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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
San DOMINGO.
Political Exllos Arrive aud Received
With Enthusiasm.


With Enthusiasm.
SAN DOMINGO. Sept. IA warshIp
from Porto Rico with forty political ex-
lies on board, arrived here to-day. The
return OF the exiies aroused much en-
thuslasm among the populRce.
The decree OF the government fixing
October s for the primary elections and
providing for the meeting OF the cleo
toral college during the last week OF
October, although revolutionary nc
tIon and against the constitution, has
been well received. The governments
action was ratified by popular demon
etrntion, the crowds crying, Down with
the constitutional There was nppar-
entity no opposition to the decree. Oifi-
GERS will be elected for the full term
OF four years. Jlmlncz Is the only can
dIdate for the presidency OF the repub'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23

KEY WEST, Fla. Sept. 22.-Thc new
cases OF yellow fever number thirty.
eight and the deaths I'VE. Three Of
those who died were children.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
NOTHING
DEFINITE
DEVELOPS
In Regard 10 the Transyaal Sit.
uation in British Cabinet
Meeting.
INTERIM DISPATCH RECEIVED
Which May Have Some Bearing
on the Matter..Kruger Still
Hopes For Peace.

CAPE TOWN. Sept. 22.-writlng to
m intimate friend here. President Kru-
ger suys:
Things are serious and will become
graver but peaceful settlement viii
be attained"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-23
Mcnthcr EoreeasI Id .n-lIny.

For West Virginia. generally fair Sstur.
day and Sunday, except rain and eoolrr IN
northwest portion Saturday. variable
Winds
For WeNern Pennsylvania. rain Sstur-
day. cooler IN southern pcrtions sunday
fair fresh northcrly Winds on The lake
For Ohio. rain saturday, followed BY
clearing; cooler IN southern nOrttC1I sun.
day fair; fresh uorlhcgly wirds on the Lake.
Local TcnpcWtuU,
Tho Temperature Yesterday 40 Observed
by e. Schntpf drttegts,. ccrnvr Market
aud Fourtcchth strcstG was as follows;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
Three Odd Cities.


 The famous old city of Ghent, Bel- gium, is built on tYenty-six islands which are connected with one another by eighty bridges. Three hundred streets and thirty public squares are contained in these islands. Ghent is famous because Charles Y and John of Gaunt we're born there. It has been the scene of many treaties, insurrec- tions and reyolts, and it was there the treaty was made terminating the war of 1872 between this country and Eng land.
 Amsterdam also resembles Venice because it is built on piles driven through the earth into the water below. Three hundred bridges span the many canals which divide the city, ten miles in circumference, into ninety islands.
 Venice is built on eighty islands and has 400 bridges, which are very steep and have many steps. The canals and gondolas of Venice are world-famous. About eighty miles is the cireumfer- ence of the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
The Chinese Family,

One of the most striking clements in Chinese life is it's solidarity. AS is we'll known, the family has a much larger function than with us. The marriage of a son does not break in upon the family life, but enIarges it, the daughter-in- law becoming incorporated in the fam fly of her husband. Several genera tions may be welded together in one home, the authority of the elders be- coming the more absolute with time. Growing old is certainly robbed in China of some of the terrors it has among Us. The older a man grows the more weight is accorded to his wisdom. A girl may be worse than yalueless; a young wife is the hapless servant of her mother-in-law, but mother is sure iof honor which increases with the years, and a grandmother rules the generations with rod of iron.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
Pie at Home md Abroad.

