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The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

The aggregate number of passeu-
gers carried during the year ending
June 30, 1898. as returned In the an
nual reports of railways, was sol .O66,-
6s1. indicating an increase, as com
pared with the year ending June 30.
1897, of ll,621,4s3. The number of
passengers carried one mile during
the year was 1873, $780, ,004, there be-
ing an increase of .122 $50, ,357 as com
pared to the year previous. The in
creased density of passenger traffic is
shown by the fact that in 1898 the
number OF passengers carried one mile
per mile of line was 72,462, as COM
pared with 66.s74 for the previous
year. The corresponding figure for
1898, however, was S3,S09. The num-
Der of tons of freight carried during
the year was 7s,OO6. .307, there being
an increase of 137.3OO,36l. The num-
Der of tons of freight carried one mile
was 114,077. $40 .3O5, which, compared
with the previous year, shows the
large increase OF 1885, ,554 ,0sO. The
number Of tons OF freight carried one
mile per mile of line was 6l7,slO
which is ss,73l greater than the cor
responding item for the year preced-
ing.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

The Pittsburg Telegraph says;
Sausage links are now more conspicu-
Gus than golf links Let it be hoped
that neither variety viii join the miss
ing links.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

That Chicago buggy robber" is not
wholly up to date in his extensive op-
erations. He should ride in a horse
less carriage and commit only cash
less robberies.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

All other dramatic failures of the
season have been as naught compared
with Capt. Carter's debut ss the Amer
lean Dreyfus
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

New York is enthusing over young
violinist by the name of Petschnikon
He certainly has the name of genius.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

A Philadelphia young man, who is
heir to s5,000,00o, has been abducted.
Search the girls.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

The less there is in dudes pockets
the better his clothes tt him.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

The Hon. Thomas Reed, practicins
lawyer, is the central figure in court,
but the "czar" privileges are entirely
history.
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

A mans height in the social world
is estimated by the length of his purse
The Lamar register., 1899-12-20

The chairman of the Democratic
central committee OF FL Paso county
has been getting up restaurant
trust" in Colorado Springs. Demo
Gratis do not believe in trusts-unIess
they are on the inside.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
sULrAN,s GIFTS TO UNCLE SAM
sent to President Van Buren-Caused
 No End of Trouble.

On the seventh day of the month of Schawwai, in the year 1254 of the Hegira-which is the Arabian way of writing Dec. 9, 1839-the sultan of Oman, whose name was Seyyid Saooid, bin sultan, bin ahmend, addressed a gracious letter to his excellency, Mar tin Van Buren. president of the United States of America" in which he in- formed the president that he had sent him by the royal ship Sultanee a few trifies as a token of friendship and good feeling says the Ladies Home Journal These trifies consisted of two Arabian horses and their groom, one bottle of altar of roses, two pieces of gold, five demijohns of rose water, one Persian carpet, one gold ornament with a silk tassel, four camel s-hair shawls, one gold-mounted sword, two large pearls, one bottle of diamonds, one gold snuffbox studded with prec- ious stones and one box of mixed pearls and diamonds. Under the con stitution the president is prohibited from accepting a personal gift from any foreign state or power, and as the sultans gifts had arrived in New York and the commander of the Sultanee would not leave the country without presenting his masters offerings, an embarrassing complication was the outcome. The matter was finally re- ferred to congress, and after three months of correspondence, red tape, diplomacy and legislation the sultan's Christmas presents were finally ac- cepted, and then the president was put to the trouble of selling the horses. the shawls and the rose-water, while Uncle Sam was given the further trouble of finding a suitable place to store the remaining gifts, and was af- terward put to great expense in cap turing the thief who carried off the en- tire collection in bag, and was only caught after a long chase.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
WATCHES IN THE PAwNsHoPs.
Always the First Articles to Be Pledged
 in Distress.

