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AFRICAN CONGRESS
In Session at the Exposition Today fer the Purpose of Lookin. Into the Mysteries ana Wonder of
 the Dark Continent.

ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 13.--An Afri- ; can congress, with the freshest, clearest and most accurate Informa- ton from the Dark Continent, given by natives, travellers, missionaries and scholars. was opened at the Exposition today and will con- tinue in session for three days. The congress will deal with Africa in all phases-its people, colonization. mission work. discoveries, resoiir- ces and prospects. The relation of the American negro to the civiliza- tion and redemption of the Dark Continent will also be considered at lenght. A prominent participant in the session of the congress ie' Orishetuka Fadusla, native African, now in this country for the purpose of studying oReI yilssss:s: tion. Among others who ara boe. to address the congress are Mr| Cyrus C. Adams, of Neu York '
 recognized authority on African | affairs; Thomas T. Fortune. fhe colored journalist; Bishop Fl. M.
 Turner, Bishop J. W. Joice, Of the
 M. E. Church; Bishop W. ". Duncan.
 of the NJ. F.. Church South; Bishop w. !. Gains, Of the African NJ. E.
 Church; ex-Governor W.J. North ] ern and Dr. Alexander Crummell.
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DAMON AND PYTHIhs ENACTED BY TWO NEGROES BEFORE THE. JEFFERSON CIRCUIT
 COURT.
Traits of Character Not often Found Among the Sons of
 Africa.

It is a noble act when one man will plead guilty to a crime for which he knows that he will be punished by years of hard labor i'll the State pen itentiary in order that his friend may go free. Yet such an act was done i'll the Jefferson Circuit Court yesterday morning, and the men who enacted the beautiful story of Damon and Pythias were negroes.
 The story leading np to the case that caused two young negro men to show such spirit of heroism, so utterly at variance with negro character, is about as follows:
 About three years ago Bellamy May, Grant May and Bob May, brothers, and Joha Pleasant, were discovered in the woods skinning q COW that had been killed presumably by them. The four men were indict- ed for grand larceny for stealing the COW. At their trial the quartette was convicted by il jury. The court, on technicality, threw the ease out, and at the following term of court another trial of the men was had, which again resulted in a conviction. Again the case was remanded for trial and another conviction was the result.
 Through an error the last verdict was set aside by the Judge and the case was to have been heard once more before the Jefferson Circuit Court yesterday, but no trial was necessary because Rob May and John Plersant. through their attor- neys, compromised with the State by pleading guilty to the charge of grand larceny in order that Bellamy 1 May and Grant May might be set free.
 Bellamy May and Grant May were married men with families depend- ent upon them for support while the other two were single and without marital responsibilities.
 It seems that the four negros real ized that each of them would at last be convicted, if tried, so they re- | solved to draw lots, and by this means determine which of the two shonld plead guilty to the charge in order to save the other two. Lots were accord inely drawn, and as an evil fortune woald have it the victims were the married men. It is just here where the act of heroism comes in, for the two single men, notwithstanding that they had "won out oi theil scrape by chance, decided to not al- low the married men to go to the "penv on account of their families, so 1 they took upon themselves the crime and were sentenced to one year each at hard labor, and the others were released from custody and were at liberty to go to work as free lnenanh provide for their families.
 l As q usual thing when one negro Is caught in the tolls of the iaw he IS Isnot satisfied unless he can draw in just as many others as possible, on
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
THE ORDER IN BETTER CONDITION THAN IT HAS BEEN FOR
 YEARS.
General Master Workman Severe ign Delivers His Annual
 Address to the Assem-
bly,

WASHINGTON, D. c Dee. l3.-ln
 view of recent happenings, there
 would he little surprise in the labor world generally should the near fu- ture witness the dismemberment and extinction of the old order of the
 Knights of Labor. Despite the sangnine utterances of General
 Master Workman Sovereign in his
 annual address before the recent convention in this city and his statement to the effect that the order is now in better condition numerically and financially than ever before, there is no disguising the fact that recent events in diffrent quarters have combined to seriously
 strain the rapidly declining strength of the once powerful organization.
 A little over a year ago it's financial eAbarrassments combined with the
 dissension existing among its ad-
 ministrative officials made it im- perative that the order should sacri- fieeits elegant quarters in Philadel-
 phia, which has been for some time
 hopelessly burdened under a heavy
 mortgage. A removal of the head
 quarters to this city has apparently
 afforded no relief, for the order is as
 near the rocks financially as ever
 before. During the last year the sessions of numerous assemblies
 throughout thiscountry and.Canada,
 noteably the New York general
 assembly, has placed the member ship of the order at the lowest point
 it hasi reached since it attained
 national prominence. A few years
 ago the Knights of Labor had q
 membership of 75,O00. The only
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ACTORS FUND BENEFIT.
Many of the Most Prominent Actors and Actresses in New York Assem- bied at the Broadway
 Theater.

