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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-17
A Wise Woman.

An attraction. the reputation OF
which Will naturally attract the at
tention of theatergoers. will play an
engagement at the Elks theater on
Thursday December SO. The COM
pany in question is the superb organi-
cation at the head of which is Marie
amour, the brilliant comedienne from
Days theater. New York. This Or
ganization is presenting for the first
time in America the clever comedy,
a Wise Woman" the authorship OF
which is Wilfred Clarke. The COM
pany which has been selected to sup
port Miss Lamour in the presentation
of Mr.. Clarke's comedy, contains many
well-known players. "A Wise Woman
received it's first production at the
Strand theater, London, where it had
a record of 23S nights to enormous
receipts. This in itself, is endorse
ment enough.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-17
AmUSEmENTS >

position Won the gold medal and high
est honOrs as French Masters Gf
DeNefity. Their act opens with q
mining scene. in which CARRIED as
miners they juggle single banded and
from one to the other the largest
picks ever made.
! i
A Success.
Through the columns of the press
of other cities in which the musical
farce a Wise Woman has been
seen it would seem that this latest
work of Wilfred Clarle's is the great
est that its brilliant author has ever
had. Miss Marie Lamour, who is
being featured in the play. has risen
to the occasion and made hit quite
as pronounced as the clever comedy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1902-12-17

QNinlin and Wall, December Il.
sam Jack, December Is.
The Star Boarder. December %.
Hubert Salragies Faust Deem,
Der -.
~ Wise Woman, December %.
Cowboy and the Lady, December
81.
Poor Relations" December %.
Bremen Sale company. December u
National Stock company, Decembe:
90.
National Stock company, December
81, January . and 3.
Sam T. Jacks Own Burlesque Co.
An organization known as Sam y.
Jacks Own Burlesque company is
booked to appear at the ElkS theater
Thursday night. From reports, 1t
would seem that the company is some
what out of the ordinary rut and is
largely composed of pretty girls who
have not only good looks to recon-
mend them. but an abundance of
talent. The comedians are said to
be funny and clean in their methods.
The music is bright and tuneful and
contains the element of popularity.
While the scenery. costumes, electrical
effects and general ensemble leaves
nothing to be desired The opening
portion Of the bill is jolly tritle call
ed "kransmeyer's Dilemma This
be followed by an olio of rare excel
lenee contributed by small army 81
specially artists. whose names are a
sure guaranty of merit An entirely
new burlesque will bring the per
formance to a close. 1t is named
Wanted a Husband is full OF
songs. dances, marches and funny
situations. and is acknowledged to be
sumptuous feast for both eye and
ear.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
SHERIFFS SHOT DOWN
OKLAHOMA OUTLAW KILLS TWO
OFFICERS.

GUTHRIE, 0. T., Jan. 15.-Sherlff
Frank Smith and his deputy, George
Beck, were killed by highwaymen early
this morning in the vicinity of Anadarke,
the home of the officers. A posse of 100
men started Immediately on the trail Of
the murderers, but no arrests have been
before the men are taken, as it is known
that the notorious INSTRUMENTATION Nc
Cune, Ben Cravens and Bob Sims-are at
the head of the gang in that region.
Sheriff Smith had been on the sheriff S
and marShal's forces for a number of
years. A number of murders and rob
berries are charged to the gang that MUIR
dered the officers, and efforts to capture
them have been made by all the officers
in that vicinity.
Sheriff Smith and Deputy Beck met
their death while storming an Indian hut
eight miles west of Anadarko. Highway
men on Sunday night had held up and
robbed persons going home from church
and Smith and Beck. accompanied by
Deputy Briggs, located the robbers early
yesterday morning in the hut. In at
tempting to enter Smith was shot through
the breast and died in a few minutes
Beck also was shot through the breast
and his left arm was shattered. Briggs
was not injured The highwaymen rob
bed the dead bodies of the officers and
then fled. Sheriff Smith made dying
effort to arrest the robbers and shot sew
eral times through the door and walls
after being wounded Beck continued the
fight until killed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
WAS A SLAUGHTER PEN
FATHERS DRUNKEN FRENZY HAS
A FEARFUL ENDING
Attacked wife and Children and
Was in Turn Attacked With
Knives by the Maddened
Mother.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. ia CHASTITY
discovery was made at 10 o'clock this
morning when some neighbors, hearing
cries from the residence of Vincent Ven
celsick, a Pole, in Spring alley, knocked
open the doors aid found the bedroom
OF the house saturated with blood Mrs
NencelsiCk lay dead beside her bed, Der
face and head crushed almost beyond
recognition. Three little children their
headS and bodies covered with cuts and
most dead, were lying on the floor.
FROM what could be learned it appears
that Vencelsik came home intoxicated
last night and assaulted his wife with a
rail cutter. The first blow inflicted an
ugly cash on her shoulder, but with
such weapons as she could find she de-
Tended herself.
The three children were asleep in one
of the beds and the brutal father at
tackled them. Made desperate by the
plight in which she saw her children. the
mother caught up a knife in either hand
and sprang upon her husband. She stab
bed him repeatedly but her strength
falling, he struck her down with the
heavy steel cutter, crushing her skull
BY the time he had killed his wife, Ven
celsick was exhausted. He sank on the
floor and lay there throughout the night.
The means and cries of the children this
morning attracted the neighbors
FencelSick it is said, was not married
to the women, whose name it DEVELOPED
later was Rosa Lock. A strange man.
who was found in the house by the po-
lice, was locked up He refuses to talk.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
JUMP FOR YOUR LIFE
ING WAY OF AN ENGI-
NEER'S NERVES
WAS NO DANGER IN SIGHT
Experience in a wreck some Time
Ago Proved Undoing of an Old
and Trusted Engineman
of the wabash

