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New-York tribune., 1903-05-18

The principal societies meeting here this year are
the American Baptist Missionary Union Qpreign
mssions). with headquarters in Boston; the fInerl-
can Baptist Publication Society. OF "hiiadflphia'
and the American Baptist Home Mission Society
aF New-Yorix City. There are several other bodies
Of national scope including women's socleues' Ihe
Historical Society," the Young Peoples Union. ana
so on which will also meet here, but the chlei
time will be given those first named, which are
institutions of commanding importance
The Missionary Union carries on It's main Work
in the Philippines Japan China India and AFRICA
II also gives aid some churches In CohihehIAI
Europe. in Russia Sweden. Germany, france ana
Denmark The last year has had much Of encour-
agement and progress. The total receipts from all
sources were $722 767, in some respects the best
showing in any one of the eghty-nine years OF the
societys history. There IS small deficit OF SV"p
made necessary by enlargement Of the work at
some points The baItisms for the year We're 1908
in the churches of Asia and Africa and 1881 in
those of EuroDe and the present mem bershp In
the churches in heather lands Is 1l34lS ana In
Europe Jos O61 Besides the direct evangelical ac-
tivity in these missionary operations. much atteh-
ion is given TO education in all its forms There
must be elementary instruction OF the slmpleSt
kind and there must be the training of a native
Christianity is showing its presence as sociai
force and is SLOWLY moulding the life of the COM
munities.
The Home Mission Society has for its field the
United States including Alaska. Cuba ana for'o
Rico blIt not including the Philippines, whl4h are
oIao a gra diving work in Mexico. It's operations
include the planting OF chuIcHeS suplo H.
cor, cor,,,,nnities in the west and Northwest 1t also
maintains schools high grade among tne hT6t oes
Of the South ana Il ngs In our large cities and
for the Chinese. The gross Tecelpts OF 'ie eooe'S
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ARRAIGNED ONLY AS DRUNK.
Complainant Declares He Made Charge Of
Assault Against Prisoner.

Matthias Erc-ls. % No 1Sl+ Third-ave- vas ar
rs fzre5 in Harlem Court yesterday charged by De-
tect,e Contoy with iutoxication lie was fined S3.
When the case had been disposed Of. a man who
gave his name as Smith appeared in court and sao
that he and friend had taken Engels to the
station. On the way the station Engels threw
carbcIlc acid at Smith. VINO showed q bisteled
hand. EngeIs had gone 70 Smiths house. ue later
said. crew \ knife and attacked niIn- SInlth 5alg
be made charge OF assault against knSels' anu
told the sergeant he would appear in court -,
Eugels. Smith said. while his landlady was IN INC
hr=uiral had stolen and pawned many aTucIe;S-
'rne pawn tickets were in Engels's pockets Wntn ne
vgas ar-aisred in the station on Saturday, smith
declared ,,,.-
Engels was re-arraigned. and Magistrate Aeller
Instructed Policeman Jerome to make snort am
dsz-r cbs-gsne LARCENY. On the affidavit were a
doze. pawn tickets which keeper had founo IN
geiE.s pockets ,,- .-.o-oe+
This seems to he a case which shouq interest,"
Police Commissioner Greene, said Magistrate
Zelfc-
New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
ST. ANDREW BROTHERHOOD.
Programme for the Tenth Annual Gathering
in Brooklyn

The Long Island members of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew are actively preparing for the
tenth annual New-York State Convention of the
brotherhood, which Will be held in Brooklyn
Friday. Saturday and Sunday. The services
OF the convention Will be held in st. AIMS
Church The parish house adjoining the church
VIII be the convention headquarters.
Invitations have been sent out to chapters and
local assemblies in neighbOring States well
as to those in Newly Bishop Burgess is
giving the convention his hearty support and
viii be present. Bishop Du Moulin, of Niagara,
will be the convention leader The general
theme of the convention will be The Kingdom
of Christ; the Church" and all the services, ad-
dresses and conferences are designed to bear on
this central idea. The prayer used for the Bos-
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ton convention has been adopted and distrib-
uted through the State.
The programme for the convention follows:

