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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09
ELECTRICAL WIRING
RI RE LOOKED AFTER BY AN IN
spEcTOR IF ORDINANCE
PASSES.
NAV Also Be an inspector to Look
After All Sewers and Plumb.
ing Of the City.
BRIEF SESSION OF COUNCIL

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night, Mayor H. King White
nresent and presiding. Aldermen
povce, Clement, Fox. Riley and Mey-
Aer answered to roll call. This was
not a quorum and no business OF
Importance could be transacted.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ing were read and approved.
For the cemetery committee Alder
man Clement reported some needed
repairs which were ordered
The report OF the street commits
sioner was received and filed
Alderman Jordan arrived, complel
mig the quorum.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the city clerk to transcribe all or,li-
nances previously passed and not on
tn city records. TO the regular books.
Mayor White explained that
there were about 80 ordi-
nances passed by the council not
on the ordinance record and the law
required that these ordinances be
kept in separate record in order
to make them legal. The previous
ifu o1o h,l ro,J
these ordinances. The resolution was
adopted
Alderman Boyce requested that the
board OF public affairs equip the city
clerks office with all the necessary
articles for work.
A telegram from E. C. Howell ten
efeo MS resignation as appraiser for
Improvement district No 10. 1t was
accepted On motion, Messrs. W. z.
lankersley, P. ?. Byrd and r. Lee
onhson were appointed as appraisers
the district. The first annual state
nent OF the commissioners of paving
'strlct No. 10, embracing seventeen
locks on West Sixth avenue. show
lat the commissioners have collect
and spent $44.O14 on the street.
ne report was referred to the fin
pee committee
report from the commissioners
olstflct No 8 was also referred to
hhance committee. An ordinance
''polhg the time and manner OF
Niis gas, sewer or other connec-
40 Ill streets about to be paved.
ordnance provides that all con-
P'iohs to the curb be laid with lead
20 ana that the street shall not
disturbed unless special permis.
y gwen by the city council. The
nance provides a fine of not less
P-o and not more than $50 for
''olatlon. On motion the ordi-
~ was referred to the ordinance
|mittee
o'olfance creating the office
n 'eeellcal inspector for the city,
~ e dutles shall be to INSPECT the
''eal wiring of houses and build
~ ""o 10 order such changes as he
~ necessary was introduced by
'iiee. The ordinance provides
u ice OF 81 for each inspection.
onicer to be appointed by the
ne ordnance was read twice
S'e'red to the ordinance commit
I. Pr amendment
..on '"oton OF DIR. Jordan the ordi-
iris ~0"iinittee was instructed to
bo1s an ordinance providing for
aps s inspector for all the plumb
n sewerage of the city.
81 ''0rney Coleman reported that
IE would have to pay the prep
lscbs uers OF the property on South
leoaI .ee' between Sixth and Sew
,sS ,sa 4 venues under the condemna.
b ~ recently made by the city
~ ~ 'nat the necessary amount
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09

The city council met in regular ses-
e;on last night, Mayor H. King White
nresent and presiding. Aldermen
Bovce, Clement, Fox. Riley and Mey-
or answered to roll call. This was
not quorum and no business OF
imp0rtance could be transacted.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ing were read and approved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09
A FIGURE JUGCLER
COL. WRIGHT ACCUSED OF uN
FAIR MEANS FOR POlIT-
iCAL ENDS
Cost Of Living Greatly Increased,
While Increase in Wages Has
Mo- Kept Ps,ce.
WHOLESALE PRICES TRUE INDEX

