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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-21
KOLB'S FOOLISH BLUFF.
4 MOVE SIMPLY For POLITICAL
EFFECT ABROAD.
lie IBt'rviews Hims'f Ass'n and Scores
Cover or Jone senator Morgan
RenominHtef.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 2).--T1s
general public here seems 10 attach ouI
httle importance 70 the proclamation OF
Kolb They anticipate no trouble What-
ever, and believe his manifesto IS simply
bor political effect abroad holD was IN
terVIewed by ms own paper, The tribune,
to-day. and the following is the substance
OF hiS remarks.
Il propose to offer the people the OPP
portunity u sop the Jones KIND OF
government. We wanted a contest law
We asked Il OF the last LEGISLATURE but
ia apparent defiance OF - ~ repeated
the sections Jf the Code Uf lSSb which
made some steps toward granting d con-
test In electiNnS OF state Oihcers, ana put
nothing III the place Oi those sections
covering our demands. 4 NO man VINO
knows the feeling OF the present Legs
ldture believes that II Will do am thing 10
allow an orderly and full contest OF the
election OF Oates. as the Constitution re
Guures IL 10 90 The most sacred rights
all that Jones means H., II they DO any
thing TO right themselves ne Will shoot
them Co death.
Il know the people better than he does,
and / know what their feelings are and
what their determination Is. Ihey nave
been cut down to the last point Of en-
durance. They don't want any ddN-ee
from me or from anybody else No.
they know Tom Jones. and they remem-
Der all they have borne from him, ana
they see clearly that the only hope OF free
elections and liberty in Alabama Is in
themselves. They are not reVolutonists.
They are brave men, who have children
10 feed and clOthe and provide future
for"
NOT NOTICED AT THE CAPITOL.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. Nov. % The
nanileStJ issued yesterday by X. r.
Kolb. stating that ne hai been elected
Governor aud wouli lake his seat on
December list, fell still-born here. No
one has been heard 20 MscuSs II or pay
the least attention 10 II.
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The Ire bnud v, d England.

BERLIN. Nov. 0.-The Cologne Ga
zette prints a long reply 10 the article
which appeared In the London Standard
on November 10th, analyzlng the position
Of Germany In Europe, and defining the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-21
uEDGAPEJH 6ktS % YEARs.
Tha Fri,co Express Car Kobber Sentenced
tl,c nnrsm CONT.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO, Nov. 20.-The
Supreme Court this morning sentenced
Marion Hedgepeth to twenty five years
Imprisonment in the peultentary, ana
tbe supreme Court marshal will probably
bring him 10 the prison tomorrow. In
the spring OF lss2 he. with several ether
81 Louis county of nearly $1,000 and
about 5000 worth of valuables. only
snail portion OF the ,plunder has ever
been recovered. although numerous efforts
have been made to effect some sort OF
compromise with Hedgepeth. Hedgepeth
is said to have been involved in the life
insurance swindles at Philadelphia upon
the Fidelity Mutual Life Association by
the ubiquitous II. II. Holmes. Holmes is
being claimed as a criminal in nearly
every State in the North, asd one of the
stories published is that Holmes plan Of
purchasing a body and palming il off as
the corpse Of & well-insured man was
originally suggested by Hedgepeth, who
was cheated out of his share of the pro-
CeedS.
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1HE UdsssCHg CUNtfHNfD ID

Many Kurd. WHO fefused tn Assis' In he
BIo,,I- Vn we~r *
ST pETERSBURG. Nov. 20.-The Gov
ernment has received dispatches from
rrcLroum .Oullrmins tie 800. - OF tnr
Sassoun massacre OF Armenians.
The Turkish soldiers killed many kuius
who refused to help them Kill the Chris
tianS,
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BdITLE Al PBKI arm UR.
The Chinese Said to be Fleeing Before the
Jnpsue-~.

