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New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
ENGINEERS MAKE READY TO GO HOME
They VIII Attend Dinner in This City To.
morrow Night.

Washington. Nov. S.-At the meeting of the
Board of consulting engineers Of the Isthmian
Canal Commission yesterday afternoon Mr. Hunter
the delegate from England. first expressed
thanks on behalf Of the foreign engineers for the
kind and courteous manner in which the members
had been treated at all the sessions of the board
After him all the foreign engineers spoke few
Words. and especially thanked General Davis the
chairman of the board. for the courteous and
e1hcient manner in which he had presided over
their meetings
General Davis in reply thanked the different
members for the valuable services rendered by
them, and wished them a safe return to their
native countries. It decided at this
meeting that the foroign members should come
together with General Davis. in the beginning Of
January. in the Hotel de Flandre. Rue RoYale.
Brussels. The meeting thereupon adjourned,
and the members of the board are busy set
ting their affairs before leaving Washington
Monday.
The foreign members have been invited to din
ner in New-Yerk Monday evening by Mr.. Par
sons, a member Of the board of engineers which
they Will meet several railroad presidents.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
RAILROADS GO TO SUPREME COURT.

Cincinnati. Nov. 25.-The railroad companies
against whom United States Judge Thompson
decided this week in the Interstate Commerce
Commission suit gave notice to-day Of appeal
TO the United States Supreme Court.
The roads affected are the Cincinnati Hamilton
and Dayton. the Pennsylvania, the Big Four"
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the
New-York Central and the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern. The suit urged by the Proc
ter & Gamble Company TO compel the roads to
regulate freight rates in respect to the Proctor
6; Gamble Company as the roads had been or
mission. Tho court found in favor of the COM
plainant company and against the railroads and
enjoined the roads from hereafter charging the
rates complained of for less than carload ship
nlents of soap
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
FINAL ACT OF PEACE.
Russian and japanese Ratifcations
of Treaty Exchanged.

washington, Nov 25-without forrnality the
final chapter in the bloody war between Russia
and Japan was enacted in the diplomatic room
OF the State Department this afternoon, when
at 4:05 o'clock. Baron Rosen, the Russian Am
osssador, and Mr.. Takahira, the japanese MIN
lister. on behalf of their respective sovereigns'
exchanged ratifications OF the Treaty Of Ports
mouth which was signed September D. Inc
only witnesses were Prince Kudacheff. the sec
retary of the Russian Ambassador, who was Win
him at Toxic when the war began ana asalii
served as one of the official secretaries through
out the peace conference at portsmouth anu
Mr.. Hioki. counsellor and first secretary OF the
Jananese legation. sydney Smith. chief of the
diplornatic bureau of the State Department
and Edward Savoy. the personal messenger OF
the Secretary of State. were also present "heh
the exchange occurred.
At 3:55 o'clock Baron Rosen reached the de-
partnlent, accompanied by Prince Kudachen'
Three minutes later Mr.. Takahira arrived VIII
Mr. HiokI. who carried the ratihcation OF EN-
They met In the anteroom of the diplomatic
reception room. where they shook hands cordial
Iy and then passed into the office OF the secono
Assistant Secretary of State, Mr.. Adee, 10 WhoIh
they paid their respects going thence INTO the
diplomatic room. Seated about the long tapIe
where for years the American Secretaries OF
etate have discussed matters Of State with for
aten diplomats Baron RoSen and Mr.. Iakahlra
at once fell to work signing the protocol OF the
ratifications in duplicate
while Baron Rosen was signing the Russian
End French translat1ons of the Russian ratlh-
cation Mr. Takahira was afixing his signature
To the Japanese and English copies Mr.. Taxa
bira signed with the pen he had used in signing
the Treaty of Portsmouth. Baron Rosen used
one he found on the table placed there by Isaac
Edwards the messenger Of Mr.. Adee. This pen
IS known as an "Old Glory" pen, the handle
be,1r nainted red white and blue Mr.. Takahira
preserved his pen. that used by Baron Rosen
Tyas left in the diplomatic room. Their work
done. Baron Rosen and Mr Takahira agaln
shool hands and left the department, Baron
Hosen going first and Mr.. Takahira following a
Few minutes later.
The exchange CT ratihcations was only a
Soruality the treaty having become effective
che day Il was ratified by the Russian and
Japanese ernperors. The copies exchanged nave
bound In plum colored morocco covers and the
seals of the respective nations are attached to
them In q silver gilded box tied with ribbons OF
she game color as the covers
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
SCHOONER sINKs-CREw ESCAPES.
Perilous Trip in Small Boats from Plum Gut
to Long Island Shore.

