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The Van Buren press., 1896-01-04


The Queen City Band gave it's usual
New Year S serenade Wednesday, and
discoursed very delightful music for an
hour or more. They were royalty enter
tained by Buck Williams and Alvis
Smith.
One of the piers of the K. c., P. &
G. bridge across the Arkansas was
wrecked by the recent high water and
one hundred barrels of cement and a
large quantity of lumber were carried
away by the water
MARRIED-At the Walton Hotel in
this city Sunday afternoon, Mr.. w. E.
Eof and Miss Mary E. Gallagher
Mr. Eoff is of Van Buren and the bride
is of Wagner, l. T.-Fort Smith
Democrat Dec. 24th.
There is always some consolation in
having company in adversely. Judging
by the tone of the Fayetteville papers
the muddiness of their streets during
Xmas week were a match for the
fathomless depths of ours
MARRIED-In Van Buren, Thursday
December 26, 1895, Mr.. Fred Whittle-
sey to Miss Lou Suth.
The young people have the best wishes
of numerous friends in their new
relations.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adkins came
up from Ozark Sunday for a short visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Eichenberger before
leaving for Cameron, l. T. where they
will reside. They were accompanied by
Miss Klein, of Lamar.
The Masonic Lodges and the Order of
Eastern Star Installed their newly
elected officers last Friday evening. AT
the conclusion of the ceremony a
banquet was spread by the ladies, to
which all did justice.
The new bakeoven of the Edmondson
& Britt Grocery Company has been
completed by Contractor Morelock, and
is the largest and most complete in this
section of the State. 1t must be seer
to be appreciated.
The firemen had a good attendance at
their ball New Years eve and while the
receipts may not have been as large as
they should have been considering the
cause, still they did quite we'll con
sidering the hard times.
People living in the bottoms did not
greatly enjoy Christmas this year. The
threatening aspect of the river, which
on Christmas morning had reach within
four feet of the stage of 92, was not
conducive to much enjoyment.
A ferry boat could have done a good
business on Main street the early part
of Christmas week. With all necessary
material for making good streets at our
door, it seems like disgrace to see
Main street at the time mentioned.
An order has been granted in the
supreme court of New York for the
punishment of Richard Stahl, musical
composer, for contempt of court, for
failure to pay his wife, Lillian, 81 900,
Arrears of alimony FIT. Smith Democrat.
MARRIED-In Van Buren,, Ark. Dec.
90, 1895, at o clock, at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. John Clink
scales to Miss Allie Rushing
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinkscales have many
friends who wish them all the blessings
of life.
Mrs. E. j. May, former citizen of
Van Buren,, died at her home at Clarks
vile on the Gath inst. of pneumonia.
Mrs. May will be remembered by our
people as Mrs. Herr. Mrs. w. H.
Hayman attended her bedside until the
end,
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

Trains 23l 232, 233. 2S4 243 and 24i will carry
passengers.
GOING WEST
No. 2sl. Arr. so pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 pm.
No 233 =. 2:40 am Ft Smith $40 al
No. 243 st iG25 am tStops at Van BUREN,.
GOING EAST.
M 2s2 Arr I:i5 pm Arr Little Rock S:05 pm.
No. 234 G:40am. F" 100 pm.
No 54t. Ly. 1885 am " Coal Hill S.O5 pm.
Trains 23i 232, 233, 294 run daily.
Trains 243 and 24 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make stop of minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No 3G6s Arr. ll:25 a IN. stops at Van BUREN,.
No. 2US" Lv. ESQ pm. Arr. Greenwood 5:25 m.
(s) Daily, except Sunday.
A. HAYS, Agent
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DR.. F. M. Paine was in a precarious
condition at his home near Lille. The
Doctor has been i'll with pneumonia the
past week.
Mrs. Hollis continues still very i'll.
Her condition remains about the same
better one day and not so we'll the next.
She has been i'll now for over eleven
weeks.
Marshal Houck gave the boys, who
let their destructive spirit get the best
of them Christmas night, notice that
they must repair the damage done by
them and they have had to comply OF
to cure them.
A reward of S400 has been raised fol
the apprehension and punishment of the
parties who robbed Hon. Tom Comstocl
at his home near Uniontown some time
since. A copy of the reward and list
of the signers of it can be seen at the
Clerk S Office.
Six saloons have taken out license fol
1896. W. 7. Wallace, Alvis Smith
l. G. Hiner and M. l.. Wright retire
from business. w. T. Wallace is
succeeded by Levi Smith, while Since
& Rushing succeed M. L. Wright.
