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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-09

Sailors on a British ship just re- turned from the tropics say they saw "whistling ehost.' which they call the Puerto Rico phan tom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-09
Additional Local.

MT. H. l.. Hunter, Of Altheimer, is fayoring the city with a visitor to- day.
 Europe is selling stocks in this country. being hard pressed for gold.
 Mir. II. l.. Weatherby, of Little Rock, is among Pine Bluff visitors today.
 Mir. Lawrence NJ. Qdattlebaum. of Rob Roy, is in the city today. He is auartered at the Trulock,
 NJ Tom c. Fain. a popular Little tan, is circulating among his traaais here today.
 Judge ". D. Jones has held his decision in the whisky fight from Noble Lake until next Thursday Mir, Frank c. Bridges is visiting
  He will return home in a few days. Mir. Robt K. ) Jones has returned from Florenee, Ark, where he spent several days the guest of his best girl.
 Mr. ". z. erittenden, of wabba- seka, A. Kaufman. of Plum Bayou, and $. J. Beauchamp, of Little Rock, are in the city.
 Mrs. s. Ii. MeNeely, most esti- mabe lady. of Jackson, Tennes see. is the guest of City Attorney W. T. Young and family in this city. Sailors on a British ship just re- turned from the tropics say they saw a "whistling ghost" which they call the Puerto Rico phan tom.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20
BRYAN in NEW YORK.

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candidate Tor the highest Office by
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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20
Bl-UNDERS.

No more terrible Indictment of the
weak Mckinley Administration has ever
been written than that which is pre-
sentcd by the Hon. Robert T. Pattisor,
twice governor of Pennsylvania, who has
returned from Porto Rico. where he has
been investigating the results of Ameri
can colonial government tor the Amcri
can.
In securing the service of this dis
,inguishcd statesman it was the purpose
oil the American togive the people OF the
United States an opportunity Ia judge
the colonial policy of President McKin-
ley upon unimpcachablc American
evidence.
The Americans commissioner was
accompanied to Porto Rico by Charles
Nicholson. n well known member OF the
Americans staff of special writers.
They Travelled from city to city and hut
To hut. They saw the horrors of i'm.
pcrialism in all their nakcdness.
Mr.. Nicholson sums up the situation
as follows:
1T was n ghas,ly journey cx- Governor
Pattison took through the famine dis.
tricts Of Porto Rico in his effort tu learn
the truth Of our colonial expcri,ncnt.
''lt was journey through cemeteries.
where the dead are packed five deep.
fruits OF the governments blundcrs in
the fair island; where collins moldered
in heaps and the over worked grave.
diggcrs prospccted the ground TO find
where there was room for one more vie.
tim. but could not make one grave with
out disturbing another
"lnto hospitals he went. where the
floors were carpctcd with patients dying
whilc the helpless doctors begged from
door Ia door for food for them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

the markets of the world by a protective
tariff and the United States is doing the
same thing.
The following are extracts from Mr..
Pattison's report:
New YORK, Oct. o. Porto Rico, n Jewel
in the sea, an island comprchending
within its small area diversity Of elm
ate, scenery and resources greater than
many nations ON the earth is today IA
wilderness Of poverty. misery, heart
burning and conflicting interests.
Its great resources are prostratc, its
largest industries arc ut a s,andstill. its
coffee and tobacco fields lie fallow and
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20
ure of India and Porto Rico Colonies.

Twice cx Governor Pattison crossed
the stricken island, riding from hut to
nut along the percipitous trails and find =
ing the same picture Of misery in each.
He talked with man in the crme
terry of Borranluitas. who was digging a
grave for his own mothcr-dcad from
hunger; he spoke in her hovcl to a
woman who had not tasted meat IN n
year or bread in a month"; hut who had
subsistcd on roots and bananas, begged
from n plantation three miles away
Chicago American.
The secret Of the trouble is. that the
products Of Porto Rico are barred from
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

1855 with the present wave of prosperity,
but forgot 10 mention the fnct that the
same power ruled in lsgl ,ha, rules to
iay.
Now is no time to make change.
shut your eyes 10 impending dangers
and glide along smoothly and blindly Ia
the gulf that awni,s YOU. seems io In
the ndvicc offered.
Statis,ics show GO,UDo miles of rah
roads built during lsG. The election oi
Mckinley restored coniid.nc" Ito the
money power and Ia. Tint must I've Mt.
tribu,.d the sol. caus. Tor tho present
prosperity Tn. speaker referred 10 the
"terriblc pane Of lsI3 under Grant" but
failed 10 mention the cnus" Of TINT pane
except TINT the colorcd people lost con
iiicnce when III. Fr.ciman'- bnnk
closed.
lie predicted that II Bryan il elected
capital will bc withdrawn md business
will become pnralyzed by the timidity Of
capital, before Bryan can take his seat
in March. The speaker seems Ia feel
that the American people arc In tn.
clutches 81 the money power and II .h-ir
will is not obcycd III" country will ge,
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20
4 Mckinley Rally.

