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The Washington times., 1904-01-01
TO 1908, FAREWELL,
WELCOME TO 1904
Father Time Speeds Past
Another Mile Post.
AT MIDNIGHT
This Is Leap Year, When the Unsuccess-
full Maiden May Do Some Wooing
on Her Own Account.

Click"
What was that?" asked Mother
Earth. as she sped on at never ending
speed along eternity's unending course
Just passed another mile post" re-
piled Father Time as he drew another
breath and shifted his scythe from one
shoulder to- the other.
So saying and without pausing for
an instant. without even so much as
hesitating. as the midnight express
dashes on past the way station. the two
old companions OF countless centuries
continued their tireless and immeas-
urable journey to future centuries yet
undreamed of. ali unmindful and heed
less Of the fact that at the hour of
midnight a few thousand mortals in the
city of Washington We're shouting them
selves hoarse changing bells. footing
deafening whistles. firing guns and
otherwise rending the air with discord-
ant sounds in joyous greeting of the
New Year
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OLDEST INHABITANTS
RENEW THEIR YOUTH
Annual Meeting of Society
This Morning.
FIVE NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
Octogenarians and Nonagenarians See
New Year and Rejoice That They
Are Alive.

That Father Time has dealt leniently
with the Oldest Inhabitants of the
District Of Columbia was shown this
morning when venerable residents of
the District, to the number of 160. an
swered the roll call at the regular an
nual meeting of the organization held
in the CorcOran Building. Compliments
OF the season were exchanged and the
old boys declared the almanacs and
calendars untrue. There were no old
Inhabitants during the three hours~the
meeting lasted. They were all young
and gay again. Instead of having a
thinner rank in 1904. the organization
has more than ever because OF the fact
that FIVE new members were elected to-
day
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Congratulations offered.

The meeting was called 10 order by
the president. S. Thomas Brown. who
extended the compliments of the season
10 the members and congratulated them
on the fact that they We're now enter
ing new year. all well and hearty and
with bright prospects for the future.
both ps inciy idusls and as an orga MIA
ton. Benjamin ". Reiss served as sec
retary.
The report of the committee on the
banquet given by the Oldest Inhabi-
tants on December I was received The
members OF the committee were Andrew
Ragan, n. Watkins, Allison Naylor,
and Bryson Tilley. Votes of thanks
We're given to John H. Small and Fred
Freund, and former Lieutenant Johnson.
of the Metropolitan Police Force, who
contributed to the Organization some
rare coins, and lot of newspaper
clippings containing accounts of impor-
tant events and the meetings OF the
society.
Marshal James A. Wineberger read
a paper on the meetings of the Oldest
Inhabitants of the District, in which
was narrated the details of the meetings
as well as the time. place, and the date.
The following persons were elected to
membership in the organization: w. c.
Palmer w. w Chambers. Frederick
Klein, G. w. Donaldson, and w. w
Wallace.
At the conclusions of the meeting the
members formed in a body and went to
the east front Of the Treasury Depart
rent. where a photograph Of the organ
ization was taken.
In order TO be eligible for membership
in the Oldest Inhabitants, a man must
be fifty Years OF age and shall have re-
sided I'm the District Of Columbia for
tbIrty-five years At todays meeting
there were several wearers OF sweeping
boards and silvery locks who have long
since passed the f0ur-score mark. and
there are several who have passed their
ninetieth milestone.
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'Tis Leap Year. Too.

So it was that amid scenes of revelry
and rejoicing Nineteen Hundred and
Four was born and took its place to
remain for a brief period of duration
upon the calendar of everlasting time.
II might be said that it leaped there.
for is not this leap year. that quad
rennial period when custom is said to
reverse itself and 10 grant 10 those
who are denied in other years the pTivi-
leges and rights which they expect to
make the most Of in this. The young
woman Of twenty-fOur was the coy and
blushing unkissed maiden Of sixteen
summers when last the month Of Feb
bruary held twenty-nire days, and II
she has not since that time been found
by her affinity she is now privileged
by ancient precedent to go forth and
find him herself. and ere she has that
right again she will have approached
dangerously near Old Maids first cor
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ResolutiOns Easily Broken.

Today has been the day for making
good resolutions. and tomorrow viii
be the day for breaking them, and
every day following viii be like to-
morrow; today is the day when intent
is good. but tomorrow and it's success
sors will be the days when practice Is
bad. Howbeit, the citizens Of Wash
ington have for the most part started
out well today. even il they do not long
continue in the way they have chosen.
II has been day Of good cheer when
friend met friend and extended the
greetings Of the season. and exchanged
those expressions Of good wishes which
cheer for the time being at least and
help to bring people closer together
IN fraternal feeling.
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Roosters Join the Chorus.

