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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

(Fr0m The Indilnlp0lIS PIes5)
With mis- well-known lack of firmnc~5, Presi-
dent Mckinley needs at his back in the present
emergency just such man as Marx Hanna
man with brutal courage, an indomitlble will, l
thick skin and India rubber conscience As
the power behind the throne, Hanna not only fits
his place-he makes il illnstrious
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
The StHmp Thy.

T TWTI tIt Dc IVTUto HtIIsTef-T
The general sentiment Of the people is IN favor
Of the prompt repeal Of schedule b. and We hone
that the Iowa senators and Representatives will
see the good public and party policy OF unant
mously favoTing and urging the repeal of that
schedule before Congress adjourns II will be
bad policy 10 continue the unnecessary war reyc-
nue. taxes until tine next Congress has time TO
amend the law. reasonable surplus is 4 good
policy, but the people opposed to the main.
tenance OF unnecessary stamp taxes which increase
the surplus the extent OF more than $50 900 yUJ
annually
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

(Frum the Omaha NoTld-IIerald)
The new Governor OF Porto Rico is TO receive
s. 900 year. which is much justice of
the United States supreme Court receives. As
much the Vice President Of the United Ststes
receives, s, $50 year more than Nebraska's Gov
ernor receives Porto Rico has about a. Taany in
hlbitants as Nebraska. They must support a
clique OF offceholders who cost more than the ad-
ministration of any State in the Union. The
Porto Rcans have - pay dearly for the privilege
of being 10 per cent American and 50 per cent
foreigners.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
The Queen and the Irish.


To sum 1t all uIA Ireland received the Queen il
the spirit in which she came. But the rights an,
the wrongs - Ireland still remain what they wer,
before the visit. The Irish sill Irish. ant
propose TO remain 50. The agitation for HON,
rule will not slumber. but be pushed to final vie,
tory. The Queen is said to be abstract idea
and as such will always command respect But
progress does not propose TO halt even at king
and queens. The Queen ha. satisfied an aged
sovereign's within in visiting Ireland and il Ia.
been respected. That, and nothing more.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
QUAY mud lInnTN.


tFrcm the Chicago Chronicle.l
Though de MED a seat in the Senate, Mr.. QUAY
is not without some Of his old time potency. lie
retains enough OF il at least 10 place stumbling
block in the way Of Mark Hanna. whose dearest
wish in his present service Is to secure the pas
sage Of what has become known a. the Hanna
Subsidy shipping bill, really indefen-ihle scheme
legdlzing the lootng OF the Treasury aud doing
1t under false ireiences.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

There is an unconfirmed rumor abroad
to the effect that if the Sultan of Turkey
can arrange the bill of damages against
hin. with the missionaries, through a deal
with the Cramps he may be allowed to do
so. Anything that will bring the money
viii be justly regarded as splendid
Diplomacy"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
Hoys' Taunt Resulted Fatally.

LANCASTER. Pa. April 2s.-Mrs. Re-
becca Oswald. an aged woman. was struck
by a freight train at the Lemon Street
crossing of the Quarryville Railroad yes
terday and had her skull fractured. Boyi
we're in the habit of teasing her as shs
passed along the streets. and hearing tn,
warning cry of a brakeman she mistool
il for the taunts OF the children and stoop.
ed over the tracks to get a stone when SIC
was struck by the engine. Her condition u
critical
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

tFlUm The BrO0kIyn EagIc-J
Secretary Long has become discuss1bl, Vice
Presidential quantity. He would add the strength
Of 4 Sampson 10 the ticket, but would stir up not
a lew causes OF opposition on Schley grounds
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