Monday night n young fellow 10y name
of latiee from Denver opened the meet.
ing nj the opera house aud rcci,cd n
short speech on prosperity and gold
money. lie claimed the present wnyc Of
prosperity was more abundant; than ever
known before and TIM, it was the result
"f republican men.
The present administration he said
hNl given liberty ,o lO.nD.uO Of 'race
froe,l from Spanish rule.
The orator ~ the evening was Andrew
Royal. hotel Keeper Mt Pueblo. n life long
democrat. who professcd 10 speak from
business standpoint. Mr.. Royal, nj.
though but n few months old republ
ran. referring To the silver cnmpa,rn Of
four years ngo said Inc democrats then
were honest but mistaken. The parua
mount issues ofimp,nilisn ARE bugnboo
and u deception. Iioar. Hale. and few
other pin headed statesmen from New
Englnpd opposed the pence treaty. while
Bryan got leave Of nbsenc. from the
army and went TO Washington and urged
the ratification of the trcniy which
carried by barely one vote.
II Brvnn was honest then lac il dis.
honest now, said the speaker. Royal
then compared the bankers panic oi
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

its people the most patient, docilc and
industrious people know. are dying Of
hunger.
The United States cannot escape re-
slonsibility for the condition. Our
stewardship has been series OF expert
mcnts and sequence of failures.
What commentary it is ON american
government that the people who came
under our ilag should have to seek
asylum in turbulent, primitive Santo
Domingo. They are cmigrating as fast
as they can find the means To 20.
There is even now an agent in Porto
Rico gathering 1000 laborrrs to work in
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

another object lesson M WINS admins
tered in lsIs. "Whil. everything IL run
ming smoothly let N. cxhort you Ia lc,
we'll enough alone" exclaimed the
speaker There is no democratic party
to-day, said the judge: they hnvs strange
gods in their platform and II would no,
liz recognized by jefferson, Jackson and
the fathers Of the party nothing bu,
side issues in il.
The big mnn closed by paying his
r''-I'.c'- to the populis, and silver rcpub-
licnns ns being little better than political
thieves. and thu, when nd of thes" nllies
II" csi~-t~d the .rca, democratic part,
Ia rise again md take issue with the
grand republican party on the issues
raised by jefferson and others.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Their" 's no, paper published in the
18th judicial district hns ever i.fen oicd
Judg" iiolbrook Tor the manner in which
he pursued John Bloom for opposing his
election six wears ago.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Herbert l.. Fassctt editor of the West,
ern Undertaken, Chicago, who is visiting
in the city took u hand a, the ease this
week and helped III" Journal out ma
t"riall,.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

David Miles aud wife made business
trip Ia Denver Saturday night last and
returned "Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

The statements in the Denver Times.
under the head Of The CsmI~igncr. ''
are M rank that the, have to ir credited
Ia fictitious person.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

\ game Of foo, hall will bc played be-.
tween Del Nor,c and Snguache this
SATURDAY fornoon at fair grounds in
/ Del Norir.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Mick, Dwlcr's method OF campaign
ing Is n little coarse. lie taps the barrel
himself instead Of having a side partner.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Our real estate mnn. &. ". Mathis
got new Smith Premier tyrcwrite
FRIDAY.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

There will '1 reception nj the Chris
tinn church next Tuesday night Ia vel
come the new minister, David G. Peters.
All are invited "-I-riall, the Ministers
~ the town.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Mrs. T. l.. Bishop has been quite sick
several da,- bu, is nov improving.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

At,Jncy V"crknmp has been spend
ing the forr part uf the week in cour, nj
Sagunchr. Thursday night he Wen, Ia
Pueblo to attend the L. ). court
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20
DESTRUCTION.

