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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
FIRE AT ENGLAND

England, March 21-A fire which started about 1 o'clock this after noon, destroyed five houses and caused a loss of nearly $15.000, which is only partially covered by insurance.
 It originated in a two-story dwelling, belonging to w. J. Locke and occupied by Reid Cursor. A heavy wind was blowing and the fire spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. A two-story residence. also owned by MT. Locke and oc- cupied by J. T. Lewis, of thefirm of Lewis 6; Fore, caught fire and was destroyed. The next to catch fire was large two-story dwelling, owned and occupied by R. E. l.. Eagle. In spite of the hard work of the volunteers the flames crossed an alleyway and burned a two-story dwelling, owned by E. N.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
0TT0N BELT GETS MAXWELL IF KATY"
Assistant General Manager of the M K and T. Road Named to Succeed w. E. Green-Was Messan ger Boy in the Service and With "Katv" Since 1885

J. w. Maxwell, assistant general manager of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, with offices at the systems S headquarters in St. Louis, yesterday accepted a proposition from Vice President and General Manager F. H. Britton of the St. Louis Southwest ern. MT. Maxwell will on April 1 succeed w. E. Green on the Gould line, MT. Green having resigned to take charge of the Trinity and Brazos Valley.
 MT. Maxwell will be first vice pres ident and general superintendent of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, and general super intendent of the Cotton Belts lines in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. His headquarters will be at Tyler,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
Will Somebody Please 'nand
 Lemon" 10 Pine Bluff Nous seWives

the single one. Another housewife declares that she put her phone out of commission ringing stores and making inquiries as to whether or not they had any lemons on sale. None of them had. "We are just ont was the answer in each instance. Why. it was impossible to even look sour yesterday" said another young woman. who had never gone through such trying ordeal before. "The man behind the counter made such neat apol- ogies at his inability to supply me with lemons that I could not get angry at him, though I tried. lie promised to have some in today. That was little encouragement, anyway"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
LUMBER MILLS AFIRE
Mammoth Plant of Bluff City Lumber Company Being Eaten by Flames Water Plant Burning-Planne Mills and Power House Destroyed-Heavy Loss.

The mammoth lumber plant of the Bluff City Lumber Company in the Western suburbs caught fire this af ternoon at 1:40 o'clock and aided by strong wind, spread so rapidly that the flames at the time of going to press are beyond control. The City Fire Department and lumber compa- ny's department are fighting the flames determinedly and although they are doing effective work it looks as if the entire property of the company will be destroyed.
 The origin of the fire canot be as- certained. yHigh piles of lumber in Eere first discovered ablaze and before As 2 fire h departments got to work they spread with lightning like rapidity to surrounding buildings and lumber.
 The water plant On the site, which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

Many housewives in Pine Bluff would have been glad to have been handed lemon'' yesterday, but there were none in the city, it is said. to hand around. Owing to the failure of several shipments of lemons from various markets to local wholesalers to arrive here on time, the city found itself suffer ing from a lemon famine yesterday and lemonades and lemon pies were temporarily things not to be gotten for love or money.
 One housewife said she found one little lonesome lemon at corner grocery and that she was so anxious to get 1t to give it a squeeze that she paid 5 cents for
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[. ]. BEDDING GONE ID CH|CACO
Will Represent the Bremen at the Conference Between Railroad Officials and Employees Poll the Vote Taken Over the Country Strike on Forty-Tw Lines Will Result if No Agreement Is Reached

E. J. Bedding of Aetna Lodge, Bro therhood of Locomotive Bremen, this city, and one of the general represen- tatives of that order, has gone 10 Chicago, where he will assist in poll ing the vote taken by trainmen and conductors employed on Western, Northwestern and Southwestern lines on the question of strike. It is thought that the ballots will be count ed by next Tuesday, when a confer ence between general managers of the lines and representatives of the employees will follow. If the verdict of the trainmen is that the original demand shall be adhered to, one of the biggest strikes in railway history is threatened.
 The balloting on the strike ques- tion followed an unsuccessful confer ence between representatives, of the brotherhoods involved and general managers of Western lines at Chica- go. Both sides were apparently anx- ious to reach an agl cement, and dur ing the negotiations several conces- sions were made. The officials termi- mated the conference by informing the committee that not another point would be yielded. The answer of the committee representing the trainmen was that the employees did not intend to recede further from their original
 demands. The committeeman left Chicago after this ultimatum and a secret ballot of the various lodges has been taken since.
 Should the strike be called it would mean a virtual tie-up of all traffic west of Chicago. Forty-two lines would practically cease operations and 50,000 men would be thrown out
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
THROW OUT AGENT:
 ROB EXPRESS CAR.
Messenger on I & G. N. Knocked in the Head by Thieves, Who Loot
 Safe While Train Runs.

