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o. b. steen, who has been op-
Grating so successfully in Manhat-
tan. arrived from that camp last
night and in an interview this aft
ernoon said.
There has been another big
strike made on the property owned
by the Big Four and | consider
it one of the best that has been
made in the camp for some time,
when you take into consideration
that the work consists of only a
30-foot shaft The strike was made
on the Nellie Gray claim, which is
owned by the Big Four company.
Messrs. Tidwell and Phillips have
a lease on the claim and they have
been doing their work quietly but
they have now uncovered a ledge
which rams from S75 up. The
strike was made near the Indian
camp, close to where the rich plac-
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THRILLING RESCUE
BY CONDUCTOR HOUZ

LOS ANGELES. March 27.-Con-
ductor L. B. Houtz of the Pacific
Electric system is a hero among
the platform men here today as a
result OF his sensational rescue Of
Miss Ellen Smith. 20. teacher in
the Huntington Beach high school,
who was being carried to sea by
a heavy swell at Newport Beach.
Houtz heard the girls screams, stop
Iped his car and plunged into the
surf. He refused to accept a purse
his passengers collected to provide
him with a new uniform.
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BIG STRIKE is MADE ON
MANHATTAN BIG FOUR

ers were found, and It certainly
looks as if the leasers are going
to have a big producer.
"The whole camp looks better
today than it ever has and l look
for a summer which will surpass
anything that the camp has ever
seen.
we have established a Chamber
of Mines which will be used for
the purpose of disseminating full,
accurate and complete information
about the camp and will tell the
conditions of the different properties.
Homer l.. Ross has been elected
president, while Percy Nash will
act as secretary.
/'Tonopah is attracting a good
deal of attention in Manhattan and
we are glad to see your stocks go
ing up, as what helps Tonopah
helps the whole state"
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And
REBELS ARE
NOW RESTING

Ell PASo, March 81 After four
days and nights of fighting, begin
ming at Escalon on Saturday, the
federals under Generals Aubert Wiz
la and Urbita are now retiring;
the troops stopped this morning
about ten miles from the San Padro
ranch. Completely exhausted, both
sides are now resting, caring for
the wounded and burying the dead.
1t is reported here that the fed
erals are awaiting the arrival of
General Banquet with brigade of
fresh troops II is stated that the
federals will renew their attack on
Jiminez this afternoon and fierce
conflict is looked for. as both sides
regard this as one of the most inn
portant points
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UNDERWOOD WOOL BILL
WAS RE-INTRODUCED

WASHINGTON, March 27,-De-
the theory and methods
of the tariff board as erroneous
and untenable. the democrats of
the house ways and means COM
mittee today filed with the house
a voluminous report on the re-
introduction OF the Underwood wool
bin. vetoed by the president last
summer.
The committee declares that the
wool report gives absolutely no
reasons for any change in the bill
passed last year
After reviewing the president 5
veto the committee voted the re-
port on the original bin that II
would be trining with the people
TO give further consideration 70 re-
lpuhliean counsels Of more delay"
The committee has made care.
lful analysis OF the report Of the
ltarin board, IN order to interpret
1.-The findings and to discover IL
what particulars the committee
bin of the last session was dc
Elective. the report states;
This analysis has failed to re
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DEMANDS FACTS
ABOUT The Big
SHELTER TRUST

WASHINGTON March 27-Rep-
Martin of Colorado has
bill in the house de-
that the committee on min
ing investigate the smelling trust.
Mr.. Martin declares that the recent
refusal OF Attorney General Wick
ersham to give the house any infor-
nation regarding the existence OF
the trust is. to say the least, "as-
founding" It is thought that a
bitter fight will be made TO force
wickersham to present the full facts
to the house, and in case of a re-
fusal resolution will be introduced
censoring that official.
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veal anything that requires a sin
gle change in the rates fixed in
the committees bill" says the re-
port, Ass shown in the analysis
the data OF the report Of the tariff
board have been found to be diff
fused and unsystematic. and to
present Insignificant findings
The theory OF applying tariff
duties according TO the difference
in the cost of production in this
aud foreign countries. upon which
the board has projected and pre-
pared its report, is entirely errone-
Gus and untenable These persons
who are willing to overlook the lack
OF theoretical soundness and OF
statistical accuracy. viii hnd the
data OF the report too fragmeutary
and incomplete to admit Of CON
illusions with reference 10 rates Of
tariff duty. The report leaves the
question Of the tariff duties on
wool as much unsolved as before the
tariff board was formed.
In preparing this bill no inten
tlonal provision was made for pro
CCoutinued on Page Fourl
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Miners MAY
STRIKE At BUTTE