the Hawaiian cane fields, and he will
have no difficulty in getting the full
quota.
Only one industry has survived in
Porto Rico. Sugar crop will he cxccr
tionally fine and there is some measure
of relief in that, but the plantations that
produced the best coffee in the world
and the tobacco fields which really gave
Havana its fame are idle and in many
eases abandoned.
Spain took all the coffee Porto Rico
could send her. Cuba bought her whole
crop OF tine tobacco and sent it ON to the
United States in Havana cigars. Now
DPorto Rico is foreign country tp both
Spain and Cuba and the custom dutr,
bar her products from their old markets
Ultimately it must be that We Of the
United States viii recogsizc the virtue
OF Porto Rican coffee and will buy our
cigars duty free FROM the land whore the
tobacco is grown.
There are fortunes To bo made in Porto
Rico when this comes about. The island
brings no small dowry to her union with
our country. Her wealth OF material
resources, natural and salubriuus climate
are enough to pay her way.
We ran be no loser in admitting her to
full partnership, hut apart from and
above merccnary consideration. beyond
the requirement Of the rich fields. stu
penduus gurgcs, beautiful catararts and
roaring rivers is the question of our dut,
To the people of this island sppOunf
them whom We took from the darknr,,
of medieval dcspotism and permitted 90
look from ainr at the frcrst and best guy
eminent on earth spectators At the
table of liberty hut not parta'lrrs or the
feast.
Mayor Boutwcll's little child is sick
with Group.
Miss Josephine Harder uf Denver Is
visiting MIR. L. u. Cunant.
Charles Crafton's little daughter j,
quite sick with scarlet fever.
Sheriff Abrams, who has been quite
sick several days, Is getting better.
Lots Of Bryan badges hnv, boon going
out Of Hice,s Drug Store the past few
days
Professor II. II. Wilson who Was rr
ported sick last week. Is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Hanna not Mamma lIanua"
will speak la the republicans nf this rit,
Saturday night.
Station Tohill came home from culu
RADIO Springs Thursday quite sick with
stomach trouble.
Andrew Royal says lac II IN the Nc
kinlcy band wagon nsn business prop
o-ition. l, sometimes pays tn follow
Hanna.
A,,Tncy Ncorknmp has been spend
ihg the Tor" part uf the week in cour, ai
Sagunche. Thursday night he Wen, Ia
Pueblo Ia attend the L. ). court.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Andrew Royal says lac Is IN the Ne
kinlcy band wagon asa business prop
o-ition. l, sometimes pays tp follow
Hanna.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Station Tohill came home from Colo
RADIO Springs Thursday quite sick with
stomach trouble.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Sheriff Abrams. who has been quite
sick several days, /, getting better
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Lots Of Bryan badges huy. becn going
out OF Hlce,s Drug Store the past few
days
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Mrs. Hanna not Mamma Hanna
will speak Ia the republicans Of this city
Saturday night.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Professor II, II. Wilson who Was re-
ported sick las, week. Is improving
slowly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Charles Crafton's little daughter 3,
quite sick with scarlet fever.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Miss Josephine Harder uf Druycr. Is
visiting Mr.. l.. u. Cunaut
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-20

Mayor Boutwcll's little child is sicl,
with Group.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

At the Providence Opera House next
week the distinguished artist Mrs. Sa-
rah Cowell LeMoyne will make her de-
but as a star i'm a play new TO this city
"The Greatest Thing in the World" but
which achieved a sensational success
Sn Boston last month. II is said To pos
sess all the elements OF a great popu-
Oar success.
The story OF Sarah CoweI LeMoyne's
new play ''The Greatest Thing I'm the
World" tells how a mothers devotion
conquers hereditary appetite for
drink i'm her sons. At the mention OF
heredity some one is due to exclaim
s'ghosts," but the mere fact that Isben
once treated this theme I'm his own SOM
bre. pessirnistic vein does not bar other
pIaywrights from using II as n motif.
The Isben play, fashioned after his
favorite model. the classic Greek dra-
ana. illustrated the struggle OF poor
weak humanity against the unalterable
DEGREES of fate. His hero was "worm-
eaten, from his BIRTH" and afflicted
with diseases and desires which drove
him certainly and resistlessly into that
Insanity which Is worse than death.
while his mother stood helplessly by
and merely exclaimed GHOSTS" when
she found him following in the foot
steps of his dissolute father. But Har-
riet Ford and Mrs. DeMille have treat
ed the theme I'm a much saner and more
hopeful vein. While acknowledging the
influence OF heredity on the tastes and
incinations OF youth they prove that
such inclinations are not unconquera-
bile. They have taken the primeval in
stinct which impels the savage mother
To defend her offspring against the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21

