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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
THE LETTERS IN MOURNING.

An interesting party has been gathered to-
gether at Tulloch Castle the famous Ross-shire
estate which Mrs. Joseph Letter of Chicago. has
this year again leased from Mr.. Davidson. of Tul-
!och. 1t includes Lord Curzon of Kedleston. his
three little daughters. Lord and Lady Suffolk
and their baby son. Lord Andover, Colonel and
Mrs. Colin Campbell, the Dowager Lady Suffolk
and Joseph Letter Very little shooting how
ever, was done, although Colonel Campbell and
Lord Suffolk were out on the moors and no en-
tertaining has taken place, in spite of the fact
that Mrs. Letters tenancy includes over seven
thousand acres of some of the finest shooting
IN the country. All Of the party are. of course
still in the deepest mourning for Lady CurZon.
Mrs. Letter keeps quite a stud of motors at
Tulloch Castle, and motoring, a rule through
the wild anu picturesque scenery of the neigh
borhOod formed one of the chief amusements of
the place to all those of the house party who
were not out on the moOrS.
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MORTAR WHICH CAME FROM WRECK.

Frederick Midgley. of No. 357 Millbury ave-
nue.. Worcester. Mass. hopes to have the per-
mission of the civic authorities on next Fourth
Of July to discharge old English mortar that
figured in the Revolutionary War and which was
on the frigate Hussar. a supply and pay ship,
sunk in the East River at He'll Gate in 1880
while on her way to New York to pay off the
troops of King George The Hussar had on
board at the time 1fty-four American prisoners.
The old implement of war lies in the rear Of
MT Mdgley's home. It's weight, indicated in
old English figures, is S44 pounds.
The relic came into the possession of Mr..
Midgley through his wifes father, Leroy F. Ban
croft, Of Worcester. Mass. who. years ago, was
engaged in exploiting patent submarine armor.
he was instrumental IN recovering some OF the
bones Of the American prisoners who persisted
when the frigate Hussar went down He also
secured many articles and munitions of war
such as cannon balls and guns from the bottom
of the East River. The collection of relics, in
Guiding the mortar, was shown all over Massa-
chusetts and New York.
The Hussar carried about S1.S00O 900 at the
time she was sunk. Many futile attempts were
made to raise the vessel In 1S49 the firm of
Pratt Howe e. Co. formed, including Mr..
Bancroft among its directors. The firm worked
around the wreck for over a decade, but every
plan failed.
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RAILROAD OUT At SCI.
Continued from third page.

the history Of engineering. but inventive genus
Is proving itself equal to the task The greater
expense is to be explained not only In the large
mileage Of bridges and viaducts but in the ex-
posed character Of the line, for the cost exceeds
that of average railroad cOnstructiOn-about
$4,000 mile, which is perhaps three times
greater than that in ordinary fat country where
no long bridges have to be built The total in
voIved is from S15OOOOOO to S2OOO0OOO
Building railway line across such series
Of islands and stretches Of open water naturally
presents practical problems in the housing Of
men, After the negro IabOrers have cleared out
the dense tropical jungle on the uninhabited
islands the construction crews Of white men OF
various nationalities arrive. On the land they
live In temporary wooden houses. or in some
cases in we'll arranged tents. Fourteen camps
have been established. each in a favorable loca-
ton on firm ground. The water for drinking
and cooking has to be transported from Miami.
The food is as well cooked and varied is
possible so far from urban markets a hospital
tent enables the camp physician properly TO
treat any case of illness. The men in every way
are made comfortable. Even an improvised bar
Der shop gives facilities for shaving and hair
cutting at surprisingly low rates. The men who
do the work the water live in floating dor
mitorfes two stories high. neat and cOmmodious
which are anchored somewhere near the great
floating dredges. Some Of the men labor con-
stantly in water and naturally receive higher
wages than the others.
The details Of the engineering task give a
conception of the enorrnity OF the undertaking.
From Homestead to Key West the line viii
consist OF seventy-fOur miles on land. while
twenty-five miles are built over swamp AM
and nearly thirty over water. Ten bridges are
called for and several miles Of steel span work
and concrete arch. Four long viaducts viii
have an aggregate length Of nearly six miles
! From Long Key to Conch Key it is 1O4OO feet.
! across Knights Key Channel 1900 feet. over
Moser Key Channel $500 feet. while Bahia
Honda Channel has a width Of 1850 feet
These viaducts will consist of a series Of rein
forced concrete. circular arch spans and piers
bringing the base OF the rails somewhat more
than thirty feet above the mean low water
| level. and insurng that the passing trains viii
always be above the spray Of the dashing waves
below The greatest of these viaducts will BE-
the longest marine bridge in existence. It has
about double the length Of the Brooklyn Bridge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
THE CORPORAL,s LOGIC

