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 ON DEVILS Ia' 4 SAILORS ACCOUNT CAPTAIN oesys.s' ss I

NF AIN oRsYFUs E life of the ConvIot-p.
 where on the Island wi,ss sa's
 at His Heels-cOpie. of r''
 Forwarded and Original. la p..l. z Karl Weinheber, cook q 's'' Y land steamship Andalnsis v account of a visit to Dssiai. asia,
 The captain sent me to !. K and while busy in the 1I,.1 instrueting a soldier in tsa a''l of broiling lamb ehops ss. pork, l had plenty of ooa.. ny question Captain Dreyf1st' t,...a ~ men, who at first seemed di,l,. ss' speak, became quite Ioorssll a while. He" was not Ass's ss " as those in the world sesns, :. E 'he" is not confined; s.. everywhere on the island a two men are always at his bs.. E gets up between 6 and I in f5s s. and his first breakfast consis. k of chocolate. If the Westss' "he" goes for a walk soos < and winds Up his pronessl. E bath.
 But are you not afraid i. swim away or commit sgias. asked.
 Not at all,e said the solt.. a rope is fastened to both N, and the ends of the rons .. hands of the guard. Alter sI he takes his second breakf,e. bread, ham or eggs and q peet' nen ne goes h for atE reads and writes for several
 What kind of books has k The soldiers looked at each M ter a while one of them said ! only allowed to read technia But he can write whatever he
 Must he show you what hs Tl
 No; We read only the Jl desires to have forwarded Bl sent to the commander in Cay|
 And does the commander 9| of as received?"
 No; they are copied. and ta inals are retained at Gayenne
 What does he do besides } and writing
 We received permission i'd commander to play cards M prisoner. and he has become veterate gambler. After dlla has always soup, a roast and d about 2 o'clock in the attefla always play bacearat together
 What are the stakes ?n
 The soldier laughed. He ! got a sou, and there are pfoas three francs on the whole isla. play for shells The prisonei [ supper at 6 in the evenings ham and a bottle of beer. sa. ward he goes to bed. He ki lowed to have any light, ya Only the guard at the door ke'l wood fire"
 Is he allowed to smoker
 No; that is I think he lsi the commander does not fufnl tobacco.
 May I leave some cigars iai
 The soldier did not ansTsf tied my tobacco pouch and T case on the table. l hope he 3 l left for him.
 As I was about to return toa I saw a man, followed by tFas approaching from the strand fusi He seemed to have haai' presence, and measured me WI tioning looks. His lips moVea did not speak. He Is a mlaa man, cadaverous and of a yel2 plexion. His eyes dIe deep sockets, he walks with 8 sM his forehead is furrowed. Hsi ing old rapidly. no doubt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
To Omen Fruit Jars.

Fruit jars can be easily opened by a new device, consisting of piece of spring wire bent into a double circle, with handle on each end of the wire to contract the coils by gripping the handles together.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
American Women

Women are keenly competing with
 men in art and professional life in America, as is shown by recent statis- ties. In the United states there are 4,000 actresses and B, ,006 women vocal- ists and instrumentaiisls; 11,QQn are professional wtists, dao jouiI it's and 2,So0 " worF.< "a
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 Kew York, May 7.-The influence 3kthe newspaper is growing greater syery day. Behind this reVealer of 4As worlds daily happenings are aDxae of the brightest intelects. aas man great brain power? He Aas none too much to prevent him rom entering the ranks of journal nan, sor it can be used here, and nzRgh more too. Has he fund of agiginal ideae? Gan he write any aasing that the people want to read? esa3 he scent news trail? Can he ex- press the keynote of the political, the religious, the business situation? Does he know why Rudyard was gEyeh such an oli name, or whether Ae has decided to get on speaking t'qyms with his best friend, the press? ghe managing editor is ready to ex- rARnge coin for such information. v yhe Newspaper Is the poor mans xollege. ) No person who knows how 60 read heed be ignorant if he will mad the faily paper. Here is the ssniyersal (school with its Instructors syer ready to teach hm. For small aaount of money he can feel the 3hrob of every civilized nation know ahe political Situation, follow the snTrent of religious thought, keep abreast of the scientific discoveries, say few the world of art, be posted in stocks, peep into every grade of so- iety. and enjoy the finest products esz editorial pens.
 As an educator the newspaper snEes high rank, for the majority oi seople GO the grea test part of their aea1ing, not iii books, but in the Saily papers. Public opinion Is form assl m uch more largely from the col 1rnns of the newspaper than from hAe bound volumes. The newspaper Aas the pudlic eye, and the optic sager has become the great highW " abs knowledge.
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strictly Bushes