PERU, Ind, AN. i. A danger which
really existed only in a mind over
wroughE by dwelling or recent railroad
wrecks last night brought fatal injuries
to j. p. Sible, an cid and trusted engI-
Eeer of the Wabash railroad.
Sihle was at the throttle of the big loco
motive of the limited last night His
fireman, Burt Frick, noticed nothing I'M
usual about his conduct unless 1t was
that he was more quiet and somewhat
more uneasy in his expression than usual.
The train was laundering along at rate
of forty miles an hour when the lights
of the town Of Attica appeared. The
track was clear and the signal lights of
the switch showed an unobstractedepath.
Suddenly the old engineer gave a start
and shouted to his companion: Jump
for your life. Burt. The switch is turned
and we'll crash into The sentence
was not finished, for in an instant Sible
had applied the safety brake, reversed
the lever and had Jumped to escape the
spectre his harassed nerves had con-
jured up. The fireman followed, but was
not injured
SibIe FearfuIIy Injured.
The train came to a stop, and F'rlck
went back to find mis- engineer. The lat
ter lay on the roadbed, horribly injured.
His skull had been crushed, an arm and
leg broken his ribs fractured and his
spine injured. He was carried aboard
the train. Meanwhile an Investigation
showed that there had been no danger to
the train. Sible was brought to a hos
pital here, where he managed to gasp out
his story.
According to Fireman Frick, up to the
time of the wreck at Lafayette, some
months ago, Sible had been a man Of abb
soiutely perfect nerves. Sible was in
that wreck, and ever since he had pos
sessed a fear of further trouble News
of collisions in any part Of the country
added to his depression. Last right, ap-
parently, his worrying came to a climax
in the halIucination which the physicians
say will cause his death. He thought the
switch had been turned and that he
would crash into train standing On the
siding.
The passengers were shaken Up by the
sudden stopping of the train, but none of
them were injured.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
St. Thomas to BE Invited.

CHICAGO, jan 15.-Sir Thomas Lip
games, which will be held in this city city
in 1904 A special invitation will be sent
to the great English sailor, not only be-
cause he stands so high IN the world OF
sport, but also because yachting events.
in which he has been so prominent will
be made great feature of the contests
of that year.
The proposition developed yesterday
afternoon at the meeting of the executive
committee of the International Olympian
Games association. During the meeting
the fact that Sir Thomas had given his
order for the construction of Shamrock
III. suggested that the great tea mer-
chant be given special bidding to the
contests
Sir Thomas has already promised a
trophy to be sailed for here July 4. and
so is much talked Of in local yachting
circles. And the yacht races to be given
in 1904 will be, unless plans miscarry, the
greatest ever seen on the Great Lakes,
Those present at the meeting yesterday
We're DR.. &. Fletcher Ingals. La Verne W
Noyes, Judge john Barton Payne ard
President Harry ]. Furber Jr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
HOUSE HAD A DULL DAY.
PENSION Appropriation Bill r. PM
ThrOueh