SHANGHAI. Nov 2O.-The Shanghai
Mercury publishes a telesram stating tnat
the Chinese are fleeing from Port Arthur,
within fifteen miles of which place the
Japanese and Chinese troops have just
mad an engagement, resulting in a loss
Of one hundred Chinese ana three hun
dred japanese.
\ British steamer is loading here with
rice and munitions OF war Tor the north
THE CHINESE r. TREATING.
LONDON, Nov. 20.-The correspondent
of the Central News at Toxic teiegrapns
as follows, under date OF Chiu-LIeu: on
November 18th, at midnight, Marshal
Hamagata reports that General OsakO,
with his brigade, left Takoshan Novem-
Der 5th Tor Slnyuen, where he met the
Chinese army under General Ma Novem-
Der 10th at daylight. General OSako be-
gan the attack upon the Chinese, VINO
retreated towards Hating. General Osa-
kO captured i've guns. lie lost no men.
The latest news of the second army
was received November 18TH. Marshal
Oayama and his stan was then leaving
kinchoo TO join the army which was
advancing upon Port Arthur, from which
place it was forty miles distant. There
being no telegraphic facilities. this news
reached here by steamer.
WIRE FIGHTING REPORTED.
LONDON, Nov. pa dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai says severe
fighting is reported to have taken place
dl iOll arthur November lJlHi lne Jdpd-
neSe having masSed their troops there.
An English merchant captain named
Mcclure has been made vice-admiral and
has joined the Chinese feet. Re was
appOirted by Tsung-L Lii Yamen.
Two trained men and two women OF
the Red Cross Society recently started
for the seat OF war. The ladies were
obliged to turn back, as the Chinese
refused TO guarantee them protection.
They strongly resented the humanity OF
ttelr mission but Sheng tatoita OF Tien
Tsln said TO them, We don't want to
save any wounded Chinese"
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G ID enIher In New York

oSWEGO. N. Y. Nov. 2o.-Two inches
Of snow fell last night.
NEW YORK. Nov. a0-To-day Is the
coldest November day since ISIS
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SUIT AGAINsr HoLMEs.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2O.-Herman
Mudget alias Howard, who is under ar
rest at Boston, charged with swlndllng
the Fidelity Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia. is well known here. In the
Circuit Court here to-day suit was in
stituted against II. NJ. Howard alias
H. H. Holmes alias Herman Midget, and
Georgiana Howard. his wife, by the FL
delity Mutual life Association for Sl0,
900 II is said that Mrs. Howard placed
the money in the Merchants National
Bank. and a suit in attachment is also
brought Attorney Florea states that
Mrs. Howard has SiO2 in the bank.
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Following was the range Of the thtt.
memeter a, The Times once yesterday
o A. NJ. "a; ~ NJ, SO. I y. NJ. ~: g
p. NJ, 49,. p. NJ. tsi mids,shs ~
Average, 4S.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Hicks Warming.

Rev. Irl z. Hicks, the Missouri
weather prophet, sends out this
warning to farmers: Upon the
whole we believe that May and
June will be propitiOus for agricul.
tural interests to all who make
good use of their opportunities.
Let crops be planted with all
the haste consistent with thorough
preparation, and let the early sta
ges of cultivation be as rapid and
perfect az possible. With a clean,
pulverous condition of the soil. as
a general thing, there will be ample
moisture in June to start and even
mature crops, especially the early
crops in all the southern parts of
our country.
The Venus equinox in July il
favorable for rains of more Or less
frequency, even in that month, SO
that all crops that can be brought
to maturity by August may. we
think, be counted on with much
assurance. We fear that the ..hot
winds" and much lack of general
rains will work greatly against
farmers who are caught with crops
whose success depends upon good
seasOnable conditions after the
middle of July.
Crops that cannot be mafured -
early should by all means be given
unceasing cultivation. A perfectly
clean, thoroughly puIverized soil
is almost absolute proof against
the Inroads Of drouth for even
weeks and months. Prepare for
the worst then yon win not only
be ready should it come, but ifthe
worst does not you will be pre-.
pared for the benefits Of the best
The care and preparations we in
sist npon are on the side Of com
mon sense and the most trustwor
thy experience.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

