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The Washington times., 1904-08-18
SLOCUN REPORT
MAY READ WELL
Promises to Be Sensational
in the Extreme.
COMMISSION NEARLY DONE
Unanimous on All Points Except the
Time When Fire on Vessel
Was Discovered.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-The Govern
ment commission appointed to investi-
gate the General Slocum disaster, and
the condition OF the steamboat ex-
cursion business and the Federal inspec-
ton service Of the port of New York,
has reached unanimous conclusions on a
great many OF the questions involved.
and its report promises to be sensational
IN the extreme
Another meeting OF the commission
was held yesterday, for the purpose of
attempting to reach an agreement as to
the most important feature of the SlO-
cum tragedy. yet remaining undetermin-
. ed in the minds Of the commissioners.
This involves the question where the
Slocum was when her officers first knew
of the fire. There was conflicting testi
mOny on this point.
Many witnesses who were aboard the
vessel on the day of the catastrophe
testified that the fire was discovered
when the steamer was passing through
Hell Gate. The captain and the two
pilots swOre that the fire was not re-
ported to them until the Slocum was
four lengths beyond the Sunken Mead
ows.
Conflict in Testimony.
1t is understood to be the commits
sions opinion that II the vessel had been
beached on the Sunken Meadows great
loss of life would have been averted
and much viii depend, therefore, on
whether the commissioners conclude to
credit the evidence of the captain and
pilots or that of the other witnesses
examined on this phase OF the disaster.
No agreement on the point involved
was reached by the commission at
yesterdays meeting. Should the com
miSSiOners decide thai the existence OF
lrrnft h
Slocum before the Sunken Meadows
were reached they viii not hesitate 70
hold that the long run to North Brother
Island while the vessel was ablaze was
unnecessary and a grave error.
Upon all other material points involv-
ing the facts connected with the disaS =
ter the commissioners are agreed. and
Will in their report 90 the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. present most
damaging case against those controlling
the SlOcum
The Washington times., 1904-08-18
Inspectors Derelict.

Nevertheless. there is strong opinion
in the comm sion that the inspectors
might have been more thorough even
with the amount Of work imposed upou
them. That they did not test the Slo-
Gums hose or examine her life Dresery-
eTs was shown. The commission is OF
the opinion that life prcservers should
be renewed and the fire hose tested fire.
Quently on every excursion steamer
The Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
VIII be urged by the commission 20 rec
Ommend 10 Congress that money and
authority be given 20 institute reforms
90 the inspection service at New York.
Representative Joseph A. Gouldcn. Of
For6ham, who was a member Of tho
corOner's jury which Investigated the
Slocum disaster has informed the com
mission that he intends 10 introduce d
bill at the next session Of Congress -
give an adequate number OF men 90 the
steamboat inspection service. and more
authority to the inspectors IN doing their
work
The Washington times., 1904-08-18

Every mother feels q
great dread of the pain
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
Sc L. I-c
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
She Was Stuck on the Place.

strange thing happened in this
village recently during q lull in the
heavy rains, and it happened to one
poor, lone hen, and caused her owner
to gaze and wonder IN establishment
This particular hen in question has g
brood OF about twenty chickens which
she is forced to scratch for and shell
ter from hawks and do other things
that are necessary for motherly hens
to look out for when chickens are
young.
Well, it happened that one morning
the rain stopped for few hours and
the ground w2s exceedingly soft and
susceptible to the pedal extremities of
all kinds of walking creatures, espe-
clally hens. Mrs Hen started out to
scratch for a few choice worms and
bugs.
About an hour later her owner
came into the yard and saw her
scratching on the ground and sup
posed she was covering her chicks
from some passing hawk He went
up to her, but she did not start. ADd
good reason, too; she was stuck in
the. mud up to her feathery breast.
Ihe man. of course. eXtricated MRS.
Il. from her embarrassing position
and she hustled back into the barn
to wait until the ground dried
biddeford, Me, Recocd.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Prof JoWett's Sarcasm,

Dean Farra, when in charge Of a
fashionable church in London, was
dining at Prof. JoWett's, and toward
dessert took up the parable against
Dives. His voice rose higher and
higher, he spread silence aroud him,
and he Was heard laundering out:
w hat complain of as a clergyman
is that have to do what no layman
has to do, have to beg and beg in
vain. Fashionable ladies come to my
church glittering with precious gems,
and yet they will not sacrifice one dia.
mond from their grand tiaras in order
to save some erring sister from de-
struction.; When he finished the
silence grew sultry. All the hearers
looked gloomily at their plates Then
Jowett, who had been looking as
though he meant mischief. squeaked
out: What l object to as clergy.
man is that I have to exaggerate so!"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
While ! Am Alive to Hear.

