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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-05
TEETH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN,
Eight Out of Ten Pupils Are In Press
Ing Need of Dentist.

The teeth of the average sehooihoy
OF schoolgirl Of this country are in bad
condition. Probably eight out Of ten
school children. as they average, are
In pressing need of the service Of a
dentist. Mr.. Edwin Collins, editor Of
the LondIpa Dentist. says that few
years ago o school committee was ap-
pointed by the British Dental Asse-
citation to examine ehildren's teeth at
various ages. Over 10000 mouths were
examined, and more than 65 per cent
of the boys and girls of an average Of
IL years needed treatment. In 1885,
out of $500 children's mouths IN
spected, only SIS. or little more than
one-ffth, contained no teeth requir-
ing filling or extraction. The report
Of the British army medical depart
ment for 1890 says that SOC recruits
were rejected on account Of their
teeth. OF the ass girls from parochial
schools IN London who entered do
nestle service In one year five-sixths
had never known the use of q tooth
brush. Mr.. Edwin Collins writes in
the Nineteenth Century: IF 1t were
believed that the hands and feet Of
nearly all our children were, With
embarrassing frequency, attacked by
perfectly preventable diseases that
lead inevitably, when not checked at
an early stage. TO modification and
the necessary amputation. one by one
OF all the fingers and toes. very little
persuasion would be needed to induce
parents, sehoolmasters and the public
authorities to insist on a periodical
examination OF the hands and feet of
school children. to watch for the first
premonitions eff such disease, and 70
compel by legislation, If necessary, the
early and effeetual treatment of each
case as soon as its first symptoms
showed themselves. All that has been
said of the hypothetical finger and toe
disease agrees in every particular with
the facts In regard to dental cases.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-05

finhtInr fha Red Sea

The lighting of the Red sea seems at
first to be a too practical infringement
unon an ancient fairyland But Sir
THOMAS Sutherland and other members
OF parliament interested In shipping
are naturally anxious about the prog
ress Of the lighthouses With which the
porte promised to bejewel the southern
waters Of the red sea
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-06-05

a member of a Swiss scientific so
eiety thus tells how he was chased by
a ball of fire; AT $50 o'clock drove
from Versoix to Genthoud On the
Malagny road the coaehman's eyes be-
came SO much fatigued by intense
lightning that he couldn't, even In ths
intervals, see the road. stepped ontG
the box and took the reins. We had
barely passed the gate of Dr. Marcel
when | became conscious of bright
and lasting luminosity behind me.
turned around aud saw at a distance of
500 yards ball of fire of about sixteen
inches diameter. Just as the ball was
about seventy-five feet to our right 1t
purst with a terrific noise. and 1t
seemed as IL lines of fire started from
II, We felt violent shaking and re-
NAMED blinded a few seconds Then
saw that the horses had turned at
right angle to the carriage, with their
chests In the hedge, with dropping ears
and signs OF great terror.
Han at tue Fish MARKET.
From Life: Man at the fish mar
set-The mackerei are running very
small this season, ma'am. Young
Housekeeper-f suppose it's on account
81 the dry weather.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

Davidson. 4-year-oid child. shot dead
I'm a baby carriage.
Fred V. Orwick. aged 25 years. is
badly wounded with buckshot. He lives
at No 43 North Street. and is now
dying at the hospital. A man named
Null was shot in the head and also in
one of the legs Another man whose
name could not be learned, but who Is
a driver for the American Express
company. was shot IN the log. II IA
certain that many moro people we're
wounded
Shortly after midnight the mob broke
into hardware store and stole all the
fire arms and ammunition they could
find, including guns. rifles and revolv-
ers and proceeded to the city building
and opened fire on the defenders and
finally set fire to the Columbia Hall.
which adioins the city building.
Sheriff Kelly arrived in Cleveland
from Akron yesterday with Louis
Peck, accused of assaulting the little
Mas girl, whom the Akron authori-
ties thought it best TO remove from
within reach Of the mob
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
JOSEPHINE PACKARD ANGRY
WITH NER DEVOTED FATHER
Notwithstanding The Fact That an Eminent Specialist in
Mind Diseases Says She Is Mentally Unbalanced,
Declares Herself to be Responsible
FIRST CAR TO DELAWARE CITY
Was Run From New Castle in Twenty-Five
Minutes

