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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17

Another Form of Crank.-The audience
applauded rapturously, and the favorite
pfima donna came before the curtain and
bowed her thanks Again the audience APP
plauded, and again the cantatrice APP
peared, smiled, bowed, and retired. The
great songstress was slow in acknowledge
ing a third recall and an earnest-looking
man arose in one OF the boxes, thrust one
hand inside his waistcoat commanded ST.
lence with the other, and when the house
became quiet he spoke as follows: while
the gifted queen of song whom we all
admire Is making up her mind as TO the
selection she Will sing in response to your
enthusiastic encore ] wish 10 present a
few OF The reason that have led me to
the conclusion that the twentieth century
win begin Jan. /, 190O."-Chicago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
SPANISH KNIFE DUELs,
Their Frequency Is Something App
pnlIinR TO Foreigners.

pnllin9 10 Foreigners.
From the Anglo-American Magazine.
The frequency Of bloody knife duels in
the cities OF Southern Spain is some-
thing appalling to foreigners. Among
the lower classes every man carries a
murderous knife, the blade of which is
usually twelve or fourteen inches long and
of razor-like sharpness. 1t Is called a
faca. The entire man and boy population
carry whistles, pito de carretula. Thes,
whistles are used for the purpose of an
nouncing that a street fight with knives
is about TO begin. Everybody within
hearing when IA whistle blows rtishes to
the scene and Is sure to witness the Sc
rious manning, If not the killing, of one
or both combatants. Statistics indicate
that for every 100000 Inhabitants there IL
an average of one death per day resulting
from these knife dues.
l was about years old when / first
witnessed a pelea or faca fight. | had
been to my fathers. place of business
and was returning home when | heard
the shrill notes of a pito de carretilla--
then another and another. / saw men
and boys running toward the intersection
of two streets, and / was quckly@anlong
the eager and rapidly gathering throng
Although | had never witnessed a street
ouel was well aware or the meaning
of the blasts upon the whistles, and knew
that two men were sure to engage in
deadly combat. l was among the fret
to arrive upon the scene. This is what
saw Two men of about equal age ana
physical proportions were engaged In ty-
ing their left legs together at the ankles
with their handkerchefs; and they tied
them most effectively. Each was bare
headed / can remember even now the
deadly hatred with which each scowled
at the other. Each took off his coat and
placed II carefully upon his left arm.
There was moments pause-it was the
supreme moment-and then both men drew
their murderous knives from their sheaths
and each began striking, rlunging ana
slashing al his opponent, each parrying
and guarding as much possible with
which hung upon X.
AS the men were tied together II was
impossible for the fight to be long con-
tinued, and in "a very few moments both
combatants had fallen. 1t was found that
one had received seventeen wounds and
the other fourteen; but both were living.
So stretchers were brought from the Hos
pital Noble, which was near at hand, and
the wounded men were carried there. The
sequel Of this pelea was unique in the
particular that the combatants were placed
upon cots which brought them near each
other and the result was that as soon as
they revived sufficiently they renewed
their fight and both were killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
GIFT FOR THE NEW ORLEANS.

She VIII Receive Silver Watch
Bell and n Punch Bowl Set.
New Orleans. May 16.-The cruiser New
Orleans reached port to-day. The Mayor
and reception committee met her down
the river and escorted the boat to her
dock.
The New Orleans was royalty greeted
by an immense crowd and the usual sa-
lutes and shrieks of factory and steam
craft whistles.
She is to receive while here superb
silver watch bell, the fund for which was
raised by popular subscription, and a
handsome punch bowl set. The length
of the stay of the cruiser has not yet
been determined.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
PRESS MEN TO MEET TODAY,