Pie is distinctly American institu- ltion and one of the most treasured of the products of liberty. Perhaps there was pie in England in the heroic days, but it has dwindled along with the British nobility until it has become the Insignificant tart. Here it has expand ed it's disc and grown thicker and has drawn every luscious fruit to it's ser vice. We have a special pie for each succeeding season, with apple pie for all the year around.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
The PhiIosophy of pIaE

Prof. Groos, who has written a' on the subject, holds play to ! instinct developed by natural saa and to be on a level with the otl. stincts which are developed fatI utility. It is very near, in its oTidi function, to the instinct Of inia but yet they are distinct. Its uta in the main twofold. First, it a
 the young animal to exercise itsi forehand in the strenuous and sary functions of it's life, and s0' ready for the onset; and seaH
 enables the animal by general N to do many things in a plaHa' and so to learn for itself muCl' would otherwise have to be ma in the form of special instine'l puts a premium on intelligence thus comes to replace instinct
 of these utilities, Prof. Gro0s Y would insure and justify the la stinct; so important are they lI suggests that the real meaning fancy is that there may be taI play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
HooDooED BY INSECTS.
They Keep Settlers Away From Many
 Parts of the World.

Parts of the " orlus
 Nothing could more strfk1ngly Illus trate the importance of small thlngs than the large role which is now attrlD, uted to the mosquito in the etiology or some of the most serious and Wloe- spread diseases to which the human race is subject. It is truly said that what prevents the successful colonlza- tion of many tropical countries, ana what throws the greatest obstacle III the way of civilization and or gooo government in vast regions ot Centrdl Africa. is not climate, not distance from home and not unfriendliness on the part of the natives. The obstacle IS malaria and now we find that the prevalence of malaria, so far as man is concerned, depends on the mosqulto' and that this pestilent little insect, m addition to irritating and annoying, Is the means by which the poison of maia- ria is propagated and distributed
 For years back botanists have known the important part played by birds III the scattering of seed, and of insects in the distribution of the pollen of plants, and it seems not unlikely that pathologists will have to recognize 1n a much larger degree than has till lately been done the large part taken by the subordinate forms of life by which we are surrounded-our cattle, our horses, our dogs and cats, our flies, our mos- quitoes, and perhaps even our fieas-ln distributing disease from man to man. and. as is stated in regard to the mos- quito and malaria, in deciding whether the extension of our empire over great areas of the globes surface shall be possible or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
X-RnYs for =NInmmiea

A well-known London dealer in mummies is reported to be making good use of the X-rays in order to pre-. vent the Egyptians from swindling him with fake" mummies. There are Ger. tain internal marks beneath the cloth in which mummies are wrapped which are unfailing tests as to their genuine. ness, and these, it is said, the X-rays readily detect.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
THE EGYPTIAN A7 :,
In Hospitality end Pol,..,..
 Pre-emiper. v N

Ee-enninens, VI
 The Egyptian of to-dav
 be surpassed in honesty oan nay ell the faahlier virtues: yet Soolagga Y { fly and politeness he sb, stsra. ,l aoslt nent. No Egyptian sits down solr' ! pea without asking all passsrs sgsl Y Q an take of 1t; during his tbirfr l9,Ds s.. Q o1 ' every year his doors are one, 9a's 4 Introduction is needed; to sfS iS. Q Fl gives ungrudgingly. " a
 Though allowed to havo ,., the Effendi is almost alWa4. Ioal 7iT gamist. Marrying early. 1's Ss s :. ll7 rule, g good husband and E f.ss. " Z fond of and kind to his cbildsss 1s'asl
 To show the direction in Nl,, sl' ideas of marriage are settin9 all9a u say that one of the first s, ts,,ss " Mohammedan law in Egypt T,-sl soss \ "so laiu uo"n tnls maxim, thai prophet has allowed four wigo. -a' man who would engage to logs ~ .a " : alike, but as he had never mel ~. 7 capable of doing so, he wonld .'.' mend one wife as the intern,s,,s sa of the prophets words. Tnd0o5 s4 :, lations of the wife so resent " 2. marrying again that it is harsl, ], done.
 In abstinence from drinking !. cess the whole Egyptian nafioS s,. a head and shoulders above rs E hospitality of the sheikh8. or rr. headmen, is boundless. and tsts, shape of feasts at which Atbg1 might have presided and cedrio {, entertained, and both found tban.s at home.
 We have seen men sit dow, i, banquet of twenty-one heavy oms where a huge turkey was the <. teenth course: and the first IA alone consisted of a whole sheen b. which was a goose, inside that saa en, then a pigeon, and finally an which last was presented to tbs ,l cipal guest as containing the es of all.
 The weakest point of the EgTal armor is his lack of courage. aDid feeble idea of what fair play 1.] An Egyptian Effendi, or man q upper classes, told me with gat isfaetion of a duel one of his collI men had with an Italian, in Thii| Egyptian chose clubs as the Ta| to fight with, and then disaba right hand of the Italian by a blow before the duel had begun actually could see nothing to blaz| his eountryman, but rather comns his promptness in action.
 On the other hand, recent eYf| the Soudan have shown that ths 2 l tian makes a good fighting man vided he has faith in his offcsa is not called upon to act for ill He cannot take the initiative.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Many Pine Bluff baseball entbus- asts will remember Big "Bill" Sta pies, who Ipitched for the old Pine City team for two successive seasons. They will be glad to learn that Sta ples is making an excellent record in the Texas league this season. He is now playing with the Galveston team. He was recently purchased from Dallas by that team.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
Lnrnest schnnI

