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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-18
MICROBES EXIST IN BRooMs.
Household Implement Breeding Place
 for Bacteria.


 "1 he broom ordinarily is d fertile breeding place for bacteria, and should merit the interest and earnest consid- eration, not only of all good house. wives, but of everyone who is interest ed in the health of the family, and the maintenance of the strictest hygienic and sanitary conditions. It is not generally known that the ordinary broom is the habitation or breeding place of great colonies of bacteria and unsanitary germs. La grippe, small- pox and scarlet fever have been traced directly to this household artiele-the ordinary broom" It is an interesting coincidence that almost simultaneous ly with this article a Georgia inventor announces that he has invented a san- itary broom. This broom is furnished with what its inventor calls retain er,' which contains antisepties. The retainer is incorporated in the part of the broom nearest the handle and is shaped somewhat like an ineandescent light bulb; it is concealed by the broom straws and is held in place by transverse rows of stitching The penetration of the retainer opens up numerous small outlets, which, acting together with the meshes, allow a gradual exudation of the antiseptio influence in their descent along. and dissemination through the straws, in- surfing by the acts of sweeping the thorough disinfection of carpets, and a perfect deedorizer of apartments Scientific American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-18
Capital Punishment in Japan.


 Japan is considering the adoption of new method of capital punishment by the process of extracting air from the death cell creating a vacuum and thus causing death. The death" or vacuum. chamber as it is to be known, is to be an air-tight cell built in or adjoining the prison. It is to be eight feet in height, ten feet wide and ten feet long. The four sides are to have each an air-tight window of three-quarters inch plate glass, so that the operators, prison and other off, eials may have an opportunity to wit ness the execution. The cell will be connected with an air pump, which will have a power of causing the ex- pulsion of the air in the cell in one minute and forty seconds, thus acting so quickly as not to allow the victim to become suffocated Or distressed in even the slightest degree, but, instead. causing alr- st instant death. In fact, it was shown when the experiment was tried upon a large St. Bernard dog that the animal was dead in minute and a half after the vacuum was eom- pleted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-18
Christian scientists Increase Most Rapidly

Christian Scientists Increase Most RaPioiy
 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 al 7O, ,000. The regular church attendance is upward of 0.000. Tn 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. Its percentage of gain s very large
 In the Absence of WILL
 If the will, which is the law of na- ture, were withdrawn from our mem ory, fancy. understanding and reason. 10 other hell could equal, for spirit ual being, what we should then feel from anarchy of our powers. It would be conscious madness-a horrid thought.-Milton
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-18
A Crusade Agains. Parrots.

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The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04

and dragged him out by the queue. shout
ing gleefully- They impaled him on their
bayonets
Gen. Chaffee remarked: THAT is not
war IL Is brutal murder
American officers at Taku. days after
the hghsing was finished. saw Russians
bayones children and throw old men into
the river, clubbing them to death when
they tried to swim. The Russians killed
women who knelt before them and beg
ged for mercy.
Everybody was disposed to be friendly
toward the Russians ia the early days of
The fghting al Tentsin. because Of their
bravery. but such incidents as the fore
going have been so prominent a feature
OF the campaign that no one who is sup
posed to report important facts can ignore
them, They are so numerous as 10 com
pei the conclusion that they are not !so-
lated episodes, but the ordinary practices
OF Russian methods OF warfare.
The Russians on the walls OF Pekin
would apparently shoot every Chinaman
within range outside. A correspondent OF
the Associated Press found many newly
killed In the fields outside os the Russian
section OF the wall Some OF the bodies
were those OF women, and none seemed TO
be the bodies Of combatants. Coolies
were killed while trotting along the roads
with their loads, and farmers when try
ing TO gather In their grain.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
CLAIM A GIG MAJORITY.
Vermont X ep epublicaBs Figuring on Increase
Over Tive Years Age.