Palestine, Tex, March 21.-As train No. AZ, International and Great Northern, north bound, was leaving Elkhart, 12 miles below here, tonight. Express Messenger Winsley Womack of the Pacific Express company was knocked in the head and thrown from the car
 He was not missed from the train until Palestine was reached and lit tie later telephone message was re- ceived from him at Elkhart stating that he had been set upon and as saulted by robbers.
 The safe in the car was open when the train reached Palestine. The sher- if and a posse is leaving Palestine on special train for the scene of the robbery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

Texas
 The new general superintendent. Of the St. Louis Southwestern belongs to that class of railroad operatives who have advanced by hard work and stern experience. He entered the rail- road service in 1866 as messenger, and since then has been, consecutive ly, train dispatcher, division super intendent, superintendent, general superintendent and assistant general manager.
 Mir. Maxwell has been with tue Missouri, Kansas and Texas since 1885, filling the several positions be- tween trainmaster and assistant gen. eral manager. It is understood that he received most fattering offer from the St. Louis Southwestern.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
RHODES.HAYERTY FURN. co.

It is quite hard to make sales with a broken stock, as We could not fit out room. so in order to make our present stock move, we were forced to buy few more goods with which to fill out, therefore, We have bought two or three cars of nice new, up-to- date goods to fill in with, which makes our stock very complete. They will arrive in two or three days, and these goods will be sold cheap, with scarce ly any profit, as we are not expecting to make any money Our object is to get our stock down to $3,000 or $4,000 of strictly staple goods, then it will be easy to lump it to some one.
 Our 9x12 rugs have just arrived. and we have big stock and fine as sortment, and they go on sale at the same low prices as we have been closing out under; that is, $17.50 for the 9x12 Administers, $16.5O for 9x12 velvets, 9x12 genuine wilton rugs, $23.50 and Brussels at $11 and $13.50. We have a nice line of medium priced portiers just received. All goods are marked in plain figures.
 We will also extend few months credit to those who want it, as we expect to be here several months, un- til we can get building at our new location
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

Bixby and occupied by Mrs. E. s. Davis, and cottage owned and oc- cupied by MT. Bixby. The force of the flames was spent after the destruction of M. Bixby's home. Much of the furniture was saved from the houses, but all the houses. barns and outhouses were con- pletely destroyed.
 The losses are about as follows:
 R. E. L. Eagle, $5,VVO, with $2,50O insurance.
 w. J. Locke $4,0O0, with $1,5OO insurance.
 E. N. Bixby, $4,50O with $1,5OO insurance.
 Mrs. E. S. Davis, $500; no insur- ancs
 The origin of the fire is un- known. It started in the attic of MT. Curson's home and had made considerable headway when dis covered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
A STAT EmEnT
BY MIR. D. LEE, SECY. & MGR.

am asked several times a day, When are you going out of busi ess?" .When are you going to ave?" Ave thought you all were go- Pg to close up January 1st,' etc. etc. In order that the public may un- erstand our aims, etc., wish to state nat it is a positive fact that we are ping out of the furniture business in ine Bluff. At the time we started UT sale, we fully hoped to get things ound up by March 1st, but it is not easy matter to sell out $50,O00 orth of goods, to the last stick, in 'Qr months; still we hardly expected
 do this. We intended to get the tock down to $6,0O0 or $S,0OO and yen sell it in lump or ship it. 1owever, as we could not lump it, Ast month I made a trip to few aues, in which we expected to open Nore, looking for a location, and If could have found a vacant store, we oald have shipped our present stock, could not get house for few snths, so there was nothing to do to come back and dispose of this
 ck. AS we had sold our building, vuVe possession March 1st, we were s1elled to move, aud you will find
 9eW located in the new "immOns 1ng on Sixth and Main.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
Assistant Fire Chief King Hurt;
 Aged Woman Rescued al Fire

