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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
PLAGUE ON OUR SHORES
Several Cases Have Been Reported in
San Francisco.
SIX DEATHS IN THE Chinese QUARTER
the Spread of the Dread Disease.
InocuIating Chinese---No Liv-
ing Cases at Present..

A special from San Francisco says {:
The board of health has adopted a
resolution declaring that bubonic
plague exists in San Francisco. The
health authorities say that while
there are no living cases here there
hsve been six deaths during the past
three months, and they have decided
to take precautions against the de-
velopment and spread of the disease.
The resolution, which was adopted
reads as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this board that bubonic plague exists
in the city and county of San Fran
cisco and that all necessary steps al
ready taken for the prevention Of
this spread be continued together
with such additional measures as may
be required"
Saturday morning a force of ply
sicians went through Chinatown to
treat Chinese with haffkine prophy-
Tactic as preventive against the
plague.
The members of the board of health
say that there is absolutely no dan
ger of the development or spread of
the disease at San Francisco, but, at
the same time, they do not propose
to take chances and it is their duty
to take precautions.
When it became known in China
town that the board Of health had
determined to inoculate the residents
of the Chinese section, groups of
Chinese gathered on every corner and
denounced the action of the board as
outrageous. Some of the more
wealthy of the indignant Chinese
hurried their families into hacks and
other vehicles IN the attempt to send
them out OF the district. Some sue
ceeded in getting as far as the city
limits, where they were stopped by
the police. Others attempted to leave
the city on trains.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
.,A CCLIPSE
Preparations of Astronomers to OBJ
serve the Phenomenon.


WASHINGTON, D C. SpeciaD.-The forth
coming total eclipse Of the sun on May %,
is attracting worldwide attention, and as
tronomers everywhere have long been maxi
ing preparations for observing and pho
tographing the phenomenon. Besides
making the usual time observations, in
terest largely centers in photographing the
corona, the coronal streamers, the spectra
OF the chromosphere. and particularly the
celebrated flash spectrum appearing both
at beginning and end of totally. Fortu-
nately it will be possible to witness the
phenomenon from many sections Of the,
United States.
The Johns Hopkins University expedi-
lions to observe the solar eclipse will work
in unison with the United States Naval OBJ
servatory and under the supervision OF the
latter. The observations of the Naval OBJ
servatory will be divided among five par
ties. at Plnehurst, n. c., there will be four
astronomers from Washington, under the
direction Of Professor Skinner; the John
Hopkins party, and a party from the Coast
and Goedetic Survey under Professor G.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

calculations Of Professor Lumsden, the
round black shadow OF the moon, like a
great arm, will sweep in out OF space some
time after sunrise on the morning OF May
%. This gigantic arm will come into con-
tact with the earth somewhere near the
Revllla Gigedo islands in the Pacific
ocean. With tremendous velocity the
shadow will rush toward the mainland and
will enter Mexico, near Corrientes, at a
speed OF more than 100 miles minute. In
eight minutes it will have crossed the
Rocky Mountains, and by 7.30 central or
$50 eastern time 1t will have crossed the
Gulf and entered Mexico. Then on 1t will
pass, over its selected path, until it is lost
again in space.
The period OF totalty Of the eclipse varies
at different points along the track. At the
Rocky Mountains the spectacle will last
but about thirty seconds, and at New Or
leans the period will have been heightened
thirty.sev seconds. At Union Point,
Green County, Ga, the centre OF the path
for the United States, the time OF totality
will be ninety-two seconds, while those
who are ut the Atlantic coast, just south OF
the city of Norfolk, will be able to continue
their observations for 105 seconds.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
BoER-BRITlsH WAR NOTES.