In thousand homes and in a hundred
churches the people of Washington
gathered last night TO watch the old
year out and the new year in" The
early roosters joined with the night
FOUNDERS in keeping count Of the last
hours. and then the dying moments Of
the wear 1909: even little ey2lids wont
to obey natures orders 20 close at 8,
were propped open that the sparkling
optics behind them might observe the
scene in passing over that imaginary
lire which separates DecembSr 81 from
January !.
In the churches the congregations lis
tened TO sermon and song, gave thanks
for the blessings Of the past year. and
offered up their earnest orisons for a
continuation of those dispensations from
on high. and then as the clock denoted
the hour they burst forth in one final
outpouring Of song and at it's close
turned to extend mutual greetings. In
the downtown district the streets were
alive with people as they seldom are
az midnight. and as the invisible hands
on the oostofIice tower clock indicated
the hour OF p there burst forth such a
Babel of inharmOnious sounds as is
never heard I'm Washington, save at this
annual observance at the opening OF the
new year
An hour later the city was hushed
and silent save for "a few belated
stragglers wearily vending their way
homeward. some Of them overburden-
ed with New Year cheer. but happy
none the less AS the sun arose above
the brow OF Capitol Hi 1t smil
ed a greeting TO full-hedged new
year prematurely brought into be
ing by the ordinance Of ingeni-
GUS man some seven hours and
eighteen minutes before Natures
time hut Old Sol moved unmindfully
on. Today TO the majestic orb is like
unto every other which il has caused
10 be. but IL is quite different to hu-
mans from any other period Of twenty
four continuous hours. and is differ
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You Will Take the For Rent Sign
Down When You Advertise in
The Times. : -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
JUDGE WOOD TO BE INVITED
To Address the Club Here Organized
for His Support.

Judge Carroll D. Wood will be in
vited to address the jefferson Coun-
ty Carroll D. Wood club at an early
date, and it is thought the Judge will
accept the invitation. AS citizen of
Drew county for many years, Judge
Wood is regarded close neighbor
and friend of Jefferson county and his
friends will give him a warm welcome
Judge Wood has already promised his
friends that he will speak here before
the close of the campaign and will do
so unless it is found that it IS neces
sary for MIN to spend the time some
where else.
Il AS for Governor Davis, a Wood club
promoter said Saturday afternoon that
he would not be invited, because he
&has persistently refused to appear
@here during the campaign.
NJ The reports from all townships say
What the popularity Of the Wood club
4is growing and that the list will in
Mclude four-fifths of the white voters
Nbefore the next meeting is called.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
AN OVATION FOR JUDGE WOOD
One Hundred Ladies at Charleston At
tend Speaking.

Charleston Jan. Ex-Governor Davis
and Judge Wood spoke here yesterday
to 500 people. About 100 ladies attend
ed in a body carrying on pole a large
in diameter Judge Wood who spel1e
first made one of the best speeches
ever heard in this county His patri-
otic and eulogistic utterances in ia
vor of the material intellectual and
moral development of Arkansas met
with great applause.
At least three-fourths of the crowd
were Wood men.
Gov. Davis speech was the same
as his published Eureka speech.
When he had finished he called boy
to him and handed him a quarter and
a bundle of his speeches to distribute.
The boy handed the quarter back to
him and refused to distribute the liter
ature. Governor Davis called for sCme
one else to distribute the pamphlets,
and no one would volunteer; finally
Judge Bourland toek the bundle and
said he would distribute the printed
speeches. Governor Davis left the
house as soon as he finished. Not
more than a dozen persons left with
him.
Judge Woods rsieinGer # fifteen
minutes was received with deafening
applause Almost the entire audience
crowded around him at the close and
gave his hand hearty shake With a
Cod bless YET" and I wish you sue
cess
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
PLANS APPROVED BY GOULD
Rock Island and Frisco vii! Entef
New Orleans.