NEW YORK, Dee. 13.-The Broad way Theater was crowded with prominent actors and actresses and devotees of the stage this afternoon upon the occasion of the Actors Fund Benefit, which has become of the great annual event of the thea trical profession. The aggregation of actors and actresses participating is one of the most remarkable ever formed in this city. It includes players of such eminence as Sir Henry Irving Miss Ellen Terry, Henry Miller, Viola Allen, Miss Olga Nethersole. Maude Adams. John Drew, Ellaline Terriss and q host ai lesser lights of the dramatic and vaudeville stage.
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l STANLEY IN JAIL.
.is CHARGED WITH BURNING HIS RESIDENCE ON THE NIGHT OF
 #s THE 9TH INST.
he Officers Claim that They have Very Strong Case
 Against Him.

# Frank A. Stanley, the well known |plumber, and his brother, Thomas Stanley, are now both inmates ofthe Bounty jail.
 # They were arrested by Constable Philpot and Police Chief Stewart this Mernlng on q warrant charging them Nith burning the residence of Mr. Stanley on the night of the 9th inst |. z Frank A. Stanley was arrested by #he Sheriff last night on a warrant Tharging him with gaming. He was heareerated in the county jail, but Bitter remaining fin prison about an bonr he gave bond for his appear Rnce at trial and was released. 2 This morning he was again ar Tested on he second and more se- 1ioua charge.
 I Constable Philpot and Chief Stew Rrt, who worked up the case ofarson Against Mr. Stanley, claim they have R very strong case against him. # t will be remembered that Stan 5eg's honse, which was insured for $2,S00, was set on fire the first time Rbont 6 o'clock, Monday morning. i his fire was put out by the excellent workmanship of the fire department.
 1n the next morning about the same 4hne the house was again discovered 4o be ine James, but it was again paved from destruction by the timely arrival andh elp of neighbors. # TWO attempts to burn the build- ang Following each other so closely 4rlghtened the insurance agents and A hey gave Mf. Stanley notice that # hey would no longer carry the risk 8h the building and made him q ten Der oi the premium due him. The pol
 held by Mir. Stanley. however, #ohtalned n five-day clause" and it &oaid not be canceled in less time
 han five days.
 ph Thursday night about 2:30 a.
 Ri.' the house of Mr. Stanley was
 sain seton fire and this time it
 nrned to the ground.
 Ihat the fire was the work of m
 aeensiiary there is no question, and
 he Police department at once be
 Eah to investigate to discover the
 1''aihal' and have at last, through
 ''ohg eircumstantial evidence,
 f''d the crime on the owner of the hnilding.
 ihe day following the fire it was
 'aimed ny those who saw the build
 As turning that most of the house
 'oia goods and furniture had been
 eihovedf from the house beforeit was
 e' on fire, and this, the officers
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,Chrtstmts Gift.

How happy the pleased smile of grandma, the pleasant look of mamma. the sweet cooing of baby as you hand them some christinas offering, you are going fo bny one for each. Look at our line before you bny; we have the nicest.
 l21 12tf METER.
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TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT. Is The Second Demurrer Filed in The Reinbnrger-Ewing Disbarment
 Suit.

Yesterday afternoon Maj. N. T. White, attorney for Reinberger X Ewing, defendants in the disbar- ment suit now before the court, filed a second demurrer to the charge against his clients, and the court now has this demurrer under ad- visement, and will not, probably, render his decision until one day next week.
 The plea of the second demurrer is that the information against Rein berger & Ewing was not filed with in one year, and that it is therefore barred. It seems that the fight has narrowed down to technicalties and after the decision on this second demurrer the case will either be at once brought to trial or thrown out of court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-13

the ground that misery loves conn pany," therefore the act of Bob May and John Pleasant, being SD unusual
 that it has al tracted much favorable comment for them.
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Reglazing done on short notice. Tele- phone Chas. T. Abeles & Go. F l0im.

