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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1899-05-24

AduIfernfInp. Rice.


so cheap and common an article OF
food as rice is adulterated The purpose
is to give the grains an attractive color.
the articles used being oil and parafin,
but the effect o. the rice is deleterious.
Those oily substances soak into the
grain and make it hard. The result is
that more cooking is needed, and even
then the rice often remains hard, and.
to that extent, is made indigestible. In
addition, the oil adds to the weight of
the grain. and thus again the buyer is
cheated. The Louisiana Legislature,
at its recent session, undertook to cor
rect the evil by making the use of oil
OF parafhn in the cleaning of rice a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment. The law is more drastic
than German one on the same sub
ject, the German statute merely requir-
ing that the adulterated rice be labeled
''oil finish" or "naraf7n finish"
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
The HUSBANDS JEALOUSY.
sA Do saaaa bel AAeeAa

And as he rode along, with folded arms
and travelling cap drawn sullenly over his
eyes, Gilbert Amydon felt like one who
was already bereaved.
The house was dark as he assembled the
steps and opened the door with his
latchkey.
"Gonel" he said to himself with
bitter smile. "Gonel Well, / know it.
What else could have expected? She
is no longer my sweet, home-loving
Florance, but-Rowena, the Saxon
Princess!"
With these thoughts in his mind, he
strobe up the passage and opened the
drawingroom door. To his surprise, il
was neither dark nor deserted. A cheer
full fire burned in the grate-the shaded
lamp threw its circlet of light on the red
covered center table-and there, all
alone, sat Florence, her cheek resting
on her hand, her soft eyes fixed intently
on something in her lap-his photo
graph
1t was the prettiest little tableux in the
world. Amydon stood for second,
scarcely willing to disturb it.
"Florencel"
go, Gilbert, Gilbertr'
And with low, sobbing cry of Joy she
sprang to his breast.
$50 you haven't gone to the fancy
ball, after ALL" said he, as he sat down
beside her, passing his hand fondly over
her golden hair.
"To the fancy ball2 1 never thought
of going, Gilbert. l knew you did not
like balls, and besides where would be
the pleasure of going with you away"
"They wrote to me that you were
going as Rowena, the Saxon Princess, A"
said Amydon, half ashamed of the words
he uttered.
80, know!" said Florence, laughing.
Fanny Myrtle did want me to go. She
was to be Rebecca, the Jewess, you
know, and Major Darrock, her cousin,
was to be Ivanhoe; and she thought it
would be nice party. She even ordered
a costume for me, but told her all along
I shouldn't go; so Clara Myrtle is wear
ing it tonight"
while you are sitting here all alone
and studying my photograph" he inter-
rogated fondly.
Tim afraid l was crying little, "
confessed Florence, ''for was so lonely
and wanted to see you so much"
my own darling little wifel"
This was the last of Gilbert Amydon's
brief madness of jealousy. Drusilla's
spite and Uncle Crawley's quiet malice
had all fallen short of their mark.
And Florence reigns undisputed queen
at last over her husbands heart.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
IRIsH-AMERIcAN SOCIETY.

A large and enthusiastic meeting o.
the Irish-American Society was held last
Thursday evening in A. o. H. Hall, 331
West Market street. President Keenan,
called the meeting to order promptly al
8 O'Clock, and announced the following
standing committees to serve one year:
Organization-T. N. Tarpey, chairman
John J. Queenan, James A. Wathen, j.
Kavanaugh, James McGill, James Rogers,
r. B. Bannon, Thos. Camp6eld, Joseph
Nevin, Frank McGrath, Steve McElliott,
David O'connell, Jas. H. Horan, John
McAteer, Thos. Hines, M. J. Dngan,
Thos. F. Treasey, Edward ]. Duane,
John M. Mulloy, I. ]. Garvey, John p.
Kelly, John Mccain, John ]. Sullivan.
Edward Hines.
Executive-M. w. Murphy, chairman;
M. J. Lawler, VIM. NJ. Higgins, Col. J..
II. Whallen, Patrick Bannon.
Membership-Mark Ryan, chairman;
James Horan, James Rogers.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Rev. Thomas p. Hodnett, one of
the prominent priests of Chicago,
says: Ireland has today as fine an
educational system as any country
in the world. Education is top
heavy in Ireland-that is to say,
the people are too highly educated
for the opportunities they have.
Let the imperial government subsi-
die the industries of the south,
east and west. Let them develop
the manual technical arts. The
parliamentary commission recently
discovered that Ireland has paid into
the British exchequer SIS, 900, ooc
annually over and above what was
stipulated in the act of union. Let
the government utilize this stolen
money by fostering Irish home in
dustries.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
A WORTHY OBJECT.