Eastern Members of the Association
Are Now in Chicago.
Chicago, May 1.-THE Eastern members
of the Associated Press arrived in Chicago
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The trip was made considerably under
schedule time.
They will attend the regular annual
meeting of the Associated Press, to ha
held tomorrow in Recital Hall, at the
Auditorium, and in the evening will be
present at the annual banquet to be given
IN the Auditorium Banquet Hail. The
members will return East over the Balti-
more and Ohio
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
Tallahassee News Notes.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 1s.-The negroes
of Middle Florida are preparing for a
grand celebration of Emancipation day
here next Monday Excursion trains will
be run. four bands have been engaged. a
big dinner will be served. the schools will
parade, speeches and baseball are on the
programme.
The board of medical examiners for the
second judicial circuit met here to-day,
and granted permits to Ellis Robnson
Young of Bradfordville and A. B. Cannon
of Lamont TO practice medicine In Florida
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
BLUE RIDGE MAY BE SOLD.
Southern Railroad Claims Owner
ship of the Road.

Charleston, S. c., May 16.-An order was
granted by Judge Brawley in the United
States Circuit Court to-day, which looks
to the sale of the Blue Ridge Railroad.
1t was issued at the request of the South
ern system claiming ownership under the
purchase of the Columbia and Greenville
in 1874. All persons are required to appear
on July / and show cause why the road
should not be sold
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
BUFFALO STRIKE MAY END.
contractor COnnOrs Has Signed an
Agreement on IT,

Agreement on It,
Buffalo, N. Y, May 16.-Contractor Con-
ners and Inspector Donovan, appointed bv
Bishop Quigley, have signed an agree
ment which it is expected will end the
strike. 1t will be submitted to the bishop
There was no change in the situation
along the docks to-day The elevators
crippled by the sympathetic strike of the
monthly men, did little work But three
elevators, the City, Erie and MOI thern,
were operated. Contractor Corners, how
ever, says men TO run the elevators can
be secured.
The grain shovelers under their agree
ment to remain out until the demand of
the freight handlers, coal beavers and orc
handlers are met, are unable TO accept the
latest concessions made by Contractor
Corners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
s,reet halfway Meeting.

Richmond, Va. May 1.-THE first an
nual meeting of the Street Railway and
Electrical Association of Virginia was
held here to-day Most of the Virginia
cities were represented, and number Of
interesting papers were read
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
vIRGINIA's STATE FAIR.
pring Meeting Opened Yesterday at
Norfolk.

Spring Meeting Opened Yesterday at
Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va, May l6.-The spring meet
ing of the Virginia State Fair and Agri-
cultural Association began to-day at Nor
folk aud will continue for four days. The
racing was as follows:
First Race-2:4O trot. purse $500. Almonte
won second third, fourth heats and race.
Best time, 2:25A. Dot won first heat in
2:27l
Second Race-2:15 pace. purse $780, Max
i'm Ian won second, third and fourth heats
and race. Best time, Pisa Nominee won
first neat. Time 2:17%.
Third Race-One-half mile, heats run
ming race. Huntsman won in straight
heats. Best time 0:50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
TRAVELLING MEN IN SESSION.

There Are 29S Delegates Attending
the T.. p. A. Convention.
Louisville, KY, May 16.-The tenth an
nual convention of the National Travel
ers Protective Association was called to
order to-day at Library Hall. There were
present 29S delegates, accompanied By
about 1,5O0 visitors
The session was devoted to the exercises
of welcome. Among the addresses deliv-
tred was one by Joseph Wallerstein OF
Richmond, Va, formerly president of the
association.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
CHANGES AT PORT ROYAL.
admiral Sumner and Captain Rock
wei Ordered Home.

Washington. May 16-Rear Admiral G.
w. sumner has been detached from duty
'a 2ommandant of the naval station at
For, Royal, S. c.. June l, and ordered
nome on waiting orders.
C4pt g. II. Rockwell has also been de-
lt-aed from duty at the Port Royal sta
Won and ordered home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
strikers win Arbitrate.

Springfield, Ill, May 16.--The operators
and miners a Pana have submitted their
differences to the state board of arbitra-
ton, and that body will commence the
hearing of the case at Pana next Friday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
MCPHERSON AT QUARANTINE.