The glove contest between Joe Drew and Billy Pool before the Pine Bluff Athletic Club on the night of December 26th, will be a most ex- citing affair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-13
The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or so great in Ieav- ening power as fhe Royal

We contract for paint ing and paper hang ing. Chas. .Abeles & F 10 Inn
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MUSICALE AND HOP
Rendered It's Members By the Bluff City CIub-A De-
 Iightful Affair.


 the Bluff City Club rendered it's members 8 musicale and hop, which proved to be one of the most delight ful social functions of the season. The program of exercises for the evening was as follows:
 Overture. Cotton Belt Band Reeitation......... Miss Corinee Meyer Piano Duet. Mrs. Isaac Dreyfus
 ............................. Mrs. E. J. Bloom Vocal Selection................................
 ....................Nl Miss Hennie Altheimer Piano and Mandolin anet..............
 Misses Nannette and Jule Altschul Bass Solo. Mir. NJ. I Panther Vocal lSelectiOn..... ...".........................
 ..................M Miss Blanche Altheimer
 ....Violinist, Mir. H. c. Bluthenthal Piano Miss Josie Dreyfus Recitation....... Miss Claude Meyer Vocal SelectiOn............... ..............,....... ..................M Miss Bessie Altheimer Vocal lSelection................... ............
 ............,..........Mis Fay Mehlinger
 While every number of the pro gram was excellent, the GRAPHIC re- porter must be pardoned if he makes special mention of the vocal selee- tion rendered by that charming song-bird, Miss Hennie Altheimer; the solo by MT. Martin ]. Panther and the vocal selection of Miss Bes- sic Althhemer, for these three num- bers were undoubtedly the best fea- lures of the entertainment.
 A dance followed the musicale and it was enjoyed until Q late hour, when the participants returned to their homes, tired, but delightfully happy with the evenings pleasure.
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This is beautiful weather, just such as one desires to see during the Xmas holidays.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
LITTLE MARIE'S BURIAL.
Undertakers McAvoy & Gallagher Tell
Quite Different Story From
That Published.

The story which Messrs. McAvoy & Gal
lagher, the County undertakes, tell of the
circumstances of the burial of the little
Mexican girl, Marie Hernandez, from the
Home of the District Nurses, $50 Suffer
street, Thursday, is quite different from
that Mrs. Mary Ryan, Sister of Mrs. A. E.
Dooley-Szanik, is credited as telling.
According to published account prep
arations were made at st. Mary's Cathedral
for the child's funeral, but Mrs. Ryan
informed Father Byrne his acolytes
that the undertakes had refused to bring
the dead child to the church and there
fore the services could not go on. But Mr..
McAvoy tells the following:
The bells that were being tolled were for n
mass for the Rev. Thomas Kirby, who was
being buried that morning from St Maryss
Cathedral, and not fo- the little Mexican giri,
as stated, so that you can see that the article
in the Examiner starts out with falsehood
The woman says she waited for US. On the
contrary, she gave me the wrong address.
took the number down three times as she tele-
phoned, and the number she gave me was SOB
Suffer street. We sent the dead wagon to that
place according to that direction, aud got into
trouble because the people living at that num-
Der were very angry over having dead wagon
in front OF their place. Our men, OF course,
had TO return, and it was necessary for US to
wait until we got the right number.
AS soon as we were called up again and prop
erly Informed that we were wanted at $50
Suffer street we sent our men with the wagon
Then the woman would not let US have the
body until next morning, so that was two trips
for nothing / might sdd that the woman who
telephoned to me gave me some revolving in
structions as to what to do with the remains,
but replied that it would not be necessary to
follow them, as would send a large coffin.
Now, all have to say Is this: These ladies
evidently wanted US 70 give the child funeral
from the cathedral, which would cost about
$50 at our own expense. By the terms of our
contract and bonds we are only allowed to take
4 eorpse from the place of death to the ceme-
terv. and for that, including the interment, we
receive "a 70, which just about pays the wages
of our men. We must either make the funeral
a county charge or it must be paid for from
some other source.
Mrs. Ryan says her sister, Mrs. Dooley-
Sank, offered to pay all the extra expenses.
Now If they wanted to make O funeral OF 1t,
outside of any county business, does it not look
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
JOHN P CLABROUGH DEAD
Was the Senior Mem Der of a
Prosperous Pioneer Bust
ness Firm.
Most of His Time Was Spent Abroad,
but He Was Well Known to
Local Sportsmen.