Friday. p. m.-Men's reception business dressg
at the Church Club In the Diocesan House, No. 10
Rensen-st. Brooklyn. The Bishops of Niagara.
Long Island and New-York. and others, guests Of
honor -
I,rke's and st AIMS churches and at St. Pauls
Chapel. St. Philips and St. Matthews churches,
NeW-YOrk
1890 a n.-St AIMS Church. the Rev DR.. Reese
f Alsop. rector; opening service, annual sermon
and charge to convention by Bishop Burgess.
Noon-Prayers for missions, Bishop Du Moulin,
Of Niagara. Brief opening business session. Alex
ander NJ. Hadden president Of the convention, pre-
siding. Address OF welcome, William Braddon,
president of the Long Island Assembly.
I2l5 D. m--ReCeSs.
I:30 D. m.-Conference: reports from junior chap
ters the Rev. William Henry Owen. jr.. former
general secretary OF junior department., chairman
2:l5 2. rn.-Conference; reports from local assem-
blies and summary of letters from chapters; - IN
usual Work" Edward W. hierndn president Of the
New-York Assembly. chairman. Conference; re-
ports from senior chapters, Frank l. Lyman, SYRIA
Cuse. y. Y. chairman
$50 .. m.-ConferenCe, Francis H Holmes. council
member for New-Jersey. chairman. Silent 1nhu-
ence'' Clarence l. Parker Emmanuel Chapter
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r. the powerful pumps OF the Hudson. When the
material reaches proper height within the I'll
:: is covered win eighteen inches Of earth taken
from the island. The material has 50 improved IN
qua ar. ly reason Of efficient primary eepa aration
that II he handled ia perfectly sanitary man
uer n making these land fills
This work % Commissioner Woodbury. has been
done win the aid Of Or. Leaerle- president Of the
Board Of Health. who has assisted the street
Cleaning Department in every Way with MS ADVICE
and counsel in its sanitary handling. other ma
-1ris1 iu summer months, which could not pe
handled Al Riker's Island on account OF the lack
-- proper rnacftEerE. sent to lanG ms at
N=uark and Dutch Kills that the beaches dur
ir-- 7h.a summer season might he kept free from
-rr pollution which mas caused 50 much disconl-
= .
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WOMAN DIES FROM BURNS.
Lamp Was verturned-Furniture Thrown
Out of Window Ignited Awning.

Mrs Elizabeth Summers. thirty years old. Wife
NJ Thomas s. Summers. fatally burned in a
ara which resulted from the overturning OF a lamp
IN their room at the furnished room house at No
400 East Thirty -fourthst-. early yesterday Ser
geant DAILY OF the East Thirty station and
Policeman Downey found Summers trying TO tear
the burning clothing from his wife Daily picked
nm a Quilt from the bed and put out the tre in the
clothing while Downey extinguished the flames In
ThA room When DR.. Plumly. called from Bellevue
JcsnitaI with an ambulance arrived. Mrs sum
ners was unconscious and died at the hospital
The furniture. which also set afre, was
thrown from the window. II landed on an awning
below and started fire there.
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VANCOUVER COAL MINES DEVELOPED.
Consular Report Says the Output for l9o2
Was 1871 900 Tons

Washington May lin a report to the State
DEPARTMENT A. +. Smith. Consul at Victoria. says
that the Vancouver Island mines are better de-
,a1onad than ever before In the history of the
Yroyince of British Columbia. During the year lSe
! 73l 900 tons of coal mined. the largest out
nut of coal ever produced at these mines OF tAat
amount about 10000 tons were made into COKE
making l27 500 tons of the latter product
Iarga ouantfty OF anthracite coal. four miles
from Cumberland the celebrated tonox
mines has Just been discovered. Although none OF
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TRACT SOCIETY WORK TO BE TOPIC