Assistant Fire Chief Frank T. King was seriously injured while fighting fire at the boarding house of Mrs. A. D. Watson, .!o 4O2 West Fourth avenue this morning between 10 and II o'clock and Mrs. Watson was forced to carry her in- valid mother, 72 years old, from the burning residence in an in- valid's chair. The building was partially destroyed by fire and the household goods and personal ef- fleets of the roomers there. badly damaged by water.
 The fire, the origin of which seems to be a mystery, was dis covered by crew of railroad la borers, who were passing the house on hand-car. They sounded the alarm and the prompt appearance of the fire department probably saved the building from complete destruction.
 The flames were in three rooms when they were discovered. It is believed that the fire originated in the kitchen. Assistant Fire Chief King ascended ladder to a second story window and when he struck the glass in window with his hat to break it, it fell across his sWeist and several arteries. He neaGy tainted from loss of blood before reaching the ground and was hur- riedly taken to physicians office, where he was given medical atten- tion and his wounds sewed. l.. o. Knox took King to physician in his buggy. His injuries are said to be serious.
 The building is owned by Mrs. NJ. E. Smart. It was insured in the R. H. M. Mills and Sons agency for $1,O00. The household goods were insured in the same agency for $500.
 The water pressure this morning is said to have been the best fur nished by the Pine Bluff Light & Water company for many months. The stream carried such force with it that it literally stripped the roof
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

was built for the protection of the lumber company's property from fire, has been cut off by the flames and is practically useless. The brick power house, the blaming mills. the pump- ing station and the adjoining mills are proving food for the flames.
 The loss will run into the hun dreds of thousands of dollars. The plant is one of the largest in the South and employs several hundred men,
 The Standard Compress. adjoining the Bluff City plant on the east, has caught fire several times and been extinguished, but is thought to be doomed. The plant of the Pine Bluff Compress Company on the west is al- so in immediate danger. The wind is blowing in northeasterly direc- tion and many homes in the immedi- ate neighborhood are threatened.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

of employment The committee al Chicago states that the results ol such action have been carefully weighed and that they have no wish to embarrass the railroads and the public by as trike. The last proposi- tion, they further claim, was submit ted only after every reasonable con cession had been made. The rank and file of the two unions they main tain must decide whether the rail- roads concessions are equally as lib- eral.
 The compromise offered by the railroads at the Chicago conference will increase the wages of the men an average of 8 per cent, while prac- tically the same working hours will
 prevail. The men on the freight trains would receive flat increase If 10 per cent, while those on passen- ger trains would receive less than 2 per cent.
 The original demand of the men was for time and one-half for over time. This proposition met with strong opposition and an offer to sub stitute pro rata increase for over time was made. On some of the roads no allowance is made for overtime, the men being paid by the hundred miles, even if 13 hours were consumed in covering the distance. Where such conditions prevail the railroads offer ed to pay pro rata wages after 10 hours.
 The controversy with the conduct ors and trainmen is not the only la bor difficulty which confronts Vest ern lines, as committees representing locomotive firemen On all roads ex- cept the Northwestern are now nego- tiating for an increase.
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|NAT0R AM|S ANXIOUS ID MAKE GOOD"
a Bill Introduced by Him Yesterday the Senator~ Aims to Put an End to Meeting at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs Which His Anti Pool Selling Meas ure Failed to Accomplish.