In twenty-five minutes the FIRST car
over the New Castle and Delaware City
electric railway was run yesterday after
noon. The car left New Castle at $50
o'clock, and had on board Superlntend-
ent G. w. King, Robert Morrison and
James A. Moylan. The schedule Of the
new line will go into effect on Saturday
next.
Work OF putting down the rails on
the Delaware City streets was begun
yesterday There has been much con-
tentlun over the matter of laying the
tracks, the property owners obiecting
TO the Trail. AS q result. and pend
ing the settlement OF the dispute. the
tracks have been laid only to the town
limits. The objection has been over
come and the rails viii be laid within
a few days
The builders Of this railway claim
an advantage Ia the construction Of
this line because there Is no overhead
work which will cause the trolleys to
jump of. The speed with which a
car may enter q turnout Is az the rate
OF eight miles an hour A car cannot
run at a higher rate than three miles
an hour in entering a turnout where
there Is an overhead frog.
On the new line the conductor Will
be required to draw the trolley from
the feed wire and hold Il clear while a
car is entering and leaving a turnout.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
TINE is NOT YET RIPE
FOR PEACE PROPOSALS

Washington. Aug 2s.-After a long
conference at the White House vester-
day, the reply of the United States to
the application of Ii Hung Chang for
the appointment Of peace commission
ers was completed and a COPY of the re-
ply sent to the Chinese minister. Mr.
WI, to be forwarded to Earl Ii. A copv
Ot the reply was sent to other govern
ments represented in China. The
American reply is chiefly characterized
by its firm tone and it's brevity. It's
keynote is the presidents attitude as
laid down in the American note of
July 3. and there is the strictest ad-
herence to the points enunciated at
that time. The United States places
itself in the position Of being ready at
the proper time to take up peace ne
gotiations, but in the present unsettled
condition of affairs in the empire, the
lack Of knowledge as to who are the re-
sponsible rulers and what constitutes
the actual Chinese government, 1t is
made clear that the time has not ar
rived for pursuing the negotiations
The formal courtesy of diplo-
matte procedure is preserved, but at
the same time the entire tenor of the
document is one Of force and firmness.
The government Of the United States
takes the position that negotiations
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

Washington, Aug. 23.-The census bu-
reau Is making progress in the counting
and tabulation of the returns from the
$500 enumerators who took the popu-
lation OF the country. The count Of
each enumerator is comprised in a
single portfolio. and out of $500 all
but 500 are in. The returns from $4,000
enumeration districts have been count
ed by cards and the population of A.
900 Of these districts has been tabu-
lated in detail. OF the army Of enume-
rators over 10000 have had their ac-
counts paid and closed. and by Sept. 1
1t is expected that over 100. 900 people
will be counted daily. The present cen
sus viii show for the first time the
color Of occupant and tenure of oc-
cupancy of farms, in addition to
values of farm implements and acreage
of the different products. They will be
interesting from a sociological stand
point, as showing the number OF col
ored owners and renters of farms and
the extent to which the race is inter-
ested in agriculture.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
RunOred Death Of Captain
Reilly Is Confirmed
CONSUL FOWLER COMPLIMENTED
American Flag Floats Over the Chi.
neSe Imperial Granary-Peaee
Proposals Ire InOppOrtune

Washington, Aug. 23.-The most i'm
portant development as TO the actual
conditions in Pekin came late yester-
day afternoon when the state depart
ment made public a dispatch from Min
lister Conger, dated at Pekin only three
days ago. It follows:
The entire city with the exception
or the imperial palace is occupied by
japanese, Russian. British, Americans
ana French. 1t is being apportioned
INTO districts for police supervision.
Ihe Chinese army fed. The imperial
family and the court have gone west
ward, probably to 81 An Flu in the
Province of Shen ST. No representa-
tives of the chinese government are in
slght IN Pekin and the conditions are
chaotic, The palace is expected to be
taken Immediately. Many missionaries
have started for home, while others re-
main in charge of the Christian refu-
gees, numbering about 900.
Remey's report brings the story Of
the Pekin operations up to the 18th in
Pekin and confirming the death of the
gallant Captain Reilly in the final as
sault on the outer walls of Pekin. AL
-" ---- hfRA AfAAAA uo AAAt EEkln UtWH
in this dispatch was the statement
that the Boxers are again concentrat-
ing around Tien Tsin, and that last
Sunday morning the Sixth cavalry.
with about 100 English and japanese
troops had a lively brush with the
Boxers eight miles outside of Tien
Isin, where about 100 Of the Chinese
were killed. and five Americans
wounded. It was evident from the ad-
mirals account that, while the Chi
nese are in force enough around Tien
Isin to make considerable show. they
are not in the humor to hotly contest
an engagement. The casualty list in
this light seems to indicate sudden
and total route. The text Of Admiral
Remey's dispatch is as follows.
All except Imperial City cleared OF
chinese troops. American troops first
TO enter Imperial City; have penetrated
to the gates of the palace. Captain
Reilly, Fifth artillery, killed on 15th.
Morning 18th Sixth cavalry and about
400 English and japanese dispersed
about 1000 Boxers eight miles outside
OF Tien Tsin About 100 Chinese killed
nve Americans wounded. Chaffee's
losses-six killed, 80 wounded Two
days fighting"
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
COUNTING THE POPULATION
FAYERWEATHER CASE AGAIN
Census Bureau Makes Rapid Progress Tabuang Returns.
Celebrated Will Case Opened Once More For
the Disposition Of Millions

