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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

The following is the government
cop summary for Arkansas for the
week pest:
The fore part OF Tie week tie tom
peratu1e was seasonal the latter part
was cool, with light frosts which
seem TO have done no damage; gen
efal rain fell the early part, tie lat
ter part was cry Cotton is still OPP
ealng slowly. hut is being picked as
last as it opens; the indications are
that the crop will be short; il is not
being dana ged by insects of any
h1nd. Corn is being gathered, as It
rule the yields are 1uily up to aver
age Potatoes and other minor crops
We're benefited by recent rains and
Promise 10 be fair crops The ground
is IN good condition for fall ploWing.
hut very little OF this woYk has been
dQhei some wheat ana oats have
been s0Wn in the northwest portion
ol the state. Pastures are $ood and
stock is doing well. Late arp!cs are
Risen, Cleveland ccuG;y-L. Nc
scarce and the quality is inferior
Lendon: Weather cool; some rain
hral of week; no dana ce; cotton
opening rapidly; near.y all open,
8ad being picked as fast as it opens;
full crop OF corn Of good quality.
Lacey, Drew county,. A. Daniel:
seasonal weather for all crops. Cot
ION turning out badly; heavy dews
4eiay picking.
North Point. Pulaaki co;lnty-M. p.
Gerber: Rain first part of %'eei.; lat
Ter part Fair and cold, with light
ifost Sth ard 9th; cotton picking pro
sfesSine; yield will be about half
crop.
8r.ant, Saline ccunly-T. R. Tom
t54So3: Cot(on opeaing very slowly;
F.ekins progressing as rapidly as pos
sible.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
NO RECEIPTS
AT lNDlANOLO, MISS, PCST0r
EICE SINCE FIRST OF LAST
JANUARY.
Minnie Cox Will Receive Salary et
$1,000 Until June 80, 1904
Office Is Closet

Washinton, D. c., Oct. i4.--lH 'ho
list of Mississippis presidentl}l post
offices, as given in the .e.:tntom1nS
annual report of the audit9. TO. the
postoftice department., lnd'anosa. al
pears credited with Sl,35' h sios,
receipts. SHIP net reveHue ait. %
per cent expenses to gross .&Neapt ,
UP to June 30. 1902. T le average
receipts of this office sha,iiJ nln
something over 81 500. fne falling
off ia receipts is explained ny the
suspension of the postofIice ;he
order OF the administration. ;'heI G
have been no receipts rom lnu:alOIa
since January |, the las; i,irred III
being for the quarter ende& Je&en-
Der 3lA 1902.
In the usual column for receipts
for this office appear sohe suSSes-
tive goose eggs. The salary Of the
postma ster being based upon 'ue le-
ceipts for the fiscal year It rel CIT
ed, Minnie Cox, the negroes, viii rt-
ceiye 81 200 until June 30, 1906 The
Of the office that appears on the
books relative to IndianOia is a
Greenville postoffice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
TARIFF REVISION
'So 80 At TIE EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS oEcLhee
REPusLIGANs.
'hey Also Say There WitI Net Sc
7ny financial ~e1,Siaton
Of Amy hud.

Washington October II. - Now
thai President Roosevelt ras 1ef.
mifelS determined To eau c9n
sress in extra session ON No.
Nembe. Repu9 III leaIefs are
eallins at the White Ho;,ac to con.
Ter about the proposed legislation.
"day Representatives eros euor cf
Ohio Dalze1l Of Pennsyi1ani. and
Olmstoad of Pennsylvania al, met Al
the White House By accident, and
incidentally on leaving the president
they all agreed that neither at the
regular CT eXtra session of congress
#c0ld tEeGe be ta:itf revision or
financial legislation.
The Democrats sill probably take
the general subjec1 Of the tariffs,'
said Mr Dal2cll who is thc chief of
The Republican s;and.9atiers. but
there VII be no tariff legislation
either at the extra session or at the
regular session. The Democrats
have nothing they can talk about,
and so presume they will waste
many good English words on a
mighty good law. The country is
prosperous. despite pgssimists here
and there. and there will be no tariff
revision, Both Gen. Grosvenor
and Representative Olmstead held
precisely similar views
Ne general revision Of the tariff
is needed how or iii the future" said
Mr., Olmstead and When it is nee
csssary il ought TO be done 'nr a
business point of view and not by
politicians No. there is no shutting
down of Pennsylvania industries per-
manently. Some concerns that have
been going al full speed are taking
time to make repairs and get III
shape for future work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
"Rich in Beauty. "