The Leo Dramatic Soniety will give an
entertainment at Library Hall (Bijou
Theater) on st. Patrick's night, for the
benefit of the Church of the Holy Cross,
Thirty-first and Broadway. The enter
tainment will consist of a two-act farce
entitled "a Lovers Stratagem" and a
three-act drama entitled THE Vaga-
bonds" The presence of those three
well-known amateur actors, Emmett B.
Kennedy, George A. McCrann and Mar
tin B. Fitzgibbons is itself a guarantee
that the entertainment will be first-class.
Other members of the cast are Messrs.
George Heybach, Frank Gravel, Ben
Middendorf and Frank Angermeier. As
this is given for most worthy object, a
large attendance should reward the efforts
of these young men.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
EXCESSIVE CHARGES.

Convenient and cheap transporta-
ton is one of the chief essentials to
a commercial and manufacturing
center. We may have the mate
rails the fuel, the factories, the
goods, all cheap enough to attract
trade, but unless we can ship
to purchasers conveniently and
cheaply we can not hold trade, even
after we get it. And right here is
a great drawback to Louisville S
progress, the trade of several large
and adjacent territories, that of
right belongs to Louisville and
would naturally and preferably
come here, are deferred by the trans
portation inconvenience and exces-
sive costs for freight from trading
with our people, and must go else
where. Louisville doubtless is the
loser of thousands of dollars of
trade in this way every year.
Where there is competition in
transportation, rates of freight are
reasonable and about equal to those
from other cities. Where there is
little or no competition, principally
to the South and Southeast, the
rates are double or treble for the
same distance in other directions.
OF course due allowance must be
made for differences in new and un-
developed sections, but the excess
of charges is far too great to invite
trade, and the less trade the less
freight will the railroads have to
carry.
But it is the express companies
all of them alike-that throttle
trade to this city by charges that
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
SATURDAY, MARCH a, 1899.

are little Less than conhscation.
There is developing throughout the
country system of trade by SAM
pie or small orders, and in sections
where ready and cheap transporta-
ton is available is becoming quite
an item in the aggregate sales of
wholesalers or manufactures.
Louisville is practically barred from
any of this class of trade by Excess
sive charges of express companies.
A case in point of recent occur
renee will suffice. A firm sent out,
prepaid, two packages by ex-
press, and here is the basis
on which business must be
calculated: Value of goods
90 cents, express charges 80 cents,
or nearly 100 per cent. Not only
the business community, but every
one who has had any dealings with
the express companies is fully
aware of the exorbitant charges
they levy on shipments.
This is a serious matter to the
merchants and manufacturers of
this city and they should lose no
time in remedying it. So long as
such rates are charged on goods
from this city dealers and people
generally will be compelled to trade
in Cincinnati or somewhere else.
1t is useless to talk about progress,
or hustling, or becoming business
or manufacturing center, until we
can obtain at least free and equi-
table opening to the buyers, who
WI not submit to these extortion-
ate freight rates, even if we will.
No need to offer cheap goods if the
freight is to add so or 100 per cent. 4,
for it is the total cost-freight
added-which the purchaser has to
pay, and this makes even cheap
goods too high for the generality
of people.
Here's good one for the Board
of Trade and Commercial Club to
tackle, and it's solution is of the
greatest Importance. 1t will, how
ever, require something more than
resolutions to remedy the evil.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
IRELAND NEEDS A LEADER.

