Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-10-06
Old Arlington Hotel Where Statesmen and Diplomats Forsgathered to be Re placed With Modern
 Structure.
FIGURED IN HISTORY
Rooms Occupied by Presidents and Bar Where Politicians Took Their TOddieS are Being
 Demolished.

vous of some of the most notable figures in the history of the world soon will have passed away. The work of raging the walls of the ole hostelry has begun and in fe" weeks not stone or brick of the building will remain.
 The tearing down of the Arlington marks the passing of landmark The old-fashioned bar situated in all out of the way room is about the center of the building, where were manufactured the famous Southern mint iulep, the rage of twenty years ago. is now but four dreary walls. With the exception of the brick and stone of which the building was con- structed, not a souvenir of the hotel remains, and these are being carted away as rapidly as possible. The rooms of the Arlington, being wrecked, gradually one ty one to make way for the erection of pala- tial apartment hotel, have been the home for brief periods of many not ed men of affairs.
 Following the Russo-Japanese war Prince Fushimi, of Japan, occuplea whole annex of the hotel. Capt Takashita. Lieutenant Ide, Comman- der Fuji and chosen companions lore gathered with the Prince in the It. tle room on the first floor which was the men cafe.
 In 1907, the conference of American Republics which arranged and com pleted the details of the Pan-Amefl- can Union, would not have been sue cessful. it is declared, had it not been for what happened in room twenty one of the Arlington. Concessions
 and agreements were made there whereby the bond or friendly rela- lions between the United States gov ernment and the republics of the South was cemented finally and re- suited in the erection here of beau- tiful building devoted to the interests of the American Republics.
 In the mems cafe. the board oi strategy" composed of Central Amefl- cans met to talk over the Nlcaraguan situation during the rebell on against President Zelaya.
 Senor Gomez. of Mexico, represent ing Madero, occupied this room dur ing the latter's revolution and It was there the destiny of that republic was determined.
 For years the Arlington had been the headqaurters of the Latin-A -Amerl- can republics.
 Baron Rio Blanco, Minister of For eign Affairs of Brazil, spent winter at the Arlington, while here as special representative of his govern ment in the boundary dispute with Argentina.
 J. Pierpont Morgan and J. J. Hill always stopped at the Arlington when in Washington, becaues they knew that they could be completely shut off from all annoyance, if an order to that effect were lett at the desk.
 Until President McKinley's lime, practically all of the presidents Of the United States stopped at the Ar lnigtcn Hotel prior to their inaugu- ration President Taft stopped there On his first visit to Washington.
 Years ago the hotel was the head quarters of the Republican National Committee and was the conference ground for politicians, a distinction on which it maintained up to the mo ment of it's closing.
 When the Arlington was built, it was necessary to tear down the house that had been occupied by William L. Tracey, secretary of war under President Pork, and secretary of war under President Pierce; Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and State under President Buchanan, and Reverdy Johnson, Minister to England.
 These three houses were converted into the original Arlington hotel. their interiors being remodeled and united To permit an extension of the hotel, the Johnson house later was torn down. On the H street side of the hotel the houses owned by Charles Summer and Senator Pomeroy were torn down to make way for an ex- tension. President Cleveland walked from this hotel across Lafayette