Administration papers are taking fright
at the universal criticism of the Republic
can State platforms for their lodging atti-
tude toward the Porto Rican question.
Hereafter it is said, Hanna will insist
upon everybody facing the music. lie did
not do it at Columbus, but then that was
different. 1t was necessary to ignore Porto
Rico in order to humiliate Senator
Foraker, who having soiled himself ire
parably in the unclean business, expected
an Administration endorsement. He did
not get it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

tFTom the AtI3nta JOTn8I)
Little Joe sibley, OF Pennsylvania. SAYS That
nobody has right 10 ask why he changed rom
a free silver Democrat to a gold standard Repub-
lican. We have never heard OF anybody who cared
about the why and wheTelore OF this gyration.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
Political Orphnns.-The Hon. Clarence

Political Orphnns.-The Hon. Clarence
B.. Douglass, of Purcell, I. T, has been
in Washington several days with the St.
Louis worlds fair boomers. III the law
makers OF the nation could be made to
understand the anomalous political condi-
lions in the Indian Territory" said Mr..
Douglass, Il doubt not that we would
very soon have a radical change Of Eela-
lions down there. There are at least
500, 900 white people in the Territory
most of whom are rock-ribbed Democrats
may il please the Lord-and We are po-
litical orphans. We have no one to speak
for us authoritatively here at Washing
ton as have the other Territories, and
as even Porto Rico soon will have. We
cannot own property. cannot vote, cannot
do any of the thousand and one things
that are guaranteed to American citizens.
Under the arrangements made by the
Dawes Commission-a wise and earnest
body OF men-the present anomalous CON
ditions cannot be abolished for eight years.
In that time tribal relations must be
abandoned the vast bodies of rich lands
now held in common by the Indians must
be allotted in severalty, and the Terri
tory thrown open to settlement VIVA;
will then happen no man among us is
prophet enough to predict. By that time
We will be big enough in population for
Statehood. but | am afraid We are not
going to get it. We are so Overwhelmingly
Democratic. you know. that We would send
two more Democrats to the Senate, and
sort of help rearrange things in that body.
| presume we will be hooked on to Okla
homa, which contains about as many mean
Republicans to the square acre as any
other place this side of the most populous
Republican community. But we may fool
them even in that deal. We may be able
to control the politics of the whole bust
ness when We are annexed to Oklahoma
and SO send two Democrats to the Senate
ANYHOW -
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
As to woodruT,s yests.-Tbe