So long as O'Brien Moore, the
Republics Washington cores
pondent, holds his job, that long
Senator Jones stands under a
cloud. Let justice be done, though
the "trust fall."-Ft. s. Record.
1t is the st. Louis Republic, that
is "under q cloul," not Senator
Jones. So long as O'Brien Moore
is allowed to promulgate it's SIAN
!ders in the Republic from day to
day, that paper will remain unre-
liable in its Washington news re-
ports. The Republic is kept busy
to-day sppqlogizipg and denying
what O'Brien Moore, gave the day
before. If that paper must have
p sensational correspondent al
Washington, let it have at least
4 passable decent one, having some
little respect for the truth.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Wholesalers Association.

The wholesalers who went to Hot
5prings to attend the meeting of the
Wholesale men Of the State, have re-
turned. The party who went were |:
Josiah Foster, r. &. Davis, Watt Web
Der, Nose Joel and Harry Wood of
Van Buren,. This section was honored
once again by the reelection Of Josiah
Foster as President ofthe Association,
and Harry Wood as Secretary. Our
representatives report most delight
ful and jolly time as had in the City
of Baths and Vapors. About twenty
wholesalers took part in the gathering;
five from here and Van Buren, FIVE
from Little Rock and the others from
Hot Springs, Pine Bluff and Texar-
kama. Mr. Fletcher, of Little Rock is
the Treasurer of the Association.-Ft.
Smith Times.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Something About Arkansas.

In 1890 Arkansas corn averaged
10 bushels per acre, 26.1 in 1891,
1914 in 1892 and 2O.4 in 1898.
Arkansas contains an area Of
52,203 square miles.
First cousins are prohibited
from marrying in Arkansas.
The State is 275 miles broad and
240 miles long.
Was admitted into the Union
June 10, 1886.
The State pays it's Governor a
salary of $500 per annum, and
his term is for two years.
The session of the state legisla-
ture is biennially, and is limited to
sixty days.
The next State election will be
held September 3, 1894.
Arkansas pays the members oi
its legislature SO per diem.
Arkansas State Senators are
elected for four years and State
representatives tor two.
/ According to the last census
Arkansas had voting population
of 257, 1868 of which 69.572 were
colored.-Springdale News.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Fruit Growing Interests.

The Arkansas Press Association
at the late meeting IN Little Rock
passed the following unanimously:
Whereas. the fruit growing in
terests of Arkansas have done as
much as any other of her indus
tries in bringing the State into
prominence before the world, and,
Whereas, Arkansas is indebted
to the fruit-growers for the world.
wide reputation she has acquired
at the great National expositions
in the past ten years, capturing all
the great premiums in competi-
ton with the world, and,
Whereas, The press Of the State
feels deep and binding interest
N the fztGFe growth and develop
aDeGs Of aerticuIsare In arkansas,
Ihesss@ss. be ss
ke.seIFsd. That. sa the Arkan-
sas state Eor45fB5tEsz8 zad Floral
Exposition IL held IL thi. city On
May %. "a. aBc z5. for the pur-
pose of exhibiting the AOrtieaIt-
ural products Of Arkznszs. that
this association heartily endorse
the purpose Of the same. and will
encourage its patronage by exhib-
it9fs from al parts Of the State.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
SENATOR JONES.
A Louisville Paper Says Great Credit Is
Due Him For His Work on
the Tariff Bill.

The Louisville Posts Washing.
ton correspondent, IN writing of
the sugar trust investigation, has
the following relative to Senator
Jones':
The one man who above all
others on the Finance Committee
rises above criticism is Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. An attempt
has been made to reflect upon him
as the author Of the compromise
bill. Jones is eminently practic-
able, and when he saw the passage
of the Finance Committee bill in
jeopardy he promptly set to work
framing a bill which would pass.
He deemed it more important that
a compromise bill should pass at
an early date than that one which
might prove satisfactory to ultra
free traders should hazard q
chance of meeting with defeat.
That all danger Of defeat has
been avoided Is due solely 10
Jones, and he looks to the confer.
ence to remedy any compromise
features which are not purely
Democratic in their origin. He
may have yielded in some instan-
ces to too great an extent, but his
honesty of purpose has never been
questioned, even by those who un'
justly lay to his honor all the dis
crepaDcies which exist IN the
present bill.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Commissioners Sale!