The Duke OF Marlborough has beef
dered home from South Africa on
leave.
The Portuguese authorities at Lorenzo
Marques have declared corned beef contra
band Of war.
A Kimberley jury has acquitted two men
who we're charged with reasonably ASSIST
ing the Beers.
Four hundred burghers have given up
their arms in Kroonstud, Orange Free
State, and its vicinity.
General Roberts has converted the Brit
Ish army into mobile force well adapted
for operations against the Beers.
At the British hospitals in Bloemtontein,
Orange Free State, the deaths from enterlc
fever average from eight to ten daily,
The Cape Argus publishes a report say
ing that well-lnformed foreigners in Pre-
toria now consider the johannesburg mines
safe.
President Kruger's request for permits
sion to sell mining rights at prices fixed by
the Government has been denied by the
Raad.
The Queen has issued proclamation
permitting trading between the South Afrl-
can colonies aud the parts Of the Orange
Free State now occupied by the British
forces.
1t Is stated positively that the explosion
in the Begbie Engineering Works at johann
nesburg was due to the carelessness OF in
expert workmea.
General Sir Charles Warren has been
gazetted Military Governor OF Cape Colony
north Of the Orange River, with the excep-
tion Of Kimberley.
The British Government has instructed
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Negroes Shoot White Man.

Near Minter City, Philip w, Shaw,
a prominent planter, was shot and
dangerously wounded by William
Fisher and son, negroes, on Wood s
plan tation, two miles from Minter
City, few days ago. A posse was
quickly organized, and both negroes
caught, and it is stated that they
were brought back to the scene OF
their crime and shot. --sas4--l
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

its Consul mt Amsterdam to expend $3.50
for Dutch books for the use of the Boer
prisoners at st. Helena.
President Kruger's reply to General Rob
erts's inquiry as to the treatment OF British
prisoners Mt Pretoria, says colonial pris-
oners are treated like others.
A number Of Boer women have offered to
Immediately form a corps to guard the
railway or to proceed to the front to tlgat
In the trenches with their male relatives.
The Imperial authorities at Cape Town
have sent money to Pretoria for needy
prisoners, both British and colonial. Each
prisoner coming under this description
will receive S25. Adelbert S. Hay, the
American Consul at Pretoria, will distri-
buta the money.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
REEVES DIsGoRGEs MONEY,

And Made a Confession, Too. Got II
From Nicely.
w. H Reeves, deputy auditor OF
the island, made a confession and
gave up 81 500 given to him by c. f.
w. Nicely, the arrested financia
agent of posts, at Havana, to perform
certain services the day he left.
General Wood and the postal in
spectors refuse to disclose the nature
of the confession, barely admitting
that one has been made.
1t is believed now that the whole
story is known and that the amount
of the defalcations will fall between
800, 000 and $125, 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Texas Guarantees.

A telegram was received at Austin,
Tex, confirming the reports of the
existence of the bubonic plague at
San Francisco. Immediately upon
receipt OF the news, DR.. Blunt de-
clared absolute quarantine against
San Francisco and stationed inspec-
tors at Ell Paso and Texarkana. No
passengers will be admitted into the
state from San Francisco.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
MURDER IN FLORIDA.
Member of Florida Turpentine Firm
Assassinated.

Member of Florida Turpentine Firm
Assassinated.
A. B. Moore, senior member of the
firm of Moore Bros, tupentine dis
tillers, near Roberts station, Fla,
was assassinated by negroes Satur-
day. Moore went to Roberts Istation
with the intention of compelling a
negro to return to Molineow with
him, having paid the negroe trans
portation. When Moore reached
Roberts his deserted employe was
found with half dozen negros, all
desperate characters. While remon-
sire ting with the one he wanted
Moore was fred upon by nearly every
one in the crowd and instantly killed.
VIM. Smith, one of the assassinating
party, was seriously wounded, and
G. j. Joiner, white, was shot through
the leg. w. B. Moore, junior partner
in the firm, shot and killed JEFF Grit
fin, colored employe, on March 80
Z. s.. Moore, brother of Joiner and
r. Rogers, all white, were indirectly
implicated and the three first named
were arranged before special grand
Jury.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Elected Five New RIshops