Transport Arrives From San juan
With Gen. Henry.
New York, May I6.-The United States
transport Mcpherson, which left San Juan
May 9, Ponce May 10, and Santiago May
y, arrived and anchored at quarantine this
evening, having on board Gen. Guy V.
Henry, the former military governor of
Porto Rico, staff and families Lieuten
ant Commander Ward of the United States
steamer Panther, and family; Col. c. c.
Hood, U. S. A; seventy-five cabin pas
sengers and sixty discharged soldiers be-
longing to various regiments. All are
we'll on board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
GERMAN-AMERICANs MEET.
They DenOunce Efforts to Stir Up
Hostile Feeling.

Rochester, y. Y, May 16.-At meeting
Of over 1000 German-Americans tonight
resolutions were adopted denunciatory Of
efforts recently made tending to create
hostile spirit between the United States
and Germany.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
A saoo.ooo Reserve Fund.

Detroit, Mich. May 16-The grand divis-
oH' Order of Railway Conductors, decid-
~ to-day upon the establishment of a
$1,000 reserve fund aside from the $780,
u" tund, to be raised by an annual as
'-nent of 81 per each $1,000 of insur-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
Kings Daughters, Convention.

,.. Nacon, May l6.-The state convention Of
,rin Daughters met here this morning.
ne attendance was not very large, but
@H enthusiastic meeting is assured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17

If Mrs. Pinkham's Compound will cure
such severe cases as this surely it
must be a great medicines there
any sufferer foolish enough not to
give it trial?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
BERRY SENTENCED TO DEATH.

NegrO Hoy kiIIed MISS Amanda
Clarke Mt baltimore.
Baltimore, May 16.-John Berry, the col
ored boy who killed Miss Amanda Clarke,
10y whom he was employed as servant,
near Bowie, Prince George county, on
March 10, was to-day convicted of murder
in the first degree by a jury an the crimi-
nal court, and sentenced by Judge Wright
to be hanged. He received the sentence
with the same Indifference that he has ex
hl0ited since the trial began Monday morn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17
BONILLA REACHES MOBILE.
EX-PreSident of Honduras Is on "A
Secret Mission

Mobile. Ala, May 16.-Polycapo Bonilla,
eX-president of Spanish Honduras, reach
ed here to-day. He will not tell his OBJ
lec-, but is stopping here. Some say he
wants an interview with Drummond. the
noted revolutionary leader, the desire OF
the executive of the republic being for
peace
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-17

lrErTEB TO MRS. PrNKHAM NO. 4e,97ol
81 had female com
plants so bad that it
caused me to have
historical fits; have had
as many as nine in one
day.
GIVE bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
cured me and it has
been a year since l had
an attack.
rlrs. Edna Jackson,
Pearl, La.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

The Hot Springs News says one Of the remarkable features of the antitrust law IS that it outlaws ia this State corporations for what they may do in other States. This simply goes to show that our legis- lature does not think the other sovereign States in the Union are capable of self-government or legis- lating for their own people, and therefore the alI.w.se Arkansas legislature assumed to legislate for them. The most remarkable thing about 1t is that our Arkansas legis- lature hasn't assumed to legislate for Europe. Asia and Africa, too.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
Told by Figures.

Nearly 60O00 acres have beeen re- claimed in Ireland during the past year from the bog and marsh lands.
 The fastest flowing river in the world is the sutley, in British India. It's descent is 1000 feet in 180 miles.
 According to the best authorities. less than one thousand-millionth part of the suns rays reaches the earth.
 The longest canal in the world is in Russia. It extends from St. Peters, burg to the frontier of China. and measures nearly 4,500 miles.
 According to computations the black race embraces about one-tenth of the living members of the human species. or 150. GOO. GOO individuals.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
A RornI Inn-Ixeencr.