WASHINGTON. ian. I5.-The housa ~
gay passed the pension appropriation In
"hlch has been under discussion for thra,
Gays, and taen adjourned until Saturaa1
ne resolution prepared 10y the srrciai
committee on the Mckinley memorial az
eTeises provides for en- address ~ score
tary OF State John Hay, in the hall IF
representatives, Feb. q, was adoptcd
A OIL was passed 10 allow the redenln-
uon OF war revenue stamps any time
WITHIN two years after the passage az
the act, and also a resolution On M
same subject to authorize the secretary
q the treasury TO return or demand
within one year bank checks and drafts
with war revenue stamps imprinted there
on after the cancellation Of such STAMPS.
Inc house resumed consideration Of tfla
pension appropriation bill, which was
read for amendment under the five-nIin-
ute rule.
An amendment offered by Mr. Jenkins
(Wis9 providing that the testimony 81
three witnesses that persons lived TO-
gether as man and wife fer five years
should be assumed to be prima facie cvi-
dence of marriage, provoked consideYa-
Die debate, and finally was ruled out on
a point Of order
The bill then was passed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
-FOUR MEN IN Nasty SPILL.
Hatfield and Freeman Not Likely TO
Finish the Race.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.-Twetv;
minutes before the finish of the third
days racing n sAe slX-Cay bicycle con-
test tonight there Wds nasty spill. IL
wrich four riders were mixed up. Hat
field broke his collar bone, Freeman
ta,,ly sprained his ght shoulder and
Fisher and Gougo-tz were considerably
shaken up.
The spill was caused bv Leander. lie
Lao been squirting with the ott.er riders
close UP. Suddenly he swerved Slightly
ard his wheel struck that of HatfielIs.
TIE latter fell and the others also went
down. Leander escaped. Hatfield, Fish
e. and Freeman were compelled to leave
the track ana their places were taken
by their team mates. Gougoltz continued
riding after he had been furnished vita
a new wheel.
Gougotz's riding was The feature Of
the day. Ills partner, Wilson, is I'll, cnd
tie Frenchman was compelled 20 ride
the entire eight hours. The leaders Cow
cred 166 miles today, against 172 Eesc.3r-
day, and 175 on Monday. The score at
the close OF tofight's racing was as fol-
lows:
Munroe and MeEachern. Obj; Freeman
and Maya, 5l3.1; Gougotz and Wilson,
5131; Leander and Ruiz, 5t31 Chevalier
and Fisher, =5121l; Hatfield and King,
5t2.10; Mueller and Barclay, 512-S
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16

made in an afternoon paper to the effect
that the American league had made Of
fers to eleven members of last year,
Cincinnati team and that only one had
been secured, Dick Harley.
Il will tell you just how many of last
years Reds had offers, he said. Ham,
Crawford and Steinfeldt were the men.
and the latter did not have one until
he had signed here We never went after
Harley. He came to US Of his own ac-
cord. None of the other men had Of
fers, though they may have claimed to
nave had. A few days ago one of our
clubs got tip that Ceorge Magoon
had not signed for next season and made
an effort to sign him. but Magoon wrote
that he was signed, and the matter was
dropped"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
oLEO MEN PROTEST.
Congressional Committees Getting
Down to work.

Down to Work
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The hearings
on the various oleomargarine bills before
the agricultural committee Of the house
were continued before that committee to-
Gay Mr. I1llingham, representing an ar
tlhclal butter factory at Providence. r.
l., gave it as his opinion that a 1o-can4
tax on oieomargarine and butterine wo1Id
kill the industry
MI. Larson, manager Of the I,anedon
ID G., buterine factory, gave detailed
statement of the methods or nanufaatIr
ing bHtterjyle and exhibited specimens o.
butter and butterine.
The senate committee on immigration
today heard arguments by representa-
tiVes of the immigration Restriction
League OF Boston in support Of the bill
before that committee an educational fest
for immigrants The gentlemen contend
ed that an educational test would be the
most effective means of keeping out I'M
desirable immigrants
The subcommittee of Pacific coast SEN
ators and representatives interested in
Chinese exclusion will report tomorrow
TO the full committee a bill combining
the best features of the several measures
which have been proposed, including that
of the immigration bureau and the Fed
Grafton of Labor. 1t is also expected
that there will be a minority report Ia
yoring a mere simple treatment OF the
question by extending The Geary exciu-
sion law with an amendment prohibiting
the entrance of Chinese from the Philip
pines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
VOTE OF THANKS AND ADJOURN.
Western League MagnateS Settle
Routine Business and Go Home,