A lawyer trying to ss : Ti by throwing suspicion os s ii; , the case in the course 0'
 animation said:- .sat |
 'You have admitteo 's .vsty at the prisoners house s's' during all this timef <. Tii
 "Yes, sir" replied tas ls,.stlI
 Were you and he lu'
 business together? ths ,
 "Yes, sir" ansWefea
 hesitatingly. .,oa '
 "Ahl Now. will d tpl enough to teIHrs how .,'rs s oia tent and wkat the na'a .rd q ness wasd which y0a''
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Those Awful Collars.

Medical examiners say that the high collars so much worn by both men and women are productive of dire physical results The head is thus thrown for ward to relieve the back of the neck this narrows the chest and ds-
 lung capacity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
The Cnrfsw Lar

The curfew tolls the knell of pass ing HooIlumism. Over three hundred towns and cities, chiefly in the Middle West, have passed the curfew ordi- nance, requiring children under ff- teen, without leave of absence, to he- home by eight o'clock in winte Eine o'clock in summer. This
 ton of an old time custom hal is.hed youthful arrefts 75 per
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"a POINTED sMllt''

The eredulous being Da' but he never gets bitter ,,b If you want a thing oop' a small boy not to do it. :. +s, The long-winded man D of agreeable conVersati0p'
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eonnar kiIcnsn ,,ranu,,.

4 French cooking teacher n advoc. ating the use of copper cooking uten. sils has sounded a word of warning against putting them or any other dishes used in cooking away in dark closets. Keep them where there is a fresh circulation of pure air, she says
 and give no chance for germs to find lodgment. Copper saucepans are expensive in the first place, but rbav never scorch, are cleanly, and if bI1r. nished every day with an extra clean. ing once a week, will last twentvlfivo years without need of renewal . .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
Sunday Journals And Empty
 PeWs.

My purpose in thts article is more especially to write ab put the Sunday papers. Aside from the increased labor neeessitated hy the issue of the Sunday edition. am strong be- lieyer in the Sunday journals. l know chat some people object to them, but are their objections wei taken?
 One hears clergymen say that their reduced congregations are due in part to che Sunday newspapers. l suppose there is some basIs of fact in this statement. but l imagine that not more than five among hundred readers are kept from churcL by the Sunday Journals, ana it is a question with me whether the good done to the remaining ninety-hye does not more than offset the loss sustained by the five who are keptfrom church services by the journals. That is, are not the hundred readers better off than they would be if the five went to church, and the ninety-fve did not have the benefit of the jour. nals? Our Sunday papers are spreading considerable sermonic literature, and most clergymen are glad to make use of the press, for by it they reach tue man in the home pew, which. by the way, is the best filled pew w-a=days,
 The cause of religion finds an ally in the secular press. Where the strict ly religious journal reaches one read CT, the secular journal reaches fifty readers, and as thenumber ofsecular journals is so much greater than the number of strictly religious journals, 1t is probable that the amount of religious matter printed in the secu- lar press exceeds that printed in the religious press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
Too Good 10 Miss.

The Sunday edition of the Lewspa- per is, generally. the best of the week. It is usually larger, treats a greater ran@e pics, and I rarely see a wspaper that does not sul reading In it, and $ serve up mat ele to be east
 ame Of the
 aat if one
 Sunday
 7 from
 III find.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
Money's Worth Many Times
 Over.

Ks costs one so little to obtain a newspaper that he is apt to forget E8at costly production it Is. Land xsaa1 sea are wired to bring the ne0 S nO1 all quarters of the globe. 4pecial writers in literature, science, politics, religion, finance, music, sports and drama are employed. Here is q vast expenditure of time money and brains, the results of xA5eh are to be had for trifiing aatlay on the part of the reader.
 The newspaper + the champion of aae vital interests of the people, its aolumns being ever open for the a9mblest individual to set forth his wall-grounded grievance. or to ex- press his opinion upon living issue NeFe is an open court, where public aDinion sits in judgment, and be- a2ase most people stand in fear of anhlic opinion the daily daper is a worthy defender cf the rights of q G5mm unity. Moreover, the news pap Der is the abltst detective we have. @rogue fears it much more than he Q AtpS police. He may elude the = 9 s, but let the p.'ess send out } p jon of him and he has cause 1b ta for fear. for it is hard to
 NJ arm of justice when every #-ea<' rses detS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07

Fine nainsook embroideries with medallions of lace introduced here and l there add pretty variety to tba san anu 9mmlngs. Irish point and ven.
 effects are also ppnttilv Ta- ra
 n eol'on sfm@-s yies
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-05-07
X Strong Word For Sunday
 Journals.
zEgRCH INDEBTED TO THE SECULAR
 PRESS.
Newspapers With, No Con
 science.