The Baron George Augustus de
Focke, seeking bride in New York,
has chosen dressmakers daughter.
This is the first time, SO far as can be
determined. that. Lexington avenue has
contributed mistress to European
haronia hail TIE baron, with "a spirit
OF originality that does him credit.
farcd atieId beyond The confines of
Eifth avenue and the restricted patri-
cian purfieus of Newport for a bride.
ard from all accounts he is not likely
tnlike most international matches, in
This one the wealth is on the bride
2ioom's side, the brides dover is her
beauty and her rare voice. New York
World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Tk.a Comit1G Nan.

Mrs Frisoie is suing her husband
Tor divorce. Indeed? What is the
trouble?' Wen. she says she tried
not to mind when Mr.. Frisbie used
her curling irons, wore her shirt
waists and borrowed her collar but
cons. But when he began to go
through her pockets and extract her
amall change after she was asleep
*he felt that patience had ceased to
'e a virtue. ."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
The Candidates "SociabiIity."

Major Gen. Isaac Catlin tells a
story of one of his political cam
paigns. II voted for YOU said a
workingman the day after an election
in Brooklyn, where the general fig
ured as a candidate for Il county Of
fee. Il didn't intend to at first, but
one afternoon you were going by my
house and you patted my goat, Billy.
and guv him an apple, and, says l, If
the generals so sociable as all that
he must have my VOTE New York
Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Subscribed AID paid up
Reserve Fund (Jan., l9oD
GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine St.

rms
mas me the life
"ne.faf of life field condL
ton
euahty between all classes Write
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Inspecting American Railroads,

J. r. Tatlow, John Wharton, George
Banks. F. T. Dale and II. Brien. Off
cials Of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway of England, are in this coun-
try and will make extended inspec-
ton of American railroads. They
have been viewing things in several
eastern cities a1d will shortly visit
Chicago. They represent. the me-
chanical freight and passenger de-
paTtments Of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
FIRST IN THE STATE
Continued from First Page.

sacks, ranging from rs to $50 pounds.
with an average of about 100 pounds
to the sack The managers of the
mills say that the product this year,
lough being a little short of the out
put of last year. wi ! be of excellent
quality, for the seed that is being re
ceiveG promises fine results. All the
mills are now employing a full force
Of hands, and the season is in full
blast.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
A Sad Outlook.

Auntie-"Do you let your husband
have a room to himselt?1 Mrs. Nc.
Bride-"Oh, yes; of{oourse; he must
have a place to smoke in." Auntie-
"You poor dear, L see your future
through rain of tears. He'll sneak
Of there and lock himself in wherever
you want to talk to him seriously
You mark my words. Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
AS FROM PHARAoHS' TOMB.
heir Product UaIike Anything Known
at Present,


There are bargains and finds to be
9atte in the plant world equal to any
'icl<ea up in old curiosity shops. Some
me age a Glasgow gentleman re-
1ived from his son in Egypt an en-
He!ope full of peas. which were said
20 i1are been found IN the tomb of one
# the Pharaohs. He sent them to a
friend of his at Kames in the Isle CT
cute. Who sowed them. They grew
Gp into plants quite unlike anything
nown al present. strong and about
.ix feet high. with a great white flow
cr having red center The pods
were lcng and full of excellent peas
This new old variety found ready
sale at good prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Few Automobiles in Washington.

Oficial Washington does not take
kindly to the automobile and very
few persons in the executive or dip
lomatic service are seen in vehicles
other than carriages. The president
IS too fond of horses ever to take up
he craze. He has always shown a
preference for Surveys and seldom
,rives out of town In any other kind
OF vehicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
BLOOD POISON
1esuits From Burn-Mrs. Wright's
Condition Critical.

MEs. A. M. Wright, who received a
serious burn one day last week, is
III rather critical condition at 2er
nohe on Ohio street, blood poison
having set in. She is reported as
resting much easier today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Foot Mashed Off.

While switching at Brinkley, w.
~ broad. a choctaw brakeman was
Taught by the engine and his left foot
cut OF. He was sent to the hospital
IN Little Rock.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
KIDNEY AND BLADDER
TROUBLES PROMPTLY CURED
A Sample Bottle Sent FREE by Mall.

