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GIVEN THE DEATH PENALTY.

Louis Dinet Convicted of Murdering
 Adosph Clark et Diamond, La.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16. "A special to The Republic from Diamond, La, says;
 Louis Dinet has been convicted of the murder of Adolph Clark, an old and wealthy orange grower of this parish, who mysteriously disappeared and was fonnd dead in the river. On the trial the son swore h1s father killed Clark with club because of the latter hay ing accused Dinet of stealing a skiff. The verdict carries the death sentence.
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An Agreement

PINE BLUFF, ARK, Get. i, 1s94 On and after this date we will not publish Resolutions Of Respect, Obituaries, Memorials or notices of church entertainments out of which money is to be made, unless paid for at one-half the regular advertise ing rates.
 c. c. NEWMAN,
 Pro. Commercial.
 l. ". ADAMS,
 Pro. GRAPHIc.
 ARTHUR MURRAY,
 Pro. Press Eagle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-10-16

TIE BEST IS THE cHEAPEsr.-Yo ou can always get the best and neatest job printing at the GRAPHIC office. We keep up with the times and have all the newest and latest faces of job type. Call on us or telephone No. 102.
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Standing Room.

The indications are now that there will be standing room only at sam Jones lecture on next Saturday night. A few seats remain yet. Don't get left.
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NOT SATISFIED
WITH cAlNA's PEACE PROPOSALS.
The wiiy Japs Decline China's Proposals
 for Peace.
speclal Dispatch to the GRAPHIC.

speclal Dispatch to the GRAPHIC
 LONDON, Oct. 16.-Latest advices received here from the seat of war state that Japan is not satisfied with China's declaration of peace and that hundreds of prisoners of war are ar irving at Tokio.
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BIG FIRE AT HOUSTON.
A Million Dollars Worth of Property Des
 troyed.
Special Dispatch to the GRAPHIC.

DALLAS, TEX, Oct. 16.-Latest re- ports from Houston state that fire destroyed several business blocks in that city, to the value of millions of dollars.
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HORN. 

MARTIN.-To Mr. and Mrs. H. E.. Martin. on Monday night. October 15,| 1894, at 7:30 p. m., q girl baby.
 Mother and baby doing we'll.
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an old acquaintance. IL was the photo graph Of i man who is now doing three years in the state penitentiary at Canon sCity. James Baker is the name upon the photograph. In the Chicago rogues' gallery and at Joliet penitentiary the man is known by the name of Jake Skin- ner. When his sentence here. has ex- pired he will be given ride back there
 According to the Chicago officer Skin- ner is wanted by Chicago authorities for two murders, three attempts at murder and long list of burglaries and hold ups.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
LITERATURE AND FOREIGN IMMIGRATION

From The Springfield Republican.
Among the oldest WITNESSES that the question OF
years that OF one sydney Fisher Is the paragon He
inquiries through The Forum" apparently in all
ture?'' His knowledge of the subject may be seen
by his statement that after 1910 immigration to
Homogeneous and of pure English stock until about
1895. Tn truth is that Massachusetts increased ~
popuaion from Iso io @ as an any HeT pdr1d of
thirty consecutive years since As for the purity Of
that does not include an Irish. Scotch Dutch or
French ancestor as far back as ITO. The large
came the S,llivans. Morrisons. McClure-. Wilson's
and many of the Smiths. made its decided mark on
French infusion from the Channel islands. OF which
were the Cabots, Thoreaus. etc and the IInguenot
etc the distinguished Bowdon and Revere families
ALSO. were all fen in Boston and in It's vicinity be
fore 1900 Mr.. Fisher should observe that an immi-
grafton OF 1000 year. when we had but 10000
inhabitants. was az great "A mixture as 1900 when
tce that II is only mixed races. like the Greeks Of
the fourth and fifth centuries Il. G.. the Romans Of
A. D.. the northern Italians OF the republics and
Renaissance the French OF the last three centuries
the eighteenth and nineteenth. which have produced
great literatures: fact which shows that lmmgra-
intellectual growth If America Is an exception.
she is the only one in history; rhe Jews not ex-
cepted
The fact is that the conditions for a great and
durable literature hardly exist in any nation until
after four five centuries. by Greece
and Rome. by Judea. Italy and England \ fine
poem. history, philosophy. is OF slow growth.
and needs favorable national atmosphere. which
very few nations furnish Precisely
what the best conditions cannot say,
but lapse Of centuries H. certainly one trans
planted literature flourish I'm fewer years. but
not a native growth AS for existing literature In
America IL is best TO be too positive. either in
praise blame. If the census Of literary men had
been taken In 1881. neither Emt rsOI. Hawthorne.
Poe Holmes would have been ranked among
the foremost although they had all hen indicated
clearly enough what their quality SO II may
well happen that forty years hence criticism may
discern merit In the younger authors than Mr..
Fisher has been able TO discover. He fixes his at
rentiOn what has gone. he has not a clear per
ception OF the present still less OF the future Let
him rub his eyes and take courage: and not ascrbe
all our woes. with loss OF Eden" TO the influx OF
immigrants. That Is becoming "a rather tiresome
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28

