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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
Birthday Celebrated by Nation.

Born with the nation on July 4,
us. Perry Chesney died at his home
M Copper ridge, in the tennessee
mountains, on July (. lie was tho
oldest mar in the United States and
vas excessively proud hat the decla.
-ation of Independence was adopted.
= lie expressed it. III honor ct his
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The Oldest Man In the World

airy in tho franrisean mission at san
Quentcn. lower California. Tie first
mission building to be established on
the Pacific coast. and which is now
in ruins
IN 1915. when he was just 100 years
old Del NaIle came with relatives to
what is now san Francisco in a YES
sci that sailed around Cap",Horn. He
has lived in Mcnlo Park since then
and has occupied room i'll the house
Of his great -grandnepheW, Jose del
Vale.
Manned del Vale looks his great
age. He is a little, dried-up, frail
man, scarcely five feet tall, and weigh
ing not more than 80 pounds. He is
still able to walk without assistance
house He has not been more than two
blocks away from it in 80 years. He
can see but little, but he hears fairly
we'll.
He speaks English brokenly, but un-
derstands il we'll He never was much
interested in the big events of the
world He says he has never used
liquor nor tobacco. Furthermore, he
declares that he has never wet his feet
nor been out in frost, apparently
holding these things to be equally
abuminable. He never eats solid food.
his only nourishment being bean broth
and all day long he sits in the sun
shine in front of his adobe home.
He has his own rules for the attain
ment of great age, and they are simple
! ones. They are
Pray regularly to God.
Attend mass when you are able.
Sit in the sun.
chopped nuts Turn on buttered tins
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Maple Cream.

Half water and half sugar. Cook
without stirring. When almost done
put in a lump of butter. When it be-
gins to harden take off the fire and
stir rapidly until it becomes a waxen
substance Divide into balls and in
close each ball between two halves of
WalnutS
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Homemade Candies.

To make fondant, which is the
basis of all cream candies. take one
cup of granulatcd sugar, about half
cup of milk, enough to dissolve the su.
gar; stir on stove until dissolved; do
not boil. Remove grains of sugar
around the edges of saucepan Boil
without stirring. Try in water by
dropping a little in; if it hardens a
little it is done enough. Set the pan
in cold water. and when You can bear
your finger in the mixture stir and
beat it. When it begins to harden
knead il. Put the flavor in while il is
creamy, Make into rolls or balls and
dip in melted chocolate for chocolate
creams, or if nut candy is wanted add
chopped nuts or cocoanut or eandiei
fruit before making into balls. Lay on
creased or confectioners paper When
dipping into chocolate hold the balls
Bith tonss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16

There are a very few people who
learn resignation until they have
tried everything else and failed.
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F ruit Flavorinq.

A nice flavoring for the uncooked
Greah. and candies is made by mixing
orange and lemon juice in the proper,
ton q two-thirds orange and one third
lemon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16

Many fool man casts a shadow on
his life by standing in his own light.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
Peanut Caramel.

Every college girl has her own pei
fudge, taffy, candy or special brand OF
salted nut, or prunes and dates stuffed
with nuts, which she prepares for the
delectation of her fellows. Here is
Il reliable peanut caramel:
Put into saucepan one cupful each
of .nolasses and sugar and half cup
full of butter. Put on the fire and
watch carefully that it does not boil
over. Test by dropping little of the
syrup in ice water, and as soon as it
crjsps quickly stir in one cupful Of
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Mrs. Woods Euduo.

Halt cup of grated chocolate, one
cap molasses, one cup brown sugar.
an egg. Put all but the chocolate in
a kettle. add tablespoonful of glycer.
inc and boil fast When nearly done
add the chocolate. Take off when it
Will thread in cold water. Pour into
creased pans and mark in squares
When nearly cold
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Chocolate Candy.

One cup sugar, half cup molasses.
half cup milk, one-4uarter cake choco-
late, half cup butter. Boil for twenty
minutes. Pour into creased pans to
cool. Mark in squares when partly
cold. Melt chocolate before putting it
in with ether ingredients
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16

Every woman is born with a master
mind or in otner words, with a mind
that no nan can master.-Chicago
News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
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Peanut Candy.

wo cups molasses, one tablespoon
brown sugar. Cook until brittle Pour
over peanuts that have been cracked
and skinned
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For Uncooked Candies.