Routine Business and Go Home,
KANSAS CITY, No, Jan. 15.-After a
session devoted to routine business the
Western league tonight adjourned TO
meet in Denver on or after Feb. 10, when
the circuit will be completed and a sched-
ule arranged.
1t was decided at todays meeting that
the Western league season should be of
five months duration, and all players
will be signed for that length of time
The committee on constitution and by
laws was instructed to incorporate in the
revision Of the constitution q clause pro-
Viding that 10 per cent of the gate re-
ceipts of each series of games is to be
forwarded to the president of the league
and to be placed in the general fund to
defray the expenses and establish a sink
ing fund.
It was agreed that each club shall de-
post $500 as guarantee to faithfully carry
cut all its obligations. Upon application
of j. H. Manning, the franchise award
ed TO the Kansas City club at the ST.
Joseph meeting was transferred to tile
firm of Manning & Nichols. The Kansas
City and Denver franchises were given
70 their respective holders for the full
lie Of the league. a term of four years
Ihe selection of umpires and the fixing
OF their salaries was referred to the pres
ldenr or the league, who was given full
power TO act A vote of thanks was
given to the officers of the National AS
ISOLATION of Minor Leagues for their at
tendance at this meeting and the en-
enlargement they have given the West
etn league. President Powers promised
that delegat ton from the National as
sociation will attend the Denver meeting.
Omaha, st. Joseph, Colorado Springs.
Kansas City and DeS MONIES announced
that they would soon be ready to give
out a list of players they have signed. OF
the players already signed Omaha has
"A, ST. Joseph Y. Des Moines u and Col
orado Springs L.
Denver today signed Jack Mcconnell.
a catcher, who formerly played with
Minneapolis. W. A. Rourke, of Omaha
announced that he today agreed on terms
with Ed Hickey, third baseman, from
indianapolis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
Business Opportunities for All.

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota.
and Missouri on the Chicago Great West
ern Railway; the very best agricultural
section of the United States, where farm
ers are prosperous and business men SUB
cessful We have demand for comDe-
tent men, with the necessary capital sor
all branches of business. Some special
opportunities for creamery men and mil
Iers Good locations for general mer-
chandise, hardware, harness, hotels
banks and stock buyers. Correspondence
solicited. Write for maps and Maple
Leaflets W ]. Reed, Industrial Agent.
6O4 Endieott Bldg, St. Paul, Mimi
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
ONE GRAND F|zzLE
WESTERN LEAGUE MAGNATES &C
CoMPLISHED ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING AT MEETING
CIRCUIT STILL A MYSTERY
Whitfield Promises Sensational De-
VeEopments BEFORE the Week Is
Out-Idca of Entering Big
Towns Is Abandoned.
Special TO The Globe.


KANSAS CRY, Mo, Jan. 15-After
a two days session, the Western league
nasrates adjourned today and left cor
rher homes, hIv.ns cccC:Arishel abso-
lutely- Eothing in regard to settling TIC
Circuit cae@tion. SeS'eral matters Of
small importance were passed on Today,
tur tho general impression is that <he
whole affair has been fzzle
For weeks here. Whitfield has been
promising sensat ional developments at
tits meeting; that the crusade to wipe
the American association off the case
hall@map was to be inaugurated. Tie
c.. cult was . taye been decided upon,
arC all details of The opening of the
season arrangea What has been done
is shown very foraibly by the minutes
Of the two days session.
Yesterday the Only action of Importance
VAS the expulsio ga Beall and the aw ard
-ng of the Denver franchise to D. c
] ackard. Today ii was decided thaS the
season. Wegld be Eve months; that all
contracts he for that length of time.
Ten per cent Of the gate receipts are 10
ba sent to the president after each home
series, and this to be used to carry on
the affairs of the league. AT the next
meeting, v HIGH is to be held in Denver,
each club owner will be required to de-
posts S9.1. Although no circuit ,,has vet
been decided upon the next meeting is
announced as the schedule meeting Judg
ing by what was predicted by the mag
Mates. and By what has actually been
core, the one conclusion is that the
Western is hoEel -ss'y whipped in ire
fight which they said was being maze on
the American association. There We're
many fiery speeches denouncing the new
UrGanization and warning the players
against signing with the teams, yet the
managers do rot deny that the associa-
tion has already secured the WESTERN
stars of last year. After the meeting today
Whitfield said That there would be sen
sational circuit developments before the
week was out. From appearances all idea
OF entering indianapolis. Louisville, Mn
neapolis and st. Paul has been dropped.
Sioux City and Pueblo stand good
Chances OF getting into the league.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
WILL BE GREAT RACES.
BOraIma to Go Against The Abbott
and Lord Derby.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15-Two checks for
$1,000 each were received here late this
afternoon from Thomas w. Lawson, of
Boston, to close the negotiations in the
talked-of race between his trotter,
Boralna; and e. e. Smithers' horse, Lord
Derby, and the Abbott, owned by John j.
ScanneH. This is the outcome Of Mr..
Lawson's original challenge to trot Bor-
alma, 2:07, against any horse in the
world. When this challenge was made
known Messrs. SnIithers and Scannen
posted forfeits and Mr.. Lawson was ad-
vised of this fact. The arrangements for
the matches now stand as follows:
The BoralmaLord Derby race and the
Boralma Abbot race will be trotted some
time between July Is and Sept. l. 1902
and will he, for $4,000 side The club
which offers the largest stake will get
the event and the several matches will
be decided in favor of the winner of the
best three out of five heats in each case.
The remainder of the side stakes IS to be
posted as follows: Five thousand dol
lars on signing the articles $4,000 on the
first of July, and the final $4,000 on the
night before the race.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
NOT AFTER RED PLAYERS.
johnson Denies Story Of Wholesale
Raid on Cincinnati Team.