This is reduction of two.
The following is the rainfall foI
December, 1895, as reported for the
PRESS by Mr.. L. Graf;
Dec. 1919 $50 in.
d" 1926 1.60 90
Total $50 I"
MARRIEp-At the home of the bride 4
parents, in Van Buren,, Thursday, Dec.
20, 1895, Mr.. Chas. G.. Adkins to Miss
Maud Eichenberger.
The happy couple left on the afternoon
train for Ozark, which, amid the
congratulations and best wishes Of many
friends.
Governor Clarke has granted a respite
to George Ward, the halfbreed, from
December 31st to January Gath. The
latter date is set by the Governor fol
the execution. The execution of Pruitt
Turner, who murdered young Hawkins
at Mulberry, will take place on the
same day.
A little FIVE year old son of Wallace
Garrett was burned severely about the
Lover part of the body while burning
grass on the Goth ult. at his home foul
miles out in the country. The child
came too close and its clothing caught
fire with the above result. At --latest
reports the child is improving.
Mark Bean, a well known resident
of Washington county, went to Little
Rock to intercede with the Governor in
behalf of George Ward, who is under
sentence to hang. His mission was
futile as the Governor refused to inter
fere with the course of the law but
extended his time until January gath.
j. W. Mckinney has purchased the
interest of 1. A. Campbell in the
Campbell Rea Mercantile Co. Mac.
had tasted Arkansaw river water and
of course, could not be satisfied any
where except at Van Buren. We
welcome him back and are seriously
thinking of killing the fatted calf. -
Our annual stock taking is done.
We find list of the following goods
which we propose to sacrifice. Goods
are new and in good shape, only slow
sellers: Potted Tongue, Boneless Her
ring in cans. Higgins Soup. Canned
Shrimp, Chicken, Trufiied Liver, Clam
Chowder, Deviled Crabs, Canned
Squash, Canned Celery, Spinach
Dandelions, Sweet Potatoes. Caviar,
Atmore' $ Plum Pudding. Campbell
Jams, Curtis Bros. Jams in cans.
EpMoNDSoN 81 BRIT GRo, Co.
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RStops the Doctors Bills.
Formerly had doctors bill to pay
every summer, but since taking Hood s
Sarsaparilla this has been stopped. -
Phil Reilly, Warren, Ark.
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Hoods Pills cure sick headache
indigestion.
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Report came Thursday evening that
DR.. F. M. Paine was in a precarious
condition at his home near Lille. The
Doctor has been i'll with pneumonia the
past week.
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NORTH DAKOTA.

FARGO, N. D., Nov. 5.-Only four
counties in the state have been COM
pletely canvassed, but they are good
indicators as to which way the election
will go. Kidder gives Mckinley 70
majority; Cavalier gives Bryan SO ma
jority; Trail gives Mckinley IS ma
jority, and Hanson gives Mckinley 1873
majority. Cass county will give Nc
Kinley 500 majority, SEQ more than Re
publicans have estimated. Though the
state and congressional Republican
tickets are making great gains. john
son, congress. Republican. has no sure
thing in the state, but it is believed he
will win by small majority. Fusion
lists now concede the state for Mckin-
ley by from 1900 to 1900 majority.
BISMARCK, Nov. 5.-Returns are
coming in so slowly that it is difficult
to form an intelligent estimate on the
legislature. Very little is known yet
except as 20 the electoral ticket, gov
ernOr and congressman; but there is
every indication that the Republicans
viii have both senate and house by q
small majority. In the senate, the Re
publicans have elected all but a few
senator's who hold over. Friends Of
majority OF Republicans thus far
known to be elected. The three dis
tricts OF Grand Forks county. all the
Republican legislative nominees were
HanShrough men, and two are elected.
Johnson. for congress. is running be-
hind the Republican ticket. The fusion
lists claim Johnsons defeat b. Burke
and there is some betting on the result
Reports from Grand Forks, Burleigh.
Traille, Morton and Lanoure counties
show that the entire Republican legis-
lative ticket is elected. Mckinley has
now $500 majority
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OHIO.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 5.-The cleo
ton in this congressional district, the
Twelfth, is very close, and viii probab-
ly result in a contest in the house. The
official returns give Lents, Democrat.