The general conference of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church in
session at Columbus, Ohio, elected
five new bishops, as follows:
NJ. NJ. Moore, D. D., Washington ;
Evans Tyree, D. D., Nashville; G. S.
Smith, d. d., Nashville; G. L. Shaffer,
D. D., Philadelphia; L. j, Copper,
d. D., Philadelphia. With the cleo
ton of five additional bishops, the
council now con- thirteen and all
elected =
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

Fire, which is believed to have oe.
Cured from spontaneous combustion
in sparrow's nest under the caves Of
the'fve-story college building of st
Mary's Monastry, at Belmont, N. G.
destroyed the main building and the
entire west wing, with magnificent
tower, involving loss of 800, 900, on
WIFI there is insurance Of qply$. 5000.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

Within the next six weeks every
county in Mississippi will adopt
school books for the next five years,
and lobbyist for the various large
book concerns are now swarming into
the state. The recent legislature
made no change of any nature in the
method of selecting books, and the
old system that has been on the
statute books for several years will
prevail. The county boards Of edu-
cation select book commission Of
seven teachers, and, after the COM
mission organizes, notification is sent
to the book concerns that the body
is in readiness to receive bids.
The fight is then on, and this year it
promises to be a great deal more
spirited than usual.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
VIII Not Appoint.

Governor Longino has as yet made
no official announcement on the SUB
ject, but it can be stated as a certgr y
ty that he will not appoint speoA.l
Judge to hold circuit court in Yalo-
busha county, as requested by reso-
luton adopted by the bar of that
county last week. The governor is
inclined to think that under the cir
cumstances he has no legal right to
do so 50
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

The state house commission is now
holding two sessions each day in or
der to finish with the preliminary ex-
animation of the fourteen plans and
specifications on file, and Saturday
they completed all of the plans.
Monday morning the commission
commenced the wedding out process.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Mysterious Murder in Memphis.

At an early hour Saturday morn
: the dead bodies of Henry Reich
mann, of Memphis, and Mrs. Lilly
Badakin, wife of a newspaper man OF
Forest City, Ark, were found in
Memphis, Tenn. Reichmann had
been shot three times, while the
woman's body received one bullet.
The affair is shrouded in mystery,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
KILLED FATHER AND son.
Desperate Deed of Lover Near Cordele
Georgia.

Desperate Deed of Lover Near Cordele
Georgia.
A story, meagre in details and lack
ing confirmation, reached Macon,
Ga. Sunday, to the effect that Will
liam Raines and his son were killed
near Cordele, Ga, by Mr.. Gleaton,
who intended to marry Miss Raines.
During the morning Gleaton rode out
to the home of Miss Raines, accom-
e\ panied by a friend. The girls father
D;,interfered and tried to induce her to
emain at home. A quarrel quickly
T;ose, and the young woman's broth
Inca rushed up with pistol and com
h,,d ,lced shooting at Gleaton and his
Ipanion. Gleaton drew his pistol
49,, shot the young lady's father,
Ni 'lo : him instantly. He then shot
men, other. By this time neigh
Paris E1ne Raines family came in and
with II Pc stop the trouble, but was
Women hot down.
sits amen the brother has died.
The >tterl of the Raines family is
believeAru be mortally wounded, and
the friendr Gleaton is in a critical
condition. Both Raines and Gleaton
are plante-s.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
LABOR WORLD.

Strikes have interfered with building
operations in the Northwest.
In 1898 1850 men and Is, 100 women were
employed by the tobacco producers OF
France.
Russia has shipped 100000 coolies from
China to Manchuria to construct the rail-
way to Port Arthur.
Cape May. N. J., contractors and carpen-
tiers have signed an acgtaement that nine
hours should constitute days work.
Organized labor in Kansas City has de-
cided to boycott all who patronized the
street-car lines until after the strike was
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
MISSISSIPPI STATE NEWS
AGAINST THE PRIMARY.
Gov. Longino Appeals to Committee to
Rescind Action.