Get confectioner's sugar To one
pound use half the white of one egg
and a half tablespoonful of water
Mix we'll and flavor with rose. vanilla
or almond-very little flavoring. Take
out on board, powdered with a little
cOnfectioner's sugar, roll it out and
then cut pieces from it and shape
them into balls. Mix nuts or candied
fruits into the balls Cut lemon or
citron peel in strips like stems. put
on one end small ball Of the cream
and press halves of candied cherries
on each side Of the ball. The balls
can be colored with cranberry juice
for pink and with spinach or parsley
Juice for green.
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Get a Telephone
Boy During Xmas
i 4,
The Attention
Of New Phone
Subscribers ~

Is called to the fact that in most cases
during the holidays that most clerks
and bookkeepers are too busy to ans
Wer the phones when they ring. This
loses the dealer a great amount of
business, which he should have and
places US in a trying position. We
cannot give our subscribers connee-
tion with the business houses who will
not answer their telephone when it
rings. Would it not be paying plan
for the merchant to station small
boy at the telephone to answer calls
during the holiday rush of business? :?
Pine Bluff Telephone Co
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
Cocoanut Candy.

One pint of sugar, one-quarter pint
er pint Of milk Boil five minutes
in granite pan. Set pan in cold water
and stir briskly until creamy. Pour
on buttered tin and mark in squares.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16

chopped nuts. Turn on buttered tins
to cool. When nearly cold mark into
squares.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
Chocolate Candy.

Three squares of chocolate, melted !;
three cups sugar, one cup milk, one
teaspoon butter, one-quarter teaspoon
cream tartar. Boil the sugar, milk
minute longer. Take from the fire,
add the melted chocolate and butter
and cook one minute longer. Take
from the fire, add the vanilla, beat
hard for a minute and pour into pans
when cold mark into squares.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16
Maple Carameis.

One cup thick maple sugar, and
three-quarters of a cup of cream. Boil
until it will harden in cold water
Pour into creased platter and mark
IN squares.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-16

Two cups sugar. one cup milk, near.
ly cake of chocolate and butter the
size Of an egg. Boil about ten minutes
or until it will make soft ball in
cold water. Take off the fire and
stir: mark in squares
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
# HANNA SHOULD
OUT THE JOB
Governor Crane Slated for Chairman
Of Republican Committee.

Washington, Dec. 1S- President
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon for
mer Governor Murray Crane and Sen
ator Lodge OF Massachusetts and Sec
retalies Root and Cortelyou. The fact
that Governor Crane was at the lunch
eon, in addition to being an invited
guest to the presidents cabinet din
ner, induced considerable political
comment. II has been known for many
months that il is the desire of the
president that Governor Crane should
be identified in some intimate capacity
with the presidential campaign next
year Indeed it has been suggested
that he might be the chairman of the
Republican national committee in the
event OF Senator Hanna's refusal again
TO accept the place 1t can be said,
however. that this peculiar subject
was not discussed at the luncheon.
Mr. Hanna has been requested by
President Roosevelt to retain the posi-
ton Of national chairman and. until
he shall have determined definitely
whether or not he will accept the
craftsmanship, no move regarding the
matter will be made IN any event j.
is understood Governor Crane will FIJI
an important place in the campaign
management next year
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18

admit they are very much in the dark
1t is believed the unfavorable impress
sion apparently created on the Japan
ese government by the reply is due
to RuSsia's unwillingness to place ne
settlement of the Korean and Man
churian queSHE1s on the same foot
ing. Russia desires to cover only the
former with the treaty. leaving the
latter on sort of understanding, the
exact character of which is not deter.
mined upon Further negotiations will
be necessary if Japan insists, with the
alternative Of their entire suspension.
II the negotiations are broken off il
will not necessarily mean eventuali-
ties, On this point a prominent dip
lomat said:
1T seems to be forgotten that the
present negotiations were not under.
taken TO settle pressing, vital issue
the failure of which would precipitate
war, but for the purpose of assuring
peace in the future by clearing ur
misunderstanding regarding possible
conflicting interests. Now, if the at
tempt fails. it will be merely strained
situation, but war would only follow
an actual encroachment by one power
on one of the supposed rights Of the
other"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
SIGNED BY ROOSEVELT.
Bill Making Cuban Treaty effective Is
Now q Law.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The presi-
dent has signed the Cuban reciprocity
bill.
The president later issued a procla-
nation reciting the passage OF the
Cuban reciprocity bill and declaring
me Cuban reciprocity treaty TO be
effective ten days from date.
Now that the bill has become law
question of great interest mas
arisen, namely. the effect of the re-
duction Of the duty on Cuban sugar
upon importations of sugar from other
countries. The British government
mas served formal notice upon the
state department that under the IA
vored nation clause 1t expects that
british sugar from the British west
indies shall be admitted into the UNIT
ed States on equal terms with CUBAN
sugar. and it is not doubted that Ger
many. France, Austria and the other
great beet sugar producing countries
Will do likewise. An old holding OF
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
BY A VOTE OF 81 TO 1S.
Senate Passes Bill Making Cuban
Treaty Effective.