H-w much would I care FOR it. could I
know
That when | am under the grass n1 SNOW.
The raVClc3 garment of lies bret day,
FCi.Cd dnd quietly laio away
The spirit let loose from u t"tal bars.
And ScrlCW her" away among tic st.rs.
How much do YOU think il would mat
ter then
What praise was lav3shed upon mo.
when.
Whatever might be its stint or store
1t neither could help nor harm me more
If. whilc was tonina, they had but
thought
TO stretch a finger. | would have caught
Gladly such aid to buoy me Through
Some bitter duty ] had to 40;
Though when it was done they sad
imaN ne.
TO others-they never said to M
Tn" word OF applause so craved. whose
Had been the snpremeSt boon on earth
If granted TO me them: We are proud
to know
Ihat one of ourselves has iriumphed
So
What use for the rope, II il he not flung
Till the swimmers grasp 10 the rock has
chung?
VIA, help in a comrades buele blast
What need that the squirting paean roll
When the runner is safe beyond the gonl +?
What worth in eulnss~ hlandest breath
When whispered in ears that are hushed
in death?
No. no, if you have but d word Of cheer
Speak il while ] am alive TO hear,
- Ja f&aret J. Erestcn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Some More Of the Same-Cuick.

My wife taught me something the
other night that isn't down in the
medical books" SAID a man. We had
some peppery tomato soup for dinner.
| was hungry and | suppose | was
trying to eat too fast. At any rate |
got some of the soup III my winGpipe
and commenced tc stranGle | cough.
en- and coughet ard drank about TWO
glasses of water. Still coughed
Take another spoonful Of soup
said my wife.
Not for mine, sad. 1 chokeG
on that once. 2nd III wai: until this
burning gets out of my throat
She insisted however. telling nc il
would cure the irritation. Just for
luck | made the attempt ard the ef-
feet was magical. FOR the irritation
disappeared Immediately. My self
appointed physician ted me aiso chat
to cure that choking sensation YOU
must take some more Of Che very
liquid Oh which YOU stranglcd. She
said it was especially eftlcaci0ns in
the case of a strong acid iike lemon,
How is that ior q housewife remedy
for q common complaints?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
$500 Reward. $500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 70 cure in all its stages. and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con
stitntional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure is taken internally, acting direct
}y upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its cur
afive powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY 4 co., To-
ledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Balls Family fllls for consti-
patton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
The STRONGEST Soldiers.

From recent English medical in
quiry into the physical status of the
various classes of military it was
found that the low-siZed broad chest
ed artillery men were the strongest
and healthiest in the service. On the
other hand the tall men of the Guards
had the disease tendencies of the
overgrown and consumption and other
pulmonary troubles were noticeably
common. When narrow chested, the
men OF the Guards and heavy cavalry
very soon broke down. Indeed. the
bulk of the medical evidence seemed
to show that the small, well-set men
the typical Atkinses--were the ideal
soldiers, though not SO imposing or
martial-looking as the gigantic Guards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Some Midsummer
Round Trips

st. Louis-Nery low rates all season.
Exceptionally low coach excursion
rates July II, 7S and Is.
Colorado-Vcry low rates all SUN
mer. Through sleeper service.
Chicago--Ve low rates all summer.
Great Lake Resorts low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Resorts Al
lantic Coast Points. One 1are plus
$500 for the round trip, on sale
Wednesdays and Saturdays, all
summer.
knoxvilIe-One fare plus $500 for
the round trip. June 90 to August
25.
West Baden and French Lick Springs
One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. July 1923.
LouisvilIe-One fare plus 1928 tor
round trip. August 1929.
California-Less than one fare for
the round trip. August Is to Sep
tember 10.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Thoughts on the Seasons.

Flattered with promise of escape
From every hurtfu blast,
Spring takes. sprightly May. thy shape
Her loveliest and her last
Less fair is summer riding high
In fierce solstital power,
Less fair than when lenent sky
Brings on her parting hour.
When earth repays with golden sieaves
The labors of the plow.
And rirenino fruits and forest leaves
All brighten on the bough
What pensive beauty autumn shows,
Before she hears the sound
Cf winter rushing III. 10 close
The emhlematic round,
Such he our Spring, our summer such:
So may oar Autumn blend
With Eo1rv Winter. and life touch
Through EeaNen-hoIn hore. her end:
Wiliia m Wordsworth
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
SYlvia's Qimpie.