White River Junction, VI. Sept. 3.-The
unusually active political campaign which
has been conducted by both parties in
this State for the past four weeks closed
tonight, and the voters OF Vermont will
go 10 the polls tomorrow 20 decide the
election of the various State officials and
two Congressmen. There IL little doubt as
TO what the result will BE, the eny mat
ter OF vital Interest being as % the size
of the majority Of the Republicans. The
members OF the Republican State com
mittee tonight claim that the. majority
will greatly exceed that OF 1885 but they
admit that they do not hope 10 be favored
with the recOrd-bfeaking majority OF 1ss
The State tickets which will be voted for
are as follows:
R=pabiieaa-For governor, william ". stiekhey.
Of Ladies' lieutenant governor. Martin =. Ailsn.
Of FerrisbaFg; treasurer. John e. Bacon Of Hart
ford. secretary Of state Pred A. HosIsnd. Of Neat
pslier: auditor oFisa n Barber. Of Arlington;
member Of Congress. First District. David }. Pos
ter Of Bsriiastss; sseoas District KittTedEs Has
hns. Of Brstiisboro.
Dsmoerstie-FoF g0ternsr John II. sentsr. a0ui-
pelisr: lieutenant governor. Emsry Barns Ben
nInxton; treasurer. Elisha Nay. 81. JshnssaFY:
secretary of state HsEtsu G. CoHslAgSay. oi Rich.
ford auditor. Charles a. PItEpsinek. sf Hartford
member Of CcnEreEs First District. Ozfo Nssekasa.
Of Brandon Second District. George 7 g~ssey Of
Barre.
Congressman Grouf. who has served
several terms from the Second district
was not a candidate for renOminstion.
but is a candidate with ek-G6Y. Diiilng-
ham for United States Senator 70 sue
eeed Senator Ross.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
aUsTRIANs ARREsTA PRINCE.
Chung III Charged with Completely in the
AItnck on Lega'ioners.

Pekin. Aug, 22.-Chung Ii. member Of
the tsung Ii yamen and prefect of police.
visited the Austrian representative yes
terday. who arrested him because of the
Chinese officials completely in the attacks
on the legations,
Sir Robert Hart, the director OF the
Chinese imperial maritime customs, has
resumed charge of the customs, and has
reopened the imperial posts.
An Austrian official dispatch says
Chung Lii who was arrested by the Aus
trian representative at Pekin, was mill
tary governor of Pekin, and adds that the
Austro-Hungarian contingent is quartered
in Chung LIS palace. After his arrest n-
was turned over 10 the japanese.
Yu-Hsien. governor of Shanghai 90, has
sent a memorial 10 the throne asking for
a reward for having invited fifty-two for
eigners under his protection, and for hav-
ing afterward killed them.
In the provisional government estab-
lished here each nationality administers a
section of the city according 70 its own
ideas
Tientsin, Tuesday, Aug. 2s.-Three men,
bers OF the tsung II yamen, Na-Tung.
Ching-Hsin. and Chung Ii, IL is an
with the allies through Sir Robert Hart
the director Of the Chinese imperial mari
time customs.
There are four trains daily from Tong
ku 10 Yang TSun.
The sinking OF small japanese steam
er interrupts river communication be-
tween Tentsin and Taku.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
CRIMINAL PURSUED AND SHOT.
Francis Trohm RiddIed with Bullets BY q
Party Of Pennsylvania Farmers.

Harrisburg Pa. Sept. S.-Francis
Frobm. alias Strohm. alias Jones. also
known as shorty" was riddled with bull
lets by party of farmers this morning
In the vicinity of EliZabethyille. Pa. and
killed instantly. Frohm was a desperate
criminal. and he and two companions.
known rs Frank Winiski and Whitley"
streusser. on Friday night shdt man
named Strayer at Elizabethyille while
trying TO rob his house. The next morn
ing Winiski was arrested at Elizabeth
Vile and is now in jail.
After the affair at StTayer's house the
three tried to rob other houses and held
up a farmer. VINO escaped from them.
Frohm did not stop his depredations af-
ter the three separated on Friday night,
but went 10 the vicinity of Lykens. where
he laid in hiding until Saturday night,
when he smashed the window OF Bress-
lers store and made of with number OF
revolVers and razcrs. This morning the
entire neishborhoOd turned out TO hunt
him, and caught him on the mountain.
Irohm was armed, and, drawing TWO re-
volyers. he shot at his pursuers, who
We're armed with guns. rifles. and revolt
vers. They returned the fire and liter
ally rihdled Frohm with bullets. He fell
20 the ground and died in half an hour.
Frohm was aged thirty-siX years. and has
sister living In Sham0kin. Pa. where
he formerly resided.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
Mr.. BRYAN CHECKS A PANIC.
QuieIed the Frightened Mass Around Him
When the stand Began TO Give Way.