New York, Jan. 30.-GeC. J. Gould
has approved the plan by which the
Rock Island and Frisco systems will
obtain entrance to New Orleans by way
of the Iron Mountain, Texas and Pa
cifc route down the Mississippi Val
ley from Memphis.
1t was officially announced tonight
that the provisions of the agreement
for trackage rights formulated at re-
cent conferences between the Gould
and the Rc.ck Island interests were
satisfactory to all parties concerned
and that the contract would be regard
ed as closed, although the directors of
the roads involved had not yet formal
ly acted on it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
ARTISTIC TOUCHES
TO BE MADE ALONG ST. LOUIS
AND ALTON BY LAND
SCAPE GARDENERS.
What a Great Opening for Similar
Work on Local Depots, Es-
peciaI!y iron Mountain
SUGGESTION BY FATHER LUCEY

Editor of Graphic; The enclosed
clipping from st. Louis paper makes
known that landscape gardnels have
been engaged to give touches Of art to
tire railway stations from Chicago to
- Louis along the line of the Chicago
and Alton railway. Wauld it not be
delightful if these artists could be in"
tluced To visit Pine Bluff and give our
railway stations, especially the Iron
Mountain, touch up along landscape
gardening lines2 There is none in the
whole country more needful or more
susceptible of the finishing touches
Of art. They shSW finishing touches
from everything else, hut that of high
art. Or course il will take money,
but Pine Bluff business men are used
10 that Another twenty thousand
dollars will not make any difference,
especially since it is we'll known that
the wealthy owners of these roads are
busily Engaged in spending their sur
plus millions on the roadbeds and
other things which increase the net
earnings and dividends. Nearly all
visitors IrGm Arkansas 20 the worlds
fair will naturally pass through Pine
Bluff and if the railroad stations were
made objects of art by famous land
scape gardeners, honors might be divid
ed with ST. Louis. The clipping To
which | refer is as follows:
The Chicago and Alton will beautify
the stauons of its line from Chicago
and Kansas City to. st. Louis preiimi-
nary to .ne fair, and landscape gard
eners are now going over the line
drawing up plans. The officials will
lay out flower beds, shrubbery and
grass plots with designs at every city,
and will devote large sum for this
Improvement. The scheme has been
under consideration ever since Presi-
dent FeltCn assumed management of
the Alton. but has been postponed un-
til this year. Work will commence as
soon as the spring weather will permit,
so that when the rush of travel toward
St. Louis begins the station grounds
will present very attractive appear
ance. A special which left Chicago
Friday contained several ladies who
are expert landscape gardeners and
who have been engaged to supervise
the work. They will tour the entire
road and secure a set Of plans for each
station
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
SERIOUS WRECK
NARROWLY AVERTED

u AS the north bound passenger train
ION the Valley pulled into Winchester
SSaturday afternoon with heavy pas
ssenger list, a serious wreck was mar
srowly averted by the cocl work Of the
push car freighted with cross shr
Ncrowd of negroes were showing push
lScar fre.g GIFTED with cross ties along the
amain line, when they discovered the
Messenger approaching. They threw
|3ppen a switch, pushed their car hur-
Hidly on the siding, but failed to throw
khe switch for the main line. The cen
Sequence was that the engine dashed
nto the siding and cross ties and
construction hands were flying in the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
TRAIN LOAD OF FURNITURE
Will Soon Arrive for the L. O. Knox
Furniture Company.

Mr.. L. @. Knox, manager of the big
furniture company which occupies ten
floors Oh West Barraque street, has
just returned from the east where he
bought nearly train load of furniture
which will be received and offered for
sale in Pine Bluff next month. A car
load of Japan and China mattings i'm
ported at a considerable cost has just
been received and the many fancy de-
signs attract the customer. In addi-
ton tc, this. the l.. O. Knox company
will receive in the next few weeks:
Five cars of chairs. three cars of bed
room suits. one ear roll top desks. one
car lawn swings, two cars iron beds,
one car mixed stuff, two cars kitchen
safes. one car mattings, one car bug
gies. This firm is now crowded for
rccm and on Monday, February s.
will start sale in house furnishings
that will revolutionize prices in fur
niture.
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REPLY is SATISFACTORY
Russia is Thuoght to Have Made Some
Concessions.

Washington, Jan. 30-The Associat-
ed Press las the authority Of the Brit
ist ambassador at ST. Petersburg for
the announcement that the Russian
reply. which it is expected will be de-
livered today. is satisfactory. AL
though no further details are obtain
able, it is assumed that if the infor-
nation of the ambassador is correct
Russia has made certain concessions
and that Great Britain will prevail on
Japan to accept them as satisfactory.
The statement of the British ambas-
sador went from ST. Petersburg to the
British in Toxic, where Mr. Grissom
heard CT it and cabled the news to the
state department, the cablegram ar
irving over night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
HIGHEST SINCE WAR.
Cotton IL Cents Saturday and Probably
20 Cents On nonday.