New York, Aug. 28.-After eight
years of litigation, when the Fayer-
weather will case was thought to be
practically closed, Judge Lacombe has
rendered an opinion and signed orders
which in effect opens the case again
and allows the question of the validity
of the release executed by the widow
and next Of kin to be gone into.
By previous decision of Judge La
combe, IA out of II of the defendants.
chiefly colleges and hospitals. were
sustained and Amherst and Williams
colleges and the Union Theological
seminary were overruled. Later a plea
was allowed which was made by coun-
sci for the widow and next of kin.
Daniel B. Fayerweather was a
leather merchant who died in 1890,
leaving a fortune of S6,000,00O The
estate was divided into about SO, 900, 900
in specific bequests, Including a house
worth 100000. $4,000 in cash and an
annuity Of $4,000 to the widow, who
died in 1892. about 100000 in small
bequests and about $4,000, 0GO to 20 col
leSes and five hospitals.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

are impossible with a government
which cannot prevent thostilities against
the forces Of the powers which were
sent to the Chinese capital TO save
their ENJOYS. AS long as attacks are
made on the troops Of this and other
governments such as have followed the
occupation of Pekin and the attacks in
the vicinity of Tien Tsin. II is deemed
that the Chinese government is either
unwilling OF unable 10 prevent these
hostilities, and for this reason ne
gotintions must be deferred. It Is said.
however, that the reply is a step in the
direction Of opening negotiations.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
GLOWING COMPLIMENT
PAID TO CONSUL FOWLER

New York, aug. 23.-Dr. Leonard
has received letter from the Rev.
Frederick Brown. from Chefoo, in
which he says this Of Consul Fowler:
"Chefoo is unsafe. and we shall have
to move soon. The place is fun of reiu-
gees, and there is only one consul
worth anything Consul Fowler. Of the
United States. But for him zoo mis-
sionaries in this and other provinces
would have been left to their fate. On
the arrival of SO refugees today three
cheers were given for Fowler and
groans for the British upstart-both
English and Canadians are disgusted
with him. ! write thus that you may
bring this to. the notice Of Fowler's
superlors."
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT IS
WITHOUT REPRESENTATIVE
IN THE CHINESE CAPITAL
Conditions Are Chaotic and Boxers Again Concentrate
United States Cavalry and Small Force Of English and
Japs Have Lively Brush With Them

American flag is flying over the i'm
perial granary and the imperial bank
has been looted"
Describing events prior to the re-
lief, The Morning Post correspondent
cables:
"On Aug - the tsung-li-yamen re-
quested a conference with a view TO
peace. No armistice was granted
however, and that night we endured
the longest fusillade Of the whole siege.
1t lasted - hours.
On Aug. l3 the tsung-ii-yamen beg
ged to be excused from any conference
saying that the members were too
busy. Later they wrote that they had
forbidden firing on us and would court
martial any who disobeyed. During
the evening MANY shells fell In the
legation compound"
In an interview the Japanese min
ister in London, Kato Tahaaki. said:
The empress is the heart and soul
OF China. So long as she lives. so long
as she remains in China, whether the
supreme power is taken from her or
not, she will always be the greatest
iorce, the one above the other to be
reckoned with. The difficulty will be
to get any one who can speak for her
! iear that the influence Of Ii Hung
Chang is now Of extremely little
weight.
The powers must come to a final
understanding quickly. Riots. an
archy. bloodshed and misery throug-
out China will be the inevitable result
OF policy that does not immediately
disclose itself. The government must
be re-established.
The Japanese envoy expressed his
approval Of the reported American sug-
gestion regarding a conference OF tbs
powers and said he believed that sat
islactory pecuniary compensation
could be secured If the resources Of
China were properly Sdeveloped. de-
spite the fact that her present reye-
nues are pledged.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
KRUGER HOLDS UP ST. HELENA:
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS GO FREE
lranSVaal President Issues Manifesto Counter 70 One
Issued by Roberts Cuban Court Tenient
With Those Accused Of Fraud