This issaidto bethe Jewish school in Whitechapel in which Lord Rothsehild takes such deep interest. The school educates $500 children, belonging mostly to the poorest foreign Jews. and has staff of 100 teachers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
r.anH. odh signs in haFanA

A Havana correspondent WI, sees here everywhere the slSg s to''-that is to say, "Cns1s a.i Bargain" and a big ready,iss' sr ing shop here is decoralsu ast 7, prietor with the announcensa' letters. "Mas barrato que ,,i " Which, being freely interpls,si 1,o. T am the best thing in the Dos..n So,' me along" or. literally 0u'4 I-nobody."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
xo Reef for Chinese

Beef is never seen at a : eul,@ IlarF oxen and cows capable ol oIo ysIu nau plough being accounted too D5o,si si'' the farmer to be collS,srslI asaaIH butcher. Very seVel0 of tte attached to the slaughter CT. '. me mals, the punishment, , lot ot,oEss fence being a hunafe' bamboo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bluff City Lumber Co. manufactur- CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes, doors, blinds and all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
mo Beard of NIahomet.

A hair of the beard of the Prophet has been presented to the Constantine. pie poor house by lady of that city named Fauna Hanum. A great process sion of State officials and military ac- companied the relic when the transfer was made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bluff City Lumber Go. manufaclur CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber. Also sashes, doors, binds aud all kinds of interior and exterior finish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

BluffJity Lumber 0. manufaGtur CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber Also sashes doors, blinds, and all kinds of interior and exterier finish EyerYth1ng at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

I have added to my large stock of Paints, Oilg, Varnishes and Wall Paper, we'll selected stock Of Picture Moulding.
 Frank J. Murray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Your teeth can be btidged, repair ed, reset or made over by Rc Grandy All work guaranteed. Office 2l175 west Second avenue. Old Phone 202. tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bluff City Lumber Co. Manufactur CT and dealer in all>kinds of Lumber. Also Sashes. Doors, Blinds and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bluff City Lumber Co. manufae turer and dealer in all kinds of bum- Der. Also Sashee, Doors, Blinds, ,and all kinds of Interior and Exterior finish. Everything 9at Reasonable Prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Mir. F. Guy Fulk has returned to Little Rock, after brief stay with friends in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Mayor A. F. McNeill has returned to Redfeld. after transacting impor- tant business here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Miss Hennie Blum, who has been very sick for the past three weeks, is reported to be slowly improving and now on the road to recoyery.x
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bluff City Lumber Co. manufactur ar and dealer i'll all kinds of inm Der Also sashes, doors blinds II all kinds of interior and exterio saish. Everything at reasonable prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Ifyou are thinking of having your pictures framed see my large assortment of mOuIdings.
 Frank J. Murray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Telephone Brewst X Henelee for bus or carriage to meet trains. Poe passage, b
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Ruff City Lumber Co. manufaetur- CT and dealer in all kinds of lumber, also sashes, doors, blinds, and all kinds of iDterior and exterior finish Everything at reasone ble prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
oarich Feather''

