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Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
THE "opEN DOOR" IN CHINA.
Decision Of Powers to Maintain This
Policy Very Gratifying to
United States.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE various
publications coming from European
sources, touching the decision of the
powers to meet the United States re-
quest for formal written undertaking
to maintain the 'open door, in China,
are giving satisfaction to the officials
here as indicating the success of this
important diplomatic negotiation.
However, it may be stated the responses
of the European governments have not
yet reached the state department.. It
is realized thoroughly that in a matter
OF this Importance the negotiation
must be conducted with the greatest
circumspection and deliberation.
Hence it is no matter for surprise that
the responses have not yet been re-
ceived. It is hoped that the final sue
cess of the negotiations can be COM
municated to congress in the shape of
a special message from the president,
accompanied by an explanatory state
ment from Secretary Hay, soon after
the holidays.
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ALL HANDS PERISH.
The Steamer Niagara Undoubtedly
Wrecked ON Lake Erie-Six-
teen Lives Lost.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. HIT is now GER
tain that the Canadian steamer Mag
ara, Capt. Henry Glory, foundered on
Tuesday evening last, about eight miles
east Of Long point, Lake Erie, with all
hands, numbering 16 persons. Tugs
sent out from Port Colborne and from
Buffalo to search for the missing steam
er have returned, bringing with them
great quantities of wreckage picked up
near where the steamer is supposed to
have foundered. The wreckage in
cludes a part of the Niagara's deck, por-
tions of the cabin, deck beams, other
material, and a quantity of shingles
marked "Parry Sound from which port
the Niagara sailed for Buffalo. Judg-
ing from the amount Of wreckage that
has been found, the Niagara must have
broken up badly in the storm. It is the
opinion of lake captains that the boat
went down in deep water about eight
miles east of Long point, as none of her
spars has been found, and if she had
gone down in shallow water they would
be sticking up.
The storm which destroyed the Nj
agara was one of the worst that ever
ragged over Lake Erie. The wind was
blowing "a gale of As miles an hour, and
it was showing heavily. Even the
largest and strongest boats made for
shelter, and it is the opinion of vessel
men that Capt. McClory attempted to
turn his boat around and run under
Long point, and in doing so encountered
the full force of the storm, his craft go
ing to pieces.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

ADvICEs received from Sardinia re.
port a most deplorable state Of poverty
and famine among the peasantry ow-
ing to the almost total failure of this
years grain and olive crops. The
meager pasturage is almost entirely
exhausted and the cattle are rapidly
being decimated. The shepherds and
cattle drivers of the country live on
wild figs and in many parts Of the
country the peasantry live on bread
made of ground acorns and barley.
Expulsions and appropriations have
attained an unprecedented figure and
those who were able to pay their rent
and taxes are now destitute.
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a HARD LUCK STORY.
He used to BE Successful Broker But
Went Broke at the
Business.

ae stood before the police judge wreck:
He suggested an echo Of better days. He had
been arrested the night before for sleeping
in an open doorway.
The Judge saw that the prisoner had not
always been a tramp and questioned him
with regard to his past.
& "Well, your honor, it was this way" the
man said, quietly. 81 haven't always been as
you see me now was stock broker once.
When I was younger man became inter-
ested in copper Copper is usually solid, you
know. Well, I made little pile, then shift
ed to iron. Iron is hard to handle and Z
lost, I withdrew from speculating for
time, but the old fascination drew me again
into the maelstrom. took a flyer in some
glittering mining stock, but it was a loser.
said I would try again. I bought a little train
Of different railway stock, but didn't tie to
it long enough and went nearly broke.
Then [ showed all of my remaining fortune
into pork It turned out that pork was on
the hog, and here an"
The Judge had listened to the story at
teptive1y and at its conclusion discharged
the prisoner. Have you any money!! he
inquired, as the man turned to leave the
courtroom.
ssNo, sir, 2 was the reply; I'm broker now
than ever was."-Detroit Free Press.
Most men begin to save after they have
spent all.-Ram'S Horn.
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Broke the Record,