The meetings and speeches in
Ireland, given in our columns this
week, indicate great activity in all
matters of reform. The most inn
portant, however, is the resignation
of the craftsmanship of the anti
Parnellites by Mr.. Dillon. This
may mark a crisis more or less inn
portant to the future of all Irish
national affairs. If it is to be
taken as a disintegration of the OPP
position in the Parliamentary Irish
party, with a prospect for unity and
aggression against the common
enemy instead of attacking each
other, which we earnestly hope it is,
even though it may accomplish
practically nothing in the present
Parliament, will do much for the
cause of Ireland by presenting to
the world a united body as repre-
sentative and authoritative to speak
and act on the questions of national
import. The effect of such re-
uniting of Ireland's Parliamentary
representatives would be to give
courage to all Irishmen, check dis
cord and rivalry among individuals
and organizations, and tend to a
coming together and harmonious
cooperation of all, if not under
one leadership, at least with one
purpose in view and one object to
he attained. The more thorough
the union, similar the methods and
concentrated the forces of the sew
eral movements for reform and re-
dress in the Irish cause the more
will it be respected and the surer
of success to some degree.
With the various organizations,
objects, methods and platforms, all
aiming to remedy one or more of
Ireland's grievances, there is now
an opportunity for a leader who can
unite all these bodies, represent all
these different ideas, embody in
one the varying demands for Ire
lands relief, and gaining the con-
fdence of the Irish people, lead
them into the contest that will re-
suit successfully. He must be a
true and self-sacri6cing patriot,
cool, conservative, fearless, cau-
tious and yet frank, energetic and
earnest. Has Ireland such a man
now?
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
SLANDERING CATHOLIC WOMEN.

A writer calling himself an American,
in a recent publication, has taken occa-
sion to vilely and cruelty SANDER the
great body of Catholic women in this
country by a general attack upon their
chastity, especially that of Catholic girls.
This paper does not intend to aid in Civ
ing any notoriety to the wretch who has
thus maliciousiy assailed the characters
of large class not only of American
women, out of women of other countries.
The assertion made of the lack of chastity
on the part of women of that branch of
the Christian church is not true, and is
very far from the truth, as far as the
poles are apart. The tables of vital and
social statistics IN this country, as far as
they deal with that subject directly or
indirectly are very far from bearing any
one out in malicious assertion of the
kind named. There are other facts of a
positive kind that bear one out in the
emphatic denial of a charge so gross,
vulgar, untruthful and malicious, and
enc of these facts is the safeguard that is
thrown around Catholic women in the
sacred relation of penitent and confessor,
not that there is not as much inherent
virtue in Catholic women as there is
among the women of other forms of
Christian belief, but there is this addi-
tional safeguard thrown around Catholic
women that is protection to the weak
and an admonition and a warning to the
unwary. It can serve no good purpose
for any one to make such wholesale and
unwarranted accusation against whole
class of persons, as has been maliciously
done in the case mentioned. 1t is only
another manifestation of that bigotry
that seems yet to linger in the minds of
some people, Notwithstanding their pro-
fessions of intelligence and of Christian
charity and of liberality. Happily for
our country, that vile and mischievous
passion is gradually giving way to real,
earnest Christian charity and in an in
tercourse, especially in this country,
where the beautiful fruits of religious
liberty are displaying themselves every
where.--(U. S. American Eagle.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

President McGill, of Central La
Dor Union, put the right man in the
right place when he named Jimmie
Martin, of Typographical Union
No. 10, for Chairman of the Labor
Day Committee. Martin is popu-
lar with all, a true unionist, a
hustler with quiet and easy way
of doing things that usually gets
what he goes after. He is just the
kind of>man to bring about re-
union of all factions, and when the
day arrives we hope he will have
succeeded in inducing all the boys
to ''just fall in and swell the crowd. :"
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

