptist minister. was born at GlennS Falls Y. T., in 1862 and graduated in 1SS1 from Brown university He was mar ried in 1888 to Miss Antoinette Carter and now has a son at Brown univer slty.
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The old Plane Tree of Cos.

Tn the island of Cos, ia tAe .Egian sea, ther" stands, jcalousjy guarded, huge plane trco measuring nearl. ght- cen yards in circumference. It is sur rounded hy Il podium, or raisA plat form breast high, doubtless bA to support the trunk of the tree afN 1t had bceone hollow and weak from h,a2. The lower branches arc still weiS pfe- served aHd have been shored up> by pieces of antique columns, over the uI'- per ends of which the branches have grown like caps in consequence of the pressure of their own weight. Close ny the tl1e k I solid marble seat. which !s said Ga the chair of Hippocrates, the father ot I5eflieine. and it is supposed that he taught the art Of healing from that seat He was born at Cos 4Go B. C. This gives a clew to the age of the celebrated plane tree, which must be considerably more than 2,00o years old.
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pal Ownership league ill l!o1, and his supporters elailued thai he WIS elect ed and W.es aerrjvcd oI the odire by unfair ne4us Nit Hearst WIS mar. ried in 19o% to Miss NJ llireHt Wilson.
 Charles Evans Hughes the Republic. an candidate for governor of New
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28
Golf or Croquet.

It was q tWosome. The player who drove off first had bandy legs. The see ond in driving off did not notice that his opponent had got ill front of him and the ball ran through between the opponents legs. Turning around ill anger the bandy legged one said, "IIcre, nun, that's no golf" .,Weel." said tue other, If it's not golf it's croquet. - Scottish Referee
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28

ArrprDo zAY4s. cd between the sol
 dicrS of the opposing sides Many of the warriors Ill Pal mas army joined the loyal forces be cause of the good pay offered .3o day. Many of the rebels took to the woods because they liked adventure and preferred d life of ease, with Just enough fighting 10 break the monotony, to an existence in which the prineipal factor was honest toll. Under these circumstances the Cuban regulars anu the rebel bands have not always been as eager to meet In mortal combat aS would be expected fin war where the opposing forces cherished toward each other feelings of bitter animOslty On several occasions 1t has been noted by obseryant correspondents that govern ment officers sent out to look Tor lnsur, gent bands were very stupid about dts- covering them. and. on the other hand. the insurgents from tune to time had opportunities to capture uetachlhehtS of government soldiers, but neglected to seize them.
 Since the landing of Messrs- Taft and Bacon iu Cuba many stories oi outrages by insurgents and of lack Of discipline in the camps of the rebels have come to light. In their levles up, on plantations the rebel bands are sald to have maltreated many peaceaole ih- habitants in addition to taking iheiF animals and farm products for filling the stomachS of the hungry warriors against the government. The instances of violation of the code of clVlllzeu warfare recall the story of how Briga- dier General Fred Funston, who was recently ordered to join Secretary 1ait in Cuba. came to leave the tubans when he was lighting with them against the SpanardS ill ls9f. .Nt the fight at Las Tunas he commanded a battery of artillery which included a dynamite gun. The engagement ended in the defeat of the Spaniards. Ac-
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and the Independence league conven= ton i'll New York city. does not bear out the idea that a rich mans son is of no account He is the son of the late George r. Hearst and of Phoebe A. Hearst and was born in San Francisco
 ill 1863 His father was bonanza
 king who became q United States sena-
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4 COntinSency.

.IIaVen't I right to do as like with my money" impaired the multi nl;'',,ion;,re
 "lou have" answered the sardonic person, "jf your lawyer is smart enough to draw up Il will that can't be contested - -Wasliu@ton Star.
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AsI, and Learn.

A Persian philosopher. being asked by what method he had acquired so much knowledge, answered, By not being prevented by shame from asking questions when I am ignorant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28
An Inch or So Below.

Its funny" began the long windel bore, but nobody ever seems glad to see me-
 Well. and have you never found out "No. can't discover it.
 That's strange. because it's right under your very nose. Philadelphia Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.- Publlus Syrus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28
Well Supplied.