New York, Dec. II. Charles w. Mil
Ter, Of Chicago, the long g-distance cham
pion bicycle rider Of the world, and
Frank Waller, the Dutchman, won the
six-day bicycle race which began at
midnight last Sunday week at Madison
Square garden. They finished at ten
o'clock Saturday night first by two laps,
with 2, 1888 rs miles to their credit. The
best previous record for 142 hours was
made by Miller in the garden in 1898,
when in a six-day race he rode 2,19o
miles and 660 yards. The combined
mileage of Miller and Waller for 142
hours, therefore, beats Miller's record
by 543 miles. S
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
1NAsmucn as the electrolYsis, which

INAsMUCH as the electrolysis, which,
according to experts, is causing rapid
deterioration of the New York ele-
vated railroad structures, comes sup
posedly from a current carried over
the Brooklyn bridge, it is feared the
bridge itself may be undergoing dam
age from the same cause. The places
where electrolysis would be the most
dangerous to the structure are at the
anchors of the cables, which, being
covered with masonry, can not be in
spected. If, however, the moisture
has been excluded there is no danger
Of electrolysis.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

CONTRARY to the general opinion,
more people go mad during the SUM
mer months than IN the usually gloomy
and dull months of Novemb Der, Decem-
Der and January, when times are bad
and the general conditions appear
more conducive to insanity. Not only
in this country but also in many 9th.
ers, it is found that more people 60
mad during May, June and July than
during any other portion of the year,
and that suicide which is due to some
form of insanity-is also more preva-
lent during the summer.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

The word "God" never appeared in
any government act until the,year 1864
when, at the suggestion of the director
of the mint, ex-Gov. Pollock, of Penn
sylvania, In God We Trust was
stamped on the copper two-cent pieces.
Before that time, ''E Pluribus Unum"
had been the motto. Strange to relate,
"E Pluribus Unum" on coins never was
authorized by law. Like Topsy, it just
grew. Nearly all the constitutions
mention God.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

GAsToN T1ssAND1ER, the French aero
naut, is dead. Originally chemist,
he devoted himself to the problem of
directing balloons, and rendered i'm
portant services during the siege of
Paris. His most memorable ascent
was made in the balloon Zenith, in
1875, with Sivel and Croce-Spineli,
when, after reaching q height of over
26, 600 feet, the balloonists became un-
conscious, and on reaching the ground
again, it was found that Tissandier's
two companions were dead. He was
Sc years Of age.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

SYSTEMS of electrically lighting rail-
road cars, particularly dining cars,
sleepers and parlor cars, in which the
current is generated by a dynamo
geared to the car axle, are in use on a
number of railroad lines in this coun-
try. The high speed at which these
cars travel makes such an arrange
ment quite satisfactory and easy to
work out, current being supplied dur
ing stoppages of the train from stor-
age batteries charged when the train
z is running.
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Had Plenty Of Money.

Marquette, Mich, Dec. IA woman
known as s Crazy Kate, : who has been
begging for years, was sent to the coun-
ty Jail as disorderly Friday, and on
Saturday the jail officials discovered
E$4,745 in bonds and bills sewed in her
clothes. Her hovel and general appear
ance was so filthy t hat the officers were
astounded when they found SO much
money. Z
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

AS the result of investigation by a
South Carolina lawyer, Gov Nc
Sweeney has called on the govern ors
of the southern states to join him in
getting all southern congressman to
support bill for refunding to right
full owners $11, 600, 900 now in the Unit
ed States treasury as the proceeds Of
cotton seized during and Immediately
after the civil war and sold by treas
nry officials. The governor is assured
that action on this line will be unani-
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. .DropunlLed Dead.

Milwaukee, Dec. Ill ohm 3. Cough
lin, one of the best known Ia Dor leaders
in the northwest, droppea dead satur-
day at his residence in this city. Mr..
Coughlin was brought up in Bos ton and
removed to Chicag in 1878, and to Mil
Waukee ten years later. IN 1891 he or
ganized the United Brot erhood OF Ta NJ
Sners and Curriers' of America, and was
president of that ganization fol three
wears.
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Acquitted.