-. .t, - 10 be occupied by speakers
ra,,rssentt1e the American Tract Society, whose
oe5cere and directors will present the duieFet. eil
T;,ses of their work. All who attend may Sc 'ne
nl,lnit used over a century ago by "so.Et " "a,
puipi' .,,,e, an the streets and in fields
lieiu ~ ~ "a America. and the chair in which
IN Ia1-oa's Daughter sat when visited by
Leigh richmond The gPsekSsFS P93saSaS Ed dw8 hs j Mi Ges
Lr. 5eoist - Henry Lewis; THURSDAY, Dr doh1
" err Friday, Dr. Robert 5 MacAr1hur' anu
eaturdav DR. F. O. Zesch.
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this coal has been brought TO market SKY q, men 9
are eTnnioyed in developing it, and railway Is IN
process of construction thereto. ,
The Extension mines, miles south OF Nlaiiat-
mo owned BY the Wellington CoIiery COMPANY
have been closed since the middle OF March on
account OF a labor dispute
New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
BISHOP M'DoNNELLs JUBILEE.
Twenty-ffth Anniversary of His Ordination
as Priest to Begin Tonight.

The silver jubilee services in honor Of the twen-
t,fftb anniversary Of the ordination 10 the priest
hood of Bishop Mcdonnell. of Brooklyn and Long
Island will begin tonight. when reception VIII
he given for him by the Cathedral Club. at No. "a
Greene-ave He will be received by conmlttee'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
PoLYGAMY IN CONNECTICUT

New Haven. Conn. Feb 25-Rev
II. l.. Hutchins, who has been making
a tour Of the state in the interests of
the Connecticut Bible Society, read a
paper at a meeting OF pastors that
startled his hearers. Mr. Hutchins
said that polygamy is practiced in the
eastern part OF the state. The degen-
eracy of the inhabitants of the town
referred to- Mr.. Hutchins said, was
productive Of murder and other crimes
Another feature CT life in that section
and the northwestern part Of the
state was the existence of class OF
illiterates. The speaker thought the
inefl1ciency Of the country school was
largely responsible for such conditions,
and he believed the church was not
holding it's own in these districts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Benefit Concert.

The concert at the Mirrill Institute
Friday night promises to be very in
teresting and entertaining one. Miss
Nicie Harrel has always been a sweet
singer but her work at the Chicago
University has made remarkable i'm
provement in her voice. She ranks
among the best. It is doubtful if Pine
Bluff has had the opportunity this win
ter to hear a better singer. The Le-
Maire orch estra will be increased to
nineteen pieces so as to make it a
symphony orchestra and its work will
be grent. The boys band is progress
ing wonderfully, and the boys desire
to be encouraged in their work Pine
Bluff needs band and now is the
time for the people to show their lay
atty. These are home boys out OF the
hest families in the city. The violin
solo bv Miss Lizzie LeMaire will be
one OF the best ever heard in this city.
Miss LeMaire has become so proficient
in her art that she ranks with the
greatest violinists of the day. Let Pine
Bluff show it's appreciation Of these
home people Friday evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

Jackson, Miss, Feb 26=The Mis-
siasippi State Register is the name
of new paper Just launched here
1t Is Republican in politics, edited by
James Hill. colored, and will oppose
Roosevelt vigorously as the types can
be trained to put it. Hill has been the
Republican leader in the state for a
great number of years He has held
several important state and federal ef-
fees, has always been looked up to
by all the members Of his race and re-
spccted by the whites regardless Of
flee here to make room for a whito
man, In his salutatory he says
Racial prejndices however strong.
should not be permitted to lead us into
inccndiary utterances, blind us to the
demands Of common justice in our
business relations with each other Tho
tive races are here This is the hoMe
of the negro as well as the white
man. All his interests, material er
otherwise, are here. He could not sst
away if he would, and few desire 10
do so. The Register will enjoy the
distinction OF being the only Repubh-
can paper in the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
STORY OF A REGISTERED LETTER
Received At Louisville After a CeIay
of Over Five Years..