NOTICE is hereby given That Whereas q
IN the 10th day of April, 1884, in a sult pepS
ing III the United States Circuit Court "
the Western District of Arkansas, in ChanceI
wherein Topeka Investment Il Loan CO. ana .
s. Gleed, Trustee. and Harriet G. Hawley wes
plaintiffs, and William d. Gates, Melvin y
Gates and Margaret i. Gates were deiendann a.
decree was rendered giving judgment IN iay% X.
sum of s36l410, and the costs OF suit ana in.sSs
est thereon from the date ofjudgment until Pay. ~.
against said William b, Gates Melvin Il; uMS' sns
and Margaret Il, Gates, and ordering anu ,v alivs
ing that unless said William d. Gates, MelVn
II. Gates and Margaret e. Gates should on .t. "
before April q, 1894 pay to the plaintiffs ioPsn W..
Investment & Loan Co., and G. s. Gleed irusTSS ss;S
and Harriet G. Hawey, the sun. OF s56l4. ~ wv
William D. Gates Melvin II. Gates and Margss,m s,v'
f. Gates in aud to the following properly, ,,t, su
ated In Crawford Co., State of Arkansas "Sm' ~
Sc 4, Sec 3, and part of the ELI oil sMa
B. beginning in the middle of Sec. e. running ,a a..
Al rods, thence =. 81 degrees +. "a rods > y ~ ~
grees Il. 2S rods, ;. 20 rods down a blum 70. V ~ ~
bank of Lees Creek, w. 10 rods 10 miuui1cs ~ y
Creek down channel to where the ,. line Q, ,sWg ~
crosses the creek Il. 4S rods to SE corner ana ma
Sec. 3. N. 100 rods l4 .2 thirty -iour ann ae ia IA
half acres Part of the N. 1-2 NE NV seg: ~ ~
beginning at NV corner NEh Sec 10 run .. ~ n
rods, y. 36 rods. W. so rods to branch 10 , ,cS. IA,
further to branch. GS rods to fence ano = ,,a ~
through the field. dn all l27 rods to mluuSw mlvaS II
graveyard, thence to middle Of Lee s Creeh; ;rs
all 1893 rods; thence up stream to intersccS. ~ II
where section line on the South side OF nv NM
crosses the creek, thence +. on section ~, ~
place Of beginning, 40 and X acres all in Tp' .,'
Range 80 West, stand forever barred ana .isy ,I.E
closed and that said property be sold 70 tasns sa%s
said Judgment and William Falconer ny, na'hhs IN
been appointed Special Commissioner 10 SUI Wv
land above described; - the
Now, therefore, under and by yirtue, w ",
power vested in me by said decree, WILL VII
SATURDAY, JUNE 90, 1894,
sell said lands at public out-cry, to satsy f,cu
Judgment at the Front Door of the Crc NV .Scr
House. in the town of Van Buren,, ~scssh
County, Arkansas, to the highest bidder n.
JOSEPH nj Hill. VIM, A. FALCoNER
Attorney. Special Commisslon'''
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

The Van Buren PRESS is one of
those papers that sees integrity
and ability in all the tins" Fort
Smith Record.
And the Record see no "integ-
Fity or ability in the ''ins," pro-
,vided Rainey's hungry belly is not
filed with plums. Dry mp "Rainey''
and stop your whining. You
have done enough dirty work to
settle that old claim twice over
You have the ability to be leader
in newspaper work in the State,
but you'll have to get on a "high-
er plane"
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

Representative John Allen, of
Mississippi, entered Congress as
The only surviving private of the
Confederate army in public life.-
Exchange.
This item conveys o wrong i'm.
preston. Mr.. Allen was not the
iirst confederate private to enter
congress, nor the only one. Sena-
tor Jones, Of Arkansas, was pri-
vate soldier during the late un-
pleasantness and was in congress
two years before Allen reached
there. He has not worked the
s'private soldier'' racket, however,
rs indpstriously as John Allen.
The congressional directory re-
yesls several other members who
Here privates in the confederate
6rmy.--Fayettevllle Sentinel.
. y
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Real Estate Bargains.