Secretary McManus, of the Tono-
pah Miners union, has received
telegram from the secretary of the
Butte union asking that miners be
requested to stay away from that
place, as there were labor troubles
at that camp.
1t is rumored that about eight
thousand men may walk out as the
result OF several men having been
discharged because they were mem
bers of the socialistic party
The mayor of Butte and several
Of his council are members of that
party, and according to the best adj
vices obtainable that is the reason
the men were discharged by the
Amalgamated Copper company.
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LIVING CORPSE
PUZZLES ALL
The DOCTORS

ST PETERSBURG Russia. Mar.
"a A living corpse is what con-
fronts the medical authorities of
lkaterinoslav Since March OF last
year Russian named Molsseienko
has been Ia a lethargic sleep The
man was charged with train rob
berry aud murder When he learned
that his mistress had betrayed him.
his fear Of the death penalty became
80 intense that he dropped uneon-
scious and all efforts during the
many months have failed 10 rouse
him To all appearances he is dead
The movement Of the hear, Is hare
/ iS dIseernibie puring all this
time h. has been fed through a
tube tie seems 10 hear every
thing that goes on about him. but
needles bot irons or electric shocks
have no effect upon him.
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Taft Carries Nearly Every District In
the Empire State---Colonel Is Beaten
3 to In Greater New York.

was farcieal in the extreme. They
claim that In many districts there
were no ballots at all and that in
many OTHERS sample ballots were
used.
Governor Dix has been beseiged
with kilograms all day long from
the adherents of the Colonel asking
that legislative action be taken to
remedy the. trouble. but it is not
known at this time just what ae-
tion he will take. The Taft men
say that they are satisfied with the
result, but that they are willing
to have a dozen more elections If
necessary, as yesterdays battle
shows what the people think about
Roosevelt.
In the district where the Taft
ties made a fight they showed
Roosevelt under to the tune of
about FIVE to one. and even the
| most loyal of the Colonels sup
porters admit that the showing, he
made yesterday was far below what
was expected Some of his friends
even going so far as to say that
yesterdays election puts him out OF
the running and that it will have
the effect OF strengthening Taft
where he has heretofore been weak
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men
OUT OF WORK IN
San FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. March al
Relief for the unemployed Of this
city is promised BY Governor tiisa"'
johnson. following personal visit
10 soup houses where hundreds Of
men are being led daily State
Labor Commissioner Mclaughlin has
been instructed 10 make thorough
investigation There are 10000
men ont OF work ia San Fran
cisco. they tell me. said the gov
ernor. who have been nred here
by the idea that the exposition
work had started ! am told that
these men We're brought here hy
IN assertion THAI there WAS ON.
poyment for everyone Labor or
ii gnizations recognize the situation
ard are doing all they can % check
the influx, hut the men already
.hfrc mnst be taken care of know
OF no greater work that an exeea.
tive can take hold OF than this
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SPRINGFIELD. March 27Ad-
jutant General Dickson has ordered
the entire sixth regiment to Rock
Island 20 Quell the riots there.
The trouble was caused by local
political fights between Harry
Schriver, the first mayor under the
commission form Of government,
and those who are opposed to him.
One man is dead, nine others are
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GOVERNOR IN
PRISON CELL