A registered letter, addressed to
Corners and company, of Louisville,
Ky, publishers OF the Christian OBJ
server, was received at the local post,
otilne Yesterday. It was mailed five
years ago at Plum Bayou, Ark.
Tic letter contained a S5 bill to be
credited upon the subscription to the
Observer by a citizen of Plum Bayou
The letter. according TO the post
mark, had been mailed in the latter
city December 81, 1897, and by mistake
was forwarded to Lewisvi!le, Ark,
where it had lain five years awaiting
claimant The postmaster at Lew
isville. Ark. discovered recently that
the letter was for Louisville, Ky. and
forwarded it.-Louisville Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Mardi GsaS Festivities

Nardi Gras, in Pine Bluff, has made
its round once more in the cycle of
time, and one more night of reyelry
<And merry making is added to mem
ory's store of local events There
was not much change to be noted in
last night s festivities from the pro-
grams of past occasions There were
greater number of maskers out
than year ago, as the weather was
fairer. The masking was confined.
chiefly to men and women not Of
the better classes. The negroes also
took a prominent part, and when the
crowd got we'll mixed it was hard to
tell coon from white person.
Several respectable ladies were ont
with masks over their faces, but they
were not costumed. They had gentle
men escorts masked. and they merely
took in the sights. There were several
couples who made the rounds of the
saloons who were said to be married
couples-the husbands taking the
wives around to see a Pine Bluff
mardi gras in all its details. There
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

were men disguised as women and wo
men disguised as men, and some OF
the women wore masculine shoes and
had practiced the masculine walk till
it was difficult to tell that they were
really women. However no man could
SC disguise his walk as to make any
body believe he was woman His
walk and his feet gave him away At
u O'Clock the maskers were nearly ali
off the streets. and at a. m. there
was nothing to indicate the festivities
OF the night except a few who We're be-
lated because they were in consider
able doubht as to the direction of
home. and had serious doubts as to
whether they could get home if they
knew which course to take Mardi
Gras in Pine Bluff is not one OF the
things which the people of the city
can take great deal Of pride in, but
affords one night in the year on which
the freedom of the city is allowed to
all classes. and while there is much
to amuse the spectator, there is much
to disgust
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Redfield Almost Wiped OFF the Face
! of the Earth
Nine Large Business Houses Burned 1t Was Evi-
dently the Work of ii Firebug With Ill
Toward Mayor IlcNeiil

The town of Redfeld has been al
most wiped off the face of the earth,
whether it cuts any figure with its
appearance On the maps or moi. Fire
there this morning destroyed nine
business houses, all there we're in the
town except two The loss IS estimat-
ed at $50, eco. he fire originated in
w. L. Cobb's drug stote about 3 O'Clock
this morning. The general opinion at
Redfeld is that tire fire was of incen
diary origin, and the opinion prevails
with many to the effect that the in
cendiary bears Mayor Angus Mcneil,
of Redfield. an i'll will. About month
ago Mayor McNeill's barn was burned.
This morning early Redfield was al
most wholly destroyed by fire and
Mayor McNeill's store was among the
destroyed property. The gin ON Mr..
McNeills plantation six miles away
was also burned, which strengthens
the belief that firebug is at work in
Redfield and vicinity, and that his
special endeavors are to burn the
property of Mayor Mcneil, and cares
not how many others may suffer as the
results of his efforts to do Mr. McNeill
an injury The telephone exchange at
Redfield was destroyed, and telephone
communication between Pine Bluff and
that place has not yet been restored,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
KNOCKED DOWN
Because He Refused to Give a Loafer
Nickel