Sylvias gown was newitching.
And fashioned of ribbon and lace,
a marvel of putting and stitching.
OF ertss.cross and curly-ene .sH - grace: race.
She rivaled sylph in her shape;
And yet, | had power to foil it
Twas her dimple / could not escape!
Sylvia's tresses were tinted
With amber in shine aad in shade.
The sunlght--hnw 1enderly eiinted
its rays on the locks of the maid!
Sooth. it was rapture to eye them
Imprisoned in ringlet or twist:
Yet. truly, might have passed by them
Twas her 'limrle ! could not resist,
Her checks had the color of peaches
That lightly the summer hath kissed,
OF the hue of rose that hese eches
The moon. half bid by a mist,
Twas peerless-the line of .eir curving
/ might have heheid them. unsWerving-
Twas her dimpe | could not With
stand
All: what shan sing Of h,r lashes
AS bright as the wild spray that dashes-
AS soft AS the dew on wreath
Her oelightfully perilous chances
Extorted my rapturons sigh:
To flee them. perhaps, there We're
But her dimple, ah, who could defy!
Her beauty was ever before me,
Like an innocent star in the night:
Her dimple twere we'll TO deplore ln..
Like a sharpshooter hidden from sight.
All armor were useless, but elfn.
For none can be fashioned by art:
And lacking the sort to put self in
A fash was Shot through the heart. !.
Smart Set.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
azy Koreans.


1t Is hardly an eXaggeratlOn to say
that the Koreans are the LATEST peo-
pie on earth. All day long they lie
about the streets smoking their gigan-
tic pipes. A native pipe is six.foot
length of bamboo with metal bowl,
and is carried tucked into the neck
band and down the trouser leg. All
work of very nearly every kind is done
by the women, who occupy perhaps
the most degraded position held by
the sex of any nation. The unfortu.
nate female population is collectively
4 beast of burden and denied even
the most elementary recognition as
human beings: A Korean girl has no
name; she is merely known as
"Dauehtcr Of So-and-so." her father.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
A Sentiment.

The Sky shall write about thine eyes
That smile on me from depths of blue:
The sun that radiantly doth. rise
Shall paint thy smile so winsome. too.
And as the feeting year shall turn
From morn to morn its pages new
some likeness fancy shall discern
Which brings Your cherished self to
view.
The leaf the bud. the hird-song light:
The flowers that nod. the stars that
shine
Shall seek to tell thy charms Alright
And make proper valentine.
shington Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
cA9TozIA.
p..,. -. a The Kind You Have Always Bought
''':::''' ss':; :; ''' Zhz&zzzzx
Dry Rot in Big Trees.

The famous oak trees about the
University of California are, many OF
them, suffering from dry rot. The de-
caved matter is to be removed and
the cavities formed thereby are to be
disinfected with coal tar and filled
with cement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Lenothy Land Tenure.

UNIQUE example Of lengthy land
enure by the same family is record
ID in the French press. The property
question is that of St. Bertha.
hich for 1856 years has been leased
members of the Moucadel family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
An Aneedote Of Napoleon.

When Napoleon was besieging Mae
stricht he ordered that the guns
should not be trained on the town
hall, where was preserved skeleton
of mosasaurus and when the place
was captured he directed that the
specimen should be carefully conveyed
to Paris.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
Feed Babies

and they will be healthy and
strong. The proper way to feed
baby, next to mothers milk, is by the
use of Borden's Eagle Brand Cen.
densed Milk. 1t offers the maximum
of digestibility, avoiding the trouble
some diarrhoeas and colics of infancy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Ry. Co. will sell tickets to Mt
Nebo, Ark, at $3.50 for the round
trip. Commencing sale OF this TICK
ct July l and up to October l, tn
elusive. Account summer tourist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

going portion Of the round trip tick
cts sold to St. Louis account the
Louisiana Purchase exposition April
50 to December 81, 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railroad will commence sale Of tick.
cts, Pine Bluff, Ark, to Searcy, Ark,
and return May Is, and be discon-
tinued with close of bu mess, Septem.
Der 80, 1904, rate of $410 for the
round "Trip. Also will commence sale
Of tickets Pine Bluff. Ark, to Raven.
den Springs, Ark, and return at rate
of $7.75 for the round trip, June l to
September 30, 1904. Call on agent
Iron Mountain, Valley depot for fur
ther information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