John P. Clabrough, senior member of
the firm of Clabrough, Golcher & Co., died
at the residence of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
George Ciabrough, at 5:45 last evening. The
firm of which Mr.. Clabrough was a MEM
Der was one of the pioneer concerns of the
City, and among sportsmen and business
men he was very well known and ex-
tremely popular.
The deceased was born in Yorkshire,
England, in 1884. While yet a young man
he emigrated to this country and made the
trip across the plains. He reached San
Francisco late in the ffties, where he at
once obtained employment in gunstore.
This business had peculiar fascination
for him and he soon mastered all the detail
of the firearms trade.
For some years he held lucrative posi-
ton with Liddle & Kaeding, on Washing
ton street. This he resigned in 1864 to
organize, with William Golcher, the firm
of Clabrough, Golcher & Co. This firm
met with marked success from its incipi-
ency, and two years later Mr.. Clabrough,
while still retaining an interest in the con-
Germ, departed for Birmingham, England,
where he started a gun factory. This VEN
ture also proved successful, and has occu-
pied most of its proprietors' attention up
to two years ago.
While Mr.. Claybrough has made his
home in England most of the time during
the last twenty-five years he has made it a
point to visit his friends in San Francisco
and look after this end of his business
every two or three years.
About two years ago be left England for
good. His declining years Che was then
So he determined to spenc in this City.
He took up his residence with his sister
Low NJ CIat 81,
two children are his only relatives in Cali
fornia. Here he enjoyed excellent health
until about three months ago. He was
then attacked with a disease of the liver,
from which he was unable to rally.
Mr.. Clabrough was never married. He
leaves a sister in Illinois and brother and
sister in England. He belonged to no
fraternaI societies in this country nor, as
far as known, i'll England.
The funeral will take place Monday
afternoon from the residence OF Mrs.
George Clabrough, at 906 Greenwich street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
LECTURE ON SYRIA.

MIR. Shehadi A. shehadi at the Me-
chanics' Library.
Mr.. Shehadi A. Shehadi, assisted by a
native musician of Syria, delivered an in
teresting and instructive lecture on Syria
in the Mechanics Institute Library last
night.
Both appeared in the dress of their coun-
try, and the musicians contributions to
the entertainment came in as interludes to
the lecture. Mr.. Shehadis lecture dealt
with the political and religious history of
the country, and particular stress was laid
on the vandalism of the Turks in destroy
ing and desecrating the sacred religious
relics of the country. He showed how the
Turks had dominated the country and its
people to the extent of retarding their in
tellectual and com mercial as we'll as
spiritual development, and presented with
great intelligence the leading character
istics of the people.
The instrument on which the native
musician played resembled a mandolin,
though the string bar was much longer.
The music was unlike anything with which
the northern races are familiar, as were the
songs. The lecturer was on friendly terms
with his audience.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
GRAND CHARITY CONCERT,
Twelve Hundred Select Voices to Hold
Forth in tho Mechanics
Pavilion.

A grand concert for the benefit of the
Children's Hospital and Training -school
fer Nurses, 300 California street, is to be
held in the Mechanics Pavilion, November
10 and 90
There are to be 1900 select voices. D. p.
Hughes will be the conductor the first
night and Joseph HI. Howe the second
night.
Large choruses are promised from San
Jose, Oakland, Stockton and Sacramento,
and special trains will be run from those
points during the concerts. AS this in
stitution is one of San Franchises most
popular charities it is expected 3 large
benefit fund will be derived from the
memorial enterprise.
The advisory committee will comprise
300 or 400 of the prominent ladies and gen.
tlemen of this City and Oakland. Those
already on the committee are: Arch
bishop Riordan, Rabbi Voorsanger, Colonel
G. It. Crocker, General R. E. Houghton,
H. E. Huntington, George r. Knight, J..
C. Kirkpatrick Major w. B. Hooper, H.
n. Clement, Rev. e. r. Ollie, Mrs. w. b.
Huntington, Mrs. William Hardy, Mrs. l..
L. Dunbar, Mrs. w. R. O. Johnson, Mrs.
]. H. Dickinson, Mrs. E. Burke, Mrs. E. G..
Logan, Mrs. G. f. Grant, Mrs. A. Bothin,
Mrs. /. Steinhart, Mrs. I. A: Frank, Mrs.
J. w. Kerr, Mrs. w. T. Bonda, Mrs. Wen
dell Easton, Mrs. w. j. Dutton and others.
Great competition is expected among
the local vocalists and musicians.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
DOWN WITH COLD,
Forced to Disappoint the Mem
bers of the Union League
Club.
1t Prevented Him From Being Their
Guest at the Clubs Monthly
Dinner.