Washington, Dec 1S.-By the deci-
sive vote of 81 to is the senate passed
the bill carrying into effect the reel
procity treaty with Cuba.
The final vote came at the close OF
a day which was marked by debate
which. while at all times animated.
was never acrimonious. The principal
speeches were made by Mr.. Spooner
for the bill and by Mr.. Bailey against
it,
The bill passed carries into execu-
ton the treaty between the United
States and Cuba which was ratlfied
last March The treaty provides Tor a
reduction of 20 per cent from the rates
of duty under the Dingley law on all
Cuban articles imported into the Unit
ed States aud varying reduction OF
from 90 to 40 per cent from the estab'
lished Cuban duties on articles I'M,
ported into Cuba from the United
States
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
JAPAN IS NOT SATISFIED
Russia's Reply TO the Japanese Proposals
Meets the DisapprovaI OF the Jap
anese Cabinet Ministers.

Toxic. Dec. 1S.-The conference OF
the elder statesmen OF Japan, incud-
ins the Marquis Ito and the cabinet
ministers, resulted according to a
semi-official statement. in a determina-
ticn to offer strong front to Russia
in view of the latters unsatisfactory
reply to the Japanese proposals.
Another report says it is understood
that although the Russian reply was
considered highly unsatisfactory the
conference decided to make another
and probably last attempt to arrive at
friendly settlement.
The situation is considered grave
Even the most sober section of the
Japanese press declares it is high time
for action
In addition to the Marquis Ito Field
Marshal Yamagata, senior field mar
shal Of the Japanese army and former
premier; Count Matsukata, one of the
greatest tinanciers of modern Japan
and twice premier of Japan; Count
Inouyie. former Japanese ambassador
to Korea and at one time a finance
minister of Japan, and the Marquis
DIANA the field marshal who distin
guished himself in the war between
Japan and China, We're among those
who took part in the conference be
tween the elder statesmen of Japan
and Premier Katsura, the foreign min
ister, the war minister and the marine
minister, lasting three hours
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
WHAT THE ATLANTA FOUND
Force of Colombian Soldiers are BusiIy at
Work Near the Border OF Panama. and
Enter Protest.

After temporarily returning to the AT
lanta Lieutenant Perrill went back to
the schooner. which in the meantime
had taken up a position oft beach
within a small bay. Great excitement
prevailed among the COlOmbians on
the whaleboat's approach. There were
repeated cries Of Viva Colombia" and
there was sudden concentration OF
$50 Colombian soldiers on the beach,
For some moments the situation ap-
peared dangerous and had the appear
ance Of ambuscade. General Ortiz ap-
peared on the beach when Lieutenant
Perrill went ashore. the whaleboat il
the meanwhile lying close to the
beach General Ortiz insisted that
Lieutenant Perrill should
FLY the Colombian Flag
at the bow of the whaleboat or low er
the American flag at her stern be-
cause she was in Colombian waters
Lieutenant Perrill replied that he did
not have a Colombian flag and re-
fused to lower the Stars and Stripes
General Ortiz did not insist upon his
SO doing, but he protested in writing
against the presence of the Americans
in Colombian waters. Lieutenant Per
TIL accepted tue protest ana conveyed
It 10 Commander Turner. who handed
it to Rear Admiral Coghlan on his
arrival here.
General Ortiz did not permit Lieu
tenant Perrill to leave the point of the
beach where he landed. While PERTH
was awaiting the Colombian protest
First Lieutenant Edward b. Manwar-
ing. commanding the marine guard of
the Atlanta. rowed up in cutter for
the purpose of communicating with
Lieutenant PerrIll and to gain certain
military information. Lieutenant Man
waring went ashore and the cutter
Joined the whaleboat off the beach.
Lieutenant Perrill returned to the
Atlanta at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Later in the day General Ortiz re-
Quested the Atlanta to leave.
The Colombian camp appeared to be
permanent, was we'll provisioned and
probably destined to be used as base
of operations. General Ortiz and 9TH
ers freely expressed the determination
of Colombia to fight to the bitter end
in case General Reyes visit to Wash
ington is not successful and Panama
is rot returned to Colombia.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18