Washington, Aug. 9.-'Chairman
Cowherd, of the Democratic campaign
committee has issued statement in
refutation of recently published ta-
bles from the bureau Of labor, rela
tive to the increase in wages and
the cost of living. Mr.. Cowherd'.i
conclusions are as follows:
In the bulletin ON cost of Ii ing
and wages recently ISSUED by the
adopted are as remarkable as the con
clusions reached. Wholesale prices
have always been the standard by
which the rise or fall of the eos' ct
living has been computed. Had Col.
Wright followed the customary
course of using wholesale prices he
would have been confronted With the
excellent tables issued by Dun and
Bradstreet. both recognized CONNER
shows that from July, 1897. the low
point. TO March, 1901, the highes
point cost of living increased 43 per
cent. The most sIlilful jugsler could
not show such IA rise in wages. Party
necessities. therefore. would not per
nit Mr. Wright to use this tabia and
he dare not refute it.
He adopts sinking. uncertain aud
unknown standard of retail prices.
Wholesale prices are fixed and stnele.
the same in every community, with
cost of freight added. There is neiti?
er stability nor uniformity in retail
prices Coffee sells i'm the same CITY
for from 10 to 40 cents, tea from 20
cents to $3.50, best creamery butter
from Is to 80 cents pound. A bright
field agent. selecting his stores and
localities, could find evidence in re-
tail prices to support any theory. This
was the way in which the cost of
living was reduced.
The methods employed to raise
wages were equally as questionable.
Everyone knows that the greatest in
crease in wages is to be found in
those industries where union labor
is strongest and where the strength
OF the union has been developed dur
ing the period under investigation.
These conditions are peculiarly appil-
cable to the building trades. Out OF
3,429 establishments selected by Mr.
Wright for comparison. 1.l39, or more
than one-third. are N the building
trades or the remainder, ,lS5 are
likewise in the unprotected industries.
The greatest employers Of labor in
the country are the railroads, and
no other industry is a better barom-
eter of the average wages. The rail
roads employ all kinds of labor. skill
ed and unskilled, union and nonun-
ion. In no other industry are as
complete and accurate statistics avail
able Each railroda reports to the
Interstate Commerce commission the
total wages paid during each year
and the total number of wOrkmen
on June so of each year. The aver
age wage is, therefore, easily obtain
able Why were no railroad wages
included in Mr.. Wright's report? The
answer is apparent.
The last report OF the Interstate
Commerce commission shows an in
crease of railroad wages of only 3
per cent. The railroads employ more
than 100000 men. Mr.. Wright's
figures cover 176,827.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09
In the Second Game Pine Bluff Re-
FANS WEARING LONG FACES
Results Yesterday

Pine Bluff 80. Monroe Ito.
Baton Rouge 9. Vicksburg I.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09
For the cemetery committee Alder
man Clement reported some needed
repairs which were ordered.

sioner was received and filed
Alderman Jordan arrived. conlplel-
mig the quorum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-09

Continued on Page Four.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

eeived the request for the transporta
tion of the troops and that they vvoull
leave en- the a m train the follow
Ing day ! Immediately went tD se,
tae superintendent. and learned thai
. provisional government had last
been established ut Panama thai
Generals Amaya and T0hal. the goyar
nor ot Panama. ana four officers. whc
han gene to Panama in the morning
had been seized and were held as pris-
oners' that they had an organized
force of l,500 troops and wished the
+ government troops in Colon sent over.
This declined to permit, and verbally
prohibited the general superintendent
from giving transportation to the
troops Of either party.
Il being late in the evening, sent
IN the morning of Nov 4 written no.
tiiieation to the general saperintend-
ent Of The Panama railroad. to the
perfect Of Colon, aud to the officer
left in command Of the Colombian
troops, later ascertaned to be Colon.
81 Torres ana | prohibited the trans.
portation Of troops in either direction
IN order to preserve order and nnln
terrupted transit on the lsthmus
Copies Of these letters are hereto ap.
pended; also copy of my notification TO
the consul. Except to a few people.
nothing was known in Colon OF the
proceeding in Panama until the ar
rival Of the train at l0:45 en- the morn
ing of the 4th Some propositions
were. ! was told later, made to Colonel
Torres by the representatives of the
new government at Colon with a view
to inducing him to embarl, in the Car
tagena and return to the port of Oar
tagena. and ii was In answer TO this
proposition that Colonel Torres made
the threat and took the action re port
ed IN my letted No &C. of Nov. (. 1903
The Cartaeena left the port just after
the threat was made and it did not
deem it expedient to attempt to de.
tain her as such action would certain.
IT, IN the then state of affairs, have
pereipitate conflict on shore which
was not prepared to meet. It is my
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
INVESTIGATION INHOUSE
Democrats Want Statements Reflect.
ing on Membership
Investigated.