Singlctou-I suppose your wife has d lot of will power. Wedderly-Ies, but she has lot more won't power. Chi cago News
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Hearst
 AND Hughes

T;ir. curcer of William Randolph
 Hearst, nominee for governor of New York of both the Dem
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-28
TheCuban
 Rebels How TheyFousht--T he Rural Guard.
 Work of Alfredo Zayas
.HE investigation

.HE investigation ! of the difficult
 ties ill C Il b Il conducted by the American peace com misSioners to that is- land has rev led phases of the hoStili- ties in the Pearl of the Antilles that in some respects re>em ble Il comic opera war. It has been noted by visitors to the camps of the eon- tending armies that little bitterness exist cd between the sol
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01
mentor when he went to New York

mentor when he went to New York
on matters social.
Martha Z. Lewis was the daughter
of a boat caulker employed by Mr.
Brown. When only a child IN snort
dresses the millionaire had taken 10
her because she reminded him OF MS
dead daughter when she was a TN?
girl. When she grew older ne MADE
her his almoner in his many charities
and when she was out of her teens
he had her made secretary of the sun
dav school which he had endowed.
Gifts were showered upon her just
as the were upon Miss Grace brown
For awhile things went along smooth
" enough on the surface, but MIS-
Brown gradually discovered that she
was being undermined. Miss Lewis
finally got control of the establish
ment and ran it with an iron hand
Family Makes Objections.
The other Browns-brOthers, couS
ms and nephews-didn't like this al
all. They demanded that Miss Lewis
be at least sent to live elsewhere anC
that Mrs. Grace Brown be brought
back from Kentucky, where she hac
gone. to give tone to the household.
mot for minute" retorted the ole
man. Grace has chosen to live ava!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01
DISPOSITION Of Estate of Samuel S. Brown, PttSburs
Magnate, Reveals Scandal.
lift MUCH MONEY TO HIS LATEST PET
Girl al the suppIanted Wife OF Dead Son in The Old
Mans Afte ctions Will Was Made as He
lay His Death Bed.
PittSburg, Pa.

PittSburg, "a
William Brown, Princeton, KY: ,.
Wait !,o,, am coming Gown 8 y B ER6' Ny
For an answer this came back:
Can't wait. " ILL.,
And this was the reply:
All right. Go ahead. God bless you
both. Bring her home. tAliEh.
But it was not SO fated. VIII
Brown, undisputed heir to the larger
share of his fathers millions, did not
bring his bride home. She brought
him home-in a coffin. Almost the
next day he fell i'll and was dead
within week. The bride-wldoW, al
most i'll with her grief, met her IA
ther-in-law and went straight to his
! heart.
You must stay here with us, my
dear" said the millionaire, "and be
nv daughter, too. | know Will would
have wished it So
Old Mans Daughter Dead.
So the girl stayed along with the
old man, and year after year made
herself better loved by him. Then
came another blow-his only living
child, his daughter Nellie, died in
Italy.
Il am afraid my poor old heart will
break" said the old man, bowed un
der this added weight Of woe.
There was no one to turn to save his
daughter-in-law now. He called her tt
him one day soon after the funeral
9 and said;
, Stay here with me, for | am lef
!. alone. Be the head of my household
g and when | die you will be the sam
/, in my will as if you were my ow
d daughter. And why not? Are 20
# not the wife of my dead son, my onl
d boy?"
But the girl did not need this prom
e Use. She loved the old man as tn
e. father of her boy husband. Her 81
a ter came to live with them and ST
" took her place at the head OF TT
" Brown household. The servants wei
s instructed to obey her in everythin
as and wherever she went she was l
N PRODUCED by the millionaire as IN
daughter Grace, my sons widow, De-
70 to me as my own
Of Everywhere it was understood tn
IN the young widow was to be his he
an ess. Folks were told that Mr.. brown
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01

"Better an old mans darling than
q Young mans slave" runs the ola
song.
Probably Martha E. Lewis will con-
cur, but Mrs. Grace McGoodwln
Brown. daughter-in-law of the late
Samuel S. Brown, Smoky City mag
nate and multi-milliOnaire, can hard
ly be expected to.
Idolized and petted by her father
in.law for Is years, taught to con-
slider herself his heiress, and intro
duced everywhere as his daughter. she
finds herself left paltry $3O,OOO,
while her supplanter, Martha Il.
Lewis. has been given a sum exceed
ing $25O,OOO.
And a contest in the courts when
will enrich lawyers and furnish sen5a'
lions to satisfy the most scandal
hungry dame is promised.
For Mrs. Brown and all the rela'
tives of the dead millionaire assert
that his latest will, executed on his
death bed, was made under unuut
Influence and is unjust and unfair.
Worth Over S2o,Ooo,ooo.
Samuel S. Brown died last Deem
her, He left an estate scattered al
the way between Pittsburg, New lorl
and New Orleans which is conserVa
lively estimated at $20,O0O,OOO. II
also left a will which is the bone o
contention.
Mrs. Brown, young widow of tn
dead magnate's only son, had bee
told that she was to be his benz
ficiary. A goodly portion OF tn
estate was to have been hers. le
when the will was read, she foun
herself cut off with paltry batch
brewery bonds, and these to go Shout
she remarry.
But Miss Lewis, bitter enemy OF II
millionaire's daughter-in-laW, ben
flied to the extent of a quarter OF
million and more. She had alreaC
summarized the beautiful kentucl
belle as the head of the old man
household before his death. That W
the last straw; then came the OPP
breach.
It is a strange story-how these tN
Young women came into the lie
the millionaire. There were S
and a daughter whom the old N
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01