FLORENCE, Ariz., March 27.-
After a night in a prison cell
with felon for bedfellow, Gov
ernor George w P. Hunt announced
today that he is well satisfied with
conditions at the state prison. Gov
ernor Hunt spent Sunday mingling
with the prisoners and getting their
views on prison affairs His first
reform will be the inauguration of
a system of self-government among
the convicts.
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MILITIA CALLED
At SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, TO QUELL
POLITICAL RIOTS

reported dying in the hospitals, and
four others are desperately wound
ed as the result of a battle with
the police yesterday.
Only the arrival of the troops
can bring about any semblanoe of
order. as both sides are wrought
up to fever heat and threats are
made that if change does not
take place in the city affairs there
will be much bloodshed.
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BODIES ARE
RECOVERED

WEIGH. March 27,--John Laing,
the mine inspector in charge of
the West Virginia mines, says that
eighty-three men perished in the
disaster at Jed yesterday. Fifty-iive
bodies were recovered at daylight
and the rescuers were at work ever
since the disaster occurred. Ninety
three men were working at the
time the explosion took place, and
but ten of them escaped.
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DEATH Of AN
OLD RESIDENT
OF NEVADA

RENO. New, March 27.-Mrs.
Mary Sheridan. a resident of Ne
vada for nearly thirty years, died
al the Sisters hospital yesterday
morning after an Illness of one
month.
Mrs. Sheridan was about years
of age She was native of Eng
land. Twenty years ago she came
TO Reno from Virginia city The
only surviving relative Is niece
Mrs. McMaRan, residing at Jersey
City.
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BIG ENGLISH COAL STRIKE
HAS NOW Been SETTLED

LONDON. March 27 The mine
operators. In conference. have just
decided TO accept the terms of the
minimum wage bill and this prac-
tieally ends the strike that has
caused so much suffering and dis
tress throughout the kingdom
Representatives OF the Miners
Federation met with Macdonald, the
leader OF the laborites in the house
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disorder. leaving dead and wounded
on the field to the extent Of thirty
five hundred. The Turkish troops
declare that upon their next en-
counter they win administer a more
striking blow than the one just de-
livered.
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ROOSEVELT CRIES THAT
ELECTION WAS A FARCE

FORT WAYNE, March 27 The
odore Roosevelt upon being shown
the returns from New York at Can
ton, Ohio, said: "The results in
New YORK as whole was no real
vote of the republican party. The
primary law there was farce; as
it is one-fourth of the delegates are
straight Roosevelt men, Of the re-
mainder the majority were elected
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of commons. and he demanded that
the miners accept the minimum
wage scale, saying that If the dis
trict boards failed to incorporate
the miniH1m wage already sug-
gested that the miners could de-
mand that parliament fix that fig
ure. The federation decided upon
the referendum vote. and this will
end the strike.
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by methods which are worse than
Tammany ever employed.
In my speech at Chicago tonight
shall explain why no action of
theirs should be binding on the re-
publican party"
The colonel did not have anything
to say about the honesty of the
election in the seven districts that
he carried.
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$500 ITALIANS
KILLED And WOUNDED IN BATTLE
WITH THE TURKS

LONDON. March 27.-Through
the agency of news bureau word
has been received confirming in de-
tail the defeat of the Italians by
the Turkish soldiers near Tripoli
After several hours of the fiercest
fighting the Italians retreated in
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-27
EIGHT FEET
of Ore Struck
IN HALIFAX

this afternoon that rich had been struck
II al 0 going press that
eight that the
that being extremely high grade
he Halifax jumped seyenty-hve the time
the known 1t. is likely that the
take outside world
about the find
The local brokers beseged with orders for the Hall
places Tonopah footing which
enjoyed with the discoveries made in
of that Tonopah takes
place among big producers of the world
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CAPTAIN BoLLEs PASSES AWAY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.--
Captin Obed Bolles. who for many
years was the inspector of hulls
at this rort. died this morning a.
the age of seventy-two years.
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GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE
PRICES OF MEAT

VIENNA, March 27-The prices
Of meat have risen SO high and
are so exorbitant that the authori-
ties Of Vienna have taken measures
to place upon the prices at which
meat may be sold.
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GREAT OPEN-AIR
OPERA GIVEN IN CAIRO