The King of Wurtemburg may eer. tainly be said to be the only Knight of the Garter who is a hotel-keeper as sell as monarch. This has long been tradition in his family, but not till lately was it discovered by the rulers of the beautiful little German kingdom how profitable inn-keeping can be- come. When Peter the Great was travelling incognito through Europe he refused to stop anywhere but at an inn. To cireumvent this whlm the then King of Wurtemburg put a tavern sign outside one of the royal palaces, and dressed as an inn-keeper, himself well eomed the ezar. This royal personage's descendant now owns two large hotels, from which he is said to derive a rev. enue of 912,000 a year.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
ssNnvx snerrx-

According to the navy regulations, whiskey is not allowed on war ships except in the medical supplies, but it gets aboard somehow, as visitors to the hospitable officers can testify. It is called navy sherry" on shipboard.
 Sometimes, when the fleet was on blockade duty, newspaper despatch boats carried supplies to the officers. A man ignorant of the rule about navy sherry" hailed the flagship New York one Sunday morning off Santiago and asked the officer of the deck if he would send boat for some supplies.
 For whom are they?" the officer asked, through 8 megaphone.
 The ward room mess, was the re- ply.
 It was an idle hour on the New York, and a crowd of officers and men had lined up and were listening.
 What supplies have you?" the of feer asked again. and through his meg aphone the correspondent bawled:-
 Onions, potatoes and Whiskey!"
 Then he wondered why all the of ficers in sight fled to the other side of the ship, holding their sides with laughter. The onions and potatoes were sent on board-at least they alone were received officially.
 An officer, who asked a friend to get a case of navy sherry" for him later on was astounded when the man broupht real sherry He had Snnnoced that every one knew the difference.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
Voting by Machinery

The city of Buffalo has for some
 lime been experimenting with vot- ing machines as a substitute for the slow election system which exists in shat and othea cities, and board Of aldermen made a report a few days ago advising the abandonment of the old plan and the substitution of voting machines in the place of bal loe boxes The board was unani- nous in favor o. the change and showed that with the machines the cost of elections would be greatly reduced, the voting districts being deer aased from 155 to 110 or nearly 90 per cent. It was estimated that this woald make saving equal to one-third the cost of supplying the atty with all the machines required.
 There is a great saying also Of sime in the making upof the returns after the close of the polls when ma chimes are used, for with them the votes are all counted and checked
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
"Come In. Old Pnrd.n

The land crab, big, noisy, of weird locomotion and most objectionable ap- pearance, was among the horrors which our soldiers encountered as they moved from Siboney to Santiago Most of tke men had never seen such creatures, and regarded them with extreme aversion.
 Csten these noisy creatures invaded the tents of the men, and violence and profanity followed. But some of the Rough Riders had seen such things be- fore. One night an Eastern man was visiting Rough Rider from Arizona, when in walked the biggest land crab of the season.
 "Ugh!" cried the visitor. Look at that!"
 why" said the Rough Rider. delightediy, "how home like!" And ex- tending his hand toward the ugly in truder. he cried:-"Come in, old bard. I knew your brother in old Arizona. ]" The Eastern man fled, leaping over the old pard" as he departed.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

of within an hour after the last vote is cast. The committee says that "the voting machine will best serve the intention of the law by securing to the voter far and quick count and no favor. and making fraud and dishonesty on the part of the cleo. tors and inspectors next to impossi- hle.-NeW OrIeans States.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

The antitrust law is all right, only t needs to be amended so as to apply to insurance rate bureaus, pools and trusts for Arkansas and not the universe. Let the rest of She world take care of itself. r. is not asking any protection from the Arkansas legislature,
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

Arkansas wants factories and manufactories, but how is she to secure them if capital invested in such enterprises can't bp protected from loss by fire insurance? People will not put money in au enter. prise when their capital is likely to prove total loss within a ight.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

The House Thursday voted vote of censure upon Hon. J. D. Wood for his remarks upoo the Legisla ture before the Business Mems Con- geution. Mr. Wood should wear bhe censure as a badge of honor.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

The Arkansas legislature IS faceti- ously referred to h Little Rock as gox's army.-Helena World.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

The Greeks dld some clever spriuting during their footrace against Turkey, but the Filipinos are hot.footed after their laurels.- Republic.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
~ TO CALCULATION.