Such reasoning" said General F. D. Grant
in military argument. reminds me Of the rea-
soning of old Corporal Sandhurst
Corporal Sandhurst was one day drilling a
batch of raw recruits
Why is it, he said. to a bright looking
chap. that the blade of your sabre is curved in
stead Of straight?
The blade is curved the recruit answered
in order to give more force to the blow
Nonsense said the corporal The blade Is
curved so as to fit the scabbard II 1t was
straight, how would you set it into the curved
scabbard, you idiot?
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due to stop at Grantham about IL, Instead
however. of pulling up. it rushed through the
station at the rate of forty miles an hour, More
over. instead of keeping to the main line, where
the signals were against it. it ran out toward
the Nottingham line, taking the curve at an
express speed. whereas trains are not expected
to travel over it at more than nine miles an
hour at this point In the course Of three nun
dred or four hundred yards 1t rocked on the rails,
dashed into wall. ripping it up for fifty or
sixty yards. and finally broke into three pieces.
The engine toppled over and half buried itself
In the ballast, and the front portion OF the train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
NOT HIS HOVE.

ChicagOan was praising the late Marshall
Field.
Mr. Field was a kindly man." he said HE
spoke Ill Of no one. and when his opinion was
asked of a person, and it was not a favorable
opinion he would express IT In such a gentle
and quaint way that its sting would be mostly
lost.
"Once at dinner praised the conversational
talent OF man across the table I said 70 M
Field:
do you know hirn?'
at have met him. the other answered
"'Wen. he is a clever chap I said He
can talk brilliantly for an hour at a stretch
Then. when met him. said Mr.. Field 1t
must have been the beginning OK tho second
hour"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
MAKING IN ISLAND.
Nezc One in East Riuer an COnnec-
ton zciM Tunnel Work.

More than one person has suggested that the
vexatious transportation problem, far as
Brooklyn is concerned, could be obviated by the
simple plan of filling in the East River. That
this is not such a wild project as one might i'm
agine is evident from the fact that the island of
Manhattan is two blocks wider on the East
River side than when the Indians lodged around
the tree trunks in order to get a good look at
Adrian Blocks small vessel as it moved eau
tiously along the stream. If further evidence is
needed one can gain it in a voyage over the river
on the 34th street ferry. Looking upstream tow
ard the southern end of Blackwells Island is a
small. narrow strip. 1t is a new island man
made. One has the same difficulty in seeing the
Island that Yankee Doodle had in seeing the
city. There are so many houses" 1t is lit
orally covered with buildings to the very waters
edge.
The reason for the existence of the island
is the reason why the filling in of the river
would he advantageous. The New York & Long
Island Railroad Company desiring to put a
vertical hole in the bottom of the river at that
point. an island was built to surround the hole
IT is the opening of a shaft which has been sunk
for the purpose Of hurrying work on the Bel
mont tunnel, or, perhaps it is better known,
the tunnel which is being dug under the terms
OF the disputed Steinway franchise From the
base of this shaft horizontal tubes are being
f1NAASN
tan with the idea of meeting the tubes which
are being opened from the sides of the river
The traveller on the 34th street ferry line
may sec other evidences of the tunnel construc-
ton which is hOneycombing the earth under the
waters Of the metropolis GUrgling I'D in an un-
ending stream from the depths under the bow
OF the ferryboat it lies in the Manhattan slip
are great air bubbles. They suggest the breath
of some dying monster below and look like a
series of boiling springs Out in the stream a
hundred or more feet away are several creamy
circles At first glance is likely to think them
the fruit Of some churnng paddle wheel or pro-
peller AS the ferrybOat moves out of the sin
past them they are seen to be great masses of
air bubbles, so great that they keep the sur
face In a constant turmoil, and even break the
crests of the waves that roll up to and around
them. One is forcibly reminded of the immense
amount OF air which is pumped into the tube
underneath, and what would happen If there
Should be sudden cessation in the monotonous
round of the pumps. The bubbling water I'M
dermined the piling of the slips of the ferry re-
Gently doing much damage. The piles had been
driven only a short time before but the earth
was washed from their bases. 1t is the pressure
Of air confined below that keeps the river out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
ABERDEEN UNITERSITY.