Copyrighted, 1899, by Charlz Nox Press Bu,
 reau.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20
new Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. ls.-Good weather gave
way to a heavy fog this afternoon and the horses
in the last race were only distinguishable in the
last sixteenth DR.. Withrow fell soon after the
start in the third race and, breaking leg had 70
broken in the fall The stewards announced this
afternoon that Evelyn Byrd and Traveller would
only be allowed to start on good track Results
SIX furlongs, selling-Dolly Wiethof won, Decep-
tive second Debride third Time. 1:l5i
Sir and a half furlongs-Gold dor won, Profit sec
ond Tom Galmore third. Time LIZ -
Mile sellina-Dr Walmsky won, Little Billy Sec
ond. The Brewer third. Time, :i3
Mile selling-Timock won. McCleary sec9no'
Martha Fox third. Time. lA2t
Mile and % yards Lillian Reed won. Evelyn Byrd
second St Wood third. lime. ~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Illinois supreme court has held the anti
department store law passed by the last legislature
to be unconstitutional.
ored lawyers in Chicago. and the first colored man
to he elected to the legislature in Illinois, Is dead
in that city. He was wealthy.
Herr Zig, Menelk's chief adviser, viii arrive IN
zurich in January This proves that the negus
does not intend to make any startling change in
his policy. Otherwise he would not have allowed
Herr Ilg to leave Abyssina.
The auditorium In the main building of the re-
cent national exposition at Philadelphia Is pro
nounced by Chairman Joseph H. Manley and IL.
q PAYNE of the subcommittee Of the national
Republican convention as the finest hall ever Sc
Iected for national Convention. IL all available
space is utilized the hall will provide 3Oo00 square
feet OF room.
Bids have been accepted and contracts Will be
signed within q week for nearly Sooo.ooo worth OF
improvements on Sherman hill, about thirty miles
west of Cheyenne. Wyo.. on the main line OF the
Union Pacific railroad. The improvements con-
s;st Of a tunnel between one and two miles long
through solid granite. and a long and deep cut
also in granite, and arch and causeway across
Dale creek, which il now spanned by wrought
iron bridge $50 feet high.
Two Chicago electricians. +: p. and G. 5. Caroy.
are heirs TO an estate in Hungary worth 5000 900
Horins or about 81 500 Their father cut him
self on from all communication with his family
IN Hungary and dropped his family name. He
was a scion of the noble Szensssis family in Hun
rarv served with Louis Kossuth in the revolution
81 1s4s an, escaped to this country. He called
himself s. Caroiy and began the practice af rnedi-
cine He married in this country and died at
Aurora. Ill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20
STANDARD OIL COMPANY CASES.