CAIRO, March 27.-Ten thousand
persons. including several hundred
American tourists, witnessed an open
air performance of Verdrs Egyptian
opera Aida" in the shadow of the
Great Pyramid.
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DIR. BURKE ON HIS WAY
TO SAN QUENTIN PRISON

SANTA ROSA, March 27.-Dr
Willard Burke, whose appear was
denied BY the supreme court. start
cd for San Quentin today TO serve
his sentence.
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HORRIBLE DEATH or ENGINEER

PARIS. March 27-Albert Koe-
mig. engineer on French railway,
committed suicide by hurting him
self into the furnace of the loco
motive while the fireman's back
was turned.
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NEW MEXICO NOW
HAS TWO SENATOR'S

SANTA FE, March 27.-Messrs.
T. B. Catron and A. b. Fan were
today elected to the United States
senate on Joint ballot of the leg
islature.
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NEW CLUBS no
swATJTHE-wAsr

LONDON. March swat-the-
Wasp" clubs are being formed In
England. The fruit crop was seri-
ously damaged by wasps last year.
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NEW YORK, March Theo-
dore Roosevelt yesterday met his
Waterloo in the great Empire state
and suffered a crushing and hui
initiating defeat at the hands OF his
former admirers, who took this OPP
portnnity of expressing what they
term his treaehery to his former
friend and advisor.
Ont OF the ninety delegates elect
ed Taft captured eighty-three, while
the Colonel, by small maiorities,
managed to get seven. The fight
was not hard one for Taft. and
where any special struggle was made
he showed Roosevelt under about
FIVE to one. Despite the grand
stand tour OF Roosevelt the night
lefore the election, when he dash
ed madly from one speaking place
TO another. Historically beseeching
the people to give him a square
deal" he was beaten in Greater
New York over three to one.
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Otto stemheimer we'll known
Reno business man. Il registered
at the Miapah
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NEW YORK. March 27.-The
Roosevelt supporters. in the face Of
defeat yesterday are clamoring for
another election to be held, and
charge that the one held yesterday
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Rest medium IS the nooaura ads
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-18
LAND ADDITION IN CHANCERY COURT ,. E. Royce, r. G. Smart and Cotton Belt Bank Would
 Enjoin Mrs. Nartin.
LOTS ARE INVOLVED
Breach of Contract Charged in Deal Made By William Burke and Mrs.
 Martin For Land.

J. E. Bcyce, F. G. Smart and the Cotton Belt Saving and Trust Com pany, as trustees, through Attorneys Crawford and Hooker, yesterday filed suit n the Jelfe.so cbancery court to restrain and enjoin Mrs Josephine R. Martin from taking possession of tract of land leased by her to Will liam Burke, and plated by him a5 the Industrial Addition 10 the C'ty of Pine Bluff, la5er taken over by the plaintiffs, for the alleged viola ton of the contract and agreement between Burke and Mrs. Martin.
 The property, consisting Of oyer 200 acres lying south of the city l;m- it's and extending from the Arkansas river 0 beyond the Ircn Mountain right of way, was leased by William Burke with option to purchase from Mrs Martin. The property was plat- ted, cut up into @ blocks, averag ng aDOui eleven lots to the block and many of them sold to Pine Bluffians. Iae terms Of the agreement between Mrs. Martin and Burks called for a payment of $l25 when the agreement was sigred and nineteen monthly payments of $l25 as rent after which ten notes al $200 each were to be paid to Mrs. Martin, making the to- tai rental of the land $17,50o for ten years rental. II any of the iand was sold 1t was to be released by Mrs. Martin for $200 Esr acre. FailEre of the lessee to comply with the con tract termirate1 he agreement and the property reverted to it's original owner.
 MT. Burke was unable 10 carry out his plan of disposing of the property by lots and the plaintiffs in the suit filed yesterday allege that the prop erty was tuned over to ]. E. Boyce with the consent of Mrs. Mart n. Mr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-18