BY Associated Press
Washington. u. C.. Jan l-With the
re'assembling of Congress today after
the recess the chaplain Of the hoase
in opening the session Of that body
prayed that war between Russia and
Japan mighe be aYerted b. a peaceful
adjustment of their differences
a privileged resolution vas offered
bY Hay tDem which recited thar
certain statments contained iu the
BristoR postofflee report rejected up=
on the membership Of the house. Il
provided for an investigation by "a
committee To he appointed by the
speaker.
A point Of order made against the
resolution by Gardner tRepl New
Jersy. was ruled over and the same
fate net the Payne RepJ New York.
who desired to offer a resolution to
the postofllce committee.
The vote on ordering the previous
question resulted in a tie, the minority
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

Ing their troops, leaving the command
in charge Of an officer whom | later
learned to be Colonel Torres. The
departments message addressed TO the
care Of the United States consul re
ceiyed at l0:@0 a. m. il was de-.
liyered to one Of the ships boats
while was at The eonsups and not
10 the consul as addressed. The mes.
sage was said 10 have been received at
The cable office at $3.50 a. m. I'm.
mediately oo deciphering the message
[ went on shore 10 see what ar.
rangemeats the railroad company had
made for the transportation Of these
troops to Panama. and learned that
the company would not transport them
except en- request Of the governor Of
Panama and the perfect at Colon
and the officer left In command Of the
troops had been 50 notified by the
general superintendent Of the Panama
Railroad company. I remained al the
eompany's Office until | was sure that
no action On NY part would be needed
70 prevent the transportation OF the
troops that afternoon. when returned
on board and cahled the department
the situation Of affairs AT about 5 81
p. m. ! went on shore. and received
the notice from the general saperin-
tendent OF the railroad that he had re-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

After citing his former message ia
congress upon this subject and quot.
ing from officials Of the government
with reference to the Isthmus. and r..
fcrriuR al some length to The Hat-
terfan treaty and IT'S rejection by
Colombia '1n spite Of our protests and
warnings, when 1t was IN her power
% accept it, the president quotes des-
patches from the commander Of the a.
$. $. Nashville as to the conditions
prevailing at Colon, as follows;
Porto Bello, T. S Colombia.
November s. 1908.
Sir: | have the honor to make
the following report of the occurrences
which took place at Colon and pana-
ma in the interval between the arrival
Of the Nashville at Colon on the even.
ing ef Nov :, 1903. and the evening Of
Nov 3, 1908. and the evening Of Nov.
:. 1908. when by the arrival OF the L..
). $ Dixie at Colon | was relieved
is senior officer BY Commander r
II, pelano, Z S. Navy.
Z At ,he time Of the arrival Of the
Nashville Al Colon at $50 D. m. on
November everything on the 18TH
anus was quigs There was talk Of
proelaiming the independence of Pana.
ma. but no definite action had been
taken and there had been no disturb
anca OF peace ana order, At daylight
on the morning OF Nov it was found
a vessel which had come in during the
night was the Colombian gunhot Car
tagana carrying between 400 and 500
troops. | had her boarded and learn.
"a that these troops were for the gar
iison at Panama lnasmuch as the
independent party had not acted and
he suFernnent OF Colombia was at
hat time in undisputed control of the
province OF Panama. did not feel
n the absence d any Instructions.
hat | was justified in preventing the
andine Of these troops, and at $50
',clock they disembarked The com
handing officers, Generals Amaya and
Fobal with four others, immediately
vent over to Panama to make ar
angaments for receiving and quarter
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
President Explains and Excuses
His Course in Isthmian Revolt.
INSIDE HISTORY OF CASE
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE or
PANAMA FLUTTER SHOWN
THE SENATE.
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,:

TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,.
lay before the congress for it's in.
formation statement OF my action
up TO this time in executing an act
entitled An act to provide for the
construction Of canal connecting the
waters Of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. approved June 2S. 1902.
by the said act the president was
authorized To secure for the United
States the property OF the Panama
Canal company ana the perpetual con
troll of a strip 6 miles wide across the
lsthmus Of Panama It was further
provided that should the president
be unable to obtain for the United
States a satisfactory title TO the prop
erty Of the New Panama Canal com.
pany and the control Of the necessary
trritory Of the Republic OF Colombia
= within reasonable time and
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
BOTH SIDES Of
PANAMA QUESTION
Discussed in Senate Yesterday
After The Message.
MANY HOT CRITICISMS
FROM BOTH DEMOCRATS AND
FROM BOTH DEMOCRATS AND
THE LicANS-STlR
RING INVOCATION.
BY Associated Press.