At the close o. the market Saturday
afternoon it was generally conceded
that cotton would bring IS cents per
pound at the opening OF the mai ikst
Monday morning. and it is thought %
be not unreasonable should 20 cents
be offered next week. The high mark
was run beyond the II cent mark and
at the close very little July was taken
at l6SS90. A local citizen says that
he sold three bales Of cotton yeSter-
day at II cents and thought lie had a
geld mine. Though he had been in the
business for many years, it was the
first time he had ever sold at that
figure. All previous high marks have
been passed and cctton now brings
more money than it ever has since the
civil war The sharpe decline of yes
terday was overcome quickly and
steadily. 1he decline was due to the
spreading of a report that the bulls
had topped the market and were be-
ginning % unload Taking CT profits
began n immense volume and The pace
towards the bottom seemed likely t.
be very rapid, but the support Of bulls
and the frmness Of New Orleans, to-
gether with the effect of light receipts,
checked i, for a tine. Oily for q time,
however as tie Workings Of the war
c1Gud feature vas .e2zlted to and el-
other decline began. BHiis aIzo@-ed
9he mahet to Go about : i. liked and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
J. M. L..
BURIAL OF THREE SISTERS
Remains of Mrs. HamiIton's Little
Daughters Inferred in Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Jan. 30.-A rather pa
thetic incident developed here today.
Mrs. David p Hamilton arrived on the
morning train from Little Rock with
the remains of her three children for
lnterment in the city cemetery beside
those of the father who was buried
here eight years ago. The two young
est, Bessie Lee, aged four and cne half
years, and Lydia. aged nine and one
half years, died in Little Rock and
We're buried there. The eldest, Louise,
aged fourteen years, died in Little
Rock on Thursday and requested that
the remains of her two little sisters
be exhumed, that falAer and children
might sleep side by side. The body OF
the youngest was found to be reduced
to dust, which was carefully collected
and placed in the coffin with the next
Oldest which was in a fairly we'll pre-.
served state.
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BASEBALL NOTES.
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George Blackburn, manager of the
Natchez team, is spending a few days
in Nicksburg. He says he has little
new to say in a baseball way. He is
simply waiting for the season to open,
having selected practically his whole
team for 1904 The ability of the old
men on his team, he says, is well
known and the worth If the young
sters is yet to be determined. Black
burn says his new men may or
may not make good-they will have
to be given trials before a line can be
pliment in the Pine Bluff Graphic,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31

which said thai George Bla kburu
was the reporters friend ana AWAY
had cheerful word and a biz of news
for the scrihcs, Mr.. Blackburn said
lie realized that the newspapers madc
baseball a success on faimYe. The
same ought t. be kept before The pub.
Tic as much as possible. and onIy the
newspapers could DO this service. Mr.
Blackburn said there was no doubt
that Natehez and not Pine Bluff,
would get Eoneley. Tie states that
Lonsley refused Ia sign With the ArA-
aHsans last ycat uaul he was assured
he would ne he reserved Eongley do
slFes 10 come 10 Nachez principally
because Mrs. LoHe1eN and Mrs Black
burn are god friends aud this viii en-
able =them to be much together
Nicksburg Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31

air. Fortunately the speed was sufti-
ciently reduced to prevent serious dis
aster. A team hitched to a ia. m wagon
nearby unaccustomed tc' seeing hand
cars and cross ties sailing around in
the air made dash for a safer loca-
tributed their share to the general
melee. None of the passengers We're
hurt but all We're badly shaken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
WOOD SOLID SOUTH ARKANSAS

Mr.. Thomas Green returned last
night from business trip down the
"Valley" road. He says he is very
sorry he was not here to enroll as
member of the Wood club at the meet
ing Thursday night. but hastened to
sign the list. Mr.. Green says soutn
Arkansas is safely for Wood with the
exception of one or two counties.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31
VICE PRESIDENTS
NAMED FOR EACH TOWNSHIP FOR
CARROLL .. WOOD
CLUB.
Judge Wood to Be Invited to Address
the Club Before Campaign
Is Over.
Judge Wood to Be Invited to Address
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED

President S. M. Taylor Saturday
morning appointed the following vice
presidents Of the Jefferson County
Carroll D. Wood club:
Pine Bluff, First ward, w. j. Gal
braith.
Second ward, w. L. Toney.
Third ward, D. M. Bluthenthal.
Fourth ward, N. T. White.
Barraque township, S. T. Wair.
Bogy, j. T. Mcdaniel
Bolivar, w. A Tinney.
Dudley Lake, Asa Watson.
Huntington, w. j. Shelby.
jefferson, J. A. Watts.
Melton, Dr. A. B. Patton.
Niven, j. w Scott.
Old River A. B. Jones.
Plum Bayou. Peter Mitchell.
Pastoria, Ben Davis.
Roberts, j. X Anthony.
Richland, P c. Galloway.
Spring, j. b. King.
Talladega, D. G. Anderson.
Vaugine, Alex NJ. Barrow.
Victoria, Floyd Jarvis.
Villemcnte, Walker Jones.
Whiteville, J. N. Lemons.
Mr.. Taylor also appointed the fai-
lowing executive committees: James
Gould, chairman; John w. Tucker, B,
F. Julian, w. H. Langford, Ben Frank
lin, Charles Wiel G. w. Acklin, Chas
H. Triplett, Angus Mcneil, w. E. Alden,
Marion Hudson, r. NJ. Knox, w. J..
Levy, J. A. Clements, w T. Young, NJ.
L. Winstead, D. G. Bell, r. w. Lane.
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At THE CHURCHES.
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Lakeside Methodist church. South.
conner Olive and Fifteenth streets,
Rev. W. c. Watson, notwithstanding
at II a. NJ and 7:30 p M Sunday
school al $50 a. m. Epworth league
at p. m. The subject of the morning
discourse will be: "Crucifying Christ
While Appropriating His Garments. ;:
At night service, The Sinners Con
dition, a Horrible One
First Baptist church Sixth avenue
and Cherry streets, Rev. Ross Moore
pastor-Sunday school at $50 a. M
The pastor has chosen for the subject
of the morning discourse, The Over
coming Life At the 7:3O o'clock
service the subject is, Hearing
Christi
First Methodist church, South, cor
ner Sixth avenue and Main street Rev.
J. M. Hawley, pastor. Sunday school
$50 a. m.; preaching II a. m. and
40 p. m. by the pastor. Subject in
the morning: THE Darkness of Pagan
ism" being the first of a series of
sermons on the BcCK of Romans: in
the evening, The Conversation of ST
Paul Junior league, p M; Bible
Gi,1O lCI~
Riverside NJ e. church, South, cor
ner Second avenue and Florida streets.
Rev. ]. R. Dickerson pastor-The us
ual hours of service. Sunday school at
$3.50. Preaching at II a. m and 7:30
p. N. by the pastor.
First Presbyterian church, Fifth
avenue and Walnut street, Rev. J. L.
Caldwell, pastor-Sunday school at
$50 a. N. Christian Endeavor at $50
p. m. The subject of DR.. CaldwelI's,
sermon at II o'clock service will be:
The Church a Temple CIR Synagogue
Which?" Evening service at 7::3O p. m.
Second Presbyterian church Second
avenue. near Indiana street, Rev. S. C.
Alexander. pastor-Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Preaching a. II a. M and
7:30 p. N.
Christian church, Sixth avenue and
Beech street, Rev. rank THOMPSON
pastor-Sunday school at $50;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31

the crop was thrilling Within a few
moments the loss was enough to make
a mountain Of profits seem as small as
% cents, an. many # the wary ones
wore pygmie= beside chat sum
But the remarkable vitality of tie
markeZwas manifested by tie quiek
ness Ct the rebound. Aimsst as soon
as the decline had occurred the bulls
began their work Of giving it support,
and within a brief time the list was
again about 10 points above the low
est level. Small buying orders caused
an advance OF several points and the
task &f receiving the loss was not
served its purpose and it was likened
to a severe storm which clarifies the
atmosphere and leaves, purity amt
healthfulneSs, where poison and death
existed. But the visitation left death
in its path, which was no more than
had been predicted for those specu-
lators who refused the warnings of the
experts as te The danger Of remaining
IN q market which was liable t drop
a cent or more without notice. rEe de
nanding Of SO original margin by
New York brokers on the evening be
fore the decline was evidence of the
dangerous condition OF the market.
and fer thai reason the volume Of bust
ness fr-m the outside public yestee-
day was Cne smallest for some time.
as.s.~.u.,~.s,~ r..v.s-.-4---
preaching at II: jnnior meeting at
2:30; Christian Endeavor at G;3o;
pieaching a. 80.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-31

Mr.. d. Lee of the Rhodes Haverty
Furniture company says he sold four
teen combinations last week during
his special sale. They announce
special sale this week on chiffoniers.