Greenport, Long Island, Nov. 25-The
schooner Golden Ray, commanded by Richard
Bushnell, sank in Plum Gut. between Long ISL
and Sound and Gardeners Bay, last night. No
lives were lost The Golden Ray left City Island
Yesterday morning, bound for Greenport loaded
with 100 tons of coal. consigned to J. M Wells
& Son, of this place. The vessel began to leak
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The men were
set to work at the pumps, but they were unable
to keep the ship free. The crew lowered the
small boats at 10 o'clock. and made ready 10
leave the schooner. The wind blowing a
gale and rain was falling. About 1030 the crew
left the ship and started on their perllous trip
TO the shore. Several times the boats were
nearly swamped, but the land finally made
in safety The schooner disappeared from
sight at 1O:40. She rolled over on her side and
sank in forty feet Of water She is a total loss,
and the owners will not try to recover the cargo
or the vessel.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
JAPAN md COREA.
Government at Washington Recog-
nises Nez0 Conditions.

washington, Nov. 25.-secretary Root has in
formed the Japanese government that he will
hereafter conduct affairs relating to Corea
through the Japanese legation here The prin-
ciple of the sovereignty of Corea is maintained
and the existing treaty with that country will
continue in force and the American consuls
there will be maintained without change in their
exequaturs The Corean legation in Washing
ton, Of course, Will be withdrawn. and all busi-
ness relating TO Corea viii be transacted
gan. United States Minister to Seoul will be
withdrawn, but it is the intention of the State
for him.
Toxic. Nov. 25.-The news that the United
States has withdrawn its legation from Seoul as
a result Of the new Japanese-Corean convention
was received here with great satisfaction. The
unvarying American friendship for Japan is
highly appreciated here.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
SAYS PNEUMONIA THREATENS CITY
Coroner's Physician Warns Citizens to Take
Every Precaution-Thirty Deaths in Week

According to DR.. O'HanIon. Coroner's Physician,
New-Yorls is on the verge OF epidemic Of pneu-
monia, and it behooves every one to take the ut
most precautions. DR.. O'Hanlons statement was
called forth by autopsy which he performed on
the body of Annie Christie. fifty years old. Of No
4i6 West 28th-st at Bellevue Hospital.
The woman taken to the hospital at 1880
a. m. on Friday, and died at midnight The au-
topsy showed that, although she had been able to
be about until three days before she died she had
been suffering from lobar pneumonia in aggra-
waited form for time
This is only of twenty-five or thirty cases
Of sudden deaths from pneumonia reported this
week" said DR.. OHaulon, and in almost every
case the vctm did not suspect until too late that
he or she had pneumonia. Hundreds Of persons
are walking the streets to-day suffering from
pneumonia and do not realize II. The present
weather IS of the right sort TO spread the disease
which finds its readiest victims among those who
overwork and failure to eat regularly. A fun
disease and the next is regularity of habits
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
ELIHU ROOT AIDS JEWS.
President Schmman of Cornell and
J. p. Morgan AIso Contribute.

EIhu Root, Secretary of State, yesterday added
his contribution to the relief fund for the Jews III
Russia accompanying his check with a letter, IN
which he expressed his deep sympathy with the
sufferers. Mr.. Roots letter addressed to Ar
mold Kohn, vice-president of the State Bank at
No. 376 Grand-st. 1t says:
My Dear Mr.. Kohn: In response to your letter OF
November Y | inclose a check for the FUND now
being raised for the relief of the unfortunate Jews
who have been subjected to such dreadful cruelties
in Russia" J GO not see how any one can fail 10
to hope that out Of the present disorder and change
in that country there may come better day OF
bower to help them, but for some of the homeless
and despoiled money may be helpful. and for some
friendliness and sympathy in the world may be an
encouragement while the expression of abhorrence
cruelties which have been practised may in time
come to have little restraining effect.
The State Bank has received about $4,000 for the
fund.
Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell Uni
versty, also has added his condemnation OF the
atrocities committed in Russia. Jacob H Schif
received yesterday the following letter from Mr.
Schurnan:
Dear Mr.. Schiff: incose herewith my cheek for
the fund in relief of the suffering Jews of Russia
whose terrible condition appeals to the universal
The atrocities of the Russian mob have been be-
yond ali description or imagination. Such an ex,
hibition Of bgotry, intolerance and racial hatred
has seldom, If ever disgraced the history of man
kind, And to crown the horrors of it, the tendish
mob invokes the of Jesus Of Nazareth, who
preached good viii to and founded religion
OF love, compassion and human brotherhood. My
prayer is that the Christians Of America may in
this Thanksgiving week remember with compass
sion and help with generous contributions their
sorely stricken Jewish brethren in Russia
A contribution Of 5000 was received yesterday
from J. Pierpont Morgan.
The additional contributions received by the re-
lief committee yesterday amounted to s2s5l5. The
total is now $S27579.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
EIK1Ns STILL IRREcoNCILABLE.
Denies That He Has Surrendered to Presi-
dent on Rate Question