Little Rock, March 2l.-As a T1ult of the failure of the Amis n to stop betting on horse races I Oaklawn race track in Hot brings, there was introduced in Fl senate yesterday afternoon, fe thunderbolt from clear
 bill by Senator Amis making fNa misdemeanor to hold horse ees of any nature on any race
 hrse in the state. Not a senator 1.-the chamber knew of the meas
 until it was launched hy Sen br Amis, who has beeL in close
 hsultation with Acting Governor lore for a few minutes before he
 bred the bill. After it's intro
 ction there were several senators
 their feet clamoring for rcog-
 kion.
 It was declared that since the
 bis law prohibiting gambling or e making, of books or race tracks
 cdme operative every effort has
 en mad&>by race horse men and
 okmakers at Oaklawr to evade
 law. The fact that the gam 6ng is said to continue at Oak |wn aroused the ire of Senator his. with the result that he pre- Ared this more drastic measure.
 e announced, in introducing the hl. that it was only done after conference with the acting gGv- fnor and at his suggestion
 The senator asserted that the keriff of Garland county had dis karged all his duties and had him. Eff kept away from the track so E not to see any gambling. and hat restraining orders had been ecured through the courts prevent hg the constable from taking a |and. In summing up his arsu- nent for his bill he declared:.
 There Is only one way to stop he gambling, and that is to stop he races"
 Senator Milan. representing Gar and county, in which Hot Springs s situated, made every effort to mend the bill so that Garland ounty wpAd be excluded, but was Senator Nance of senton county, in which an annual lair where trotting races for ,remiums and ribbons are held. oined hands with Senator Milan D endeayoring to defeat the new Amis bill, the provisions of which Ire so sweeping that they include larness meets at county fairs, as rell as running races on other racks. He moved that the bill and Us amendment be laid on the table, but the senate by vote of to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION.

Tomorrow Saturday. the Gra- phic's carriers will again call on sub scribers who have not yet paid their subscription accounts. Be ready for the boys and pay them please when they call
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22
We Invite Your Inspection

of our high class fabrics in exclusive patterns, the just something different kind from the ordinary offerings Eisenkramer the Tailor, over Citizens bank, Second avenue corner Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

of shingles, making it unnecessary for the firemen to cut openings in the top of the building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-22

For wal, paper and paint see claua Clegg and company, AT Main street
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-13
ANTI ASIATIC RIOTS OCCUR
JAPs AND CHINESE AT VANcou-
YER WERE ATTACKED.
orientals Were Attacked by Mobs sad
Much Property was Destroyed
Number of Rioters Arrested.

Vancouver, B. C. = There is re-
newod apprehension of anti-Asiatic
ioting here and Japanese and
Chinese crowded the gun shops
Monday to buy firearms and ammuni-
ton. They declare they will defend
their lives and property. In case the
Oriental quarter is again attacked it
is feared that there will be bloodshed, !
for the Japanese and Chinese are
thoroughly aroused and are convinced
that the police are powerless to pro-
tect them. Shortly before noon Mon
day the police notified the gun stores
to cease selling firearms to anyone un-
til such time as all possibility of
further outbreaks had passed. Before
the order was issued, however, hun
dreds of Chinese and Japanese had
armed themselves.
All Chinese and Japanese domestic
servants, of whom hundreds are en-
ployed in Vancouver, have stopped
work and have been forced by their
countrymen to act as part of the de-
fensive guard. Orientals employed in
the mills have also stopped work
and have taken refuge in the quarter
occupied by their countrymen, where
they are preparing to oppose any fur
ther attacks. Two hundred special
policemen were sworn in Monday
and there is talk of calling out the
militia. There is little doubt that this
will be done in case the rioting is re-
newed. Feeling all over the city runs
high and an attack is likely to occur
ut any time.
So far there have been no fatalities,
although several of those injured in
Saturday nights riot are in a serious
condition. Twenty-siX rioters were
arraigned in the police court Monday
and were held for further eXamina-
ton.
The Oriental quarter shows the eff
fects of the riots of Saturday night.
Not window in the 90 or more stores
and other places of business conduct
ed by Japanese and Chinese remains
and costly stocks of goods are badly
damaged.
1t is said that arrangements are be-
ing made to demand heavy indemni-
ties from the city, but it is reported
that Mayor Bethune has said that not
one cent of indemnity will be paid.
Four attacks were made on the Ori-
entail quarter Saturday night and
much damage was done. The Chinese
fed, but the Japanese opposed the
mob and fought valiantly to protect
their property. Anti-Oriental orators
on the street corners aroused the peo-
pie and hundreds joined the riot
ers. A dozen Japanese who had just
arrived were attacked on the Cana
dian Pacific railway wharves and
thrown into the water, but all were
rescued. During the disturbance a
number of Japanese were seriously
injured and several white men were
stabbed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-13
Champions Were Defeated.