As 10 WOOdruns Nests.-The Hon.
Timothy l.. Woodruff plump as a par
fridge and joyous as a meadow lark, stood
in the lobby of the Arlington Hotel yes
terday afternoon surrounded by an ad
miring coterie OF statesmen. His frock
coat was fiared wide open, exposing his
rotundity and also a vest that was made OF
the same material as the coat. 1t was a
modest waistcoat in every particular.
why has so much Misrepresentation been
spread abroad in the land concerning your
vests?" asked a Times reporter. The can
didate for the Republican nomination for
the Vice Presidency smiled good naturally
and gave ready answer. For the life of
me- said he, Il can't account for it.
Some New York journalist must have been
hard up for something to write about year
or two ago. and started the story about
my penchant for loud vests. 1t has been
going its merry rounds ever since. and
nothing | can do or say will stop it. My
clothes are always conventional. and. so
far as I am aware, there Is never anything
mult-colored or cociferous even about my
neckwear. Still. the waistcoat story must
have Is run. | suppose, and when you
gentlemen tire of it 1t will stop. But not
befor. Ny word for that. Not until the
gentlemen who write for the newspapers
tire of this pleasant little romance about
my vests will it cease finding its way into
print and into the minds of my country
men Governor Woodruff refused to dis
cuss his candidacy for second place on the
ticket with Mr.. Mckinley. He avows that
the sole object of his visit 10 Washington
at this time was to attend a club dinner
at the Arlington. He came Friday evening
and put in busy. day yesterday with
politicians of high and low degree Mrs.
Woodruff accompanied him. and she is said
to be quite as skilled politician as is her
frank outspoken and ambitious husband
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| The Bifurcated Pops.-It is recalled
that the only poirt of agreement between
the regulars and Mid Hoaders at the meet
ing several weeks agosof the Populist Ma
tional Committee was The date for the Ma
tional Convention. Both elements chose
May as the date. The regulars selected
Sioux Falls, s. D., for their meeting place
and the Mid Readers named Cincinnati.
And so it will happen that both conven-
! lions will be in session on the same day.
All of the Populist leaders in Washington
concede that in point of numbers the Gin
cinnati convention will far outshine that
of Sioux Falls. The Mid-Roaders have had
agents securing the country for more than
month in the interest OF their convention.
This important part of the work is in the
hands of the Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, who
when last heard from was way down in
Georgia whooping things up for Admiral
Dewey as the Mid-Roaders' first choice
for President. These travelling agents are
Offering to pay the expenses Of every MAJ:
who will attend their convention as dele
gate, showing not only the determination
OF the Mid Readers to do lively business
this year but also attesting the fact that
they are on the very crest OF the wave OF
prosperity which they secuted four years
ago as the lying invention OF their old enc
mics. the plutocrats. Senators Butler,
Pettigrew, and Allen and other conspicu-
GUS Popuiists in Washington do not look
for a big urn-out of the faithful at Sioux
Falls, but they expect an orderly. intelli-
gent, earnest representation of the best
there is in Populsm. Their followers,
they say. are not the kind of men who
would accept pay in any form for attend
ing a convention, and even IL they would
be willing to have somebody pay their ex-
penses there would be no money for the
purpose. 1t is reported on the other hand
that even the railroads are so vastly in
terested in the Cincinnati end of the game
that they are going to haul delegates there
free of cost. Who Will pay the hotel bills
is not known. When this subject was
brought to the attention OF Senator Petit
grew yesterday by a Times representative
and he was asked what it all meant, any
way, the Senator blinked his eyes like an
owl and said as he moved off: Mark Han
na-that's what it means-Mark Hanna!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
FLoGGING BY ELECTRICITY.
France Has a Substitute for the British
Cat o. Nine Tails.

Some of the French newspapers have
been telling about the new method of
whipping men which had lust been
introduced experimentally into some of
the penitentiaries and colonies of
France. The instrument bears the
pleasing name of the electric cat and
Electrician expresses the scientific
opinion that it is great Improvement
upon the Russian knout and the cat O.
nine tails which, it says, still unfor-
tunately figures in many penal colo
MES and in the penitentiaries of So
called civilized states. The method
of this new whipping machine is very
simple and business-like. The culprit
who has been sentenced to undergo the
lash is tied to post in the usual man
ner. Behind him is wheel driven by
all electric motor, which goes round
with velocity that is unpleasant for
the victim. The velocity may be regu-
lated, however, according to the sever
ity of the treuneing to be admins
tered. Attached to one of the spokes
is a whip which swings around the
circle and the culprit is placed at such
an angle with reference to the instru-
ment of flagellation that every time 1t
comes around it nips him squarely on
the back It is claimed for the new
invention that it dispenses justice i'm
partially and equally. 1t has no ami
mus against the prisoner, its blows are
given with equal intensity, and It bet
ter fulfills the idea Of even-handed
justice than manual f1ogging, which is
likely to distribute penalties very I'M
eyenly.-Philadelph Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
WHEN THErIBERIs oNRAmpAoz
Efforts to Control Its Torrents Have
Been Only Partially Successful