ltOrS
 The Odd Fellows convention will be the largest gathering that has ever been held in Pine Bluff. The organ ization has the largest membership of any fraternal body in the state and the local lodge is one of if not the largest fraternal branch in the city. The order consists of subordinate lodges which confer four degrees. A higher branch of the order is called the encampment which has the power to confer three degrees. This branch has a military division known as the Patriarchs Militant, the members of which must belong to subordinate lodge before they are eligible to mem- bership. At the Grand Encompments the cantons of this body appear in i elaborate and brilliant uniforms and member.
 The Grand Lodge is the highest division of the order. It is compos- ed of those members who have been grand masters of the subordinate lodges.
 The Rebekahs is the women's aux Hilary of the organization, any woman being eligible to membership, hut the male members of this division must be members of the parent lodge be- fore they can be member of the aux Hilary.
 The biggest feature of the public , exercises will be the grand parade on the opening day. The addresses of welcome will be made on behalf o1 the county, city and the local lodge with responses by prominent members of the order. The welcome exercises will probably be held at the Elks Theater. After these exercises a line of parade will be formed, headed hy brass band, with all the Patriarchs Militant in their uniforms, and tho members and delegates and officers o the grand lodge in line, and march tt the hall where the sessions will bt held, which, however, has not as ye been decided upon.
 The local committee which vii make all the arrangements for the bis convention is headed by Major w. J Parkes, as chairman: M. w. Swift vice chairman, A. H. Powell, secretar, and treasurer, and l. Reinberger, J H. Lyon, R. H, Bateman, Mrs. Lul; Smith, Mrs. Lucy Mayfield and Mrs Minnie E. Merrick. Various sub-com mittees will he appointed from thi, body to work out details for the car, of the delegates, the entertainment features, etc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-18
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
 FOR GOVERNOR II

C.. E. Mikel, of Jenny Lind, p1 dent of the State Federation ol l1 and candidate for Governor onl Socialist ticket, addressed a crowd in front of the court houSe| night. He severely criticised Democrats and the Republicans jumped on the money system u| country. He spoke for nearly hours and was frequently appla| by the Socialists, who were 'ne full force. MT. Mikel said lha' " not expect to defeat Joe I. hopln the Democratic nominee, but 'h would know that he is in the lsn' sD fore he got through with nS paign. MT. Mikel is making Y ing tour of the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-18
l,4OO 10 ATTEND CONVENTION HERE Odd Fellows of Arkansas and Branch Orders to
 Meet Here. OPEN HEADQUARTERS Many Features of Entertainment to Be Provided For the Visitors
 The Committee.
OPEN HEADQUARTERS

Headquarters will he opened Mon- day, August 19, in room No 206, Citi- zens Bank building by the committee from the local lodge of Odd Fellows, under the chairmanship of Major w. J. Parkes, to make arrangements for the annual gathering of Odd Fellows Of Arkansas which will be held in this city October 21 to "A, inclusive.
 Besides the Grand Lodge of the l.. o. o. F. the Grand Encampment of Rebekah State Assembly will be held here at the. same time. The assem- bly will begin October 21 and the first session of the Grand Lodge will be held the following day, October 22.
 Fully 1,400 members and visitors will be in attendance. Eight hun dred will be representatives to the Grand Lodge, 300 to the Rebekahs. the women's auxiliary, and 200 will be delegates to the Grand Encampment. -'o i'uiAo0i OI pIOilllIlCIIC ArkdlSdS Odd Fellows who are past grand mas ters of the subordinate lodges and who are entitled to seat in the Grand Lodge, will bring the number up to over 1,400.
 Grand Master George w. Pardee. of Little Rock, and Grand Secretary John J. Paul, of Newport will preside over the sessions.
 The delegates will begin to arrive Sunday, October 20, and the majority of them will be in the city until Thursday, October "A. The lack of hotel facilities will force the local committee of arrangements to ask the citizens of Pine Bluff to throw onen their homes to the visitors. These accommodations will not be gratuit- ous, however, as all the delegates will pay their way. The committee will canvass the city in order to ascertain the number of residents who will be able to care for the delegates and wis.