Always the First Articles to Be Pledged
 in Distress.
 Most people suppose said down town pawnbroker the other evening according to the Baltimore News, that when man goes broke the first thing he thinks of pawning is his dress suit, but that's not so. While there might be some that do this, they are few and far between. By long odds. the great majority of those in distress first put up their watches. In big city like this, with clocks on every hand. a watch is almost an unneces- sary luxury on the street, and so this is the first article pawned. Watches are, so to speak, drug in the pawn shop. We get so many of them that we often wonder where they come from. You might think that we never would have occasion to lend money on wedding rings, but you would be wrong, for we have several of them now. A woman must be in distress to pledge her wedding ring, and yet it is often done. We have engagement rings, too, but not so many in num- Der as wedding rings. Sometimes men pawn engagement rings. We simply take that as sign that they have broken an engagement, but when q woman comes to us with one of them we know she needs money. I've made quite a study of pawnshops," contin- ued the broker, 'and I find that in the majority of cases the dress of the per son asking for loan on some article has great deal to do with the amount received. If the pawnbroker sees a well-dressed person in front of him he will naturally argue that he or she IS a little short of funds for the time be- ing, but will return and take the article out of pledge in few days. If, on the contrary, the person asking loan be poorly dressed, there is little chance that he or she will get a fair amount on it. In the latter case the pawn broker usually offers only what he thinks the article will bring at private or public sale, with the amount of his interest deducted
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
HOUSEKEEPING ON STEAMSHIP
Amount of Food Eaten by Passengers
 on an Ocean Liner.

amount or Food Eaten by Passengers
 an ocean Liner.
 One tidy little refrigerator about six feet wide and twice that depth is the butterman's stall in this market under the sea, writes Helen c. Candee, in an exchange. Little tubs of butter are arranged on shelves to the amount of 5000 pounds. and in company with these are 20 900 eggs Twenty-Five hun- dred quarts of milk and cream are stored in a separate room, all having been sterilized This market has a room especially for salt meats, and here are hams, bacon and tongues to the amount of 1000 pounds. There are some articles of food without which the epicure would be unhappy. and which must be alive when cooked Chief among these are oysters. of which l6,O00 are carried to meet the wants of the passengers. Clans are only pro- Xlded to the number of 1 800. Iobsters are not abundantly supplied; TOO pounds is all the storeroom shelters. ] hIs market in the bottom of the ship contains, besides the things mentioned, fruits, green vegetables and an en- ormous stock of groceries. The latter is only limited by space, for groceries are not perishable goods and will keep rom one voyage until another until used Tea and coffee are used in large amounts-abont thirty-three pounds a day of tea and fifty pounds of coffee. Perishable supplies are taken on board m proportion to the number of passen- gers booked, and anything of this kind which is left over when the ship reaches port is eaten by the crew.
 Away down in the bottom ol the ship the chief steward has a market of his own, one which he has stocked and from which he draws, thus serving in the double capacity of merchant and customer. Here is an enormous re- frigerator, and is presided over by a steward who is responsible for every pound of meat within It. Before the ship slips from the dock this room is stocked, for a full ship with 10000 pounds of beef, 2,000 pounds of veal and 5000 pounds of mutton. From hooks along the walls and ceiling of another refrigerator hang punches of birds, very much as dried corn and peppers hang from the rafters of old farmhouses. As many chickens as can be tied together are hung until 4,OOO pounds are slowed away. Ducks are not as popular as chickens, therefore TOO pounds only are provided about 100 pounds allowance for each day. Turkeys are liked, and 1000 pounds must be provided for the demands oi the cook. Pigeons, squabs and other small birds, these are reckoned in pieces, and it is calculated that the family which floats across the ocean will devour 1,600 birds"
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
WITHOUT LICENSE.

Henry Anthony, colorad, was this morning arrested by Officer Culpep- per for selling whiskey without license. Telegrams received from Clarendon request that he be held in custrdy until the Clarendon officials can reach this place.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
TEAS TGoF THE BOOTH.

Tonight at Temple Anshe Emeth services will he held by Rabbi Korn- field commencing at 7:30 D. m. Today is the Feast of the Booth" and the lecture will be Significance of the Holiday"
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
Good Plain Common Sense.

From the Indianapolis Journal: Watts-It seems to be human nature for man to get more satisfaction out of winning a dollar than from earning five by honest labor. Potts-It is not human nature at all; it is just the op- posite-common sense. The man who wins dollar is dollar ahead, and the man who earns five by honest Ia- Dor is loser about $5 worth of work.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Jim Langford says he has been admitted to the bar for many years. He does not. however; practice law but does practice telling jokes.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Miss Sanmie Sennett and MT. James A. Gray, the popular prose- cutting attorney for Pulaski county, will be married tomorrow at II o'clock at St. Joseph's Catholic church.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Mir. Luther J. SmtE, an old Pine Bluff boy, but now successfully en- gagged in the furniture business in Shreveport, La, is visiting relatives and friends in the city.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Rev. J [. Carr is confined to his bed and was unable to attend his church Sunday owing to illness.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Henry Duncan. of Kearney, was in the city mingling among his many friends Sunday.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Mir. Mo Hanf, our furniture king, has returned from Chicago. where he p0rchased his fall stock of goods.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

NJ and Mrs. R. |. M Mills left Sa'nrday morning for a several ~rek's stay at Potash Sulphur springs
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
| From Monday s Daily. l

Chief of Police McMahon, of Lit- tie Rock, was visitor to our city Sunday.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
THE JAP PLAYERS.
SCENERY IS STRIKING; cos
 TUNES ARE SPLENDID.