Chicago, Sept 3-By a trite little joke.
sprung with cool, but effective declama-
tien, William Jennings Bryan to-day ar
rested a stampede of frantic men and wo-
men in the speakers stand at Electric
Park, preventing a panic.
The Nebraskan had just fought his way
through the crowd, and had taken his
place in front of the orators platform,
when the overcrowded floor of the small
stand ereaked and began TO waver. A
section of the worn floor gave way, wO-
men shrieked in terror, and men tried TO
jump over the railing upon the heads of
the packed throng at the rear OF the
stand.
Hello" laughed Mr.. Bryan, turning a
smiling face upon the scared people.
"ThIs can't be a Democratic platform.
There are no bad planks in that. Come
now. stand still, won't you? II you stand
together where you are. you will be all
right. If you stampede the thing will fall
on you." and he laughed. as II Il was an
everyday occurrence. His self-assuranee
had a quieting effect upon the crowd.
When the dust cleared away. II was found
that a few people had been preeipitated
into tile chamber under the stand, but
none was seriously injured.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04

Gepl0re the eviderce OF a threatening
split in the EuropeAa concert.
Paris, Sept. s.-Franee has not yet re-
piled 10 Russia's note regarding the with
drawsi OF troops from Peki,i. France re-
CARDS peace az the first requisite of the
situation. but is not entirely certain that
the withdrawal OF the troops from Pekin
IS the surest and quickest method to at
tain this end.
London. sept. 3--The difficulty of com
| munieating with the British Minister al
Pekin- Sir Claude Macdonald. delays The
pronunciation OF the views OF the British
government V regard 10 its future steps
| IN thlna, the government being unwilling
70 commit itself publicly to a definite de-
clslon until Sir Claude Macdonald has
| fully reported on the situation. In the
meanwhile heated anti-evaeuation cam
paign continues in the press, but the trend
! or Official opinion apparently continues
| favorable TO the principle OF the suggest
ed withdrawal from Pekin to Tientsin,
| Dut not the evacuation of China. The
statement that Gen. Gaselee the COM
mander Of the British troops in China.
mas stopped British re-enforcements sr-
irving at Hongkong from proceeding far
ther north Is taken as an indication that
| the British government anticipates that
the diplomatists Will very shortly take the
place now occupied by the military.
| Shanghai and Hongkong dispatches ex-
press the utmost astOnishment az the
| idea Of evacuating Pekin.
The Daily News suggests editorially
| that Russia may have made secret term
! with China behind the backs Of she pow
/ ers. The Standard expresses qualification
at the explanation that the United States
/ government does not approve OF Russia 5
| proceedings
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
BESIEGED BY THE BOERS.
British Garrison at Ladybrand Hard
Pressed by Large Force.

Maseru, Basutoand, Sept 3.-Com-
mandoes under Fouril. Grobelaar, Bemer,
and Hassebrock, together with 200 Of
Theron's scouts. are investing the Brit
ish garrison at Ladybrand, just over the
Free State border.
1t Is reported that the troops have al
ready burned thier stores and IL is fear
ed that they will be compelled to sur
render.
Gen. Hunter is fastening to their re-
lief.
London. Sept. 3.-Under date OF Belfast,
September ], Lord Roberts reports: II
have to-day issued under her majesty $
warrant of July 4, proelamations an
nouncing that the Transvaal will hence
forth form a part of her majesty's do
minions."
Cape Town, Sept. 3.-The communica-
ton to-day 10 the assembly of Lord Rob-
erts' proclamation, announcing the an
nexation OF the South African Republic,
which will hereafter be known as the
Transvaal, was greeted by the opposition
with silence and by the ministerialists
with prolonged cheers
Pretoria, Sept Seen. Baden-Powell
started for Cape Town Saturday.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
MORE new YORK RACE RIOTS
Series of Clashes Between Whites
and Blacks Keep Police Busy.
Apple Core Thrown by Negro Boy Starts a
Farsreaching Row-East Side Mob
Tries 10 Lynch Negress Who
Attacked Man with Razor.