Tourist Rates, Coloraoo
hoints. Round-trip summer
|ets may be sold to Denver
(prings. Pueblo and Glen.
les. Colo, and Ogden ana
|City. Utah, under the fol-
|ditions. Dates OF sale
! / to September 80, 1904
Season tickets
al at rate of one and one
(yia route of ticket, for the
fb) Sixty-day tickets may
rate of one fare plus $500
4 ticket, for the round trip.
days from date OF SAFE
base later than October 81,
route to be used in both dl'
kc) Season tickets may be
! one way via st. Louis at
|ucted by use of one-half OF
hr season ticket rate to ST
| $3.50 when destination
Colorado Springs or Pu
I1S.5O (when Estimation IS
lefty or Ogden). added to
/ the direct route sixty-day
Arist rate. 1t being under
tickets sold at this rate will
being routed via st. Louis,
bnly. Transit limits and
To Colorado points-'rlck'
limited to continuous pas
lch direction, except that
Ril be allowed at and west
Colorado common point
within final limit, return
absolutely continuous pas
|encing date of execution by
which cannot be earlier
kys after date of sale or eX-
10 Utah points. Tickets
|ited to continuous passage
fections, except that stop
|be allowed at and west OF
pmmon points within going
ng transit limits OF thirty
b exceed October 81. The
cannot be commenced ear
We days after date OF sale
e. Stop.over on the re-
and west of Colorado COM
will be protected by at
extension paster at the
er en- route, which protects
ous passage feature there
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
| .s.es,5SJK KFksssssessrN''' ~

.,s, rates, season 1904.
'sst sstes, from Pine Blum ITO TO
f',eI1 .4.1o; from Pine Bluff
f., Ark, s7.75. searcs-
|ds'' ss on sale May 10 to Sep
" sol,4, o inclusive, and Inn
,,n;t Of one day in each
[enden-rickets to ,,as De
to september 80. 1904
s,,nrn to october 81 1so4'
|asys' 's,; transit limit in each
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

leeting National Baptist
tcolored) Austin, Texas,
20, 1904. For the above
70 following round trip
arrangements are authoriz-
n, Texas: Rate, one fare
lllars $4,000 for the round
OF sale, Sept. II and IL,
Prn limit, Sept. 80, 1904,
Flnuous passage in both di-
Pf Grand Lodge A. F. &
rkansas (colored).-Pine
Psas, August 8 to IS, 1904.
PVe occasion the following
rates and arrangements
FED to Pine Bluff, Arkan-
fare plus fifty cents (5Oc)
Pa trip. Except that open
ana one-third fare will ap-
Pr points from which such
d lower rate. Dates OF
T. 8 and 8. Return linn
). M. Dlckey, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

| rncampment l'g1 klngn's ss.ga %
.',;sville n KY, August W. 80
0a1s tSe above occasion e.aa. tne lul.
u aie trip rates and 9.se arrange'
~ naunthorized to LoulsV,1e, '' ona
.so aunt Mus two dollars anu anu
az cents (s2.25) Tor Tue :,
nate of sale, August -
F,.ive. Return limit, AVE Aus-
S' for leaving Loulsvli,e'
:; limit, Original purcnas-
onre ~ an extension for leav,
w. ~ a date not later tnan sa
| X. " 1904, by personally, ,,ae ae-
lturn ~, portion OF their tlch.
! W. ,oint agent, not later thal
(oon Of August 81, and upon
Toe of fifty (5o) cents per
bch time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

Round trip tourist tickets will be
sold to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pu-
eblo, Glenwood Springs. Colorado, to
Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah,
June ! to September 80, 1904, one
fare and third and one fare plus
81. Season tickets one fare and thir
with final limit of October 81, 1904.
Sixty day tickets one fare plus 81 for
the round Trip.
Louisville, Ky, one fare plus S2.25
for The round trip. Tickets tc be
sold August Il to Is inclusive. Fl
nal limit to return August 81.
st. Louis, Iron Mountain & South.
ern Ry. Co. will sell round trip tour
ist excprsion tickets to Denver cor.
eoTado Springs. Pueblo, Glenwood
Springs, Colorado, Ogden and Salt
Lake City. Utah, daily June to Sep
tember so, 1904, at rate CT one fare
plus 81, limited to return within
sixty days, but IN no case later than
October 81, 1904. Season tickets
may be routed one way via St. Louis
at rate CONSTRUCTED by the use Of one
St. Louis (account Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition). plus $3.50, when
destination is Denver, Colorado
Springs CT Pueblo.
T. H. Howe. Agent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01