volved. They claim wages are lower
than for twenty-five years, and if not
granted an advance general strike is
probable.
Wages of employees have been advanced
8 to 10per cent bv the American Steel &
Iron Works, American Tin Plate Com
pany, at Martins Ferry, o., and all the
iron works at Lebanon, Pa.
At last the cotton mill operators of the
Fall River district, New England, will
get what they have so long contended
for and been repeatedly promised. On
April 12H per cent. advance in wages
goes into effect to the 10000 employees.
The Sloss Iron and Steel Company,
Birmingham, Ala, has advanced the
wages of its 1900 miners 2H cents per
ton, or about per cent. The Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company will
grant a similar advance to its 1000
miners.
The American plate glass works in
Alexandria, Ind, last week posted a
notice reducing the force. The men all
quit work, and after a conference, which
failed to reach settlement, the 800 en-
ployes went on strike and the plant
closed down.
The Ohio coal miners positively refuse
to accept any reduction IN wages, and
have called a convention at Massillon,
March 10, to finally decide on the course
they will pursue. Unless the operators
withdraw their demand, general strike
is probable.
The cheap screw Tennessee Legislature,
who are economical in everything except
putting money in their own purses by
prolonging the session, have passed a bill
requiring all printing costing $25 or over
to be advertised and let to the lowest
bidder, after striking out the Section re-
quiring the union label.
Coal operators of Western Kentucky
met in this city last Saturday and formed
the Coal Operators Association of West
ern Kentucky. Bylaws were adopted
and officers elected. There will be joint
meeting of operators and miners at Cen
trail City next Tuesday to discuss and
agree upon wage scale and other mat
tiers in which they are mutually inter
ested.
An extensive lockout in the building
trade is likely to follow from what APP
peared to be a comparatively trivial dis
pute in the plastering department in
London. The dispute originated through
the plasterers of three firms going ON
strike because their foremen refused to
subscribe as ordinary members to the
Plasterers' Society. Unless a settlement
is arrived at the strike will not be con-
fined to London, but will probably spread
throughout the provinces. The employ
ers are discussing among themselves the
ACCESSIBILITY of bringing other questions
into the fight, and are determined to put
a stop to strikes of this description. The
Council of the National Association of
Builders sat in private in Bradford on
Tuesday to consider, in addition to other
questions, the London plasterers dispute.
1t was decided not to allow any interfer-
ence by the National Operative Plaster
ers' Union with managing foremen and
non Unionists.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Entertainment = John M. Mulloy,
chairman; T. ]. Carney, d. ]. Coleman,
Mark Ryan, John ]. Queenan, 7. J.
Naughton.
The committee appointed to draft a
form of initiation requested further time,
which was granted. The commit
tee appointed to secure suitable button
to be worn by members reported that the
buttons would be ready at the next
meeting. The Entertainment Committee
was instructed to prepare programme Of
musical and literary character for Thurs
day night. April 8. The society ther
adjourned to meet Thursday evening
March 16.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
Candidates for the Legislator

Candidates for the Legislature
are announcing all over the State.
1t is rather early, as the election
does not occur until November. 1t
would seem that public interest is
aroused to thus bring out candi-
dates. 1t is hoped, whatever the
political complexion of the next
Legislature may be, it will not be a
repetition of the last, from which
the good Lord deliver us for ever
and ever.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Says the Fairbault Pilot: "Who
says Minnesota is an Anglo-Saxon
State? Why, genuine Anglo-Saxons
are as scarce in this State as Sioux
Indiansl If all the human blood
in Minnesota was thrown into one
vast reservoir you would have to
take microscope to find an Anglo
Saxon corpuscle in it. Some one
should gently whisper this fact in
the ear of Cushman K. Davis.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

The l. c. Patriotic CD Repub-
lican. Club CD last week adopted
and sent to President Mckinley
resolutions protesting against the
appointment of certain prominent
gentleman to an important Office.
No doubt the President is we'll onto
these political hucksters, whose
platform, America for Americans
only" really means that only true
Americans, i. e., members of the
l. c. P. r. c., who have recently
proven that they care nothing for
political party allegiance, should
alone hold Office, vote, have EN-
ployment or live under this govern
ment, though comparatively few of
them support it, either by paying
taxes or fighting for it.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA.