New York, Sept. 3.-An apple core
thrown by a colored boy, which struck
William kohles, white man, caused a
small riot between white and blacks in
West Forty-eighth street this afternoon,
which was quickly quelled by a force of
rGtrolmes. Kohles is yenGer This aft
ernooh he was driving through Forty
eighth street, when he passed a crowd
o. small colored boys, and was
struck III the back of the neck with the
core of an apple. The man was stabbed
in the neck a week previous by a col
oTed man, the cut requiring several
stitches. The vender became very angry
at the boy, and, after catching him,
slapped his face number of times. \
colored man fiaally struck the vender in
the face. knocking him down.
The exchange of blows attracted q
crowd. and threats were made against
the cOlored population. IL Is alleged
Kohles drew a revolver and threatened
to shoot the first colored man In sight
The eolored boy entered the residence Of
Charles Brooks, colored. This attracted
the mob 10 the building. Brooks, wEo
had been i'll with typhoid fever, was taxi
en- 10 the police station. despite the plead
ings of his wife, who explained that he
had been III, and that relapse might FOL-
low. He was afterw3rd released.
In the meantime, William II. PettilO,
| eolored, and his daughter Ruth. seven
years old. were passing through Forty
seventh street, when a crowd OF white
| men started after them. The litde cir,
ran away and escaped. Her father and
two other negroes ran into the saloon OF
Lee Springle near by. The crowd started
| to follow the colored men. when Springle
drew his revolver and threatened 10 shoot
the first white man who entered. He
stood in the doorway and defied the
crowd. A policeman finally dispersed the
crowd.
About the same hour colored woman,
armed with a hatpin and a razor, nearly
caused another race riot on Ninth ave-
nue.. She was taken in charge by 2
policeman and followed TO the Yves.
| ThIrty-seventh street station by q crowd
| Of Do men and boys. who wanted 20 lynch
| her.
A man. who said he was Michael Gran
min. was standing at Thirty-ninth street
and e~uth avenue when the woman ap-
/ preached him They exchanged a feg
words and the woman attempted TO stab
! Grannin with d hat pin. Grannin sue
ceeled In dodging. Then the woman drew
a razor and attempted 10 SLASH Grannin-
/ Finally a policeman caught the woman
and secured possession of the razor. Be
fore he reached the station-house the
crowd by this time had increased. and
there were cries OF Lynch her" 4 halt
dozen policemen finally rushed Up and
| kept the mob at a distance. After TIE
woman had been taken In the police sta
! ton her husband appeared on the scene.
/ Threats were made 10 lynch him also. bu;
2 large number of policemen finally sue.
eeeied in driving the mob away
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
HAWAII LOSING HER COLO.
| Treasury at WashiBgtea Gradually Alb
soTbing the islanders Cast.

Honolulu. Aug. 2s. via San Francisco.
Sept. at Is found that under The new
conditions Of American government. Hon
Olulu is a very heavy exporter Of gold 10
the United Statess and local fnaacicrs
are thinking Of means 10 stop such snip
ments The expectations are due 70 the
custO.n-house collections. Honolulu has
no money except what comes from the
mainland. and the heavy drain, II Is
thought. VIII have bad effects upon ths
local money market
Efforts are being made 10 take advan-
tage of a United States Law which allows
FOR the dep0siiing witn asgigtant tfsas-
urers Of moneys for duties 10 - collected
in such cases vouchers Tor the cash 20 h~
taken by the collector here instead %
money a. tie cash or deposit ~ san
Franelsco would bc kept up b. sugar
b. ysrs there this would pat END -
heavy gold exDoFts Hons from Hawaii ~
the customs department
The board Of health mas decided that
hereafter the iepcFs IN tha settlement on
the island Of MoiOksl vail have g. be fsd
on canned bzsf Instead o. fresh. owing 10
the enormous cost Z fresh meat here. All
the isDers In ths settlement draw their
rasions from the government.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
MURDERED IN GIRLS PRESENCE.
Atrocious Crime OF Three Brothers WhO
Objected to sisters Lover.

Special to The Washington Post.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 3.-W. Taber
Earle, restaurant-keeper at Seneca,
had been paying attentions to Emma
Gaines, young woman living several
miles from the town. The girfs family
objected and the couple met clandes;ine-
ly, Earle riding into the country on his
bicycle and Emma meeting him in a pic
turesque spot on the Seneca River. near
her home.
Earle disappeared Saturday. all traces
of him being lost. Some one saw him
and Miss Gaines together that day. aud
the girl was arrested. She at first denied
knowing Earle's whereabouts, but finally
confessed that her two brothers aud her
brother-in-law, T. II. Sims. mad secretly
followed her Saturday, and had come
upon Earle and herself by the river. De
spite the prayers Of her lover. the men
proceeded to shoot him to death
This done. they tied his body 10 his
bicycle, added a stone for weight, and
threw !. into the river. Tie young wo-
mon took the officers to the spot, and tie
body and bicycle were fished Ip. Her
brothers had threatened TO kill Miss
Gaines If she gave information. They
have been arrested.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
GERMANY WILL SPEAK LAST.
WaiiinE for 0ther Powers 10 Act Before
Repiyiag ia Russia.
tBy he Asseeiated Pre-