Ostrich feathers aIg s ssysB gsy when the birl is apous feathe old. About a iess dozen .5S li'.a tall taken from the wings 4l' time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

The best cypress shingles in the State are handled ny the Bluff City Lumber Go. All grades. 279
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Just received a large stock of seed Triumph and N. Y. Rose potatoes.- Mccain Grocery Co. m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

At the Mccain Grocery Co. corner 4th and Main streets, you can buy 3 cans , lbs best corn, 25c, 3 cans best 3 lb tomatoes, 25c. Scans best 3 lb Boston baked beans 25c.
 l quart bottle tomato catsup, l5c, Fancy $. c. Hams, l0c lb.
 Fancy Breakfast Bacon, lOc lb. Fifteen cents worth of chewing gum for five cents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Lumber, all kinds, free delivery in city, get onr prices. Bluff City Lum Der Co. 279
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Miss Glssie Taggart returned last afternoon from Pendleton and Var ner, where she has been visiting friends,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

nR. c, D. SMITH, Veterinary Surgeon and LA Dentist treats all diseases of domestic limals. Office at Brewster's Stable. Teie Lhone, old "A; new 129
 All Calls Night and Dat
 Answered Promptly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Tickets all styles, or picket fence complete. Bluff City Lumber Co. 267
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sylvester were visitors in the capital city Monday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
The Russian scentre.

The Russian state sceptre is of solid gold. 3 feet long, and contains among
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
Tbe Daily Graphic.

Mir. 1. ]. Bloom has let the contract for the erection of q handsome one story, seven-room residences to be erected on West Barraque street up on the lot where Mir. Louis Altheim- CTS home formerly stood. The con- tract wat let to Contractor k. " Lane. MT. Bloom says it will be one of the prettiest and most eozy homes in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06
Pillows.

A well-known phys'Sd pLhsytaiosd Y better sleep can De ',,ow g than with a high pillow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-06

Bob
 Taylor's Lectures at 4. J Mitchell's s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
AMUSEMENTS,

PHILHARMONIC CLUB CONCERT
Some of Washington's most accomplished
musicians were represented at the concert
by the Philharmonic Club last night. The
program was one which appealed to the
educated musician and which afforded the
performer the personal satisfaction which
is experienced when the highest resources
of his art are brought into demand The
selections were calculated to point very
clearly the distinction between music as a
profession and music as an art. 1t con-
tanned few, If any, notes of popular appeal.
but IL was thoroughly enjoyed by the au-
dience, whose musical culture had attract
ed them there and whose expectations were
fully realized. The performers were: Mrs
Ernest Lent, piano; Mr.. Herman c. Rake
mann, first violin; Mr.. VIM. E. Green second
violin; Mr.. Josef Finckel viola; Mr. Ernest
Lent, .violoncello. They played selections
from the works of three composers, as fol-
lows: Franz Schubert, string quartet in r
fiat major, OPP. S25 1.
Antonio Bazzini: String quartet in D
minor, OPP. 10.
Carl Goldmark: Trio for piano, violin and
violoncello, OPP. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
WANTS BURGLARS CAUGHT.
Mai. SyIyester's Emphatic Orders to
Detective Corps.

Major Sylvester caused a stir in the de-
tective office this morning by order to
the members of the corps respecting the
recent burglaries. His order was to the
effect that he wanted the burglars cap
tured. II was further stated that the maiO
was keeping tab on the detectives and that
unless they were successful in their efforts
it was probable something might happen.
This message was received after the reg
ular morning meeting of the detectives and
a special session was held. AS the recent
robberies were committed during the late
hours of the night or the early hours of
the morning the capture of the burglars by
the detectives will have to be the result Of
investigation. Ii may happen that the
offenders will fall into the hands Of the
uniformed officers while doing street duty.
a number of burglaries have been report.
ed during recent weeks, though very little
property of much value has been taken.
At the store Of Guy, Curran & Co. the bur
glars get only $3.50 in cash. Nothing else
was taken. The heaviest of all the LOSSES
was that of Mayer Bros, near 10th and f
streets, from whose store about $iU0 worth
of silks and satins and other goods was
taken. 1t is believed this robbery was COM
mitted by white people, and that at least
two persons participated in the affair.
Major Sylvester is determined to have the
thieves caught if possible and some officers
in the precincts may be sent out In citizens
clothes TO assist in the search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
THE BRIGHTER SIDE.
Social Functions Enjoyed by Amerf-
can Office in Philippines.