will. All the land in Miami County Is In cultiva-
tion and the buildings are quite good some are
imposing. with lawns and shade trees. we nave
some extensive apple orchards. and some apple
trees are as large AS apple trees are In Herkltner
County, y. Y. near my birthplace. our farmers
prosperous beyond comparison FOR our crops
are uniformly good.
This county is about twentyfo"r miles square;
and from september J. 1899. 10 June J. 1874, VIII
have fattened about 100000 worth OF beef and
pork for export. We also export corn, oats max;
hay. horses and mules some butter milk. eggs ana
poultry We have never tried to grow wheat Tor
the general market. yet We have grown over forty
bushels OF wheat to the There are not many
farms for sale. Generally. If there Is farm FOR
sale n resident buys It, Some OF our farmers nave
all the land they care TO have They loan their
surplus money at to per cent interest 10 young
farmers beginning for themselves. IL Is rare
thing when the Sheriff sells farm in this county.
Sometimes he makes sale. These sales are gem
orally made to clear lands from defective title. ana
often they sell for cash for twice the amount OF the
debt. There are many other counties that nave
been prosperous. ana the people are happy ana
contented. In Paol6 many people cultivate Movers
outside the sidewalk. along the street what CON
trast! The population OF the county Is about 1900
j. w SPONABIE
Paola. Miami Co. Kan, Jan. 90 1891
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
YONKERS.

The last lecture in the University hN'ens'o"
course on German literature. at Yonkers, VIII De
delivered on Thursday evening next by PROFESSOR
II II Boyesen Next week the first OF course OK
lectures on THE Science of Electricity VIII De ue
livered The subjeo's and dates az announced are
February g. THE Fundamental Principles anu ms
<orical DEVELOPMENT of electricity: Feprnary 10,
."The DYNAMO and Motor; February ~ tsf
Lighting March T. Alternating current Mn'S S
"-Telephone and Telegraph. the lectures VII 30
delivered by professors from the Sooa sy
School Of Enginy ring and will be Illustrated VH
ewner,nerts A second OF five leo:ures VIII
be arranged If the frs, proves successiu hco an
Tho Rev r A. Wales. of Sing sing mas oten ~
Gagged 10 take charge of 1mmanuei Cnapei d me hos
81 Tho Firs; PRESBYTERIAN Church. rms cna!se n n
oi NY -, allied for several months, since the de-
parture Of the Rev j. Hendrix DE trles !0Dfnrmsd
Rank knights of PN,hias has elected these O'It len
IIosenh / DYKES captain: William u Long "ra
!osepp11 Andrew Pauson herald; Edgar Hulse. re
cordng secretary william B eTener has elected
.1.r,ss u Young. president William Rowand wee wee
president: George Langran treasurel r,, ivnde
~ seer, tary: executive committee Messrs '!"N'
}amb Piggotr Rowland and thompson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
GROWTH OF KANSAS SINCE 1853.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I have thought about your paper and Mr.
Greeley often Of late When Mr.. Greeley visited
Kansas-in 1853 ! think II was-he camped what
turned out to be my farm At the time he camped
on my land II was wet. and I'm the night the rain
and thunder were terrific. but the wind did not blow
The next tav he went to Osawatome. twenty five
miles south OF his camp. on my farm In Johnson
County Kansas. II Is raining to-day. and ] have
thought about the long ago In Kansas and Mr.
Greeley and your paper, and compared the surface
OF the earth as II then and az II Is to-day
Nearly forty years we did not see any houses
fences or barns except along the banks NJ the
WATERWAYS Now there are hardly any dwellings
near the banks OF the creeks. Nearly all the dwell
ings are far away from the creeks There Is no
has abolished fences. and the pigs a. scavenssrs
ana the town" COW 10 NOT auoweo 70 roam ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
THE OLD SOUTHERN GENrLEKAy STILL.