c,mmer Schools ana
eureka Springs, Ark
's,re1,st !, 7, 1904. For the
~ the following rouho
ARRANGEMENTS are autho-
reka Springs, Ark. Rate
lus fifty (5o) cents Tor ehe =
''I Mates of sale-Jrlly Z, 3
. except that from shreve,
: : will be sold July &, Z, 8
Return limit-August 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
AN ARMY OF MEN.
Southern Pacific and Santa F'e Fight
ing for ella Valley Route.

A special TO the Ell Paso Times from
Phoenix. Ariz. says:
With 1000 men and $50 teams under
the personal supervision of Col EpeS
Randolph, the Southern Pacific has
begun in earnest the construction OF
the proposed cutoff to that line
through Arizona, thereby shortening
the route by at least seventy miles and
avoiding the heavy grades between
Bowie and Tucson. where il has here
tOfore been necessary to operate dou-
ble-header for all the heavy trains
Col. Randolph began his operations
at Kelvin. between sixty and seventy
five miles east Of this city. II is a
contest between the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe as to which shall first
be able TO operate transcontinental
Salt River valley. which is soon TO re-
ceive the benefits of the Tonic reSer-
voir, now in course of construction by
the government
For the past three weeks the Santa
Fe and the Southern Pacific forces
have been working side by side, be
tween Kelvin and Dudleyville, con
river Each. company is cOntesting the
right of the other to use the right-of-
way and at present the roads are pre-
pairing to use the same grade in some
places. 1t has already caused d legal
clash, which wiz be decided by Judge
Davis at Florence on May Is.
The new route as planned by the
Southern Pacific is from Benson. over
the tracks of the Globe, ella Valley
& Northern as far as SOlOmonViIle.
From Solomonville the road viii be
constructed through the ella valley to
Dud1eyville. Kelvin and Florence. pass
ing Phoenix. Buckeye, Arlington and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
DIASIoND-sTUDDED WATCH.
$500 TimeDiece Given to Retiring
SuDt. j. ii. ConIen

Dalhart, Tex. April 13.-An import
ant meeting of the Order OF Railroad
Conductors of Dalhart lodge No. 423
was held in their hall yesterday at
$50 p. m The order was represented
by a full attendance of the conductors
Of the Rock Island road of the FL PasO
division The special feature of the
meeting was the presentation of a
solid gold diamond set watch and chain
representing $500 in value to the retir-
ing superintendent Of the FL Paso di-
vision J. H. ConIen- In a few fitting
words MI F A Erwin in behalf of the
0. R C. presented Mr.. Conlen with the
beautiful gift The presentation was
a hearty surprise 10 the captain. At
the conclusion of the ceremony a
smoker was rendered by the order in
the spacious hall and speeches made
by Geo. a. Few. c. W. Gilbert, A. J.
Hall. Frank Irwin. Jake Kintz, Frank
Record, Henkins, jenkins, Smith,
Allen. Wooden. Williams Bourfng.
York. ColIen, Hartman. J. A Sammons,
Frank Vail. Sims. G. c. Stevens. ThOs-
BrickIe. Kniss, Miller and other con-
ductors. The hit Of the entertainment
was several "reminiscences in prose and
poetry by Hold E Miller. conductor,
who has gained celebrity during his
career as a composer, author, poet and
ir1r1erSOua tor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13

connecting with the old road at Sen
tinel.
From Dudieyyille to Phoenix. the
Southern Paciic's new route viii run
parallel TO the Santa Fe's proposed
transcontinental route. which will run
from Deming. n. NJ. along the ella
river to Phoenix and Bakersfield. Cal,
where II intersects with the main line
Col Randolph spent several days in
ming a coup on the Santa Fe- He. how
ever, refused 10 talk regarding his
visit here.
Tt is understood that the Southern
Pacific's road now operated between
Bowie. Tucson and Sentinel will be
abandoned, except for local traffic and
light trains. While none of the Off
Gals Of the road win talk regarding
this new move, still engineers and 9TH
ers have been heard to make remarks
that confirmed the rumors which have
been floating fok the past week"