Following Is an extract from letter
written to his mother by young officer
formerly of Washington, now lieutenant
Of the regular army, and serving in the
Philippines. The letter was dated at Las
Pinas, September is. 1890:
"** I'VE have been having most glo-
rious time in Las Pinas lately. The town
had two fiestas. both coming together-that
of the solteras young girls, and the vie
gos or old men. We have some sort of
town government here-a mayor called the
presidente. and his principals, or council.
men. They are usually the most influential
men of the pueblos. and are regularly
chosen by election They had been prepar-
ing for long time, and had sent to Ma
Mia for some music for the band borrowed
it from the regimental band). You should
hear these natives play: they are really
wonders. ] got them some of Sousa
marches, and they can knock them on
beautifully. The brasses are very soft
and the reed section most always good. In
years gone by their band numbered forty
pieces. and they have more players now
than they have musical Instruments. The
insurrectos carried away their bassOon and
several other pieces.
Their method of playing is very soft and
sweet and true. The little band here is
much better than the average band in the
United States. They seem to be simple
minded. easily pleased people.
The fiesta started Friday at midnight,
and the band kept up at half-hour intervals
until daybreak. AT 7:30 they had mass:
then at II m. a feast at the house of the
capitana, a kind of queen Of the May
parsonage, who put out most bounteous
and delicious spread Of shrimps, deviled
crabs, chicken, etc, eleven courses.
That evening we went to the house Of
the tenicrite' and had another spread The
procession came at dark, with all the can
dies, and the people chanting, and the
images carried in the center between the
tvKrn liroac mo on, cir
street and women on the other They are
deeply religious. At night they had music
and singing. Some of them play well, but
they run to Spanish waltZes and marches,
which grow tiresOme when you hear too
much of them. They are better on a band.
The voices of the people generally are mis-
cradle
After the procession we went down to
the church. old structure, with a hun
dred-and-f ifty-year-old bamboo organ, and
gaudy paintings in the interior, but in the
dark lighted by the candles, and filled with
women with mantillas and men in pure
white: and the soft chanting-it most
interesting sight. The tenor is a little
weakened old chap-a fisherman, Teodorico
Cristobai-with a sweet voice and sad
eye. He's good friend of ours. The ma
tive padre is great chap. We like him
other day, and some one asked him if he
had ever visited America. All! he said,
often on paper He is a musician, and the
high cOCkalorum of the town.
Everything is quiet at this end of the
line. One of our outposts saw a company
of insurrectos the other day. That's the
nearest I've been to them SO far"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-03
IN NEW QUARTERS.
Police Department officials Trans
ferred TO building ON c Street.

The officials of the police department are
in their new home on street, and while
It Will be several days before everything
is in complete order. business is going on
without interruption. While there is more
room for the officials In their new home
than there was in the District building,
some of the apartments are unusually
small. The room occupied by Public
Printer Amiss is barely large enough for
his small press, imposing stonesand case,
while those of Clerks Mattingly and Lom-
hardy. who have charge of certain police
records, not nuCh better. Property
rooms are In the basement and on the
ground floor.
The offices of Major Sylvester and Chief
Clerk Kemp are large, bright rooms, fac
ing G street, while the complaint room
Of the detective bureau. where so many
people call. fronts on the alley. Sanitary
officer Frank has the front room in the
basement.
Captain Austin and inspectors Cross and
Pearson will occupy a room adjoining that
of the major and superintendent lnSpec-
tor Roardmau has a room in the rear. and
a private room for consultations is pro-
vided. The rear room opposite that OF
the complaint room is where the members
of the detective corps have their desks.
There is entrance from the rear, ana
thus far this has been used more than the
front entrance.