A lively scrap took place at the
street about o'clock this morning
While Jack Michallotti was arranging
his fruit stand, located at this place,
Jim Sam Winters. loafer and
booze fighter" stepped up and asked
him for nickel and upon getting a
refusal Winters wrath was up at
once and he struck Michallotti a power
full blow in the left ere knocking him
down and otherwise bruising him.
They We're at once separated by some
bystanders. Winters was arrested and
will be placed on trial this afternoon
at O'Clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
KILLING AT NEW EDiNBURG
~, .. Atwood Kills Man Named Kill
aore-ResuIt of Former Killing.

report reached Pine Bluff this aft
erncen, ilis' as t1.sA Graphic was being
na9"fd f.ll2Gfe bad Eeen killed at New
Etlinhurg BY w. d. Atwood kilgore
was the .atler of the two Kilgore boys
killed i'll a fel1 It New Edinburg last
fall between Atwood and one of his
oieri1s on one side and the kilgore
bcys en- the other. The killing this af
ternoon was a result CT the troubles
which brought about the killings last
fall
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

Boston. Mass, Feb. 25-"The as,
sertion made by Alexander Young, the
astronomer of l4aporte, Ind, that the
sun is inhabited, is nothing short of
Ridiculous"
so declared William II. Pickering,
the astronomer of Harvard college OBJ
SerNatOrY, to a reporter. Astronomer
is taking advantage of the similarity
Of his own name and that OF c. A.
Young the Princeton astronomer, an
noGneed tl4a' from observations made
ty HIM lc IS confident that the sun
is n.la5it d. With his Instruments.
he SAYS. le saw Or the suns surface
mountain side with great and precipi-
tous rocks which glow with prismatie
colors, mingled with the greenness OF
y perennial vegetation, and with floral
radiance more beautiful than that Of
earth. Beyond these mountains, he
says, lie saw valleys and plains where
po", - ,iGc. iIe SAYS the solar spec
trllIn is a division of the component
parts Of the electric current proceed
ing from the sun after it enters the
confines of the earth's atmosphere,
upon which is elcctragraphed the i'm
age Of the solar fields OF color, and
which spread over the vast surface of
the sun.
Alexander Young, said MI Picker
ing lis a crank, while his wild asser-
tions are nothing short of ridiculous It
has been proven by the observations
made by Mr.. Young of New Jersey and
myself, that the sun is toe hot body
to aloW of any habitation there
Alexander Young is also incorrect
when he speaks OF vegetation existing
in the sun for to any intelligent as
tronomer such a thing is beyond the
range of possibility.
''The only solution I can give to the
evident mistake made by Mr. Young
of :.aporte is that he must have con
fused the sun and the moon. The
moon, as has been stated by astrono-
mers, who have made observations OF
it. and also taken photographs OF it,
is thickly streWn with vegetation and
Ollitp a numbar Of yOlc9nOpa Rnt this
could not possibly be so in the sun,
as the sun is hotter than the hottest
electric furnace that was ever manu-
faetured upon the earth To the Or
binary layman the idea of the sun be
ing inhabited is simply perposterous.
"The sun is ball of fire which is
encircled by shell which generates
ne heat"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

homes and to number their houses in
order that the postofiice might include
their district in the free delivery route
One hundred and ten dollars was rails
ed at the meeting to be given to the
city council to show that they were
willing to cooperate with them in
grading and improving the streets. The
council will be asked toeassist them
in every way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Arkansas Legislature

Little Rock, Feb 25.-The house, by
a vote OF SO to 9. yesterday passed
Senator Killough's bill increasing the
tax per acre in the st. Francis levee
district from cents per acre to 6
cents.
The senate passed the house bill de-
taching a portion of Scott county and
adding it to Logan county.
The house passed Senator Hinkle'e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
A New Store.