Gently purchased from Heren BROS
& Co."
Tenth.-"I also give and bequeath to
Miss Martha Z. Lewis aforesaid. hrst
mortgage bonds of the PittSburg Brew
ing company to the aggregate par value
of $4,000, which | direct shall be ue-
lvered to her by my executors WltlIn
80 DAYS after my death: ana II lot any
reason the said bonds are not aelVeteu
within the period aforesaid, ! direct my
executors TO pay to her on the tirst day
of the month following my death me
sum of Sl25 and a like sum monthly
thereafter until said bonds are dellV-
cred to her"
The library from which Miss Lewis
was empowered by the will to select
one-half of the books is worth S5O,Ooo,
and one Of the most complete libraries
in the city. The Astoria racing plate,
which also went to Miss Lewis, was
of gold, valued at $4,000. 1t was
won by Sue Smith.
Received Many Presents.
By the will Miss Lewis got in all
100000. This was only a small por
ton of her benefits. When she was
23-her last birthday-Mr. Browr
handed the delighted girl S2O,Ooo II
new bills. Only a few months before
he had given her a beautiful big house
on Greenfield avenue, worth $2O,oOo
This is where the bride will live WheI
she returns from her honeymoon. Sh
got $4,000 worth of diamonds, toe
and in all $125,OOO in cash, say Mrs
Browns friends, before the old man
: death.
The Browns have taken the daugf
2 ter-in-law to their hearts. She
: again mistress of the old Brown mar
sion. there to stay as long as sh
0 pleases. w. Harry Brown, the brotl
s er, even weather. than S. S. Brow
: who inherits the bulk of the estat
is understood to be against Mis-
s Lewis claim.
e There was a tragic scene when II
u will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth WI
e lard. sister of the dead man, kne
y nothing of it. When she heard
gave the young widow but $4,000
d beer bonds she burst out weeping al
y ran from the room crying: "Oh, Sal
IS uel, how could you have done tn
IS thing"
n A strange feature of this strang ca
Is that the millionaire provided D.
ter for the young widow after h
, death than during her life. A mic
", by his direction has been reserved
~ her in the rich marble mausoleum 0
- at the cemetery. There she will n
% with the others of the family's dead
ar And whether an old mans tlci
Cd fancy changed at the last or deslt
ing girl succeeded in a plot to sect
+, wealth at the expense of reputati
or and standing in society, is the gu
no ton.
re- Probably it will be answered in
IS, courts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01
idolized. When they grew up moth
ing was too good for them.
Inception of Romance.

Fifteen years ago William Brown,
the millionaire's only son. was sent
to Kentucky to Superintend the build
ing of a railroad in which his father
was interested. There he met blue
grass belle-beautiful Grace Mcleod
win, barely turned Is.
The boys head was turned. 1t was
plainly love at first sight. There was
an ardent courtship, and the youthful
sutton won. That day there came tC
the old man in Pittsburg this dis
patch;
Princeton, KY
S. S. Brown. Pittsburg. Pa:
| am going to be married to the dearest
girl in the world. WILL.
Y That same day this wire went bacl
to Kentucky:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01
| favor.
Martha Lewis Appears.

Mrs. Browns sister married ana
she went back to Kentucky with her
for a visit. That was the beginning
Of the end. When she returned she
found that Miss Lewis had been asked
to live at the Browns.
Grace" said the old millionaire, by
way of making clear how things Stood
lust take Marty and buy her some
things, and show her how to wear
them"
Marty" was what Mr.. Brown elect
ed TO call the pretty girl he had in
stalled as his protege in the big house
Young Mrs. Brown baked some, bu'
she did as she was told. But she
refused to introduce the girl to hel
friends, and she still was Mr.. Brown!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01

had long been in love. In fact, they
loved each other before he was taken
ILL.,
Here were the provisions Of the will
concerning the young women in the
case:
Beuuests to Martha Lewis.
Socnud.-''l give and bequolth 10 the
Union Trust company Of PIttSburE iISt
mortgage bonds of the PittSOur2 Brew
in- company 10 the aggregate Nalu" nt
s., MN. in trust nevertheless, 10 pay the
ne. interest and income therclrom To
my daughter-in-law Grace NJ. Brown
fOt and during the term OF her natural
ltt, if she 50 long remain widow anu
from and after her marriage or death,
in further trust to divide or distribute
the PRINCIPAL of said trust fund to the
persons hereinafter provided for IN the
| case of my reSiduary estate, and | au-
| thOrize and empower said trustee, To
| sell said bonds, and to reinvest the pro-
ceedS Of sale at its discretion
In striking contrast with this are
the clauses in which Miss Lewis bene
fits in the following sections Of tho
same will:
| Ninth-"I give and bequeath to Miss
Martha f. Lewis. of the city of Pitts
burg One-half of the residue of my
library wherever the same may be SIT
uate at the appraised value thereof
she to have the right to select books Il
the amount of One-half. l also CIV,
and beuueath to the said Martha +
| Lewis my Astoria States Racing troph,
| and the box of silverware which l re
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-06-01