charged with direct responsibility for
improper appointments and fraudulent
disbursement of funds, both To them
selves and others including an allow
ance to George W Beavers of s1,l4S
"for expenses in assisting special at
torneys in the court Of Claims" al
lowed by Captain Castle.
Former Postmaster General Smith
and Captain Castle. auditor for the
postoace department are accused OF
negligence in failing 10 put stop to
these transactions.
Bristow ADDS Another Chapter
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow in addition to the mat
tiers made public in his report some
time ago. presents evidence showing
that former Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Heath ordered pneumatic cancel.
ing machines installed in the depart
ment without reference TO their mer-
its.
Edward s Allen, now clerk at the
Cleveland lOD postoffice. testified that
reports he made on the merits of the
Hampden canceling machines were
not sat SfaciOrN 10 FlTSt Assistant
Postmaster General Heath. and said
that he was plainly advised that ii
was Nj Heaths desire that these ma
chimes he installed and the desire of
Mr.. Beavers "and the general that
he do less talking derogatory to the
machine He says he was forewarned
of this ny his brother, then chief clerk
to the first assistant postmaster gen
eral, and thereafter Allen testified. he
simply installed machines and refrain
ed from any comment. The machines
proved worthless.
The report says that II c. Truesdell
OF Binghampton n Y of the cancelins
machine company, told inspectors that
before the order of June 30, 1890, was
given for 100 Doremus canceling ma
chimes. POO shares (s20,000 worth) OF
the stock of the company was trans
ferrod to First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath. Heath promising to
order not less than 900 machines al
s225
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
University Of California Loses BIG
Sum of Money.

Berkeley, Cal, Dec lS.-At meet
ing of the finance committee of the
board Of regents of the University Of
California it developed that former
Secretary Mckowan's defalcations will
reach at least 100000, instead of half
that amount as was at first supposed.
1t was brought out during the con
ference that the peculations covered a
period of seven years and that Nc
Rowan has scarcely any money of his
own.
McKowan attended the conference
and al its conclusion was given into
the custody of the sheriff
II is announced that the scandal will
be sifted tc the bottom.
The stolen money, it is said, was
not taken from the general fund ol
the university, but from private bene
factions turned over to McKowan.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Judge Jonas Hutchinson of the supe-
rior cour, is dead at Chicago of heart
failure.
Mrs. ]. B. Angel, wife of the presi
dent of the University of Michigan, is
dead from pneumonia after brief i'll
ness.
The bank at Garden City, Ia, was
dynamited Wednesday night Three
men did the work. The robbers Sc.
cured $1,000,
1t is reported that wages of the en-
ployes of the Crucible Steel company
of America will be reduced beginning
with next month.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia has
vetoed the bill recently passed by the
city council appropriating $lG,O0O,OOt
for public Improvements.
According TO advices received at the
worlds fair headquarters at st LOUIS
Russia will have the most extensive
exhibit which that country has ever
made at a foreign exposition.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Re
railroad has sold 10 J. p. Morgan 4
Co. $4,000 900 Of the general mort
gage 4 per cent bonds, OF which SIS.
600 900 were recently made available
NJ. Comtesse, member of the bun
desrath from Neuchatel, and M. Rue
cha. member from the Canton d'
Vaud. have been elected. respectively
president and vice president OF Swift
Zerland for 1904.
At Saginaw, Mich, Emil Wienke,
laborer shot and killed his father. IA
told the police, to whom he surrer
dered himself that hA committed tn
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
wALKERITES ARE WORRIED.
Repeated Indian Scares Keep settlers
Away.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Representa-
tive Buckman of Minnesota had an
other conference with the war depart
meut officials during the day relative
TO the situation at Walker, MINI. lie
mas been assured that troops VIII be
stationed at Walker during the sum
NOR hut he has as yet received no
definite reply to his request that Sol
1iers be sent there at once.
The people living in the vicinity OF
Walker are still urging that action
should be taken by the war depart
ment without delay it being repre-
sented that the repeated Indian scares
discourage settlement in that section
of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
THE PRESIDENT
Senator German Discusses the Pan.
ana Situation.