Aberdeen University in Scotland. has just
been celebrating her 4OOth anniversary. At the
same time she completed one of her finest col
leges, Marischal. and King Edward inaugurated
the new buildings. Lord Strathcona, who is chan
cellor of the university and has given 100000 to
the college, provided banquet for $500 persons
on the inauguration day. An interesting feature
of Aberdeen University is that both sexes study
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14

size MarischaI College comes next to the Palace
OF the EscUriaI in Spain. which is the largest
granite edifce in the world. over 10000 tons
Of the whitest gray granite were used in cor
structing the college II has frontage Of 100
feet, extends backward 600 feet, and the
Mitchell Tower rises $50 feet from the ground
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rushing down an embankment slope. leaped over
a wall at the bottom into factory inclosure.
while the third part remained poised on the
edge of the embankment at a threatening angle.
To add to the horror the wreckage took fire.
and the result was that twelve people, including
a director of the NORTHEASTERN Railway, the
driver and his apprentice, killed and sew
enteen persons were injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-14
BIG RAILROAD WRECK.

terrible accident occurred to an express
train for Scotland near Grantham Station re-
Gently 1t left Kings Cross at S:45 and wa,
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Colbert Saws out of Jail.

Sometime between 8 0 o'clock We'd nesday night and daylight Thursday morning. ]. B.Colbert, the blind tiger man who has been the thorn in the flesh of the Brinkley body municipal for several months escaped from the city jail where he was being held in de- fault Of the payment of S2O0 fine assese against him.
 Marshal Smith discovered that h.s prisoner was gone when he went 10 give him his breakfast Thursday A. M.
 Colbert made his escape by saving in two the bars Of his cell.
 While the escape Of Colbert, Is in one sense, good ridlance to our city yet every effort will be made to cap ture him and if he is ever capture the chances are that he will be given something that will make him wish he was in San Francisco or some other point easier 10 d. his business in than old Brnkley.
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Attorney c. F. Greenlee was called to Missouri by wire on Tuesday afternoon on business of importance
 Miss Elma Hudson spent Easter Sunday among friends in Clarendon, coming home Sunday evening.
 -J. ]. Farrell, of the Water Works & Light Co, is in Chicago and St. Louis on q business trip.
 Miss Jewell Rodgers was visitor of friends in Clarendon from Friday evening until Sunday evening.
 M. c. Gillespie, formerly cashier at the Cotton Belt depot but now of Little Rock, was in the city Sunday, a guest at the Mrs. Hicks home.
 Capt. w. J. Hall of Holly Grove was pleasant caller on the ARGUS Hast Saturday en route to New ort to visit his daughter, Mrs. Fred Smith.
 The Epworth League is arranging 10 have a "Beach Bonnet opening and refreshment bazaar in the near future. Details will be announced later.
 Rev. w. I. Mclnnis, of Loneke, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city. was in the city Tuesday en troute to Wynne to attend the Pre-. . bytery which convened in that ely lis week
 Mir. and Mrs. P. F. Neill were ,ver from Clarendon g few hours IWednesdsy afternoon. They were Eacco l,anied by Miss Lena Park ! he party spent the time in business md social calls.
 Miss Bessie Hooper, teacher ot the primary department in the Brink ley Graded School, visited hcmefolk in Clarendon ever Sunday, going ovel Friday afternoon
 R. B. Mcknight, the hustlire Woodruff county cattle and stock deal CT, was here from Augusta the latter part of last week. He was on crutch' es, having severely sprained his righ1 foot few days before.
 The time for paying your taxe: 0ss up on Apr. 10th and the nex thing for you to do is to watch for the l Delinquent Tax List to see if by nis take or otherwise your property is or the Delinquent Sale List. This lis' will appear in the ARGUS the latte part of May. Watch for it.
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ANOTHER NEW FACTORY.
Brinkley Spoke @ Handle
 Factory Organized.

The Harry D. Alfrey plant in South BrinkIey, better known as the old Bergen g. Meehan Slave Factory has been purchased by Wise Brothers of Memphis, who have organized the Brin,zley Spoke Go.
 The new company has been incor- porated and will manufacture spokes and handles al4o.
 Manager Wise was in the civ 3 few days ago arranging for get ting in timber stock necessary 10 star tie factory and stated that the bes and latest improved machinery wouc be put in and that full crew of men | 20 to 25. would be kept busy all the time after the plant was once started.
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OLD AND NEW COUNCIL.
Many Visitors Witness the ending of the Old and Beginning of New
 Administration.

Tuesday night ushered in the be- ginning of a new city administration.
 The last session of the old Council convened for short while to complete the details Of winding up the reports. auditing books and accounts of the officers for the past term of two years. burning the cancelled warrants. etc, preparatory to turning over the gov ernmental machinery to the new gov
 erning body.
 Quite number of interested spec
 tators were prescnt-perhaps thirty
 five-to see the change take place.
 When the proceedings of the for
 mer Council were concluded. that
 body dissolved by adjourning sine die
 and the members of the bcdy elect.
 being pre- s,rt. at on c took tfe oath of office and assumed control of the municipal affairs.
 The personel Of tie new governing body is a. fellows
 T. H. Jackson, Mayor, R. E. smith, Marshal; Fig L. Brickell. Clerk C. B. LaBelle, Treasurer; Aldermen of First Ward, H. L. r. Whitson and II ! Geo. Rich Aldermen in Second ! Ward, Andrew Flora and H. C. Mitch | ell; Aldermen in Third Ward. w. w. Fort and H. C. Strong. As will be noted only four individuals are num- bered among the officials not con |nected with the old administration Four former Aldermen were returned and one elected who served the past two terms in different capacity
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]. P. LEE IN GOVERNORS
 CHAIR. Governor Davis on an Out
 ing.

Little Rock. Ark, April lo-Gov Jeff Davis and wife left last night for Colorado, via St. Louis, to spend a month among the mountain resorts, recuperating from the stress of the long political campaign through which he has passed.
 He will respond on Tuesday night, h St. Louis, to the toast, Arkansas, at business mems banquet. and will then inspect the reform schools of Hi nois and Indiana before leaving for the l West. He expects to return to Little Rock short time before the opening 1, of the State convention in Hot Springs on June 5.
 In the mean time Senator John F. Lee, of Clarendon, will preside in the executive chair, having entered upon his duties this morning. This is his initial exercise of the gubernatorial power since he was elected in May 1905. This is the first time that g lieutenant-governor has acted since 1902, when Senator M P. Huddlestor was called upon. His successor Senator o. N. Killough, was not call ed upon to act during his two-yeal tenure. Special to News -Scimitar.
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Changes in Oil Mill Force.

Several changes have been made in the operating force at the Oil Mill for the next season.
 Former engineer-in-cheif F. E, Kenhuert has resigned and with his family will move to South West, Texas, L. D. McGlathery formerly night en- gineer has been promoted to MT, Ken heurts position while Jerome Neff was promoted to the place of night engi neer McGlathery, Ray Orem. and Sam Bunch are to be the day and night helpers for the season,
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MT. and Mrs R. L. Townsend will in the near future remove from Alexandria, La, to Brinklsy. They will occupy the c. E. Faires house on west Hem,ock street. Mrs Townsend is daughter Of MT. and Mrs. 5. w. Mcfarland. This excellent family expect to make Brinkley their per- manent home if no unforeseen occur rences change their plans. They will have hearty welcome among our citizens.
 -Col. McCrory. prominent citi- zen of Woodruff county. for whom the thriving little city Of McCrory is named, was in Brinkley yesterday He was en route to his home in Nc Crory from Little Rock where he had been attending a Masonic meeting 1 He had with him a model of a ploW patented by one of his townsnien. The blow is 2 combination scraper and shovel for scraping and shcveling cot i ton at one operationa method much used by farmers in working cotton the first time. The method is also nval- uab'e in working cotton during rainy season.
 Emil Erlcknan, who has been instructor of the Fire Company Band for several months, has bldden Brink ley farewell. He left uncerenoniously without informing anyone of his plr- pose or destination. The Band will not disband but will continue regular practice under the instruction of MT h. H. Coleman, who has had consider able experience in band work. lhs { Band players are determined to keeE up the org lnization and hope to hayS the contirusi encouragement of the pubic.
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Two Monroe County People
 in San Francisco.

So far as can be learned there were only two Monroe county people in the city of Frisco.
 One of them, Chas. Tomlinson. for meny of this city who is CT was an electrician in Frisco.
 The other is young man by the name of Young nephew or kinsman to Cashier J. W. B. Robinson of Clarendon.
 Among the Brnkleyites who have visited in Frisco during the recent past few years and are acquainted with the geography of the fated city, are Messrs D. H. Smith, Garland Black, Wm. Black, P. A. Gillispie, L. Lyons, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, MT. and Mrs. Wn B. Folsom.
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Is The Moon Inhabited.

Science has proven that the moon has an atmosphere, which makes lite in some form possbible on that sate- lite; but not for human being. who have hard enough time on this earth of ours; especially those who don't know that Electric Bitters cure Head- ache, Biliousness, Malaria, Chils and Fever, Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Torpid Liver, Kidney complaints, General Dibility and Female weak l nesses. unequalled as general Tonic and Appetizer for weak persons especially for the aged. It induce souud sleep. Fully guaranteed by al Druggists. Price only soc.
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4 Dandy For Burns.

pr. Berg;n, Pana. III writes: ''l have used Ballard's 5 Snow Liniment. always recommended it to my friends as an+ confident there is no better made. It is dandy for burns.
 Those who live on farms are especial ly liable to many accidental cuts. burns. bruises. which heal rapidly when Bal lard's Snow Liniment is applied. It should always bs kept in the house for cases of emergency. 25c. soc, and SLIGO. Sold by Converse & Brooks,
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-H. c. Strong attended presbytery in Wynne this week.
 Road overseer Tod Henderson re- ports that the Bayou b.iige has been repaired
 w. A. Manley of Jackson. Tenn, is in the city the guest of w. w. Hendrix
 Miss Maggie Beck, of Havana, Ark, is the guest of Miss Lucille Sain, on east Hemlock street.
 -Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lamm went to Memphis Sunday. Mrs. Lamm is still in the Bluff City the guest of her relatives Jake returned and resum- ed his post of duty at the Big Store. Miss Tommie Pearce left this week for visit to her old home near Sommerville, Tenn. She will be ab- sent several we sks
 U. M. Kerr, cashier of the Citi- zens Bank of Clarendon, was in Brink Icy Wednesday evening on his way to Little Rock to attend the Bankers  Association. Mrs. Kerr and little daughter accompanied him and will be the guests of Mrs. Kerrs parents, MT. and Mrs. w. R. Hill, a few days -J. w. B. Robinson, cashier of the Merchants and Planters Bank of Clarendon, accompanied by Mrs. Rob inson and son, were through Brinkley Wednesday evening. MT. Robinson went 10 Little Rock to attend the meeting of the bankers and Mrs. Rob- inson and son were en route to Hot l Springs to visit her mother couple Iiof weeks.
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Baptizing Announcement.

The morning service of the Meth odist congregation (at | a m) will be he'd at Piney, on the Choctaw railroad a,out a half mile east of the city.
 At that time and place tie ordi- na nee of baptism will be administered to those candidates for membership who desire immersion.
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Little Farm For Rent---One
 Nile South of Town.

For rent, good 40 acre farm. l7 acres in cultivation, one mile south of Brinkley. Place has ? room tenant house, good fences, was planted last year in peas and is in fine condition for cultivation Will be rented at a bargain to good tenant. Apply or address HORACE GlLcHRIsT,
 Care ARGUS. Brinkley, Ark,
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Directory.
Methodist E. Church South.

Methodist E. Church South. Preaching at a. m. and 7:l5 p. m. every Sunday.
 Sunday School 9:3O a. m. sJuaior Epworth League, ? p m. Senior EpworthLeague. 3:3O p m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:l5.
 Pastor, H. B. Cox; Sunday School Supt.. R. M. Henderson; Senie League Pres, John w. Pope; Junior League Supt.. Miss Dickson.
 Everybody cordially invited to attend all these services.
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4 Lucky Pestmistress

is Mrs. Alexander. of Cary. Me-, who nas found pr. Kings New Life Pills to be the best remedy she ever tried for keeping the Stomach, Liver and Bowels in perfect order You'll agree with her if you try these painless pur- ifiers that infuse new life. Guarentced by all druggists. Price 25c.
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Removal Notice

have moved my Jewelfy store from the Post Office building to the New Creenlee & Gum Block where will be pleased to see all my old customers. As heretofore l shall continue 10 make a speciality of my watch department
 H. L. BAKER
 Jeweler.