Henry C1ews & &c. received from their Washing
ton office yesterday a long telegram, saying that
Senator Elkins denied the report that he had sur
rendered to the President on the rate question.
He had not been at the White House in several
weeks he said. Neither had the Interstate Com
merce Committee of the Senate decided bill
The telegram went
Senator Elkins says that bill will be reported
70 the Senate, and he believes that this will be by
a unanimous He feels confident that the
Senate will pass bill, and that it will be prac-
ticaIlv the committee bill Whatever railroad rate
law is placed on the statute books. win. in his
ODinior be one that will correct existing abuses
Without injuring the railroads Under the terms
of the resolution under which the committee is
Working il is required report bill within ten
days after the meeting of Congress. 1t is quite
probable that a perfected measure may not be
further extension of the time.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
wATTERsoN would NOT BE GOVERNOR
Saws He Never Will Seek Any Other Honor
than Being Journalist

Louisville, Nov 25.-"The Courer-Journa" pub
fishes the following statement to-day by Henry
Watterson regarding the reports that he seek
ing the nomination for Governor:
s.7I,e Courier-Journal wishes to state by author
itv ao6 absolutely and for all time that Henry
W'atterson would not accept nomination for Gov
ern0r of Kentucky, or any other Office, even in
ne event that IL unanimously were rendered him
and was equivalent 10 an election. II he had ever
desired office he would sought it thirty years
ago when an official career possessed some mean
ing and objective point and open TO him.
8 a matter OF fact. Office and ofiicialism in all
their forms have always been odious 10 him. He
hcpes ana expects 10 die he has liyed-a journal
isf and nothing but journalist with whatever
that implies OF honorable aspiration and personal
and intellectual freedom
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
JUDGE SUES PARTNERS ESTATE.
Declares No Accounting Has Been Made and
That It Owes Him $4,000.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I ]

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 25-Charging that
the estate Of his former law partner, Henry C.
Baldwin, of Naugutuck, owes him $1,000,
Judge John NJ. sweeny' has brought suit to re-
cover that amount.
A hearing was held here to-day before Henry
c. White, as a committee. The charge Of Judge
Sweeny is that he and Mr.. Baldwin were law
partners and that Mr.. Baldwin held the funds
of the copartnership. Judge Sweeny alleges
that no accounting Of the affairs of their busi-
r,ess has ever been made to him. and that
counting would show Mr.. Baldwin's estate to be
in mis- debt $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
DENIES PACKERS ACCUSATIONS.

Chicago, Nov. 25-Unequivocal deniaIs of the
allegations of the packers in their special pleas
filed some time ago in the Beef Trust hearing
were made to-day by United States District
Attorney Morrison in his reply, which he filed
Today. The assertions of the packers that they
were compelled to appear and testify, supple
testified and that immunity promised to
them from future prosecution, are declared by
the District Attorney to be not founded fact.
The charge that documentary evidence was
seized by force is also denied.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
FLEET OF POWERS SAILS.
NaUaI Demonstration Againsl
Turkey Starts for MitgIene.

Athens, Nov. 25.-The international fleet as
sembled at Piraus for the purpose of max
ing naval demonstration against Turkey In
support of the demands of the powers for the
financial control of Macedonia sailed at noon
to-day under sealed orders. British and French
torpedo boats were left behind to keep up COM
munication with the fleet
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
KILLS HUSBANDS RTVAL.
Wife of One Mississippi Physician
Shoots Another in Office.
TRr Tsiegrsph b The Tribuns. ]

Monticello Miss. Nov. 25.-Dr. Tom Butler
rsras shot five times and instantly killed in his
Office to-day by Mrs. James Birdsong, wife OF
another physician. It is said that DR.. Butler
was attacked without warning and died without
making a statement.
Mrs. Birdsong declined to give any reason for
4he killing but her friends declare that it
was prompted by professional differences Be-
cause of the prominence of the principals the
killing has produced great excitement. Mrs.
Rfrdsong calmly left DR.. Buffers office after
shooting him and was later arrested.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
RUSSIAN AUTHORITY RESTORED.
Members of a Provisional Government in
Poland Arrested.