Berlin, Sept. 3.-Negotiations continue
between the powers respecting the prooo-
sitions OF Russia. II appears that the
portion of the proposal which conten-
plates the removal of the legations TO
Tientsin does not meet with opposition:
but the proposal that the troops should
vacate Pekin Will not be acted upon until
after thorough examination 0f the case bv
other powers with d special view 10 the
question of military advisability. Ger
many's programme is 10 await the action
Of the other powers Count ven Buelex.
the German foreign minister, has made a
communication To this effect 10 the Rus
sian Ambassador. Count Won der Osien-
Saeken-
A high official OF the German foreign of.
fee said to-day in defining Germanys po-
s.tion:
..Germany has not answered Russia for
mally. although she has Informed her con-
edentially as 10 the views of the German
government. Certainly We do not object
| to the removal OF the legations tempo.
-arflv 10 Tientsin. rs this would ens5le
The members 10 recuperate from their Re-
cent hardshps SO far as the answer OF
the United States TO Russia is concerned
we nov rec II 10 be IN substantial agree
ment With Germany's position"
| Most OF the German papers are OF ppin.
| ion that IL II very doubtful IL Germany
can adopt Russia's suggestion. and iasy
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
Conference Of Democratic saasassr..

Chicago. Sept. 2.-senatoE Jones. chair
man: j. G. johnson. vice chairman. and
". A. Walsh. secretary Of the executive
eenmIttee Of the Democratic National
Committee. held an ali da. conference
with party LEADERS from several States
Cnalrrnen Of States Drssfat Mere l.. A
Roslng, Minnesota: Parks n Martin. In
diana , r. l.. Hail. Sebrazkas A. r. War
den, wisconsin; Walter Watson. Illinois:
George A. Hoffman. Iowa: Mack f-sve
Kausas. and james ii. Ainsr West Viz
efnia. The object of the eCnfcfence was
10 obtain an accurate idea Of the c0ndl-
tons existing III the gariOaIs States ssp-
resented aad 90 arrange plans for con
ducting the campaign - those States
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
ARTHUR SEWALL DYING.
Mr. Brysn's Running Mate In 1896
stricken with Apoplexy.

Bath. Ne. Sept ARTHUR Sewall.
Democratic candidate for Wee President
in lSs6. is in critical condition, at his
summer home. al Small Point. sixteen
miles from this city. Mr.. Sewali Was
seized with an attack OF apopiexy at 10
o'clock last night. and has been uncOn-
scious most Of the time since then.
The condition OF Mr.. Sewali was un-
changed at midnight He had not regain
ed consciousness. and 1t was stated By
the physicians that there was absolutely
no hope for his recovery. His death Is ex-
pected at any moment. and he probably
will u come out OF the stupOr in which
he hsI lain since he was stricken. The
family is about the bedside awaiting the
end.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
KILLING NATIVES IN SPORT
Trail Of Loot, Fire, and Slaughter from
IieatSin 10 Pekin.
RUSSIANS The WORST OFFENDERS

Associated Press Correspondents Eye
Witnesses TO the Crimes Enacted by
soldiers Of Civilization. Who. Throw
ing OFF All Restraint, Have En-
tered Upon an Orgie of Destruction
without a Parallel In Recent Times
Gen. ChafIee an Observer of an Incl
dent at Tung Chow that Provoked the
Comment: "That Is Not War; 1T is
Brutal Murder''-Guards on Walls
OF Pekin killing Every Chinaman in
Range Of Their Guns-Frightful Pic
lures Of sO-called Civilized Warfare.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
CONDITION or THE TROOPS.
Gen. Barry and Mai. Periey Report Ameri-
can Troops Doing Well.

The War Department has received a
cablegram from Gen. Barry. of which the
following portion has been made public:
Tsku tho datel.
AdjutSnt General Washington:
Gen. Chanes has everything well In hand. His
driving power materially assisted prompt relief
cation. Considering sfduous service. condition
troops excellent BARRY.
A considerable portion OF the dispatch.
which the department did not make pub
lie. related 10 military details.
The War Department yesterday received
the following cablegram from Maj. Per-
ley. OF the Medical Corps. commanding
the hOspital-ship Relief:
Tsku tn0 date.
Surgeon General Washington;
RaFsistsF reports 10 sick a front and 10 al
Tieutsin Many slightly ~. All wounded brought
from trsa, Relief Wlu take aB severe cAssz
Launch and boats have returned. Plsns supplies
All doing we'll PEhLEf.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-09-04
I've Battsrle. sslus 20 slss,,a.

San Francisco. Sept. s-The United
States transport kOzeerans Ealled th.s
evening foF Manila. via NagaE4ki. slta
Light Batteries G and 81. Seventh Artil-
lsTy. MAJ. Creenough commanding: ~ re-
cruits. and 10 members Of the hospital
corps. Capt. 0oe. OF the TAirteenih In
fantFy. ahd Lieut.. Fr~shwater or she
Twelfth Infantry, are Ia eszrge 0f ths
Fecrsgsfs