San Francisco, Dec. Ito. M. We'll
burn, ex-collector of internal revenue,
has been acquitted on the charges of
embezzlement. This was his third trial.
While under Indictment Welburn fed
and enlisted as a private in the army,
going to Cuba. While on his waytothe
Philippines he was recognized and ar
rested. 8
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

ONE of the most beautiful natural
rock carvings in the world is the
Southern Cross on the island of Grand
Manan, in the Bay of Fundy. It
stands at the head of a ledge of rocks
jutting into the bay from the foot of
one of the immense cliffs at the south
ern end of the Grand Manan. It's
shape is that of an almost perfect
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

The "Kreuz Zeitung" asserts that the
Beers are using nglish cartridges from
Kynochs, where Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain's brother is large shareholder.
When war was seen to be inevitable,
Kynoehs underbid the German dealers
and secured big contract for cartridg-
es which they shipped as hardware,
thus escaping seizure, though they
were landed just before the outbreak
of the war. @
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Battleship Maine omcer Dead.

New York, Dec. II. Commander
Charles D. Howell, chief engineer OF
the United States battleship Maine
when that vessel was blown up in Ha-
vana harbor, is dead at his home in
this city. he died from an apoplectic
stroke. He was so years old
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

SPEAKING of big salaries, the biggest
on record was paid to George Gould.
For ten years work his father gave
him SIS, 600, 900. The account went down
as '.for services rendered" That was
at the rate of 100000 year. The
highest salary ever paid railroad
president was SIS, 900 year that went
to Sir William c. Van Horn when he
was president of the Canadian Pacific.
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Failure Due to Hurricane.

Ponce. Porto Rico, Dec. II. The
first failure on account of the hurricane
is that of Felici Costa & Co., who
have been declared bankrupt in the
United States provisional court. Their
liabilities are 100000. and assets $780,
900. f
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Bicyclist killed.

Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. n.-Albert,
the 17-year-old son Of Hon. John
Gardner, representa from the Sec
ond New Jersey district in congress,
was run down and instantly killed at
Egg Harbor city, by an express train
while riding his bicycle.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

SoLoN BoRa1UM, a Partisan sculptor,
has been in South Dakota for the last
three months making models in clay
OF Indians for the Paris exposition.
He found some fine specimens of the
American aborigines among the Sioux
at the Crow Creek agency, South Da-
kota, and succeeded in working up q
half dozen models.
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Big Mining Deal.

Baker City, Ore, Dec. 11.-----The Van
Anda group Of mines on Olive creekhas
been sold TO British Columbia capital
lists, represented by Col. Topping The
purchase price is $1,000, 900. The new
company will imme ediatel erect a large
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
Return Another Indictment.

Lansing, Mich, Dec. IL. The grand
jury returned another Indictment on
Saturday and adjourned until to-
day. The name of the person indicted
is suppressed, but it is surmised' that
the respondent is former state off.
cial.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

A NOVEL way of Illuminating a rail-
way tunnel has been devised in Paris.
Refectors throw the light from many
electric lamps 16 feet above the rails to
the sides Of the tunnel, where it is
again reflected by FURNISHED tin, soft
and agreeable light. The trains au-
tomatically turn the current on and off
in entering the tunnel
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Heavy Loss by FIRE,

Augusta, Ga, Dec. II "A fire which
had its origin in a dry goods store here
shortly after two o'clock Sunday morn
ing, burned four hours and laid waste
a solid block in the center of the busi-
ness portion Of the city. The damage.
will approximate $1,ooo,ooo. There
were no casualties.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
Noted Che.. Plnyer nead

New York, Dec. 11.--A dispatch to.
the Stats Zeitung from Berlin says.
that DR.. Max Lange, the famous Ger
man chess master, theoretician and
problemist, is dead at Leipsic.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
chicago win. Championship.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 1.-THE western
football championship goes to Chicago.
Before at least IL, 900 persons, the eleven
of the University of Chicago Saturday;
defeated the University Of Wisconsin
team by. score Of II to 0 in a game that
for desperate playing, for clean, scien-
tific football, has probably never been
equaled on western gridiron.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
Death Of an Artist.