Kielce. Russian Poland. Nov 25.-Troops have
Just restored Russian authority in the O1kusz Dis
trict which for twelve days has been in the hands
of the revolutionists who set up provisional gov
ernment under the presidency of Polish engineer,
organized a suburban militia, appropriated district
funds. destroyed Russian records and pictures of
the Emperor and Empress and declared that Polish
henceforth should be the official Language of the dis
trict
The president of the provisional government and
five members of the committee have been arrested
treason.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
ELY FLAes EoR NoRwAYs KING

IL honor of the arrival of King Hnakon VII in
ChristiaDia Norway, all the Norwegian vessels In
this port were dressed in bunting yesterday, while
tbs consulate ieY the flag OF that country
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Insurance inquisition developments 0lis
nally so much counted upon BY adverse spee.
lators to produce market Generalization az =.
yield that result In the manifold reVeia'S reV'--,.,
there is disclosure of nothing that In hla
way bears upon intrinsic security maTkss -
ditions OF course, prejudice refuses to
nize this but sane business interests Ieeii-s -.
And such interests realize too, that nluch ,,..
nony as it comes out from day TO day. u
jointed fragments frequently, IS suscep'lO-s -,
significance different from constructions mon
hurrying sensationalism may seek 10 pSt =, ,bs
it. Apt exemplifcation Of this appeared lIoSss -
closing hour of this weeks sesslor-an s.,n.S5r sn5sr-
OF the New York Life giving II as his - ms
standing that certain profits accreditsu S5srr :.
company nad been transferred 70 Vice-FI Te
George w. Perkins for some unlocked use. .,r,-
this AIR Perkins replies; II presume ths n-eav
mittee will give me an opportunity 20 appt. :.
again before them will be glad 70 ulTa5sy
entira transaction clear.1 h ALLIANCE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
SIXTH AVENUE HONOR ROLL

Following is the honor roll of the
Sixth avenue school:
Room 9-Leota Jones, Dora Water.
man and Ruth Bloom.
Room S-John Roa buck, Vera Glenn
ents, Emma Wilbourne, Gordon Free
man, Allie Banks, Ernest Whitelaw
and Early Wood
Room Selma Schloss, Elizabeth
Schober, Clarence Watson, 1rma Mel
son, Katherine Kuenzel.
Room 6-Wardlow Murphy, Meyer
Nichol, Gladys Levine, Vivian White
law, Vivian Parker.
Room edwin Burks, Albert Klar-
berg, Monroe Meeks, Edna Westall.
Nellie Howard, Mildred Westmore.
land.
Room 4-Pearl Rutstein, lone Hear
in, Mildred Daniel, Vera Roebuck and
Ira Hipp.
Room 3-Ruth Allen, Eddie King,
Audrey Quinn, Nellie Mcdonald.
Room 2-Aletha Thomasson. Calvin
Burks, Allen Shepard, Efie Wallace
and Fulton Murphy.
Room Lynn Koonce, Roscoe
Starke, .Jeffie Hughes, Onie Parnell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
HE SPOILED THE EFFECT.
Chump Didn't See the Enaine Was
Going the Other Way and
BIundered.

He had for days been trying to gain
az encouraging look from the disdain
full damsel, and now at last it seem
ed to the young man that his chance
the chance Of lifetime-had arrived
says the Minneapolis Times.
She had been tripping over the com.
mon in front of him, but in crossing
the railway line she appeared to have
got her foot fixed in the points, for
she stood and screamed Justify.
The young man dashed like light
ming to her assistance, fer only a few
hundred yards away the headlight of
an engine glowed through the dusk.
"Courase!' he cried. Don't strug-
gle, Miss Bellairs-Arminta; will
save you And he whipped out his
penknife.
"Oh, don't! she exclaimed.
Il must he insisted; at is the only
way
She tried to protest, but graspine
her waist with one protecting arm he
stopped and cut the shoe lace. Then
Wfenchlng her dainty foot from th.
shoe, ne threw her frenziedly onto
the bank. With the effort he lost his
balance, but not his presence of mind.
Tor with spring like that of fish. he
hurled himself from the rails onto
the bank
he arose painting and breathless. to
hnd the young lady angrily trying 70
brush the mud from her sown.
You hateful mani" she exclaimed.
For moment he was stupefied.
"What-what-I beg your parlon
he stammered.
on've spoiled my best dress" she
said, viciously; you've cut nv foot
and ruffled my hair. I'm in a drea j.
full state. And l kept trying to tel
yon that the engine was going the
other way!"
he looked up mechanically. Yes. it
was true. The engine was nearly ont
ot SIGHT.
i detest a man who hasn't any
sense, she said, as she climbed the
bank and limped away, while the
young man, blighted and 1espairi,g
object. turned away to muse on the
perversity Of women and the futility
of everything.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
BOTH ON VACATION.