Plays Are Prlmitive-IIumor Is Er- pressed by Fnp-Flops. Heroics ny
 Blind staggers, and Pathos by Much
 snuHiing.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Sam Hendersonthe negro charged with grand larceny Saturday, will be tried before Jndge Garret this af- ternoon at o'clock. He is the ne gro who relieved one of his color of $20 while reclining on a barrel.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20
FURNISHES A VALUABLE soor.
Substance Left by Acetylene Gas Makes

Substance Left by Acetylene Gas Makes
 the Finest Black Ink.
 The flame of acetylene gas has been found to furnish soot which is espe- cially yaluabis in the color industry. When such gas is burned with smok- ing flame the result is the production of three or four times as great a quan- tity of soot as is the case with mineral oils. Moreover, 1t is very light ia weight and exhibits an absolutely black color without a tinge of brown and has none of the tarry admixtures or other substances that characteristic ally appear in lampblack The sub stance is likewise noted for being very bulky and is found to be admirably adapted for India ink and the coIors of fine inks for such lithographic work as requires a positive black It is now being manufactured in France by 3 patented process almost absolute pur- ity of color and texture being obtained at comparatively small cost
 Innocent Amusement.
 Caller-'.Isn't your little boy rather young to take so much interest in the newspaper?" Chicago Mother Yes, he is only years old. but he has the keenest sense of humor I ever saw. He spends nearly all his time reading the editorials in the St Louis daily papers"
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Mir. E. C. Laine, who has been at Stamps, retHrLed last night. He says he is glad to be in Pine Bluff and in his own words "he has come home to die when hls time comes , Mir. Laine will be at the Cotton Belt shops as heretofore.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Rev. j. L. Caldwell and Hon. c. K Breckinridge have returned from tht Presby tery at He'ena.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-09-20

Miss Fay and Mrs. J. M. Taylor and daughter returned yesterday from a eisit to Kentucky.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

SAN FRANCISCO. May ls~-Ia~cs Op-
psnhetmer. prisoner serving a life term
n Safa Quentin psnitentiary for the murder
Of A seiscw-csnvsct named Ra>s at the Fol
sasa state rriss0. last night attacked a
guard named James Mcdonald. s,ahbsng
Aim 1--WE tines
Mcftonsh bad identified oppenlletnlsr as
hsa a3ssiant and has made an Ante NOR
TEN statement accusing him 81 he assault,
Mcdonald IL growing very weak and wifi
ret live through she night
Yesterday at she Folsom prisan John
Showers, thres~yea man. ana osss ~ the
t~ses behaved men in ne rrmor. was stab
NJ 80 Death ny George Putnam a nfe~
scaE frters ef .tae Majors boy. Revenge
~ he esase ~ she Folsom mNrs;er shew-
ers tnr~ei states evidence in he lloyd
Majors murder case nearly twenty years
ago
Ale Msters Il nav under sentence II
ifasN IN rtsh far ere 1ss.rrssr re prfir~
.rspsalr rTuxn. Archie Nascrs wss kiiIad
~ krc~n II AZ attempt 80 CT nture The
v0anx tSs~eesssfn. i.ssya and a nasn named
level murdered tao ussn Ia she state
sssnsp years ago sn4 were esnr~d os tAe
nNtxrsssa az SNA&eg&
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
FIGHTING ron A FORTUNE.
Montana Woman Claims . Valuable
Estate In Chicago.

CHICAGO, May l6-Mrs Florence
Moscherroseh. the wife of an Anaconda,
Mont. miner. sled In the superior court
a Dill asking that she be adtudged 10 be
the heir 10 &tao 90 worth OF Chicago prop
srsy left by Henry w. Martin. a wealthy
thicagoan who died sntcstasr in May iS&
and who. she claims. was her father Th.
nltns Of the bin has 1ivuIged a romance
which has been kept secret for twenty
seven years.
Martin began his career Is a letter car
Eaer, but after the are OF 1871 invested his
savings IN ieassholts and real estate and
became wealthy. His fortune was left in
re custody of Ebert Vt GARY now nresI
Dent OF the Federal Steel Company
Mrs Moschsrrosch alleges thar Martin
married AHnle Conrad. a servant i'm a Chi
ago hcfel IN fSg@ and that year after
sac was b0rn - the couple. that she was
brought op In secrecy and the marriage
kspt secret 10 deceive Martins r~on;s
Martins parents. Mr.. and Mrs David
AAEI1. o. Geneva. WIS VIVA with ~r-
llsaxs Gary, are named as defendants are
Alleged - have refused 20 recoxnsxe the
s@sras1nsnts ~ their g-aaaSaughter n,rr
sassF, es fssrgsax 81 ser frfenteg. -narrfasA
- have advised her zxinss il ana l.. nave
promised - sire y0aia sorego H. q, provide
her With nsonsS and horns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