Havana, Aug. 23.-All the persons
accused Of completely in the Havana
custom house frauds were acquitted
yesterday. The president Of the court.
consisting of three judges, has inserted
IN the decision a clause to the effect
that he thinks four of the accused are
guilty, and these may be taken before
the supreme court.
senior Enrique Narona, secretary OF
education, was recently asked BY the
Republican party in Puerto Principe
10 DC candidate for the constitutional
convention. In his reply he SAYS:
Intervention came because II had to
come sooner or later. Cuba would have
been desolated by the Cubans and
Spaniards if it had not been for the
Americans, who, by their Intervention.
nave earned the eternal gratitude of
the Cueans and the right to be con-
sidered in determining the foreign re-
lations OF Cuba. 1t is useless for Gu
bans to refuse to admit this. Wash
ington will have a voice in the for
eign relations Of Cuba. Those who
say otherwise are poisoners Of Cuban
conscience.
There are many who think as l do
IN this matter, but who do not have the
courage Of their opinions. but even il
the Republican party accepted my
views, II could do nothing in an as
sembly consisting of persons resolved
20 see Facts through the prism OF pas
sion and their own desires.v
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND
MANY INJURED in ATTEMPT
TO LYNCH AN OHIO PRISONER

Akron, Aug. "a colored man on
Monday night offered to give Christina
Mas. a 6-year-old child, ride in his
buggy Christina accepted the invita-
tion and q few hours later she was
found on the side Of a road west of this
city.
Yesterday a man named Louis Peck
was arrested and confessed to assault
ing her. The story Of his confession
spread like wlldhre through the city,
and officers learned that an attempt
would be made to lynch him. officers
had been searching for him since Mon
day night and he was arrested at the
Union depot as he stepped from a
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train. In
police court yesterday he pleaded
guilty and was bound over to the COM
mon pleas court. His bail was placed
at $1,000.
Several thousand people gathered
about the city prison last night ana
forced in the doors. The prison was
soon packed with the mob and the Of
iicers offered no resistance, as Peck,
earlier in the evening, had been quiet
ly taken away to Cleveland. To satisfy
the mob the officers suggested that
Of six be appointed to search
all the cells and go through every part
of the building. This was done and as
the negro was not found a yell was
made: Now for the county Jail Give
us the niger and we will deal with
him" A mad rush followed for the Jail
and soon the Jail was in the hands Of
the mob.
After going through the private
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
In a Boarding House in
Walnut Street
LOOKS BLOOMING and PRETTY
Despite Reports to the Contrary,
Dover People Are as IntenSed as
Ever Against Wilkinson

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S.-'According to
Dr. Robert II. Chase, one Of the fore
most experts in mind diseases in the
country, there is no doubt as to the
unbalanced condition Of the mind OF
Josephine Packard, OF Dover. who
eloped with her brother-in-law, How
ard N. Wilkinson. DR.. Chase writes to
Mrs Packard mother Of the girl as fol-
lows:
Philadelphia, Aug %, 1900.
Mrs. e, G. Packard.
Dear Madam: After somewhat
hasty examination of the mental con-
dillon of your daughter. Miss Josephine
Packard,upon request Of her father, e.
G. Packard. OF Dover. Del, l am un-
willing to give, at this time, a positive
opinion concerning her state of mind;
but / am prepared TO state that / found
certain evidences OF mental unbalance
and strange allegiance OF her moral
sense inconsistent in one reared deli
cately in a refined and Christian home.
A somewhat similar case has recently
come under my observance, in which
the same permanent characteristics
were present.
My advice to you would be to place
her under observation and treatment
as Offering the best prospect for
speedy recovery. understand the
young lady herself Is willing to submit
TO proper treatment.
Yours, very respectfully,
ROBERT III. CHASE, NJ. d.
DR.. Chase said later: There is no
doubt that this young woman Is in an
abnormal and most unfortunate condi-
tion. She is absolutely bereft Of moral
instinct She apparently does not re-
tain any sense OF shame. She cannot
distinguish between virtue and crime.
and has no hesitation in telling any
one every phase OF her escapade."
Mr. and Mrs. Packard, it Is said. have
decided TO place the girl in a retreat.
Mr. Packard says: wilkinson will be
brought back to Dover on Friday
morning. He Is brought back for de-
sertion. but he will probably be indict
ed and tried for abduction, a very
grave crime in Delaware, and punish
able with heavy term in prison.
THE fact that my daughter is Of un-
sound mind will, I am told, make his
Continued on Sixth Page).
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