COLUMBUS. Ohio, Dec. 1s-The SUI
preme court today handed down decision
in the bribery case of Attorney General
Monnett against the Standard OIL Com
pany.
The attorney general furnishes informa-
ton to the effect that he was approached
by Charles Squire of New York. with
bride of 100000 IL he would permit the
cases pending against the Standard OIL
Company to go by default. 1t was claimed
that Mr.. Squire was the representatives of
F. B. Squire, secretary of the. Standard
Oil Company, Frank Haskell and Frank
Rockefeller, son of the president Of the
company. The decision dismisses the case
on the ground that the information does
not connect the Standard OIL Company
with the attempt at bribery stated therein.
The court holds that 1.-The paper filed in
the clerks office should not be passed on
for the reason that the charges are not
presented in any recognized form, requir-
ing the action of this court, and for the
further reason that no charge Is made d.
rectly against the Standard Oil Company
OF attempting to bride the attorney general
or any officer of this court in the dis
charge of his duties, in the proceedings
now pending in this court charging that
company with contempt in not obeying
the former order and judgment OF this
court. An attempt to bride the attorney
general in any matter not pending In this
court is not within its jurisdiction in the
first instance Proceedings by Indictment
would be the proper course in such case,
that the party may have trial by jury
IL demanded"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20
SEVEN BURNED 70 DEATH.
TWO FATAL TENEMENT HOUSE
FIRES IN NEW YORK.
People Sleeping Therein Caught By
the Flames, with No Opportunity
for Responsiveness Make Daring
Rescues by Means OF Ladders.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-two early morn
ing tenement house fires In this city re-
suited in the death OF at least seven per-
sons today. The greater loss of life
resulted from a fire in the Mentor apart
ment house at the corner Of Third ave-
nue. and One Hundred and Second street.
where five persons were burned to death
and nearly dozen more or less serious
ly injured through burns or suffocation
by smoke.
Those who were so severely injured
that they had to be taken to the hospital
are:
Mary Barrett, . years old.
Miss Susan McAdee. 60 years old.
Mary Farley. q years old.
The hospital authorities say that two
of these cannot recover.
The other fire occurred in five-story
tenement at 486 Tenth avenue. Mrs.
Martin Fox and her son George, ~ years
old, were burned to death.
The fire at One Hundred and Second
street and Third avenue is supposed to
have started in the cellar. The air shaft
in the building and stairs aided the fire
in gaining such rapid Roadway that there
was no successful fighting Of the flames,
which had gained tremendous Roadway
when the firemen arrived.
The building was occupied by liquor
store on the first floor, and on the upper
floors by families. When the fire was
discovered by a man named Ward the
flames were coming out OF the hallway.
The man could not enter the hallway,
but he ran into the street and threw
stones at the building. There was no
fire escape in the front Of the building.
Presently Ward saw at the fourth win
dow a woman hanging on the ledge, the
fire already having invaded her rooms.
She proved to be Della O'Connor. Her
sister was also climbing out of the win
dow. and she had already been severely
burned and half suffocated by smoke.
Both women were hanging on the win
dow when a hook and ladder truck came
up. The men at once put up scaling
and extension ladders and the firemen
climbed up. At the fourth floor another
woman, Mrs. Susan McAdee, 60 years old,
was found partly burned and dazed by
smoke, hanging out of window. The
firemen tied q rope around Mrs. McAdee
and let her safely down. Three firemen
caught the O'Connor women in their
arms not an instant too soon. Both
were badly burned. By this time many
men and women were found at the WIN
dows, having been driven out of their
rooms by the flames.
A few of the people escaped by the
rear, where there were fire escapes
Hook and ladder Capt. Turpenny scaled
a ladded to the top floor and found little
Mary Barrett holding on to the window
ledge. A sheet Of flame had struck in
her eyes. burning them out. Her father.
mother and little sister were burned to
death. The doctors say she cannot live.
Mary Farley was found at one of the
upper floor windows crouching in cor
ner, suffocated by smoke and too much
burned to be able to help herself.
The loss on the building was $4,000.
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erts. He had seen Roberts with his coat
on around the Celia Dibble house. lie
YEAS DsSFiSS oy y e bSse ROE and
had talked with him as to the birth OF
the twins. The children OF Louise Smith
Roberts called Celia Dibbie Roberts
lations existed was for the children OF
one wife to call the other wife aunt"
On cross-examination Roberts brought
for considerable periods, including the
summer of last year. and his observe
tions did not cover those periods. he
relations existing beyond common repute.
When Roberts asked II the witness was
not gambler he answered In the mega
Se mhs w Sas twce for
minor assaults.
Mr.. Schroeder stated that this closed
the evidence on hand. and would be all
timony. There were two other gentlemen
who could testify, and II the committee
desired more direct testimony, It could DO
had only by summoning the women re.
puted to be wives of Roberts:
Chairman Taylor asked Mr.. Roberts
what line he desired to follow. He said
documentary evidence he wished to pre-
sent. and he hoped 1t would arrive tomor-
row.
stand as a witness?'' asked Mr.. Myers, a
member of the committee
II do not" replied Roberts.
At the request of Representative Page,
Mr.. Brandon, ST.. returned to the stand
and was asked by Mr.. Morris as to the
marital repute of Mr.. Roberts and Celia
witness replied. 1T Is that Celia Dibbie
Roberts is recognized by the entire com
is dealt with by the Mormon church as
his second wife,"
How about Louisa Roberts?"
"She is recognized as his first wife"
ed wife, Margaret Shipp Roberts, had
come there once to attend the funeral al
The records Of these marriages. the wit
ness said, were in the temple, which was
the only depository Of plural marriages.
He. said It was generally understood that
Roberts was In the employ and paid by
the church.
This brought. about a sharp exchange
between the witness and Roberts.
that the Mormon church does not pay
those ministering for it?"
."I know" renlied Mr.. Brandon. that
s the rank and file e. are not paid, but the
And Is not B. H. Roberts in the rank
the influential ones. and at the time you
were called down 1t was stated that you
received 500 per month from the church"
did not Roberts deny it?"
II know" said the witness, ''that the
bishop says he sends part OF the tith-
ing up there (Centerville) to pay you"
'Do you not know that none Of the
tithing 10 sent there"
1T only know what the bishop says"
Mr.. Ray Brandon was recalled to give
evidence Of general repute along the same
lines as his father. The committee de-
cided to hear arguments IN the case on
January 4. In the meantime, during the
holiday recess. subcommittee consisting
OF all those in the city will hear other
witnesses who may come on from Utah
Their coming Is indefinite, and no time Is
fixed for the hearing
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#lBIlN LIGHTHOUSES.
-. nrcoxxrsDs APPRorRIA-
TON OF sSoo.oOo.
.x1,r.s Seastor Fosters Bill win
A,prsvss-Distriet WIN hesoA
-. Lynn Canal to Cape York
...x Tor seattle Assay Office.