From The st. Louis Globe-Democrat
.sThere are some touches Of nature TO be found
among the decayed gentity OF the South that 10
me are peculiarly sympa thetic" said l.. r. Buford
OF Charleston biting the end off a Henry Clay cigar
and lighting 1t with true Charlestonan elaboration
81 was In Augusta. Ga. some time ago. and
will relate an incident that illustrates what mean
C;reen-st In Augusta is very wide upon each side
in a row Of large live-oak trees, a double row In
business street and the other parts have the finest
residences OF the place. At either end Of the bust,
ness thoroughfare Is market In the centre OF the
street ! was strolling through one OF these market
houses when / noticed very old man. with an
antiquated hat from which all Of the nap except
a few struggling threads OF silk had been brushed
q wide shaker. broadclo.h suit, buttoned to the
throat and carefully darned at the elbows and
around the binding. and carrying a gold-headed
cane. He walked with air of dignity, while at
his heels trotted bare-footed. ragged pickanniny
He went TO meat stall and In tones Of unconscious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
LONG ISLAND.

srA CIIFF-Police Justice Harry r. ''h anu
po,,ceman George Brengel. Of Sea Gin are uhuer
arrest for assaulting Village Trustee Wilnam H.
n,.rsbon Justice Luke Connorton. OF fiushihe,
ssued the warrants upon which the l us,ce ai ri
was taxing evidence "Wednesday evening against
an alleged gambling house The nearing was SUP an5
al, 20 ne nrvate Mr. Mershon was present anu
refmsed 10 leave the when requested TO 90 80
s. the hstico The policeman was called IN ana, II
ny i,eysd he and the Justice put Mr. Mershon into
the street. -, u.o. o,d tho h,s,ice
.,.L Nershon several times. The case was 10
have been heard by Justice Connorton last evening
ia, ~ tho request OF the defendants Justice CON
ncr,on adjourned the for one week All the
narties were in court last evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
MOUNT VERNON.

,c,ir, unon Section No. 229 of the SchVoi D's
st. Consolidation law, which mas passeu po''
houses ~ the legislature. ana Is now pe'"s ''
rossad preparatory to receiving the signature Vi
r. governor the members of the Board OF f]uu
cation of District No. OF East chester '"n'', -
,,itbn the boundaries OF the city, met on riua'
nigh, and appointed committees 10 carry OUT Wv.
nrovsions of the new law. These ncluue ma rs
90. aud delivering the new boaru ciea.c @
tailed statement showing all the schooi PHperacf
hofh personal and real; the estimated satug ,bcir
- nur,hor of schoolhouses in the distrlct tne.i
int, which the schools are DIVIDED anu -. tho
aa~e attendance OF each school ana depart w
n9n,bcr OF volumes in each school library 'ie ach
hcr and names of the teachers enpio!eu !" .a 81
ther rank and salaries the exact hhahcidi III ,i .
,inn NJ the district etc. The new law proEIueH ti,
tho BOARD of Educator OF the city, hereate' ~
cnns,st Of Two members elected by each y, W.
Ave wards and president to be elecleu a. =. ' e.
the terms 10 be for four years nose par VI ~
scbool districts OF Fast Chester lying oulsue vi ~
boundaries OF the city are 10 be adihhst N.oD
boards of trustees. heretofore On the se. ~
Tuasdav evening following the date of approval OF
,hn 10, ,aw the men,bors of Districts Nos =
and : living within the boundaries or the GIN, 60
reouired 10 assemble at the Fifth-aNe schoohouHe
and organize as the Board OF l,ducatlon u!
aiactny ono of their number as president anu o ie
NOT Of their number as clerk. The reports OF my
several corornitteas will then be submitted ana aclSu
,non THE new board will hold office until the guam,
fcation of their successors, who are 10 De eleCteu
thirty DAYS after the .aw takes erect Inc!
will assume their duties in August
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.