DR.. KilmeT's Swamp Root, the great
kidney remedy, fulhlls every wish in
promptly curing kidney. bladder, and
uric acid troubles, rheumatism, and pain
in the back 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scaling pain in passing il.
or bad effects following use of liquor.
wine or beer, ana overcomes that I'M
pleasant necessity of being compelled to
20 often during the day and TO get up
many times during the night. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Swamp
Root is soon realized. 1t stands the
highest for its wonderful cures of the
most distressing cases.
Swamp Root is not recommended for
everything, but if you have kidney, liver,
bladder, or uric acid trouble you viii
fnd it Just the remedy you need.
II you need medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists IN
fifty-cent and one-doliar sizes. You may
have a sample bottle of this great kid
ney remedy, Swamp-Root, and a book
that tells all about II and its great
cures, both sent absolutely free by mail.
Address Dr. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton,
n. Y. When writing be sure TO mention
that you read this generous offer in the
Washington Sunday Times. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name.
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's swamp Root.
and the address. Binghamton. n. Y. on
every bottle.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
HEARTRENDING SCENES
IN JAMAICA ISLAND
Thousands Are Starving and With
out Shelter.

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Aug. 15.-There
arc heartrending scenes all over the
eastern and northern portions of the
island OF Jamaica. At Port Antonio
thousands Of homeless and starving peo-
pic have sought shelter in the old prison
and the few other buildings which sur
vived the hurricane. Those who could
not be thus accommodated are covering
In the lee OF the ruined walls and dis
mantled piazzas. The railroad sheds and
waiting rooms are filled with women and
children.
The merchants of the place are feeding
the hungry to the best OF their ability,
but the majority is depending upon
green, unripe bananas knocked down by
the storm. The bananas are boiled in
kerosene tins over open fires made from
the debris of destroyed buildings. This
is their sole food supply. and it viii be
exhausted in nine or ten days Similar
conditions prevail at Annetta Bay. Bun
Bay, Orange Bay. Port Maria, Manchio-
neal, Morant Bay, Bowden, and other
smaller seaports.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
PENNY-IN-IHE-SLOT
INSURANCE POLICIES
And Some Englishmen Are Mean
Enough to "Beat' Them.

LONDON, Aug. Is. - The indications
are that within a short while the work
ingmen of England will be in a position
to insure against accident through the
Some years ago a similar project was
started, but the machine was not proof
against fraud, and many INSCRIPTIONS
persons dropped the penny in the slot
after the accident had happened. The
present machine, however, records tbs
exact minute at which the penny is
dropped in the slot.
Each penny Will insure a weekly pay
ment, in case of accident. of $3.50, o.
1875 in the event of death.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
APPOINTMENTS MADE
AT ST. JOHNS COLLEGE
The Rev. Brother Abdas, President
Goes to Philadelphia.

According 10 the time honored custorr
Of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
at the close OF the Rock Hill retreat. the
Rev. Brother Austin. visitor, made thu
appointments to the colleges and schools
in the province of Baltimore.
The Rev. Brother Abdas, the genial
president Of ST. Johns College. who
took charge under trying circumstances
and guided ii on to it's present efficient
standing, has been assigned as president
to La Sale College. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Rev. Brother Germanus, vice
president under the presidency of the
Rev. Brother Fabrician and the Rev
Brother Abdas, will succeed as presi.
dent of ST. Johns.
The Rev. Father Paul, well known as
the venerable dean OF the faculty AND
principal Of the preparatory department
has been appointed vice president.
The Rev. Brother Denis Ambrose. M
efficient English scholar from La SaIls
College. Philadelphia; the Rev. Brother
Anthony, from st. Thomas College
Scranton, Pa, and the Rev. Brother
Matthew, from the Normal Institut
Ammendale. Md. are returning TO St
Johns College.
The Rev. Brothers Austin, Thomas. ant
Eugene, have been appointed to posi-
tions in Philadelphia. The rest of tho
faculty OF st. Johns College remain un,
changed.
The opening of the college takes place
September Il, according TO the catalogue
now ready for distribution.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
AUSTRIA NOW ADMITS
VETO OF RAAP OLLA
Desired a Pacific and Con-
ciliatOry Pope"
Plus K JUST SUCH A MAN
"Action of Vienna Government Was
Influenced by No Other Power"
Says Communique.
Plus x JUST SUCH A MAN