Owing to ill-calculated engineering
operations. by which the northern
branch of the river by the Tiber is
land was deepened a few years ago, the
southern branch, which skirts the for
mer Ghetto, has dried up into heavy
bank of muddy sand, and this is its
normal state making it will be UNI
derstood) the island of st. Bartolom-
meo as ridiculous as a swan on land.
The absurd aspect of it is the more ae-
centuated because the ponte fabrlco, or
quatrocapi, which unites the island to
the southern bank, happens to be both
the oldest and best-preserved bridge
in Rome, dating from 62 B. c., and be-
ing composed of two bold side arches
and a small central flood arch On
rare occasions, However, after heavy
downfalls, the river, rising in its
wrath, succeeds in reasserting its an
Gent dominion, and we see the beauti-
full bridge built by Fabricus spanning
the waters sent down from Monte pat
tino and Ansciano. Such a rise has
taken place, in consequence OF
which the forum is inundated
by means of the Cloaca Max
ina, while the foaming yellow flood
mas reached height of but three feet
below the little Franciscan garden be-
longing to the church of st. Bartolom-
meo. The ancient confessional below
that basilica, dating from about the
seventh century, is entirely filled. In
fact, the waters have risen about forty
feet, and rain should continue to fall
we may witness the Tiber invading the
Gorso and Piazza d 'Espanga. Happily,
a change seems to be setting in. It
was quite a fascinating sight the other
morning to see the main, or northern,
flood racing beneath the Cectian bridge
like succession Of maeistroms, almost
giddying to behold AS usual, a crowd
of people amused themselves by watch
ing the operations of those who on
such occasions fish FOR driftwood.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30

ARTIFICIAL SILK.
Development of the Industry Now
Going On by Leaps.

The silk worm, with its comparatiye-
~ small output, has now rival in
artificial silk and it was to explain
the processes by which this is produced
| that Joseph Cash, chairman of a fac
tory at Wolston, near Coventry, read. a
paper at the Society of Arts, says the
London Mail. Sir I. Wardle presided.
Many attempts have been made, said
Mr.. Cash, to produce material resem-
bling silk, but only recently have they
resulted in commercially successful
fabric. The earliest imitation was
spun glass, which in its flexibility and
brillianey is excellent for millinery or
dress ties, but its limitations are soon
reached, for it can only be spun GER
tain lengths. and it possesses little or
no warmth. Polished cotton, "mer-
cerized'' cotton and Pandura silk"
made of gelatin thread, have struggled
for recognition in the market, but COM
plete victory seems to be reserved to
what is known as collodion silk, pro-
duced by the Chardonne method, which
is elaborate. Enormous sums of money
it appears had been lost ere the pres
ent success was attained two years ago.
But now the development of the IL
dustry is going on by leaps and bounds
in Besancon, in France and in Switzer-
land. The material has an even great
er briliiancy than silk, but the warmth
is not so great 1t is more durable,
however, than the natural silk as
known to the ordinary customer.
Antiques Roads Not Built for Bicycles.
In the island OF Antigua, British
West Indies, are about fifty bicycles
among the population of $4,000, as
against half that number of wheels a
year ago. All but four or five are OF
American manufacture and are owned
by natives The poverty of the people
the tropical heat, which renders riding
between 8 a. m. and 4 p, m. almost i'm
possible, especially for whites, and the
abominable condition Of the roads
leading between the various points of
the island are against an extensive use
of the wheel The method of road re-
pairing in Antigua is to spread on the
ground a thick layer of stone cut to
about double the size of walnut and
leave 1t to be trodden down by passing
OK carts of other teams, or the bare
feet OF native pedestrians.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
SINGING AT THEIR WORK.
aasrkzes Accomplish Much More whe.
They Can Make Music

Contractors in south Missouri en-
p1oy many negroes to load railroad
tics on the cars of the Memphis rail-
way, says the Kansas City Star. The
ties are cut in the woods, hauled to
she railway in wagons and dumped in
piles along the side Of the roads. The
negroes then take them up, tie by tie,
and run with them up the planks to
she ears, where they drop them in
regular order. These negroes are paid
y price for each tie they carry, so they
vie with one another to earn the most
money in one day. They become SO
expert at the work that an old hand
can throw heavy tie on his shoulder
50 that it will balance, and then, with
ont holding it. he will run. both hands
pressed fiat against his sides, up the
gang plank to the car. The negroes
are SD accustomed to the whrk that
they seldom drop tie and seem never
70 have sore shoulders. One may see
gEngs of a dozen or more of them, all
Staging and whistling. Each sings at
the top of his voice or whistles as loud
a-A-s A1F7 1d9tJ cthQ SeCl bul6 ulllGItaI
The effect is amusing, but beyond de-
scription. The men carry their ties at
a Srot all day long. An inspector
stands beside the plank that goes up
the ear to examine the ties being load
cd It is amusing to hear the inspee-
tor call negro halfway up the plank
with a tie on his shoulder to throw it
away among the heap of bad ties. The
negro gets no credit for his load and
gees back swearing at his bad luck,
while his companions stop their music
and burst into loud. uncomfortable
8as1ghter. All these negro tie carriers
have deep grooves in the right shout
der where the ties have pressed. but
the flesh is calloused and seldom sore.
The men make good wages, most OF
them $3.50 day. They spend all Of
1T Very few of them save their
xsus1npy
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
1t is impossible
to Get Away