OF the young ladies, whose cleverncss
as dancers has given them high place
in popular favor, and the recognized
abilities of Mr.. Marion as a dancer and
character actor, together with the fact
that their new act is said To be nov
city OF most surprising nature, are be-
lieved To fully justify their very prom
inent position i'm the program. They
come direct from San Francisco, where
they have scored one of the marked
successes of the vaudeville season
there.
Baby Lund that delightfully."- artistic
and thoroughly charming juvenile com-
edienne, whose remarkable gifts as
mimic and a character Coincidence and
impersonator so pleased local theatre
goers earlier I'm the season that she was
at once re-engaged for the coming week
will offer a change from the pror
she presented at that time. still retain-
ing several features that seemed partic-
ularly TO find favor here. 1t is said that
her act has been made even more pleas
ing and artistic since IL was seen here
before: and the winsome little actress
is counted upon TO attract an army OF
admirers during the coming week.
A very successful dramatic sketch
will be presented by Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
yns, whose Counsel for the Defence"
will be remembered by many as one of
the pest feCelNeu OTdfndtlc oAtIlIlsS
made at Keith's. IL IL practically n
scene from Boucicaults Long Strike"
brought up 10 date, and happily blends
light comedy and pathos, which these
wel-known players most effectively
bring out. The impression they made
here some months ago was OF particu-
larly favorable character: thS. offering
of a strong dramatic sketch like this
always seems especially to please the
intelligent local patrons OF vaudeville.
Mark Sullivan is probably familiarly
known TO many theatre goers here, who
remember him as one of the most en-
tertaIninC character actors and best
mimics who used TO visit Providence in
the days when farce-concdy was at
the height OF its popularity. He is now
doing n monologuc turn" in which his
limitations Of various stage celebrities
are n conspicuous feature. In the ether
Keith houses he has won marked fa-
vor. The Franks Trio OF gyinnasts. one
OF whom has but one leg. Is said to he
"a most remarkable team" whose act
Is also Of particularly novel description
and enlivened with pleasing comedy
features: and I'm New York during the
week past they have made n very nnc
impression. Nandy. the European tug-
gler. H. said 20 he very r.ovrr ia style
of work that has NOT hsen shown hero
by othsff and has won s,,cciN recogDia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
WESTMINSTER THEATRE.

Manager Batcheller announces as his
attraction for the week commencing
Monday matinee next the Rentz SAINT
ley Burlesque company. For years
this organization has been looked upon
as the leader of high-class vaudeville
and burlesque. The company is the
best organized by Manager Leavitt, and
his ollo of high-class European and
American vaudeville acts evoke repeat
ed encores at every performance. Inc
.9pening burletta, "A sporty Duchess,
is thoroughly up to the times In every
particular, and is followed by an olio
that is pronounced one of the best ever
given here The performance comes 10
a close with a magnificent scenic pro"
duction of the present reigning New
York success. Romeo and Juliet ana
'is entitled "A Hot Time with Shake
speare." Among the members OF the
company are Lottie Elliott. the Gfeat
FiaIkowski. Sisters Engstrom. Marion
Dunn. Dumont Sisters, Minnie shell
don. frankie Inmann Belle Darling
Kittie Charles. Charles Robinson, Bry-
ant and Saville. Ford and Dot West,
Ed oliver. X. IL. Brock and others.
And as an extra attraction, a skirt on
the present reigning New York sensa-
ton, "Sapho." will be given.
The Victoria Burlesque VIII be ths
attractions for the week of April 80.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
OLYMPIC THEATRE.

The patrons of the Olympic will sure
ly receive their moneys worth in the
attraction that Manager Spitz offers for
next week. At no time this season has
there been such an array OF star acts
in the olio as will be seen at the Olym-
pic next week. The attraction, The
Gay Girls OF Gotham is in itself
guarantee of the merit OF the company.
The list of stars herewith mentioned
are too well known TO need great
deal of comment, suffice to say IL is
in every sense a star bill. Among those
who will appear are: The Four West
ON Sisters. who are a show in them
selves, who will produce for the first
time in Providence their new act; the
Elm City Quartette, vocalists of the
highest order; the Doherty Sisters. re-
fined and artistic song and dance ar
lists: the knight Brothers. exponents
of up o-date Negroism; the Willott &
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21

will no doubt launch them on the broad
seas of vaudeville with the assistance
of Manager Spitz.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21