1t was expected that the regular monthly
dinner of the Union League Club last night
would be honored by the presence of Gen
eral Russell A. Alger, but a cold severe
enough to prompt his physician to order
him not to leave his room forced him to
disappoint the club, which had extended
him a cordial invitation to partake of its
hospitality.
AS outlined the occasion was to have
been made notable and interesting by adj
dresses from General Alger and some of
the ablest post-prandial speakers of the
organizations, but in defere noe to the ILL
ness of the expected guest all formality
was dispensed with and the affair assumed
the ordinary informal though highly en-
ioyable features of the regular dinners of
the club.
Covers were laid for about forty, and
during the repast orchestral music waited
on good digestion. Among those present
were:
T. B. MacFarlane, General S. W. Backus,
Colonel George Stone, John Dolbeer, Judge
Haynes, General John McComb. George Fl.
Puppy, NJ. G. Cooney, Judge Carpenter OF Los
angeles, H. g Herrick, Harry Hook, James l.
Crittenden, Frank A. Vale, Lieutenant J. NJ.
S. Stanley, !. Richard Freud, Mr.Carmany, G. NJ
jennings, o. A. Hale, c. A. Fuller. Marshall
Hale, ]. NJ. Clark, J. c. McDoodle, General R. A.
Friedrich
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06

treasury, $4,000. was exhausted. Since
then the cooks and walters have been go
ing on the every man-for-himself principle.
Last evening the twenty five striking
walters and large number of sympathiz-
ers in the same line of work assembled at
1159 Mission street. Walter Macarthur,
E. P. Burmes and Ed Rosenberg of the or
ganizing committee of the Trades Council
assisted the walters in perfecting tempo
rary organization, which will be under the
wing of the National Walters Union, head
quarters at st. Louis. Application will be
made for charter at once. Temporary
officers were elected. An organization
committee was appointed to go among the
walters and induce all to join the union.
1t is expected that when the charter ar
rives there will be large body of walters
ready to sign the roll.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
WILL RECEIVE TAXES.
Tax Collector Block Will Pay No At
tention to the Mandamus

Tax Collector Block expects to go about
the collection of taxes next Tuesday morn
ing just as if there was no legal dispute
over the 81 Is tax levy. He proposes to
accept all the money offered and let the
courts and lawyers discuss the tangled
phases of the question.
Fifty extra clerks will be put to work
next Tuesday morning to meet the ex-
pected rush of taxpayers. 1t is generally
thought that the mandamus proceedings
instituted in the Supreme Court will not
interfere with the work.
Any taxpayer that pays his money is
safe, for be has his receipt to show for it,
and will be able to get it back should the
levy be declared unlawful Besides Treas
urer Widber has practically given notice
that he will not pay out any of the money
collected till the Supreme Court has passed
on the validity of the levy. He does not
propose risking in any way the securities
of his bondsmen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-06
A NEW WATERS UNION.
The Recent Strike at the Creamerie Re
suits in Organization.

The Recent Strike at the Creamerie Re-
suits in Organization.
The strike of the twenty-five walters at
the new Creamerie restaurant at 725 Mar
ket street, on Friday noon, has resulted in
the formation of new walters union.
They walked out of the restaurant at the
noon hour, when the number of patrons
was the greatest. Once before there had
been trouble. and the walters claimed that
Young, the proprietor, punished by dis
missal all who complained. They assert
that the latest indignity and injustice was
when Young posted up rules regulating
what food they should eat and the hours
for their meals, without regard to their
tastes or convenience.
For many years there was strong union
of cooks and walters in this City, but it
went to pieces by the union taking up a
bakers strike against Westerfeld. A
couple of union restaurants were started
and only lasted until the money in the