Middletown, Conn, Dec. 11.-John a..
Sumner, andscape artist, formerly Of
st. Louis, died suddenly Sunday, aged
"a years
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TO Make Her Home In New Y

New York, Dec. 11.-Lady Francis
Cook, formerly Tennie c. Laff1in, has
sent So, 100000 to this city to be used
in purchasing real estate, and it is
stated that it is her intention soon to
leave England and make her home in
New York.
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snnni.h PrisOners Arriye.

Madrid, Dec. II IN official dispatch
from Manila says that 229 spaniards,
who were formerly prisoners in the
hands of the Filipinos, have arrived
there.
Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14

Most men begin to save after they have
spent all.-Ram's Horn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Average Human Illness.

The average amount of illness in human life is nine days out of the year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Thought It an Enchanted Stone.

To the department of minerals in the Natural History museum at South Kensingtoa have just been added some meteorie stones picked up in British Central Africa. At one of the villages natives were found by the scientific officer sent to make all investigation squatting around the stone, discussing the miracle" as they called 1t. No one would touch or approach it, and it was still lying where it fell when the official arrived. He was told that the stone was enchanted, and each of the natives who sat at distance round 1t gave a version of it's probable origin and meaning. The largest of the frag- ments sent to London weighs twenty nine ounces, but one of the stones which was picked up near Ghiropa's village weighs three pounds five ounces
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
India a Vast Treasure House.

India is the treasure house or ehe world. For ages Ceylon and Burma supplied the world with the farese gems and the eastern potentates Kept the finest for their own use. Or all the jewels the most noted belong to the guicowar of Baroda. They are valued at s15.000,00 His chief diamond necklace contains a stone called the Star of the South, Brazilian stone or 254 carats, for which $4oO,O0o was paid. the whole necklace being valued at $1, GOO ,000
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Valuable Secret for Him.

A Cincinnati man advertised his de- sire to sell valuable secret fer fifty cents. He stated that he would tell how he was cured of drinking. smok- ing, swearing, staying out at night, going to the races, gambling. and hew he gained twenty pounds in weight in two years. Several persons sent him fifty cents each, and here is the secret they received: Just cured of all bad habits named by an enforced resi- dence of two years in the Ohio state prison" woman notices this joke and observes that few men addicted to n. bad habits mentioned will consent to try this remedy, but there is no doubt that many of them should be forced to do so-Berlin Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
 Family Driven Mad.

An extraordinary case of madness. in which all members of a family con- sisting of father, mother and four chill dren, were simultaneously afflicted, has occurred at Stavelot. A party of stroll ing gypsies, who undertook to tell the fathers fortune by means of cards, declared that he would be killed while serving in the army, and this predic- tion so impressed him and his family that in the course of the same day they all developed signs of wavering reason, and before long had to be put under restraint. The gypsies. who were the source of the trouble, were arrested by the German police while crossing the frontier from Belgium.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Wonaniess Town.

New York Tribune: Utah claims a town of $50 inhabitants, not one of whom is woman. Not only are wom- CT not allowed as residents, but they are forbidden to enter the town limits. This ufffque village is named Sunny side, and is situated in Whitmore Can yon, near Price. It is a coal mining camp and is not, as might be supposed, the property of professed woman ha- ters, but of sordid business men. The company which owns the coal mines has mo- yet secured a perfect title to the lands which form it's property. Until the title is secure any one es- tablishing a home on the land might claim property right and force the company 10 buy him out, and it Uas to prevent any such contingency aris- ing that the company issued the ediet against the miners wives living in or even visiting the place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Cotton Belt B. lletin. PINE BLUFF TO CHICAGO
via cotton Belt Route