from me and | will not trouble her,
Apparently, however, the aged MIL
lionaire was still fond of his SON
widow. She spent part of the sea-
son with Mr.. Brown last year and as
the Christmas holidays were approach
ing she received hurried call to come
to the old mans bedside.
He was dying.
The Young widow caught the first
train. But as she sped through the
darkness another will was being made
in Pittsburg in the old Brown man
sion. With few strokes of the pen
all she had believed was to be hers
was blotted out. But no one told her
this when she reached Pittsburg the
next morning.
Young Mrs. Brown was received
with open arms. Twenty days later
Samuel S. Brown died. During those
% DAYS the deathbed will did not
come to light. Mrs. Browns friends
say that it was purposely hidden SO
that she would know nothing about II
until il should be too late. The mil
lionaire died, surrounded by his fam
ilv while Mrs. Brown knelt at the
bedside.
Will Kept Secret.
Never were greater efforts made u
keep a will from becoming public. l
was filed secretly. The authoritle
were ordered to keep it secret ant
meeklv complied The family lawye
furnished an extract to the newspa
ners, but all reference to either of tn
Young women in the case was careful
ly eliminated.
"That's all we care to give out t
the NEWSPAPERS" was the lawyer
curt reioinder when pressed for an e.
PLANTATION.
But the New York Sunday World
correspondent in Pittsburg mad
things so interesting for all concerne
that finally the entire contents OF TT
will were made public as provided {
er law.
Then the storm broke. The feU
became public property. Prompt
there came demand from the office
Id of the Mary Brown church that MI
er LOWS resign her position in the su
lg day school.
he
Cd Forced to Leave Sunday School,
The church had Mr.. Browns 81
bv 600. They cared no longer. They HI
ID bowed to his will in life, and tn
no had installed his protege to a pc
ar tion of distinction in church affai
Now they would have no more OF n
ct. At a public hearing she was ask
in. to resign, and she did.
Sc. Then she announced that she
,ut tended marrying and that was
The ostensible reason for retiring. )
Ter and William Arthur Porter, a ra
MS track employe of old man Brown
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-08-25
TO END hosTiLITiEs.
Jubans Hope United States Will Use
Her Good Offices.

Her Good OFFICES.
Havana, Aug 25.-In this hour Of
the governments uncertainty many
eyes are turned instinctively to the
United States with the hope that the
good Offices OF her big neighbor may.
through suggestion or influence, be
used TO restore tranquility In the re-
public. The part that the United
States played in bringing about an
end of hostilities In the Far East and
more recently In the happy termina-
tion OF the squabble between Guate-
mala and San Salvador has made a
lasting impression upon the Cuban
mind.
The large American commercial In
terests in the island are expected to
exert a strong moral force In support
Of law and order.
Meantime confusion exists as to
where the lines may be drawn be-
tween the friends of the government
and the malcontents. The most seri-
GUS phase Of the situation Is the at
tempt of the disturbers to make the
revolt party affair. They claim to
represent the sentiment of the Liberal
party, which In turn maintains that 1t
numbers a majority of the Cuban peo-
pie. II these contentious are substan-
tiated the affair will assume graver
aspect. In this connection the admit
ted lukewarmness of the rank and file
toward the government Is significant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1906-08-25
MARCHING ON GUANEs.
lnsuroent Leader Intends TO Occupy
Another Town.

J0Sur0ent Leader Intenoe 70 occupy
Another Town.
Havana, Aug. 25.-Pino Guerra,
with most of his command, left San
Juan de Martinez during the morning
with the object Of occupying Guanes.
situated on the extension of the West
ern railway, which is not yet In op-
Grafton.
The traffic manager of the Western
railway reports that trains are run
ming and the telegraph line operating
to San Juan de Martinez without any
interruption anywhere.
Pine Guerra. the insurgent leader,
says his policy Is to occupy towns as
peacefully as possible. to continue the
local authorities In Office at present
and change the officials gradually and
compel the government to annul the
last elections and hold new ones.
Guerra declared previous to his de-
parture from San Juan de Martinez
that after occupying Guanes and get
ting accessions from the people in the
lower part Of the Vuelta Abajo dis
trict he would return and surround
and capture Pinar del Rio without the
shadow of doubt.