'''''
N'3''s''i ''''s' '''s' -
ho'iday recess was devoted entirely 70
Panama.
President Roosevelt sent In his mes.
e,oa IN tho s,tiaa, ,,htoh ..o, j.
:" 80 '''''- 0'''' ~ w
ouas'oh continued thfoagaeat the Day
speeches being made in defense of
and against the policy which has
baon n,,rs,ad
P0''''''''
anu asseftea mat ms actioh would
stand in the courts. lie maintained
that even without recognizing the new
ra,nl1fD ~ ponoo !, ,a ,
w '''''''e"'''N' ."
"e'i'ii'eiy'
Stewart Of Nevada severely criticis
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

understanding that she returned Ia
Cartaeena After the Withdrawal of
the Colombian troops on the even
ing Of November I. and the return of
the Nashville's force on board. as re.
ported IN my letter No 9G. there was
no disturbance on shore. and the
night passed quietly On the morning
Of the 9Th I discovered that the com
mander OF the Colombian troops had
not witdrawn so far from the town as
he had agreed, bat was occupying
buildings near the ontskirts of the
town | Immediately inquired into
the matter and learned that he had
some trivial excuse for not carving
onf his agreement, and also that it was
Ms intention To occupy Colon again
after the arrival OF the aicade due at
10: Is a. m. unless General Tobal sent
word by the alcade that he. Colonel
Torres should withdraw That Cen
eral Tobal had declined to give any
instructions | was cognizant of. and
the situation at once became uqite as
serious as on the day previous. I
Immediately landed an armed force.
reoccnpying the same building: also
landed two 1-pounders aud mounted
them on platform cars behind protee-
ton OF cotton bales and then in com
pany with the United States consul
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE.

Tho following pupils Of the presbe.
terrain Sunday school viii each be
presented with gold star next
sunday for perfect attendance at sun
dag school during the year 1905 Bea.
sic Pettis. Mabel Hickcox. Clara BAG.
leg Rose Wildly Efa Rule. Carrie
Rule, Alice Morse Alice Chrest. Rath
Easterlay. Mary Butler Grace Ed.
monds. and Ceeiie Eut; Reed More.
Harvey Alba. Stuart Lewis. WHlie
Plauert Vance Malone and KYLE Ent
sapefintendent Judge " S. Dewey
*ill make the presentation address.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
0. R. c. Of A. CELEBRATE
The Installation OF Their Officers With
Spread-Have a Large
Membership.

The Cairo Order Railway Clerks of
America, met last night al their hall
over the Alexander County bank build.
ing and admitted two new applicants
for membership after which they in
stalled officers for the ensuing term
as follows: Chief Clerk Jacob Held /.
yice-chief clerk. r. n. Adamson; re-
cording clerk and cashier w II.
Milne; chaplain. W. O. Adams. The
following appointive offices we're also
filled. Receiving clerk, ]. j. Quinn.
check clerk. Herman Dowlng; assist
ant check clerk. Herbert Marshall
According to arrangements the
members present then repaired to the
/ Blue Front restaurant where a feast
had been prepared for the occasion.
There were about forty-fiye present
and after the clerks had tested and
proven their capacity. as eaters, some
excellent talks were made as the in
faence of fragrant cigars began to
work the mystic spell
Mr. s. B Richardson acted as toast.
master, and with a pleasant talk and
amusing narrative. he paved the way
for several short talks and anecdotes
which followed during the evening.
+ The o. r. G. Of A. is very young
organization in Cairo having been
started on April Of last year, yet
shes have alInesi one hundred mem
9,ers and are rapidly increasing that
number. The ntterances last even
ing prove that they have the proper
spirit and are taking much interest
in the work
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

upon reasonable terms. then the presi
dent should endeay0r to provide for
a canal by the Nicaragua route. The
/ language quoted defines with exact
ness and precision what was TO be-
done. and what as a matter of fact
mas been done THE president was
authorized to 50 TO the Nicaragua
route only if within a reasonable time
he could not obtain control Of the
necessary territory Of the Republic OF
Colombia. > This control has now
been obtained. the provision Of the
act has been complied with. It is no
longer possible under existing legisla.
ton to go to the Nicaragua ronfe as
an alternative.
This act marked the climax of the
effort on the part of the United States
to secure, so far as legislation was
concerned. an interoceanic canal
across the Isthumus. The effort 10
secure a treaty for this parnss With
one Of the Central American republic
did not stand on The same footing
with the efforts to SECURE a treaty an
der any ordinary conditions. The
proper position for the United States
to assume in reference to this canal
and therefore the governments Of the
lsthmus. had been clearly set forth
By Secretary Cass in 1858
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