CINCINNATI Ohio, Jan 15.-Consider-
able speculation was INDUCED in yester-
day as to the nature of a conference be-
tween President Ban Johnson, of the
American league, and Attorney j. E
Bruce. But. while neither would saw
anything regarding the matters talked
of, both stated positively that they were
Of no interest TO the public. johnson toc1k
sensible view of the present conflict in
the National league. When asked re-
garding the outcome, he replied:
We'll, it looks to me if both sides
were licked to a standstill. / fail to see
where there is anything to be gained
now. No matter what the outcome may
be, the National league has been badly
hurt l took no part in the squabble
until an effort was made to drag the
American league into it. Then [ OBJ
Jected, for we have had nothing to do
with either faction, no matter what has
been insinuated by some people -
Johnson then corrected a statement
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
Ticks Of telegraph
Frenehmen Buy Land.

MEXICO CITY. Ian. Is. A French
company has bought large tract of land
on the Papalopam river in the state of
Vera Cruz, and will sell ranches to ma
tive and foreign settlers The company
will aid colonists ia furnishing them inn
plements and machinery. Coffee, vanilla
beans and tobacco will be cultivated.
American capitalists are also negotiating
for large tracts of land in the states of
Vera Cruz and Tebaseo for rubber cul-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
SCARED BY A METEOR
FIERY HUMBER FALLS HEAVILY
IN KANSAS.

BEAVER CITY, Neb., Jan. 15.-Late
last night the sky was illuminated by a
brilliant meteor, which passed across the
heavens in a southwesterly direction
When it struck the earth the conclusion
sounded like thunder Those who saw
it say that it appeared as large as a.
football. Many who were in their homes
or business places and did not see its
passage, thought it to be a slight earth
quake shock
Railroad men on trains from the West
report that the meteor struck the earth
near Atwood, Kan, and that the people
in that city We're panic stricken by its
appearance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
OCEAN LINERS.

LiverpooI-Sailed: Steamers Celtic. New
York, Via Queenstown; Westernland
Philadelphia, Queenstown
Hongkong-ArriVed: Steamer Indra-
phura, Portland via Yokohama.
Yokohama-Arrived Steamer Claver-
ing. Tacoma. for Hongkong.
Hongkong-Sailed: Steamers Empress
of China, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Yokohama
and Vancouver, B. C.
Genoa-Arrived: Steamer Fuerst Bis
marclS, New York, for Alexandria, etc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-16
MULE TRANSPORT LOST.
Allegation That Boer Partisans A~e
ReSDp4kiEse

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. 15.-Ikis be-
lieved in shipping circles here that a
British transport laden with American
mules. bound for South Africa, has been
either Intercepted and blown up by a
Boer spy in the gulf of Mexico, or has
foundered
A schooner arrising on the lower coast
reports hundreds of dead mules floating
has greatly stirred shippers here, who
fear that further desperate attempts will
be made TO stop the export of mules to
Cape Town