Gov. Longino Appeals to Committee to
Rescind Action.
Gov. Longino has written letter
to Hon. S. G. Miller, chairman of the
democratic state executive commit
tee, urging him to call the committee
together for the purpose OF resembling
the resolution adopted at the meeting
on the Goth of April, ordering a plu-
rality primary to select delegates to
the national convention. The gov
enor's letter states that sentiment
among the people Of the state is
strongly opposed to a primary for
the filling OF purely honorary posi-
lions, and predicts that if the order
is not rescinded the party will be dis
rupted and possibly two delegations
will go to Kansas City, The primary
order has created more dissension and
friction in the democratic party of
Mississippi than any issue in many
years. The democratic county COM
mittee of Lowndes and Montgomery
counties Saturday repudiated the pri-
mary plan adopted by the state com
mittee. The state committee is com
posed of twenty-one members and
nine of these have expressed them
selves in favor of holding another
meeting to provide for q party con-
vention. 1t will require two more to
form the majority necessary to order
a call over the chairman head.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Secretary of state for Porto Rico.

w. II. Hunt, of Montana, has been
selected to be secretary of state for
the island of Porto Rico. Mr.. Hunt
was recently appointed agent for the
United States government before the
Chilean claims commission, a posi-
ton which he vacates to accept this
last appointment.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Rnnrht Rig MiIla.

The Boyer Lumber Company, of
Pensacola, Fla, newly organized
corporation, has bought the mills of
the Morrison Mill Company in Gov
ington county, Alabama, the consid-
Grafton being $25, 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
New Capitol Matter.

1t is at present impossible to say
when the capitol commission will be
in readiness to announce it's decision
in the competitive architectural con-
test to select plans for the new state
house, but at the rate work is now
progressing the result should be
known within the next two weeks.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
PREPARING FOR THE ECLIPSE.

Numerous Partie. of Astronomers Now Ia
this South.
Preparations of an elaborate nature
are going on in those parts OF Louis.
lana, Alabama, Georgia North Caro-
lima and South Carolina in the area
of totality. for observing the solar
eclipse Monday, May %.
Observations will be made by par
ties at Thomaston, GAINESVILLE, Indian
Springs, Griffin, Union Point, Wash.
ington and other points in Georgia +;
Plnehurst and Wadesboro, N. G.
Thompson, Ala, and other points
where clear weather is generally to be
expected at this time of year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Sentenced for Twelve Years.

At Sevierville, Tenn, Cal. Derrick
was sentenced to twelve years i'm
prisonment for the daring effort he
and two others made to rob the Sc
vierville bank in broad daylight last
October,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
Big Fire Mt Macon.

The plant of the Macon Agricul-
tural company at Macon, Ga, was
destroyed by fire early Sunday morn
ing. Loss, $50, 600.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
MAFEkING RELIEVED.
British Relief Column Enters the Suffer-
ing City.

ing City.
1t was officially announced at
Pretoria Friday that when the laagers
and forts around Mafeking had
been severely bombarded, the siege
was abandoned, British force from
the south taking possession of the
place.
1t is reported that 5000 British
troops have surrounded Christiania
and Landroost and other officials
have been taken prisoners.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24
AMERICANS AMBUSHED.

Rebels Were Finally Routed, Losing
Fifty-one Killed.
A Manila special says five hun
dred insurgents, half of whom were
armed with rifles, ambushed eighty
scouts of the Fortieth volunteer in
the hills near Aquasan, in the north
ern part of Mindano.
The Americans routed the natives,
killing 81. The American casualties
were two killed ana three wounded.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-24

England will hardly so to the length
gAdenying Cronje the right to dash
few magazine articles,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

for he met them in many hand-to- hand fight, says the Albany Times Union, and "took out" bis share of prisoners. There were three Under wood brothers, John, Samuel and Bushrod. Their home was in Far fax, Va. 1t was Bushrods boast that he knew every rabbit path ID Fairfax as well as the political sen- tlments of all it's inhabitants. Ills companions in arms would follow him anywhere. He made it warm for some of the boys, coming miles within the Yankee lines and getting out again with prisoners and booty. Pursued near Vienna by company of Union cavalry, Underwood spurr- ed his horse over steep bluff. His pursuers hesitated to take the flying leap and he escaped, reioining his companions, made fanA movement, and captured six Yankees, horses ard ca uipments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