and barns were unroofed. ana one three
story brick building was completely de-
molished
AKRON. O.. May IA cyclone struck
this city at o'clock this afternoon and
did much damage. The storm struck the
tents at Mains circus. and they collapsed
upon the crowd.
In East Akron the Biggs Boiler Com
pany's shops were badly damaged.
The shops Of the Akron sewer Pine Com
pany also suffered heavily.
YOUNGSTOWN. o.. May IA severe
wind storm struck this city late this az
ternoon. A new residence. nearly COM
pleted. was blown down, four carpenters
being caught in Il
John Craig had both legs broken and was
badly bruised
MOUNT PLEASANT. Pa. May 1.-THE
storm which caught this section at S
o'clock this evening was the most severe
and disastrous In many years. Ten houses
OF the Illinois Steel Company at Moor
wood. just under way OF completion and
one belonging to the workmen. were blown
down ana 70 pieces.
CANAL FULTON o., May 1k-DurinR
the storm today the wall Of school house
was blown IN ana nine pupils were injured
some Of them quite seriously.
Four scholars were buried beneath the
debris OF brick and wooden beama They
werc extrtcated by the teacher.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
Illt O. TREASON I6l|I


BOSTON. May MA conference Of
members Of the Anti-ImDeriaIist League
vas held at Younge Ao4el to-day. The
event ok the meeting was an address der
iivefa1 ~ ex-00v. Boutwell, president o.
the league. In which he upheld the poef-
ttcn Of Agu1naldo and answered Secretary
Lang.
EN3ov. Boutwell, began by denying the
charge that the Anti ImpsEiaiist League
organisation WAA Engaged IN imD9oper
dealings With the army In he Philippines.
but stated the purpose Of ths league -
follows:
ITO bring tths army out Of the Philiv
people ct hcmA setting IN the channels
OF intercourse Or Communication: but fail
Ing IN that eeeoft, - fail Ne may. then
vo propose TO % oct - to summoU the
army from the Philippines by the author
ity Of the votes Of the American people
and without thought Of the consequences
to men, to administration, to political par
tteo or 70 questions Of donsGtic concern.
"As between Aguinaldo and the pfesi-'
dent. Aguinaldo q In the right and the
president In the wrong. Aguiualdo can
only bring the war to IN end by the sur
render Of all right 70 saifL government in
himself and in his people. and by the
recognition Of hight In the president to
govern end tax AOoo ~ ylliplnos In what
ever manner shall to him seem expedient."
A Get OF six resolutions WAS offered
which affirm the political principles Of
the Declaration ~ Independence. demand
justice to the Flipinos. whom ~ made
our allies In the war with 6pAtn." and
their Independence. and denounce tho war
against them ~ an act OF treaehery.
The fifth resolution says:
The punshment OF our criminal aggres-
sion against that brave betrayed and un-
fortunate people u already evident In the
ourpation Of illegal powers by the psesi-
dent In the unjustifiable censorship OF the
press and II the threat of prosecution for
treason OF an eminent and patriotic citi-
esn who was acting strictly within his
legal Ttghta."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
WIDOW BECK GETS MONEY.
Ctfcust Court 81 Appeals Decides
Against the knights Of
Pythias.

San FRANCISCO. May 1G-United
states Judges Gilbert. Reese ana Morrow
sitting as circuit court OF appeals, today
handed down an opinion which win BE- Of
interest 70 fraternal and beneficiary socie-
Ties and other organizations OF which fnsur-
snee u feature. The case WAS that OF
Lillian n. Beck VS. the Supreme Lodge Of
the knights OF Pythtas OF the World The
plaintiff 10 the widow or Frank A. Beck. q
member OF the Endowment rank, who blew
out his brains with a shotgun. The coro /.
ners jury returned q verdict Of suicide
while temporarily insance, and In
accordance with the bylaws OF the order
regarding suicides. the widow was tender
ed sl1 instead OF G.ooo. the sum for which
beck's life was insured. The widow
brought suit. got Judgment for Ss.ooo. and
the Supreme lodge appealed
The court OF appeals In Affirming the
Judgment OF the lower court holds that the
defendant should have proved that the de-
ceased came 10 his death with suicidal in
tent. and II did not devclve upon the widow
"a prove By = preponderance OF evidence
that MS death resulted from the accidental
discharge of his gun. The widow win re-
cesve the 0,o00
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
FROM A FILIPINO SOURCE.
AguinalAo Chains Has Retirement e
the NoUAtains II Strategic