Washington Dec 1S.-When the
senate convened Mr.. Hoar called up
his resolution calling upon the presi-
dent for such information as may be
in his possession relative to the status
of the republic Of Panama when the
treaty with that country was nego-
tiated.
What we want to know" he said,
did this government, knowing that a
revolution was about to take place,
so arrange matters that the revolution,
whether peaceable or otherwise,
should he permitted to go on without
interruption, and whether our national
authorities took measures to prevent
Colombia from stopping it."
Mr.. German followed Mr. Hoar He
sharply attacked the administration
and intimated that the course which
mad been entered upon was for the
purpose OF securing partisan advan'
'ase IN the approaching presidential
election. He complained bitterly OF
lhe course of Assistant Secretary o'
state Loomis in giving the facts bear
ing upon the treaty to a banquet in
New York, which was, he said, viola
~ 6. SpAiCu SCtlCNy. anu ui'o o'ti ="
,he Facts did not justify the statement
by Mr. Loomis that the Nicaragua ca
nal was not feasible. He concluded
at O'Clock, declaring that the arms OF
the United States should not be used
10 sustain the fortunes of falling
party
In the course Of Mr.. Germans speech
MT Aldrich asked him if the Demo
Gratis would vote against the canal
,reatv and Mr.. German replied that
the facts are now known and, if neces
sary to do SO to save the honor of the
country, they would.
Mr.. Foraker followed Mr.. German
ne said that Mr.. Hoar's speech should
nave been made in closed session. Such
course would have been the part OF
patriotism, especially as it criticised
the president
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
SIFT THE TULLOCH CHARGES
Scathing Report of the investigators, Con-
rad and BOnaparte, and a Number OF
Persons are Scored.

Washington, Dec 1S.-"No improper
|offcial act on the part Of any public
|ofcial or employe is alleged which
|dd not occur more than three years
before July II. 1908, and as all posi-
bile prosecutions are barred we are led
Therefore to interpret our instructions
5to report on these matters from a
Rlegal standpoint In a broader sense
{than we might otherwise venture to
lascribe to them. and understand that
! our views are desired as to the legal
3propriety of the official action dis
or may not have been criminal"
4 With this statement Messrs. Conrad
! and Bonaparte begin their report on
/ the charges made by s. w. Tullocn.
Formerly cashier of the Washington
\ city postoffice. against the administra-
{tion of that Office.
Continuing, the report says the Tul-
&loch charges have never been. prop
}erly speaking. investigated at all. nor
ihave the accused officials. particularly
kPerIy Heath, made satisfactory replies
Ito them. Concerning Heath the report
zsays
"The reasonable inference to be
4 drawn from Mr.. Heath's failure
To Meet Fully and Explicitly
accusations which, as Postmaster Gen
4 eral PAYNE very justly admonished
him charged him with many acts of
1 doubtful propriety,' added to the facts
appearing from the evidence laid be
4 fore US, obiges us to say that at least
4 a prima facie case is presented OF
willfu and reckless disregard by the
late first assistant postmaster general
Of obligations imposed on him by the
regulations of his own department as
well as by the statutes of the United
States and we feel it our duty TO add
that suspicion of his personal integrity
must be inevitably aroused in our
judgment by an impartial considera
ton of the facts submitted to us and
& 3of his plainly inadequate explana
4 items"
4 Heath and George w. Beavers are
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-18
CONFIRMED IN LONDON.
Further Negotiations Necessary to End
Far Eastern Dispute.

London, Dec. 1S-The Associated
Press is informed that an intimation
has been received here in official quar-
ters from Japan that the Russian draft
of the proposed agreement is not ac-
ceptable in its present form and that
further negotiations on important
questions of principle would be neces-
sary before final settlement can be
reached.
Both the Japanese and British Off
cia!s in ondon, however, maintain
the views they expressed in these dis
patches Dec. Ii that a distinct step
towards peace has been made and
they remain optimistic in regard to an
ultimate pacific settlement