sSome of our esteemed citizens, . says the Nashville American, are trying to knock a year out of the nineteenth century," The only way they can do this is by showing that 19 is the result of the division of 1, ,899 by 100. Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated new jubilee in the year 1900, aYowing it to be fitting close of the century. He recogniz- ed 1901 as the beginning of the fourteenth century. Mosheim's voluminous church record by eentu- ries always starts the new century with the year one, as 101, POI, 30l, etc, and closes his centuries with even hundre6s. as 100, 200, 300, etc. Ridpath closes the eighteenth century by saying: ',The admin stration of Adams and the eight teenth century. Adams went out March 1, 1901. Many of Shake spears plays were entered in the year 1600, ''in Ye last hours of the glorious sixteenth century" History and mathematics agree on the centuries Gazette.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

The gross earnings of fifty two roads for the third week in Decem- Der were 8,o32, ,528, against s7, 322, 822 for the third week in December, 1898, al increase of $709,7 Forty three roads show increases and nine decreases. Since January the roads referred to above earned S378, 89O,815, an increase of $36, ,687, 762 over the $342. .203, 053 reported for the corresponding period of 1898
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
THE STORY OF A PEARL.
Interesting History of One Exhibited
 in Cincinnati.

interesting aiSlOEy O4 OA6 E1niDIEeQ
 in Cincinnati.
 A pearl valued at $10,0o0 is on ex- hibition in a jewelry store window in Vine street. Nor is the pearl with out history. MT. Smith purchased 1t from Julius Pedrazolli, a descend ant of the royal house of Italy. The pearl is over loo years old and it's story is an interesting one. A party of pearl divers were plying their trade in the waters of the East Indian seas. A sudden eommotion among the work CTS told of the presence of their dead ly enemy, man-eating shark. All but one escaped and his companions were mortified as they watched the poor fellow struggling in the water, unable to render him assistance. By great ef- fort they succeeded in reseuing the upper part of the body from the yo- racious fish and bore the mangled re- mains to the house of the grief-strick- en parents. The day before the bur- ial this almost priceless pearl was found in the mouth of the dead man. The pearl was sold to Koloko, a na- tive chief, and for many years remain ed in the royal family of the tribe. In 1880 Julius Pedrazolli, an Italian traveller, saw the pearl. and, attracted by it's perfect shape and beauty, he bought it from the tribe, together with the crude gold setting and ring made by the native jewellers. MT. Smith purchased it from PedrazolIi and claims that the pearl has no equal in the United States. The pearl weighs 46 grains, and in daylight it's beauti- ful hues are dazz1ing.-Gincinnat Commercia1-T Tribune
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It will be observed that Emperor William is not getting hot in the collar over the struggle for liberty of people who disfranehise Catbo- lies aud Jews, which shows that he has more sense than many pre-. tentious editors in his own domin ions aud elsewhere. .-Scmitar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Mr. Bryan should define bis doc trine of imperialism. There is no doubt a strong sentiment in the south for reasonable expansion, but a man can be moderate expansion ist and an anti-imperlafist, too.
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matches, and few scientific fights would go far towards redeeming pugilism from the odium that has been cast upon it by such sluggers as sharkey and Jeffery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Many northern and western sol diers will reeolIect Bushrod Under wood, who died in New York the other day, as one of the most dar- inp and able scouts in the guerrilla command of Colonel John s. =Mosby,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

A bout between Corbett and Kid Mccoy would bring together the
 greatest scientific fighters in the world. Let the match be made. We have had quite enough of slugging
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
 For County Clerk,

r7ve are authorized to announce MT. Chas. R.pFItzhugh as a candidate for County and Probate Clerk subject to the action of the Democratic primaries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

There is more activity in real estate in Jefferson county at the present time than for years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-05

Entered at the Post-office at Pine Buff. Ark, as second-class mail uaatter.