-r-,..,o,, courwaldt. of No 4S7 Palisade-ave'
-, CIV has begun suit In chancery 10 Sc.
.,a. tho transfer of his property to man ha'"eu
sumner. who has a real estate offce at No. ~ ."
Fulton-st. New-York Mr. Saun"a'u' ''o.' .ho
that he exchanged his ouse ana Toy near Jackson
ahoye address for orange grove hear 90 oh
s,ie Fla For his property. valued al sio ca,,e a
tect to mortgage of 5000 he was Ms 70 surrendered
ne store but not the residence par. vi When he
ing above which his family 9cc up orange grove
bout much dfculty He also fonnd ,na' fo s
Sheriff of the county was a0ou' We did not dispute
the sale but to Ms
denied that he had made ans Mr. saunwald
an no,n suit before Chancellor McG 10 sanerty
oeTTeement and secure the return oi no p'O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
HISTORICAL INACCURACY CORRECTED.

From The Chicago Tribune
..What name does tine pale-face prisoner give: :,
sternly asked Powhatan. the warhKe ana powerful
Indian chief. , ..o,, .,,,,,
"Ue SAYS" replied one OF the braves. respectfully
saluting the ruler of the tribe. his name IL Johh
Smith" -, ,<,..o, o.,o,,a,r
'John Smith" roared the Infatuated chieftain.
.Does the pale-face chump think he can keep his
real name out of the papers by working the John
smith racket me? Fetch him here III John
smith him, Now brain him with the tomahawk!'
II was at this critical moment that Pocahontas.
with her hair In curpapers came rushing out OF the
famly wigwam and saved the prisoners life by
marrying him on tine spot. She thought he was a
We're de We're.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
WHITE PLAINS.

The Concordia Society will give masquerade pa.'
in Dolls Union Hall tomorrow h'snI, 49,, r,oce
tor Munich. Germany yesterday where they o Wt.l
spend several months S asor f Of the
tShmrcb 10 be erected in Barke rave near ID 9 RI.
wav have been submitted 70 bu ilders c,burch have
Ta5es' Aid Society of the Presbyterian Shuic" AZ
ind'ced Chauncey NJ. Depew to lecture IN le I,a
forum, on February IL on MS recent UP ~ ~
and his interview with the Pope
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
NEWARK.

Superintendent Barringer OF the rum e.,,ort 70
,,a~ar,r,ant Of Newark, has submitted MS 'epV,,
me Board of Education. The nuinoet ~ o. s72
- .ohool age In Newark is 5s,sSa OF "ho'' 100 100
OF scnoo, The increas. over last year is 4 2sr
T fs humber attending SchGs i The city
atienu,,iS school buildings. with 4Ss reemia
buildings yeu5 5s SCHOOLS SCHOOLS The school
2iso pnnn,ber as of whom thrty-fiye are mar
The Citizens Aid Association o' Sn Of the
UUnnsron,oved and contributions are coming -, i,,
iherailv that IL is expected that anothei tn So
ton of money be made next "c'N' Inv w
Nation has been at work nine weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
THE WEALTH or ETROPEAN MINISTER'S
from The Boston TRANSCRIPT

From The Boston Tfanscrpi
Crispi Is worth perhaps 81 10000 amassed in pol
itics and I'm law. mostly politics his enemies say
During Ru1inis lease OF power his predecessor
again took up che practice of law, and also became
a high-priced contributor 10 several foreign maya
zines that were only too eager TO offer him almost
fabulous sums for his articles II Is. perhaps
proper to mention in this connection that the Mar
qus Rudini AZ this time the richest Prime Min
lister In Europe. his fortune being estimated at &c.
100000 francs His only rival in the way OF money
was Lord Rosebery OF other English ministers OF
state possessing large fortunes. Lord Ripon the
colonial Minister should be named. He is said to
be worth" $4,000 per year. Chancellor Won Ca
priv 10 poor and 20 10 Prince Winddischgraetz the
Austrian Premier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
HOBOKE\.