Cincinnati, Sept 6.-Irving c.
Wright, of Philadelphia, the interna.
tional champion, on Thursday met de.
feat in the tri-state tennis tourney at
the hands of r. c. Seaver, the Massa-
chusetts champion, in the hardest and
best played match of the tourney.
Miss Louise Noyes, Of Toronto. the
Canadian champion, likewise met de-
feat at the hands of Miss Martha Kin
Sey, of Cincinnati. Both matches fur
nished surprises. Miss May Sutton
made her first appearance in the
ladies' doubles and the mixed doubles.
She was victorious in both
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-13
Foraker Is Defiant.

Columbus, o., Sept. 7.-Senator
Foraker made an address Friday at
the state fair. THE opposition to me
here in Ohio" said the senator, us be-
cause some other man wants to get
my seat in the senate, and l propose,
il I can help 1t, that he shall not be
successful in that matter. have
voted as far as light was given to me
in the interests of my constituency,
and as my own judgment dictated,
and 1 propose to keep on in this
course. do not propose to be dictat-
ed to by anyone as to the way l shall
vote, and, If my constituents do not
like that, they may select some ono
else to do the voting for them"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-13
ACCIDENTS IN AUTO RACES.
One Man was Killed and Two Seri-
ously Injured.

Pittsburg. Pa.-One man is dead
and two others seriously injured
as a result of two accidents at a
series of automobile races that were
held at the Brunot's Island track near
this city Monday. The dead man is
Rex Rienerstein, 80 years old, presi-
dent of the Auto Repair Co., of this
city, who died of a fractured skull
while being taken to the hospital.
Walter Christy, 26 years old, of SIS
West Eighteenth street, New York
City, who was one of the drivers in
the Vanderbilt cup races at Mineola,
Long Island, fractured his right fore
arm and sustained scalp wounds and
bruises of the body.
Clarence Bastion, who was me-
chanic for Rienerstein and was riding
with him at the time, received injur-
les to the spine that are serious, be-
side bruises and cuts. Bastion lives
in Allegheny. Policeman Frank Far
mol of Allegheny, was struck by one
of the flying cars and hurled about so
feet. He was badly cut and bruised.
Reinerstein was driving in race
called the 50-mile derby and was on
the thirteenth mile when, at a turn,
one of the front tires came off and
the machine turned over. Reinerstein
and Bastion were caught beneath the
car while score of other contestants
shot by. Women screamed and faint
ed. Crowds swarmed over the track
and the race was stopped.
The wrecked car was left at the
edge of the track and after order had
been restored Walter Christy attempt
ed to make a new track record for
mile in new 140-horse power car.
Christy was cautioned to beware of
the wrecked car at the turn and had
circled the track once when he sig
nailed for the timers to take his time.
Christy crossed the tape at speeg
that could hardly be estimated. The
noise of his machine drowned the
voice of the starter.
The crowd in the grand stand rose
to it's feet, there were cries and
shrieks, and with noise like the eX.
plosion of a powder mill, Christy's car
hit the obstruction on the track fairly
head-on. The big racer bounded fully
80 feet in the air and Christy was
hurled like catapult long distance
ahead of 1t. AS he was thrown from
the machine the steering wheel
caught him across the stomach and it
is feared he has sustained internal in
juries. AS Christy struck the ground
the machine, which in its flight had
cleared the wreck, came down on him
and he lay buried among a mass of
wreckage from which he was taken
and sent to the hospital
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-09-13
Receiver Appointed.

Cincinnati, Sept. 10.-A second
business collapse followed the mys.
terious disappearance of Seward Hell
delbach in New York, when Henry S.
Fechheimer was on Monday appoint
ed receiver for the Ladies' Tailoring
Co., a 100000 corporation, in which
Heidelbach was largely interested.
AS with the receivership for the
Fabian Manufacturing Co., which first
suffered from his disappearance, the
Ladies' Tailoring Co. was declared to
be solvent, although suffering loss
of credit because of Heidelbach's ac.
tions. The assets are estimated at
$4,000 and liabilities 100000.