VIENNA, Aug. ia semi-oficial
communique explains that Austria ex-
ercised her right of veto at the recent
eonclaves with the view of procuring the
election of a pacific and conciIiatory
Pope"
THE election of Plus k says the
communique, who is conciliatory, yet
firm, has been received everywhere with
unanimous satisfaction, and has given
ground for the nope that no friction or
political considerations will arise preju-
dicial to the sublime mission of the
church.
1T was to our interest that an election
should be prevented which. according to
recent experiences, might lead to diff
ferences which would upset the relations
OF the church and state.
1T is unnecessary to add that the &C
ton Of the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment was not Influenced by any other
power"
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
100000 in Salaries.

giving his son or daughter a business
education. They are thus made self
supporting and independent of the vi
cissitudes Of fortune. There is a school
on Capitol Hill. established by Court
F. Wood some eighteen years ago. and
its graduates are placed IN good posi-
lions. Over $500. 900 is earned annually
by the vast army of students instructed
by Woods Commercial College, 81
East Capitol Street. A parent will make
no mistake in sending his son or daugh-
ter to Woods College.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Marnix College.

Prof. B. Marnix. formerly president
of the Norfolk College of Commerce
and associated for some time past Will
the Columbian Correspondence College
OF this city, will hereafter conduct spe-
cial business and shorthand classes a
the Marnix College of Business and
Shorthand, COZ Pennsylvania Avenue
southeast. Prof. Marnix has inaugu.
rated special methods of personal in
struction In the different department!
of his school that call only for the
best results.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
HARDY CONSECRATED
ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA
Cardinals Gibbons and SatolIi Conduct
Ceremony in Rome.

ROME, Aug. 15.-The Rev. J. J. Hardy,
Of St. Louis, No, was today conse-
Grated archbishop Of Manila, Philippine
Islands.
Cardinal Satolli. former papal delegate
TO the United States, and Cardinal Glib
hons, CT Baltimore, Nd, conducted tie
ceremony which lasted four hours. The
participants were nearly exhausted al
the end of the services. owing to the in
tense heat which prevailed.
Among the spectators was the Rev.
Thomas Hendrick, of Rochester, N Y,
who has been appointed Bishop of
Cebu, Philippine Islands, and who vas
an unsuccessful aspirant for the Manila
archbishopric. Bishop Hendrick will be
consecrated here on August %.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
A New School.

The Acme School of Stenography and
Typewriting has been opened at 1905 F
Street northwest. The school is stu
ated in the business center of the city,
and it's competent corps of teachers are
qualified to give diplomas in stenog-
raphy and typewriting. The business
branches of the Acme School are most
thorough and complete, and the civil
service examination department is
taken care of by experts. The location
OF the school alone augurs well for a
prosperous season.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
MARQUIsE DE MoREs HERE.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-The Marquise
de Mores arrived with her father. NJ.
Won Hoffman, and her daughter and son.
Louis. on the French liner La Savoie
last night. after an absence from this
country Of flfteen years. She will go 10
the de Mores estate IN North Dakota,
known as Maydora. II was there that
her husband, the French millionaire and
explorer, passed most of his time in this
country after he had learned the ways
of the American rancher and cowboy.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
INSURGENTS CAPTURE
AN ALBANIAN TOWN
Heavy Fighting Continues in the Balkan
States.

VIENNA, Aug. 15.-Advices received
here from Constantinople state that the
insurgents are in possession Of the town
of Klissura, Albania, and that fighting
continues between Turks and insurgents
near Sirula. Both sides are reported
to have lost heavily. 1t is also stated
that the Albanians are rapidly getting
out OF hand.
ATHENS, Aug. 15.-The premier. n
Rail-, has informed the ambassadors of
the powers that the Greeks and Turks
in Macedonia cannot long continue TO
endure the provocations of Bulgaria, and
that reprisals must follow.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
HOPES FOR COMPROMISE
OF SALVAD0REAN CLAIMS

Senior Lopez. the Salvadorean minister,
was caller at the State Department
yesterday, where he had a conference
with Acting Secretary Of State IOomis
regarding the claim OF the Salvadorean
Commercial Company, q California cor
poration. against the government OF Sal
yadcr. Negotiations for a compromise
are still pending and Senior Lopez is
hopeful that this Will be brought about
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
PASSENGERS AVOID
PARIS SUBWAY LINE
Train Catches Fire Again, But Nc
One Hurt.