Tho recent death Of Gustav Roberts an ecceh'ric
old wire merchant. whose cellar at NO. llo WASH
ine.on.st.. Hoboken. contained liquors va'ued at
sso oN has caused some peculiar legal coiipI nj
Tvs So far as can be learned. there are 10 ei,
~ the property Under the general law Oh 49,
Jersey the realty OF person dying without MI ~
q. -..Sd escheats 10 the State. and under an oIu
and Almost forgotten statute the personal prope,N
Of person dying without heirs reveI's 10 ,e and
a,her nropertv has not yet been opened ana tne
.,eIva ~ is contents cannot be determined SUN
value oTain has taken possession of the place. ana
Wavor Pagan is keeping an eve on me lhtt'e,si,7 VI
The CITY Roberts was about seventy years wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
HOME NEWS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
ASTOR-C ongressua, NJ. II. Wight OF P'niH' Nahi'
BREVOORT-,,c trO>smth. Of London bh' ~
Lieutenant. j. A. Chapleau, OF Vu'p'c
CAMHRI DGE-W. II. Robertson. United States tohsn aC
Hamburg. CLARENDON Lambert Tree, OF 'm
cago. EVERETr-Henry Watt 'r-on Of I'oui-NHo
FIFTH ANENUE-John q. Carlisle, Secretary OF t1e
Treasury HOIIAND-Cseneal Thomas w. Hyde. or
Maine. MURRAY HILL Bishop william d. WALKER
Of North Dakota PARK AVENUE-Ey-Senator A. D
Paddock of Nebraska.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28

netronape said. Give me z cents worth OF round
steak sir The meat wrapped up ana me ,o o,n
man searched his pockets, the expression o, M
showing the greatest modification. i dld nav "a
dime. sir he said. The dime was found anh aiiei
receiving a nickel in change the old man haiIrr
the meat and the nickel 10 the tt,e darky' VINO
trudged home behind the old man. IL was M, ,
thing but II contained whole biography OF thdl
mans life 20 those who knew the customs 81 the
old-time southern arstOcrdcy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
ENGLEWOOD.

A. IN. annual meeting of the Englewood fle'o
club held last Thursday evening. the following
ofbcers were elected for the coming year rreSr
dent, Donald Mackay cepresident a. e. Stuart
99 o,r Executive Committee. George > zoe, a.
David t. Cory and W. $ MSwry TfortY nf new
omhers having been added In the last veal; "e
Fnances Of the club are In a prosperous co"''''0"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
4 WARNING TO WEST SIDERS

To the Editor OF The Tribune
sir | wish TO warn the householders or
the West Side OF the city against two men
one tall and the other short both smelling
OF whiskey dressed In the garb OF masons,
who ostensibly looking for work. first destroy that
they may repair This morning found that they
had raised the two capstones 10 the pillars az ma
bottom of my s'oop. destroying the cement con-
nnctions fhey had but recently been pointed up)
nficrwar1 applying 10 me FOR the chance OF doing
IN. repairing that they had Just rendered neces-
sary I .ndsnvored to have them arrested. but on
returning with policeman they were nowhere
visible WEST SEVENTY -SEtoND-SIKEtI
New York. Jan. -. lsst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
A HOME IN THE COUNTRY OFFERED

A HOME IN THE COUNTRY OFFERED.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In an to your appeal for aid for The
Christian Aid TO Employment Society might
reply by asking II among some of 'he reduced
geniewomrn who facing the cold world for
the first time | might not find VINO would be
willing To come TO the country and find a good
home? I applied TO the society some time ago. but
as vet have received applicants ! do not doubt
but that many others would be glad to make the
same Offer. II. T.. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
Atlantic City. ". J.. Jan. 20. 1894.
CACTUS. SUBSTITUTE FOR THISrfES.

CACTUS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THISTIES
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. Your able editorial on January g. suggesting
the possible !nsuiclency OF the crop or that usetui
and nutritious food for the ass the ordinary thisue
In view OF the simultaneous appearance OF Govern
ors Waite I.ewellng and Pennoyer. leads me 10
suggest possible substitute for the prcKV pant
II IS the cactus Southern Californians who are
clearing new ranch lands would gladly furnlsh the
cactus in large quantities. free on board as FODDER
for the tiuhernatoral asses named. II lie consunl-
ers will pay the freight. The niger head cactus
might De popular. Its prickers are strong enoug .
10 pierc. a heavy boot. and when lodged beneath
the skin they work their way through the 1est
II taken into the stomach food the Niger head
cactus prongs might without the process Of digestion
nni their the brains OF some OF the long earec
hlpeds occupying Governors chairs and make open
ngs In the gray Of the skull for the entrance
OF few grains OF common sense. Doubtless II
applications FOR thi- food made to the san Diego
chamber 81 Commerce they Will receive prompt
attention NJ Y. H.
San Diego. Cal. ian. u. lNL