Leave Pine Bluff f:10 D. m.. arrive chleaee l I;45 next day Only one change; through
 sleepers. 1 Soathern Educational Association. MeA l phis, Tenf essee. December 27th to 29th, IsW l Rate:-One fare plus s200 for t Q round trip 1 Dates of sale: Dec. 25th and 26th, 1s9g. Re-
 turn nit Jan 2nd 1900.
 4<ational Live Stock Association, Fort l Worth. Texas, January 10th to 18th. lg00, 1 Ia c one fair for the round trip. Dates of safe; Jan. 14th and 10th Return limit Tick cts will be good fer return leaving Fort 1 Worth any day from Jan F to 27th inclusive l 1900.
 Chr sfmas and New Years Local Holiday Rates Io99-1900. Rate, one fare for the round trip to points within distance of 200 miles Of selling station. Minimum te 50e Dates ef sale, Dec, 9. q. 9. 90. 3l, 1saq and January l. Return limit, January ,, 1900. Xmas and New Years Holiday Rates be- tween Fordyce and stations north and Mem- phis. Tenn. Rate, one fare for the round trip. Dates of sale. Dec. p, D. 2. 50 31 Tsg9.
 and January l. Return limit, January ? 1900
 Christmas and New Years Holioay Rates ls99- -l900-Round trip rates TO points on the
 st- l.. :. y. Ky. Co.,. of Texas, within a afs-
 tance Of POO miles from Pine Bluff. Rate
 Open rate of one and one third fares for the
 ronnd trip. Dates of sa e. Dec. B. 24, 9. 26.
 30, 31, and Jan.i. Return limit Jan. ,, 1ao0
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28

Leave Pine Bluff 1:10 D. in.. arrive chleap Il ;45 next day. Only one change; threug sleepers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
ehristlan Scientists Increase Most Rapidly

Late statistics showing the strength of the Christian science movement are now available. The mother church in Boston has a membership of about 15,000. It has BOA chartered branches in this country and abroad, and the total church membership is placed at 70,000 The regular church attendance is upward of 100000. In 1897 the in- crease in number of churches was A, and in 1898, 75 This church is grow ing more rapidly than any church in the world. It's percentage of gain is very large.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
iron Mountain H0 i1iv Rates

St. Louis, Iron Mountain < soutbern Christmas and New Year rates One fare for the round trip within distance limit ag 200 miles. Dates of sale, Zee. g, 24. 9. 90. .S and Jan l, 19G0. Final ligaif. Jan, 2. 1900
 Holiday excursion rates southeastern States-Dec. 20, q and 22 Good 30 days Rates, one frst-class fare for the round trin.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Mor.ammedan Women Medical Patients

On those rare occasions when the aid of the European physician is sought for a female member of any Moham- medan family of distinction, the only part of the patient which the doctor is permitted to see is the hand, which is thrust for that purpose through a small opening in a curtain. This has had the effect of making medical men able to give fairly respectable diag- noses based upon the sight of the hand alone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28

FOR RENT--Two unfurnished or one fnr. T nished room, for light housekeenine Apply 10 No 420 West Barraque street tlT6 phone G39 fa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
ZAP VOL LINN

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 L- Edith eneraaed n watch. Lost on siyfb between Tennessee and Main streets. Findera return watch to Kaufman Bazaar Co ana, receive reward. 53-6t '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-28
Skating on Water.

According to Prof, J. Joly of Trinity College, Dublin, a skater really glides about on a narrow film of water, con- tinually forming under the skate, and resuming the solid form when relieved of pressure. lie shows that the pres sure under the sharp edge of the skate, along the short portion of the steel curve which is at any moment in con- tact, is great enough to liquefy thin line of ice, and this gives the skate it's "bite." When the ice is very cold, the pressure is sometimes inadequate to reduce the melting point sufficient ly, and then, as all skaters know, 1t is difficult to make the skate bite. For very cold ice Prof. Joly recommends hollow ground" skates, because the effective pressure increases with the thinness of the edge.