Maurice Barrymore was riding ON
a New York train one day and, he
and the passengers around him get
ting into conversation, it developed
that nearly all of them were going
on vacations made necessary by over
work Then spoke up one who had
been silent. ''1'm going up to the hills
for pleasure solely" said he; 81 don't
work. I'm a gentleman" Barry
more's prompt reply was Quietly
"Ot, yes. ! see. You're on = vaca,,.
t." ="
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19

he only things that are establish
ed are those that never stand still.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
BRIEF MENTION,

T. l.. Davis was in Little Rock Wed.
nesday
Postmaster Fred Furth has return.
ed from trip to Little Rock.
Mrs. Robert Lytle of Altheimer was
a guest of the Antlers Wednesday at
ternoon.
r. N. Barber of New York was a
guest of the Trulock Wednesday and
Thursday
L. C. Smith and wife of Dewitt were
guests of the Arlington Wednesday
afternoon.
w. S. Conner of Arkansas City was
here Wednesday afternoon, a guest of
the Arlington.
w. J. Gore come over from Little
Rock Wednesday and spent Thursday
at the Arlington.
Walker Jones of Reydel was here on
business Wednesday afternoon,
guest cf the Antlers.
Il w. Strickland of st. Louis was
here Wednesday afternoon and regis
tered at The Trulock.
e. A. Higgins. advance man fer
the Murray and Mack company, which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
SOCIETY NOTES
- r + + I + + + + + = = -
Hogg- Sigh Weddino.

lhe marriage Of Miss Belle Hooe
ana Mr.. Mercer Sigh was most i'm
FreSslvey y solemnized "Wednesday af-
'clnoOn al First Methodist church in
me presence OF large assemblage of
relatives and friends Revs. ]. S,
hawkins and j. R. Cason performed
the ceremony The division of seats
reserved for the immediate family
were marked by white satin ribbons
heId In place by large bows The
oecofallons for chancel and pulpit
were palms and tall sword ferns
whose long. graceful fronds rose tier
fashion, FORMING pretty background
for the abundance of pretty fall roses
Ihe edlfice was brilliantly Illuminated
by countless bulb lights, presenting an
appearance wholly in keeping with
the occasion. While the assemblaee
awaited the coming of the wedding
party, program of wedding music
Was rendered by Mrs. Renfrow. one
especially beautiful selection was BE.
cause softly sung by Miss Amanda
Dye; this terminated in Mendelssohn's
wedding march, as the party entered
the church. According to custom, the
Hshers led the way to the altar. They
were Messrs. Walter Hudson and w.
l.. Matthew'S. They were followed by
Miss Virginia Hudson, maid of honor,
and Charles Madding. They were fol-
lowed by the bride, leaning on the
arm of her brother, Mr.. Harvey Hogg.
who entered the church through the
right door. The groom and his best
man. Mr. H. L. Schloss, entered at the
Main street entrance, meeting the
bride at the foot of the altar, where
the impressive ring ceremony was
said. AT the conclusion of the cere-
mony and while Lohengrin's wedding
march pealed from the organ, the par
ty left the church, the bride and
groom leading, followed by the attend
ants. The newly welded pair were
driven to the Iron Mountain depot,
where they took the train for Hot
Springs and will visit the parents of
the groom for a week or ten days. Mrs
Sigh wore a becoming travelling suit
of mode-de-la-te with hat and gloves to
rlatch; she carried a. shower bouquet
of bride roses, tied with white satin
ribbons. Miss Hudson, the maid of
honor, wore stylish gown of Alice
blue epe-de-Paris. She carried pink
roses. Mrs. Sigh is the charming
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. G.. A. Hogg
o. Ellerson and niece of Mrs. J. w.
Crawford of this city. She has spent
much time in Pine Bluff where she is
81 eatly admired for her fine personali-
ties. Mr.. Sigh is a rising young bus
mess man of Pine Bluff, at present
an accountant for Isaac Dreyfus He
is a son Of Mr.. N. B. Sigh, formerly
of this city, but now residing in Hot
Springs, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
State Meeting U. D. of c.

A large delegation of ladies will go
from Pine Bluff to Fort Smith to
attend the state meeting of he United
Daughters of the Confederacy in that
city On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, October 25. 26 and 27. Tickets
will be put on sale at the Iron Noun
tain depot on next Sunday at one and
one-'hird fare for the round trip. good
to October 81.