LONDON. May 16-The Filipino junta
here informs the Associated Press that on
receipt OF the news stating that all for
eigners had been ordered from the Philip
pines. . cable message Of inquiry was sent
to AGuinaldo. who replied that the an.
nouncement was due 70 the statements Of
Mr.. Higgins. the manager Of thu railroad.
on his return to Manila after several
months residence in the Philippine lines
The Fiiipinos. Il 10 added, ridicule the
statement that Aguinaldo 10 q fugitive,
and declare his retirement to the Car
bollos mountains II par. Of his strategic
plans. a. the mountains are almost in-
accessible and are inhabited by savages
who use poisoned arrows. and that 1t is
absolutely impossible for the Americans
to follow him there. - a,tra.a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17
onIGs-riox TO woonEx nocKs.


WASHINGTON. May is-sscrrsary
Lork has rsgetvea ssfang protests OF bate
against tire building ~ woaden docks AZ the
League fsisna Ard Mare Island navx sagss
ard The projected plans for tbs docks may
Re - ARRANGED as So permit congress u
consider sAe atvssasaiisY ssf substituting
utarA for wc,d. Tae naval authorities ara
etronxly IN saser 90 stone aacks saving
that The time has gcas ev fer wooden
sssuesares, Bss after a SHARP controversy
la congress a eaNssFcusses Was arranged by
which two usS docks are 80 ~ hsssss OF
stone, thu~s~ ~ Boston ana Portsmouth
and swa nt weed fAsxe - League ssSaaf
AMI Mar saasst Now tas localities get
isssx ussStsa ios.&s ara sswftia9 sts~nx ia
huene~ 10 have sss0e substituted TAs
nsssi authorities held sAss tAwx vsAsst rs,
law tae law. yet IN ssafnx 80 e nav ~ x,ssss-
sess sst % hexsa their stfnsss aocks untsi
congress Aas another upgaffAassy te e<sys-
cider ne question, the exssx astaEs being
made su the meantime.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-17

Fire destroyed tho Grand Rapids veneer
works at Grand Rapids. Mich. the LARGEST
concern Of the kind IN the country The
loss IL SIoo 400 and the insurance one-han
that amount
Lieut. Col Thomas NJ Smith. Tenth In
fantry. has been retired after thirty years
service. This retirement promotes Maj.
= B. Savage. Eighth infantry. to b
lieutenant colonel
The headquarters Of the Order Of Rail.
way Conductors Will hereafter he located
st Dee Moines. Ia. instead OF Cedar. Rap
ida which has been the headquarters for
. number Of years~
Columbia university win give the honor
airy degree Of LID. TO Carl Schurx OF,
commencement day. He has already re-
csived this degree from Harvard univefs-
ity and from the University Of Missouri.
The hatsleshfp Kearsarxe In % Der cent.
completed and tho Kentucky 8 per cant.
II II understood there vessels viii %
turned over TO the government about Jan.
nary /. The hattieship Alabama Ia % par
constn 81 per cent completed
TIE United states transport Meade.
while leaving Ponce ~ midnight yesterday
for New York with the Nineteenth In
sAnsrY On board, struck = sunksa wreck
leak and Hsce&sitAfed her returning
Divers are now ~ work examintne the
extent Of the damage
The chicago Trtoune says: A discovery.
a cirrnnveosins osd age. has jus. been
made public BY Profs. Joseph r. HAwisy
and AK, G. Wiener. Of the Chicago ciini.
cal school. Tue return Of youth Il II
5estfcns a. fymphatsc futd 81 anBmAiA par
sieulariy yc0ng croatia
A number of valuable rerord. which
were taken from the 0fsee az Mai Nat
shews. surgeon In charge of Tia raissd
6tAseo division hospital q: the Prea1dto,
San Francisco. last E9huary, have beer
recovered They We9e found Ia the room
was foFnwsy . ccpU1M u she houudtaj a.
faHAmeaf ~ the praMt1o. He woo aYrest-
~ AnA sAafgs1 With oFaAA laroony