from the fact that In 1900
While other butchers changed their
shops,
And the name of other meat firms
fops,
Peddiers haul their stuff thro' mud
and Stop.
Still tie people know
That to the old reliable
They we always got to go.
To get the meat that is desirable.
CITY NEAT MARX EFT
30 West Second,
r. P. Holmes, Prop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30

School Children Smoke.
In Mexico school children are al.
lowed to smoke IN school hours when
their lessons are well prepared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
The Good News Spreads

and our business
grows larger, and The prices small
er, every day. People come here
from all parts of the city. When
ever they need anything in our
line, they think of us. We have
furnished more coy homes than
We could possibly name. We
have done it to the owners salts
faction, and we can do the same
thing for you.
BLUFF CITY
FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30

fpr II OF s,1,rauts,s q. y ~ .ss.,. s<.--s~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
DECLINE OF cHuRcH-oolNe.
Two Reasons why People Do Not Go
TO Service.


The pulpit used to be the chief
means of instruction and Of intellectual
and moral mutation for the people.
The pulpit orator was the peoples or
ator The pulpit has in great measure
lost its attractive power in this re-
gard, says Popular Science. The daily
and weekly press have a greater intfu-
ence in public instruction. The multi
plieatien of cheap books also takes
from the pulpit large share OF its IN
fiuence in this regard. Oratory in legis-
Iafive bodies has to great extent lost
its influence. lis place has been taken
by simple, compact, time-saying state
ments, often printed but not Delivered.
Committees do the work Which used
to be done after discussion before the
public. So the people will not listen
now to the pulpit orator Of former gem
erations. They demand short, crisp ser
mons that bristle with points and are
practical and helpful. In other words,
the oratorical and highly intellectual
character of the pulpit which used to
attract WOrShlperS, no longer tIdCtS
them. They feel that they can get
more benefit in this regard by reading
in the comfort Of the home. Multi
tudes of people can no longer be in
duced to attend church to be instructed
by the minister or to get his Judgment
on topics of the time, or to be stirred
by his eloquence; they can get all
these things cheaper and easier by
reading at home. When, now, this is
REINFORCED by the fact that multitudes
dislike the doctrines of the church and
resent them when they are preached,
we can easily understand that church
attendance should decline very greatly
from this reason.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-30
An extraordinary Occurrences.


An extraordinary occurrence was re-
sorted In Leicester, England, recently,
special intercession services for SOL
sdiers fighting in South Africa are be-
ing held daily in Broughton Ashley
church While the bell was being rung,
however, and the congregation enter
ing the church, a strange visitor ar
rived. 1t appeared that the Atherstone
bounds had met at Ullesthorpe, found
9wo foxes at F'rolesworth Gorse, and
followed one across the fields to-
Bronghton Ashley. Here the fox, being
saard pressed, and seeing the church
sIhesnr open, sought sanctuary there, but
4ha hounds, being close to his heels.
followed him into the church. caught
.sairn. and there and then dispatched
him.
Bxadge Burned With Electricity.
"A novel method of destroying a
wooden bridge has recently been tried
with complete success. Weighted wires
are placed across certain beams and
heated by means of electricity; the
wires burn their way through the
wood, aided by the weights. and the
bridge falls.