apartments OF the jail the crowd start
ed to batter down the big iron doors.
Deputy Sheriff Stone stood in front Of
the prison doors and made a speech
he informed the crowd that Peck could
not be found in there.
Satisfied that the negro was not
there the mob then rushed across the
street and forced. open the doors Of the
county court house. The old court
house was soon packed and all rooms
searched except the rooms in the
treasury department. A start was made
to tear off the iron doors Of the treas
ury department, but the mob decided
not to tackle the Job and then the
thousands Of men and boys again
rushed back to the city prison crying
for the blood Of Peck.
At 10 o'clock the mob began for the
third time 10 attack the city prison.
Some one in the crowd began shooting
at the building. This was followed By
several more shots. The officers in the
building appeared at the windows and
began to shoot over the heads Of the
people. A man with a shotgun then
fired at the officers. The crowd then
b0eou ~ alHo9h III lle WluuoWS OF the
city building and the firing became
general. Hundreds Of shots were ex-
and one boy was carried dead
from the street.
All the ambulances of the city were
called. the fire bell rung. and tho ex-
citement became intense. Il is known
that two people were instantly killed
and another person is dying at the city
hospital.
The dead are: Glen Wade, aged 10
years, shot through the heart: John NJ.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
FOUND HER POCKETBOOK
In HER UMBRELLA

An Essington woman dropped a
pocketbook containing s77 yesterday,
on Darby trolley car. She discovered
her loss before becoming seated, and
before the car again started a thor
ough search was made Of the premises,
number Of passengers hunting
among the weeds along side Of the road.
Somebody suggested that the woman
look within the umbrella she carried.
She did so and strangely enough the
purse was found. The car was delayed
ten minutes but none Of the passen-
gers, including several from Whining
ton, complained.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

a large number of entries. The events
will be fifty yards and a twenty-five
yards swimming race. a tub race and a
bucket race. A novel event will be a
tight rope walking contest over the
lake. There will be a pole vault and
other field events.
The dates for the indoor sports
which the association will hold the
coming season, have been fixed as fol-
lows: November %. December 13.
January II, February IA, March u and
April II.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
WIN Have New Ban hearings

Members Of the Friendship Fire
Company have sent their hose cart to
the works Of Caleb S. Watson, Twenty
second and Market streets, where new
baI-bearings will be placed on the
wheels. The work viii be completed on
Saturday, and during its absence the
company is using the Water Witch
Company's hose wagon
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
EVENTS FOR Y. N. c. A.

Preparations for the Occasion Nearing
Completion
Members OF the Y. NJ c. A. and their
friends are anticipating a successful
field day at Brandywine Springs on
Saturday. 1t will be ''Y. NJ. c. A. Day
at the park, and an interesting pro-
gram has been prepared.
The entries for the athletic events
will close tonight. Already there are
Evening journal., 1900-08-23

Mr.. Ross a City Committe cman
At the meeting Of the First District
Committee last night
Howard d. Ross was elected a member
Of the committee.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
Brownson 10 PIay Crescents

At Union street grounds this after
noon, the Brownson baseball team will
cross bats with O'Rourkes Crescents,
OF Philadelphia. Three new players
have been engaged by Manager Kelley.
Of the locals. and great game IS ex-
pecteG
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
Cash in His Neck

Abraham Fisher colored, aged 8
years, was pushed through q plate glass
window az Second and Shiploy streets
iast night. He received a severe cash
in his neck.
Evening journal., 1900-08-23
PENSION AGENT ARRESTED
Charged With Receiving Exorbitant
Fees IN Obtaining Pensions

Elkton, Nd, Aug. 23.-Pension Agent
John H. II. Lewis was arrested yester-
day at his home at Franklin Mills. by
Deputy United States Postal Inspector
Crissinger, Of Washington, and Con-
stable Samuel d. Rhoades. Lewis is
charged with receiving exorbitant fees
in Obtaining pensions. there being no
less than sixteen separate charges
against him.
MIR. Lewis was at one time Postmas-
ter at Franklin Mills, is secretary Of
the Graham Oil Company. justice of the
peace and pension claim agent. He
will be given a hearing on Saturday
and is under $500 bail until after the