The Catholic Knights of America com
mittee will meet Thursday night, March
3, at the Cathedral, Hall of St. Francis,
when there will be business of import
ance to come mp.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

There seems to be calm in the
storm in local labor circles. May
it continue till excited men can
cool, bitterness is tempered, differ
ences explained and good will and
unity be re-established.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

It's pretty good scheme if you
can work it. Have your morning
edition uphold the street railways
against your afternoon editions
attacks on them. Attracts atten-
ton, you see!
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

St. Augustine's colored church was
again overcrowded on the last two Sunday
nights as it had been at the recent dedi-
cation Of St. Anthony's choir. New
stations were blessed by the Rev. Francis
can Father Leopold, of st. Boniface
church. Father Albert, the pastor of
the church, may be congratulated upon
the success in introducing congregational
singing. The new stations are partly the
gift of members of the congregation and
of white people who interest themselves
in St. Augustine's mission.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

The Rev. D. J. Flynn, D. D.,
formerly of this city and we'll
known here, has resigned his
pastorate in Wilmington, Del.
to become a professor at St. Mary's
College, Emmittsburg, Md. The
many friends of Father Flynn here
will be pleased to learn of his con-
tinued elevation in his vocation.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Congress expires by limitation at
high noon to-day, the terms of all
the Representatives and third
of the Senators ending. Several
of the noisiest will retire, hushed
perhaps forever. 1t may be well
that Congressional terms end thus
abruptly, since nothing else could
stop some of our windy statesmen.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

That's fine piece of repair work
at the intersection of Third and
Jefferson streets.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Judge--I won't have any more of these
interruptionsl Do you think want to
stay here all day ON your account
The Prisoner Why not, Judgef ex-
pect on your account I'll have to stay
two years in Jail
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

March came in like a (wet) lamb
and will go out like a-well, we'll
see.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04
The C. |. UNION.

CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGE.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-04

Miss Josephine Enos, of Fourth and
Broadway, entertained few friends
with candy pulling last week. Among
those present were: Misses Ida Barry,
Marian Enos, Nora Barry, Josephine
Enos, Bearth Evans, Mrs. Enos; Messrs.
Ed. Kelly. William Hester, Proctor and
Skies. All spent an enjoyable evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-31
2 WHIP THEM TO DEATH.
Continued from First Page.)

by the commissioners to the President
as the result of occurrences at Paris
after the arrival there Of the commits
sioners. In his dispatch concerning
Lu2on. he said there was hut one alter
native: The United States must either
take the Island and assume sovereignty
or return it to Spain. and of the two
courses he preferred the former.
Spain was from the first unwilling 10
cede any Of the Philippines and she
made csnccial objection to letting go of
luzon alone. The commissioners. with
the exception of Senator Gray urged
that to take Luzon and leave the other
islands in the archipelago in the hands
Of the Spaniards would be to invite in
Vulnerable complaints with other ma
tons. and especially with Europe and
with Spain. Much stress was laid upon
the probability Of future trouble with
Spain With LJzon under American
administration there would BE soon such
a vast Improvement, they wrote. that
the other islands would soon grow more
and more rebelliouS, and with Spain s
oppressive methods of government we
would soon again find that we had
another Cuba at our door. Furthermore
there would be constant tilibuSterng,
and we should find ourselves spending
millions 10 preserve state Of neutrality
just as we did in the case of Cuba prior
to our declaration of war on account of
that island General Merritt's testimony
on this point was cited and was made
the reason for much OF the argument in
favor of taking the entire group.
40. /.
at any time given explicit instructions ia
consummate the bargain by taking al
the Philippines. but rather. after hear
ing full explanation to have left the
matter to the discretion Of the commits.
sioners.
The entire controversy was practically
over the Philippines, and the question Of
assuming responsibility for the payment
Of the Spanish bonds for which the Gu
ban revenues were pledged. The Span
iards from the first insisted upon an in
dcmnity for the Philippines, and the
correspondence shows that after the
proposition to pay S20,000.000 was mada
the negotiations proceeded much more
smoothly and were soon brought TO a
close.
The American commissioners appear
to have been of one mind rs to the wis
dom Of taking over all the Philippines
wth the exception of Senator Gray
who. Notwithstanding he signed thu
treaty. held out to the last against the
policy Of acquiring these islands. In
one notable dispatch he pleaded jealous
ly against the policy as unpatriotic, IN
American and inconsistent with probity
oDI CynCH Ct tas M u m hin
After a brief debate the Senate re-
fused to print the correspondence.