PARIS, Aug. 15.-There has been a
great falling off in the number of pas
sengers carried by the Metropolitan
Electric Railway since the disaster on
last Monday night. Before then the
line never carried fewer than 21S,S9l
passengers daily, but the day after the
accident the number fell off to 139, 465.
There was a scare on the line yes
terday, when a short circuit set fire to a
through train with 200 passengers
aboard. Fortunately. nobody was hurt
and the fire was quickly extinguished-
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
VAST RUSSIAN ARMY
FOR THE FAR EAST ?
VIII Be Prepared for Any Emergency
Says Correspondent.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-The Daily Mail"
this morning prints a dispatch from st.
Petersburg which says that its cor
respondent gathers from u reliable
source that Russia intends to increase
her military forces in the Far East TO
100000 men, with the view OF prepar-
ing for any eyentuality in connection
with possible warlike intentions OF
japan.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
THREE RUSSIAN TOWNS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Many Houses and Quantity of Grair
Consumed

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 15.-The towns
of Bobrinka. Bobrovka and Preovragnka,
all located in the province OF Samara.
have been destroyed by fire
Three hundred houses and a great
quantity of grain were destroyed. There
is much suffering among the victims.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

his wife, noted beauty, against S75.-
600 of the others money. The offer
was accepted, and play continued with
the result that ill-fortune continued to
follow the loser, and the other man
went away with the wife of his oppo-
ment- The loser Immediately hurried
to another room and shot himself.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
KEEP OCCUPATION DAY"

MANILA. Aug. 15.-Veterans OF the
Army Of the Philippines celebrated Oc-
cupation Day with a parade IN which
800 men took part. clad in the old regu-
lation service clothing Of blue shirts
and khaki a banquet was afterward
served at which the story was told OF
the campaign during the stirring period
in the early occupancy OF the territory
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
fTTE'S PARTY FAILS
TO REACH THE POLE
Danish Expedition Gets No Farther
North Than Spitzbergen.

TROMSoE, Norway, Aug. IA whal-
ing vessel, which has just arrived here
from cruise, reports the failure of a
British Polar expedition, under Hcary
Elite. Several of the crew of the expedi-
tion were stricken with scurvy, and two
died.
The expedition got no farther north
than Spitzbergen, group of islands in
the Arctic Ocean midway between
Greenland and Nova Zembla, where it
passed the winter. 1t is now homeward
bound.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
STAKED WIFE; LOST HER.
THEN KILLED Himself r
MoscO10 Merchant Unable TO Reco4p His Losses at the
Gambling Table.

ST PETERSBURG. Aug. 15.-Two
wealthy merchants of Moscow became
engaged in a game of cards in which
one lost his entire fortune in the course
of few hours.
In order TO recoup his losses, he finally
The Washington times., 1903-08-16

and the others are high school pupils.
Their offense consisted in discussing
Polish books and history. and expressing
the girlish hope for the re-establish-
ment of the kingdom of Poland:
They will be tried this fall for high
treason.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
MEXICO BARS CHINESE.

Ell PASO, Tex. Aug 15.-Dispatcbes
from Mexican official sources confirm
the report that an order has been issued
70 prohibit Chinese immigrants from
landing at the western coast towns
along the Gulf OF California. There be-
ing no law for the exclusion of the
Chinese on account of their race, they
are prevented from landing owing 20
their unsanitary condition to prevent
the spread Of contagious diseases.
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
FIFTY POLISH MAIDENS
ACCUSED OF TREASON
OffenSe Consists of Expressing GirlSh Wish for
Their Country's Freedom

BERLIN, Aug. 15.-Fifty Polish girls,
ranging from fourteen TO twenty years
of age, were arrested at Gnesen, Prus-
sian Poland, today. charged with con-
spiracy against the well-being of Prus-
STA.
Three of them are high school teachers
The Washington times., 1903-08-16
CAR DOES NOT FAVOR
CONFERENCE ON JEWS
Tells English Author So Through Rus
sian Ambassador.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-The Russian am
bassador at London has informed Ar
mold White. the author. that the Gar
could not possibly accept a proposition
for the holding OF an international con-
ference on the Jewish question.