more savage beasts. and transplanting
To the modern drawing room, made
woman of society courageously defend
her son against those still more insid-
ious enemies. the dissipations of polite
society. Moreover, she conquers in the
end, not only redeeming her wayward
sons, but, finding that her own hap
pness in the stern pursuit of what
she deems to be her highest duty. IL
Is an optimistic play, set in an every
day environment and relieved by bright
and humorous touches. in the sharpest
poss BILE contrast TO the satiric lsben,
whose comedy Is always tinged with
bitterness. 1t is the contrast between
the bright, cheerful American home.
where hope and herosm ever have a
place at the fireside. and the gloomy
mists of the Norwegian dramatsts Ia
vorite realm. where fate Is always tri-
umphant and humanity only weak
struggling. hopeless worm.
In the role of Mrs. Virginia Bryant,
New York society widow, Mrs. Le-
Moyne is credited with scoring the hit
OF her career. She is supported by
Robert Edeson as her elder. and Walter
Thomas, as her younger son; Frederic
DeBelleville and Henry Jewett as RI
walls for her own hand: Charles Stanley
as her family physician and counsellor;
Hope Ross. as his wilful niece. and Mss
Katherine Grey In strongly emotional
ingenue role. which suits her chavm-
ing personality and talents 10 -Srfec-
ton. Harriet Sterling Edwin James.
r. Matthews and Ethel Brooke Fer
guson play character bits. while twelve
actors and actresses correctly costumed
and carefully trained. appear IN pan
tomime parts I'm the ballroom scene.
Manager Wendelschaefer OF the
Providence Opera House has secured
nn.attraction OF more than ordinary in
terest for his house for the week COM
mencing Monday. April 30. being
Charles Frohman's London comedians.
presenting their great London and
New York success MY Daughter-in-
Law" This will be he first appearance
OF this cnmnany'snVre and should inter-
est local theatre-goers not only on ac-
count OF the excellence OF tho comedy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
MISS LoTRRopS PIANO RECITAL.

Miss Annie Lothrop. pianist OF Bos-
tom, made her first appearance in ProN-
idence last evening and gave very
brilliant and finished rendering OF the
several classical numbers on the pro-
gram. Applause was also wsn by the
manner in which Miss Garlin's Choral
club rendered the Fideia quartet. Beet
hoven The program i'm full was:
Piano solo Prelude and Fugue. Bach:
Miss Garins Choral Club quartet;
piano solo. Romance. Loendie-
Sgambati: Victor FraZee with male
quartet, Cavalier" piano solo, Miss
Lothrop. sonata. Beethoven; Noon
light Slumber Song" Iljinsky; violin
solo. from Handels sonata, Francia
Pratt vocal solo. Light from Heaven,
Gounod. Wesley Paige: Sea Pieces.
MacD0well. Miss Lothrop; vocal Sc
Iections. I'm Wearin' Ava, Foote'
and Swing High. Swing Low" De
Koven: Nocturne + Chopin, Miss
Lothrop: group of songs. Francis Pratt
and piano selections, Miss Iothrop,
Humereske. Dvorak; ballad, Chopin;
Mignon. Schutt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21

commended i'm the other Keith thea
tres: and the usual variety of stereop-
ticon pictures will be shown, including
a number just received from South At
rica and other distant lands.
The new Biograph views seem TO be
particularly attractive. including one OF
Gen. Fred u. Grant and staff In the
philippines Just before an attack on the
insurgents another showing the 5tn
Maryland Volunteers in the Dewey land
parade in New York; the railroad down
Mt. Tom; the Detroit fire department
in action. and Sampson" the cham
pion highstepper exhibited at the New
York open air horse show by his owner,
J. Bratton of ST. Louis.
owing TO the unusual length OF the
nroeram the entertainment will begin
al f2:45, and many OF the best acts VIII
likewise be seen at much earlier hour
than usual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-21
KEITH'S new THEATRE.

What is considered in the profession
the greatest "sight act' of its kind il
that OF the Three Nevarres, who were
seen in Providence early In last season
and made a very strong impression
perhaps the most favorable that has
ever been made by an acrobatic team"
at this house. The two young men and
their sister all possess a peculiarly
pleasing personality, the act is very
tastefully and handsomely dressed and
the feats performed are OF most unus-
ual nature and presented in a manner
that wins instant recognition for the
exceptional merits OF the act.
The Misses Mccoy and Sam Marion,
who return after more than a years
absence. Will offer an entirely new re-
fined acrobatic dancing sketch. The
dainty grace and charming appearance