The Badg GRAPHIC has nearly double the olssulatios of any other lPine Bluff daily newspaper. and the Daily and Semi-Weekly GRAPHIC have combined Ejaculation larger shan that of any other Pine Bluff daily or akly newspaper < lyertisements accept a on tfsss guarantee.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
 deFg

Fire-proof paper Dr1eKs are coming nto use for building purposes. They are made with hollow centre, to in sure uniformity in hardness, and the hollow is afterward filled with cement
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15

Entered at the Post-office at Pine BluG.Ak. .asseeoad-class mail matter
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-04-15
xeep Salt Crisp.

It is we'll to remember that when salt is dried in the oven for table use 1t should be allowed to cool completely before 1t is placed in the saltcellars; otherwise 1t will harden into a lump It is a test of good housekeeping that the salt in the cellars be dry, crisp and poydarr.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-02
VISITING SICK PUPILS.
An Innovation by the Teachers
Club OF HIlO.
(Hawaii Herald)

At the meeting OF April 10 there were
present thirteen teachers and two
visitors.
When Miss Deyo asked for any re-
ort, new and helpful about school mat
tiers, Mr.. Smith spoke Of something that
is interesting his room, namely, the
visiting OF sick pupils in their homes.
Their classmates go to them, carrying
illustrated papers or other reading mat
ter Neighbors have kindly given
books, magazines, etc, on learning the
use for which they are intended.
Miss Thurston reviewed thoroughly
Parker's talk on school government,
wherein he dwells much on the power
Of the school to govern itself, IL each
child is wisely led to know the truth
and believe in the best; and Is also
kept busy with interesting work.
Miss Esther Pomeroy took the chap
ter on moral teaching, bringing out
prominently the necessity OF training
children to self-controi.
Miss Deyo read interesting selections
from an article on the Science of Obser-
walton. The portions she chose bore on
structural geography, alluvial soils,
deltas, etc, and earnestly advised ex-
curslons and outdoor observation.
The next meeting, Wednesday even
ing, May 8, at 1880. Review of the
whole OF Parker's talks. Clvics, chap
tiers 7 and 8. Cultivation OF garden
flowers. Different flowers we're given
as topics to different individuals.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-02
LIQUID AIR EXPLOSIVE.

NEW YORK, April ia SUMS cable
from Berlin says: The engineering
committee Of the War Office has re-
ceiyed report on recent experiments
OF the Austrian War Office in the uso
OF liquid air as an explosive. II Ii
stated that they foreshadow COM
plete revolution In tho application Of
explosives, Experiments made IN Aus,
tria were conducted In quarry by a
technical committee from the War or,
nee, aud the results were said to be
wonderful, .....
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-02

This company reserves the right 10
make changes In the time OF departure
and arrival OF It's steamers without
notice and II will not be responsible
Tor any consequences arising there
from.
Consigrees must be at the Landing,
10 receive their Freight; this Company
Will not hold itself responsible Tor
freight after II has been landed.
Live Stock received only at owners
risk
This Company will not be responsive
for Money or Valuables OF passene -rs
unless placed in the care OF Pursers.
Passengers are requested to purchas
tickets before embarking. Those fail.
Ing to do SO will be subject to IN ad-
ditional charge OF twenty-five per cen:
The Company will not be liable 20,
loss OF. nor injury to, nor delay n. TIE
delivery OF baggage or personal effects
o, the passenger beyond the amount ~
10000, unless the value Of the same
be declared. at or before the Issue CT
the ticket, and freight is paid thereon.
All employees OF the Company ar~
forbidden to receive freight without de-
Iivering a shipping receipt therefor IN
the form prescribed by the Company
and which may be seen by shippers up
on application to the pursers OF the
COmpany's steamers.
Shippers are notified that II freight 10
shipped without such receipt. II viii
be solely at the risk OF the shipper.
G. l. WIGHT, President.
s. y. ROSE. Secretary
CAPT. J. A. KING. Port supt.