). r MULLEN, offers for sale so acres of land in
small or large lots situated northeast of and ad !
Jaeent TO the city of Van Buren. Ark
Ell Eignt i4ts unlmproved, and lots improved
with good houses on them
Al OF the lots situated in block Drenncp
Addition to the city of Van Ruren 0"A'on II
LOIS and 2 block SO, in the city of Van Buren,
cistern, etc. ''A'' soou
:, Any person wishing to buy land for actual set.
lement or for speculation will do well to call on
me before purchasing elsewhere All the above
property is offered for sale and at snch np;oas
mat mat VIII insure the purchaser a big bargain
Warranty utes will be given to any purchaser
or Oh tne above described property Examine the
OF i call on me or address me at Fort smith RI
ana VIII give such bargains. that no one want.
ing 10 buy real estate win failto purchase
Tours respectfully, j. r. MULLEN.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
RECEIVER COCKRILL HOLDS THE
DIRECTORS or THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK,
Who Held Under AllIs, Responsible for
the Wrccking of the Institution.

Who Held Under Allis, Responsible for
the Wrcckfng Of the Institution.
From the Little Rock Gazette
A suit was filed in the United
States Chancery Court Tuesday
which involves all the Directors of
the defunct First National Bank
under Allis' regime in the respon-
sibility for its losses.
Sterling r. Cockrill. as receiver
of the First National Bank of Lit
tie Rock, Tuesday filed a bill in
equity against all persons who
were Directors or officers OF the
bank from the time, LIST of June,
1890, to it's suspension, requiring
them to make good all losses sus.
tanned by the bank by reason OF
their misconduct and neglect to
perform their duties, and tina the
have judgment against them and
each Of them for such sum as they
may be respectively liable for.
This suit is brought By Sterling
K. Cockrill and Jno. NJ. Moore as
attorneys for the receiver.
The bill AYERS that under the
provisions Of the acts of Congress,
as well as by the rules of equity
the defendants are liable for the
sum of $500, 900 by their miscon-
duct and neglect.
The defendants named in the
bill are E. j. Butler, Mark M.
Cohn, John w. Goodwin, Nick
Kupferle, P. X. Roots, NJ. G. Hall,
w. H. Halliburton, Gus Blass,
Geo. H. Sanders, Q. NJ. Taylor,
Vim. Farrell, Henry NJ. Cooper,
H. G. Fleming, Jno. NJ. Taylor.
James Joyce. G. 7. Abeles, and
Mrs. Emily M. Roots, P. X. Roots
and John Mcclure, as executors
of the will of Logan H. Roots, de-
ceased. The bill comprises four
type written pages and writs were
issued yesterday.
The complaint goes into the his
tory Of the reorganization Of the
bank after Allis got control, from
June 20, 1890, when it was resolv.
ed to increase the capital stock Of
the bank from $780, 900 to $500, 900,
to its suspension on February 16,
1893, when Logan II. Roots be-
came its receiver.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
Tle Shenandoah Valley.