-, p,spssch to the Post-rnteiligencsr.
r. sysINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE light
~ hoard, to which was referred Sem
~ rnster's bill appropriating 100000
,,-hshouses on the coast OF Alaska.
- srnroyed the terms OF the bill ana
sr"ends that the estimates OF Sec
49, Care for the same purpose be IN
s.sd from $4,000 to $500 o0o
"a a proposed to create a new light
go dIstrtct for the coast OF Alaska.
ssssrdinr from Lynn canal and inciud-
- ~ kieutian islands, running as Tar
80 g Cape Nome and Cape York.
~ board contemplates the erection OF
~ ~ than twelve new lighthouses and
.sshsl stations out Of the appropriation.
Srfine Director of MINIS Butler has
49, fcr an appropriation Of $4,000 to
sssciv : deficiency In the appropriations
~ wares in the assay office at Seattle
y, the current fiscal year. Tho large
s.ssnnt 81 gold deposited at this institu-
- .hss made II necessary to employ an
;sssessed force and add more machinery
4 order 70 make prompt returns to de-
~ deposits at the office from July I
e .Novsmber 80. 1899. aggregated ST.
R1o0
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Log Driver Killed.

Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
HOQUTAM, Dec 19-Malcolm c. Tracey
was accidentally killed Sunday while raft
ing logs on the Hoquiam river. He was
an expert river man and. though warned
of his danger. insisted on working on the
he missed his footing and fell into the
water coming up just In time to get
caught between two sections Of logs COM
ing together crushing his chest. He was
a stranger here His mother is still living
at Union town. Me-
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MURDER AND LYNCHING.
Negro Kills Prominent Man and II
Run Down and Shot to Death.

DUNBAR, Pa. Dec 19-Sanford White
superintendent of construction of the w. ].
Rayney Coke Company, was shot and killed
today by David Pierce, a colored employe.
tween Pierce and Richard Cunningham, SUI
perintendent Of the Mount Vernon works
OF the w. J. Rayney company over a ques-
tion Oh wofa W hn I'M mteraered dr IN pehalf
volver and fired, killing White.
Pierce Immediately ran with more thar
200 persons In pursuit. He was chased for
more than two miles, when his pursuers
came within shooting distance and he fell,
riddled by bullets. and died in short
time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-20
HOME FROM THE WAR.
TRANSPORT Rio de JaneirO brings
Many Army Ofhcers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1.-THE follow
ing officers arrived from the Philippines on
the transport Rio de Janeiro and were land
on the vessel and its detention in quaran-
tine will be brief: Mai. Noble, Twenty
fourth infantry. on sick leave; Capt.
Augurs. TWenty-fourth infantry, and Capt.
Rodgers, Twentieth infantry. on recruiting
duty; Capt Pondexter, medical department,
sick leave; Capt. Cumming, Sixteentn n
fer, Thirteenth infantry, sick leave; Lieut.
w A. Leiabor. Twenty-third infantry. re,
cruiting and Lieuts. Titus, Hefleiinger and
Pray, acting surgeons.
The transport is to be turned over to Its
owners, the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany.