Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-12-03

intention of some parties here to dy namite or cut the government leYee and he wished to warn them against any violation of that character He also stated that the course of the Arkansas river was not to be changed in any way.
 Mayor Toney answered the lette.' and informed the government official that the cutting of the levee at this time would be of little benefit and that he did not think any uneas- ness should be felt along that line. Stage of the River.
 The stage of the river al this point last night was estimated to be 2,.6 feet. The river is still rising ane; will continue to rise until Friday morning, when it ought to come to {,
 and here.
 May Save Hotel Jefferson.
 Ii the swift current ill the Arkan- sas river at this place continues to eat away the sand point of the neck of land on the north side of the river during the next twenty-four hours as effectively as it has the past twenty four hours, the cave-in situation here will be much improved at the expira- ton of that time. Since Tuesday night fully q hundred feet has been gradually taken away from that point by the river and just as fast as it gave way just so fast did the treac;'- erous river change its course, th., deadly current moving further down the river. At ' o'clock Wednesday night the current was striking the south bank nearly two blocks away from where it landed just twenty four hours previous. As it gradually moved down the river the current left evidences of it's swiftness and it's strength. Earth, large chunks of val uable downtown property, slid into the river every inch of the distance from Chestnut street and at midnight the current was eating its way into State street, a short distance east of Berlin's Brothers ill fated stable. which failed to withstand the rush. ing waters during the afternoon. Cav ing in the rear of the Hotel Jeffer- son, which was rapid during the fore noon was not so noticeable during the afternoon, due possibly to the shifting of the current. Although the river is at the very back door of the big hostelry engineers give out some hopes of yet saving the rear wall of the big three story building.
 Court House Doomed.
 The Jefferson county court house annex, which was abandoned and stripped of its furnishings during the forenoon, will in all probability tum- ble into the river before Thursday night. The caving at the court house during Wednesday was the most noticeable along the entire bank. The few feet of earth that separates th. annex from the river is badly crack ed and 1t would not surprise local people to find a part of the building missing tomorrow morning.
 Berlin Stable Goes.
 After holding firmly for some weeks being supported by piling placed there a few days ago, the bank upon which stood one of the big livery stables of Berlin Brothers gave way at D. n and with crash fell into the stream. The other brick building, adjoining. owned by the same firm, is believed to be doomed. Berlin Brothers have sustained loss of $5,000.
 Warehouse Too.
 More of the Knox and Bluthenthal warehouses, between Chestnut and Pine streets, were undermined yester- day, and have almost completely dis appeared. The river $ now playing underneath the plant of the Ameri- can Excelsior Laundry Company, be- tween State and Alabama streets, and fears are entertained for it's safety.
 Cotton Belt Men Help.
 General Superintendent J. W. Max we'll of the Cotton Belt road. arrived