Valley unsurpassed for iis beautiful scenery
IL you are gong 10 Washington Baltimore Phfl
Adslphla, he1 aofks bpstoni or any other point
IN the East or 10 Virginia, do rot be mis-ed
The shortest Route H. the NOgFOIK q WEsTFgN
EAIlsOsD via Knoxville and Bristol. Tenn
VI HF;5egslle. Pulaski, ka1iord, Roanoke, Natural
SEE the equipment Of the WAsHiNGTox a. CHAR.
JsEoocA ygsTiBuLgD LIMITED there is none
hnsr-loaebet clean and bright-Pullman's I'm
est Sleeping Cars. one Of v hieh runs from Mem.
pbis 70 Washington, smother from New Orleans
" Sew York. and Pullman's finest Dinning Cars
In f1et ri0tbing il considered too fine for this
isa3D You will save many hours of travel by
taking tais Route. No connections to miss. as
tse trains run solid 10 Washington. Any infor-
Bgati9n you may desire concerning schedules.
ese viii be cheerfully furnished upon appljca,
rOa ~ Warren l.. Eohr Western Passenger Aet
Norfolk 4 Western Railroad 1l9 West 9TH, St,
t.sSd BonseJ Chattanooga Tenn, G. A. De
sAuNsure, Div. Passenger Agent M. & G. r. r..
Memphis, Tenn, or to W. b. Bevill. General
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

The Press made mention of
Senator Berry occupying the Vice
Presidents chair at the time the
editors visited the Senate. It was
p slick advertising dodge gotten
mp for the occasion, but the. trick
was 90 gauzy that 1t only amused
&he newspaper men, who wonder
id vly he hadn't been called t0
the presidents chair before during
4 career often years.-L. r. Press.
II Bro. Ludwig will cast his ey e
over the Congressional Record, he
will find that Senator Berry is
often called to preside over the
Senate. Be little decent "Lud."
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02
A GALA WEEK.
Many Gay Festivities Arranged for the
Interstate Drill at Little Rock.

| 49,
Interstate Drill at Little Rock.
The Interstate Drill Association
has decided to hold the annual
competitive drill, in which all the
"crack" companies of the United
States participate, at Little Rock,
the first week in July.
Little Rock is the smallest city
that has ever undertaken to hold
an interstate competitive drill,
but the citizens ofour enterprising
Capital City have taken hold of
the matter in earnest, and the in
dications are that this will be the
largest and most successful drill
of the kind ever held, and that it
will also be one of the best adver-
tisements the State has ever had.
The people of Little Rock have
gone down into their pockets to
the extent ofabout $4,000 to make
the drill a success, and they prom
ise to send all the visitors away
SO well satisfied that they will sing
the praises of Arkansas forever
afterward.
Up to date thirty companies,
representing every branch of the
service, from all sections of the
Union, from the Atlantic coast to
the Rocky Mountains, from Lake
Michigan to the Gulf, have said
positively that they will attend
and participate in this great con-
test for military honors.
Added to this the twenty CON-
panies Of the State will be in at
tendance and will be entertained
free Of cost by the local militia.
Thus there will be at least 1000
soldiers encamped for eight days
at the beautiful West End Park.
One day of the week the entire
number will engage III a realistic
sham battle. The entire week will
be crowded with drills and parades
band concerts, military balls, fire
work displays, sham battle, and
many other features of an enter
tanning character. In fact it will
be the greatest celebration evel
held in Arkansas, and every citi
zen should arrange to celebrate
the Fourth of July at Little Rocl
and witness the many attractive
displays. The railroads of th'
State will give half rates for thu
week, with special excursion tram
on two days during the week
thus offering all our citizens whit
desire to attend an opportunity O.
doing so at small cost. Th'
military companies of the Stat
will get a one-third rate, or on
cent per mile.
The two regimental bands o
Arkansas, reinforced by tine famou
Jefferson Barracks Band, of th
U. s. Army, with other local bands
will furnish an abundance of musi
for the occasion.
The Van Buren press., 1894-06-02

The Fort Smith News Record sub
mits the following story, taken from
an exchange. 1t contains q moral,
which need not be pointed out;
"a man went into store and asked
If he could rest four or five hours The
proprietor who had just found nest
of newly born mice in the coffee grind
er, told him he could and then asked
him why he did not go to hotel.
The man replied: Il am suffering
from nervous prostration, and the
doctor told me to find quiet place to
rest, and as / see you do not advertise
knew / could not find quieter
place. and with that he settled back
in his chair and watched the swallows
build in the cheese case"