Nr Gtgust Thalheimer left Tins
.r'.:ning for Little Rock, whore he viii
var ieec fixtures for his cigar store,
Hnsch he will open in the room now oe-
cupied by b. Gottlied. jeWeler. Mr..
Thalheimer has been employed by the
Dilley Foundry company for the pas
seven years and success in his new
venture is predicted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
METHODiSTs TO PRINT A PAPER
Will Omit Sporting News and Will Not
lssue on Sunday.

ISoOC Ott SuTGdy.
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 25-At taa0
Methodist Ministers meeting the plans
for new secular morning paper to be
published six days in the week wero
explained and discussed. The paper
is TO be called the Penn Square Ca
zette The capital stock lis 5000 0O~,
and S250.O00 OF this is to be preferred
The paper is to have no sporting
news. 1t il to be smaller in size than
the present daily sheets and will u
printed in larger type. No advertise
ments are to be admitted on the first
and editorial pages, and certain ID
yertisements are not to be admitted u
all
Satisfactory arrangements have been
made, it is said, for getting the news It
the world and for editing it properly.
SO that there will be no yellow journAa-
ism in the paper. In response to
qrestit n az to whether 1t would be nes-
assary to work on the Sabbath in or
der to get out the Monday morning
ed tlon the answer was most emphatic
thai paper could not be gotten out
in any other way.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Successful Mask Ball.

The masked bali given by the Re
hekahs at the Bluff City hall Tuesday
night Wa. a success, both financially
ard socially, there being large crowd
resent. Prof. LeMaire's orchestra
fu,tIsi.ed the music for the evening.
Masks were removed at 10 o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
Negroes Want improvements.

A large number OF negroes residing
in a suburb of the city known as Bat
tlesville met in the Barraque street
Baptist church Monday night for the
purpose of adopting measures to lead
to the improvement of that section
of town. They eeeh agreed to con-
struct good sidewalks around their
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25
John DowelFs Good Luck.

Word has been received that Mr..
John ]. DoWell, Jr., is at the Latonia
race track with a string of horses
and that he is having considerable
success. He is we'll known here and
his friends will be pleased to know of
bis good luck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

hence complete details cannot be Sc.
follows:
J. Z. Simmons, Pine Bluff. two
stores, dry goods and groceries. 81
009.
J. a. Watson and company, success
sors to H. G. Daniels, general mefchan-
1i#e. $4,000: insured with Little
Rock agency.
W. L. COBB drugs. $1,000; Insurance
$50 with Geo. ". Wells and company
G. W. Berry jewelry and barber
shop, $500.
Everett and Jenkins, meat market.
$50. Building owned by Mrs. J. D.
Canttnll
HOLMAN Bros. general merclan-
llse Sect: insured with Little Rock
agency.
A F. McNeill, general merchandise.
$1,000, insured with Geo. NJ. Wells
ard company for $1,000.
Lasker Bros. of Little Rock, saloon.
81 .001
The onls buildings left on the side
of the street on which the fire occur
red are those occupied by w. F. Camp
bell as a hotel and T. w. Moore and
]. E. Blair. general merchants.
The whole loss is estimated at $50
900, of which sum $4,000 is the loss on
buildings and 1900 on stocks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

The senate amended Senator Grays
fellow w-servant bill so as to make it ap
ply to all corporations doing business
in Arkansas The vote on the adop-
tion Of the amendment was Is ayes to
noes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

and rooms. Mr. HeefNa&etr Of Little
Rock. has the contract fer tAe decor
alons He did the Decorative aork
OH tho Gayoso hotel at Memphis and
the Piedmont al Atlanta, which Is Il
guaranty that the decorations of the
1rulock viii be irstclass. The paint
ms decorations ard the carpets will
6ost about IS. 600. and will make of the
FrHloek enc Of the handsomest hotels
III The country
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-25

bill abolishing the Office Of travelling
agent Of the penitentiary and devolving
upon the sherihs tne duty of trans.
porting convicted persons TO the peni
tentiary.