had an interview with General Torres
4 in The course OF which / informed hin
that I had relauded my men because
he had not kent his agreement: thal
II had no Interest ia the affairs ii
either party thar my attitade was
strictly neutral; that the troons Of
neither side should be transported
that my sole object in landing was
to protect the tives and property ol
American citizens if threatened as
they had been threatened. and 10
maintain by force if necessary. i al
SO strongly advised that in Che interest
Of peace, and 70 prevent the possibility
Ct conflict that could not hut be
regrettabie. he should carry ont his
agreement Of the previous evening
and withdraw to Monkey hill.
Colonel Torres only reply was that
il was unheaIty at Monkey him. n re-.
iteration of his love Of Americans. ana
persistence in his intention 10 oecn.
py Colon. should General Tobal nat
give him directions to the contrary
ON the return of the alcaae at about
y a m. the Colombian troops marched
to Colon, but did not assume tba
threatening demeanor of the previous
day The American women ana child
went again on board the Maroemania
and City Of Washington, and through
the British viee-consul offered pro.
lection TO British subjects as directed
III the departments cablegram. A
copy Of the British consul's acknow.
ledegment IS hereto appended. The
| got under way as on the previous
day and moved close in to protect
the water front During the afternoon
several prositi0ns were made to Colpn-
el Torres by the representatives Of
the new government. and he was
tinaily persuaded by them "a embark
on the Royal Mail steamer Orinaco
with all the troops and return to
Cartasena. The Ornoco left her dock
with the troops It'll all told al 7:35
p, m. The Dixie arrived and anchored
at 200 p. M when went on board
ana acquainted the c0mmandinp of.
ticer with the situation. A portion Of
the marine battalion was landed ana
the Nashville's force withdrawn.
:. On the evening Of Nov Major
William N Black and Liuetenant
Mark Brook. Corps Of Engineers Il. s.
army, came TO Colon from Culebra
ond volunteered their services. which
were accepted and they rendered very
ettlceitn help on the following day.
4 ! beg % assure the department
that ! had no part whatever In the ne.
Sotiations that were carried on be.
tween Colonel Torres and the rcpre.
sentatives Of the provisional govern.
inent; that landed an armed force
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
IOWA CAPITOL A 4
MASS Of RUINS
Beautiful State Building Reduced
10 a smouldering Heap.
LOSS A HALF MILLION
FIRE PARTIALLY DESTROYS cApt.
ToL DESPITE EFFORTS or
FiREMEN.

Pcs Molnes, Ia Ian Fire sultea
the northwest wing Of the stare capitol
today with the approximate loss of i
haE million.
The chamber of tho house of repre-.
sentatiyes Is a mass Of ruined debris
and cannot be fixed up III time for the
approaching session ol the legisla.
ture
Ihe origin Of the fire Is mystery
and Governor Cummins viii order ip.
mediate investigation, The sumo.
sition is that II started either from i
lighted candle carelessly lett burning
o. from an electric light wire.
The funds Of the state trustees wera
loaded on wagon ana carried Ia Il
bank for deposit The governor clad
N rubber boots and a rough coat On
gagged in the work of fighting the Gre
Tonight the beautiful state capitol
presents Q scene Of desoation. The
marble stair eases are covered with
rec. the floors flowing with water ana
the offices are flooded. Many heauti.
fnl frescoe In the chamber OF the house
can never be repaired The Iowa
capitol is one OF the most beautiful In
the United States. Ii Ii built along
the lines Of the capitol at Albany. 1t
has been the pride Of the state. ana
cost $3.o00,o00.
Tho state carries ~ insnFanea ILL
the building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

UNION PRAYER MEETINGS.

f4e Nees % prayer meeting IS a
being observed in the Cairo churches.
Services were held last evening NJ
the Cairo Baptist church and tonight'S
service will be held at the Christian
church
On Wednesday night the service
will be held at the Calvary BAPTIST
church. Thursday night. at the Meth.
odist church and Friday night 1t The
w. Z. church south.