"a plurality, but mistakes involving
more than that number of votes have
been discovered her and in Fairfield
county Bremen, Democrat, has a
plurality of 100 by the unofficial re-
turns in the Third district a contest
may result there. The Democrats have
carried four districts beyond question.
viz. the Fourth, Fifth, Thirteenth and
Seventeenth. The Republicans have
the other Is districts
CANTON, o.. Nov. 5.-AIajor McKin-
ley found sine tonight to say a few
words about the election. He spent
the evening N his library, ard cha-ted
with a number of his friends. To the
correspondent Of HE United Associated
Presses. who asked him TO Neat he az
tr-buted the success of ,fe Republicans
he said:
Il do not care to be interviewed. but
l will say that I think the patriotic
efforts of the men in both of the Cd
parties have brought aboU. the result.
Ardent and devoted as hove BEEN tie
efforts OF Republicans everywhere.
equally pronounced and helpful was
the attitude Of The sound money Dem
ocTats. Then the press cs the country.
the intelligent and enthusiastic efforts
OF the great journals Of both parties
have been 2. mighty f3-tcr in iaaa re
suit ana aid to the Republican cause :"
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WYOMING.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov 5.-At Il
O'clock tonight returns from all but 46
precincts in Wyoming give a plurality
/. of $50 for one of the Mckinley electors
and 1872 for each of the other two Of
the CO precincts 10 hear from, Is are
usually Democratic, and 50 Republican.
The Republican state committee esti-
mates the plurality for its electoral,
congressional and state ticket when
full returns are in, wiil be 500 The
returns received to the present time
show that the Republicans have car
ried- seven counties in the state and
the Democrats five. No returns have
been received from the newly organ
lied county of Big Horn, bul- il has
PROBABLY gone Republican The Re
publicaas WIFI control both branches
of the state legislature, with 10 Demo-
crats AID 20 Republicans on joint bal
lot
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. Sat 10
o'clock tonight all but 60 precincts give
Mckinley electoral ticket 132 plurality
Thirteen of the precincts TO be heard
from are estimated Democratic and AZ
Republican. Republicans claim cleo
toral and congressional ticket will have
500 plurality when the full returns are
in.
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SOUTH DAKOTA.

PIERRE, S. D., Nov. Both Dem
ocrats and Republicans are much ex-
cited tonight over the closeness of the
returns, and charges and counter
charges of fraud are freely made.
AT Fort Pierre, number of arrests
were made this afternoon, for illegal
voting, and 20 more will follow tonlor-
row. The situation is one of extreme
tension. 1t is now condeded by both
sides that whichever way the election
goes the plurality viii not be over 600
or zoo. The Republicans are gaining
slightly, and assurances are repeated
that Mckinley viii get the state by a
small majority. The legislature will
be Populist by u to Is. The returns are
not yet in from 10 counties Mckinley
has lead of $50 Populist Chairman
Bowies claims the state for Bryan by
500 Republican Chairman Elliott
claims it for Mckinley by 700.
Snow storms in the western part of
the state make reports slow. The rail-
road and mining vote went solidly for
Bryan.
Congressman Picker announces his
withdrawal from the senatorial con-
test. Congressman Gamble thinks he is
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Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 5.--Both sides
continue TO claim Kentucky. The Re
publicans give figures, but Secretary
Richardson, of the Democratic COM
mittee, declines TO give out any infor-
nation in the possession of his COM
raittee except 10 make the statement
that Bryan has carried the state.
Chairman Roberts of the Republican
committee said at o'clock tonight:
mckinley has carried Kentucky by
at least 500, and they cannot count US
out. We depend on the Eleventh dis
trict to overcome the plurality in eight
districts We expect at least $4,000
plurality in the Eleventh. This will
give US 400 plurality in the state, and /
expect it to go to 600 The Democratic
pluralities from western Kentucky are
almost exactly the same as Chairman
Sommers' estimates. and this looks as
If his managers there gave him just
what he asked for
In q telegram TO Canton, Mr.. Roberts
said:
Democrats are bowling that we are
counting them out in the mountains
This is to hide the absurdly large
Bryan majorities in Owen, Graves
Union and dozen other countless
The Evening Times $50 o'clock ex-
ira gives the state to Mckinley by AIS
plurality. It will take the official count
to decide the result
LOUISVILLE; Nov. 5.-Information
was given out at Republican head
quarters tonight hat Colonel w. C. p
Breckenridge will certainly contest the
election of Settle, free silver Democrat
as congressman from the Seventh dis
trict, on the ground of fraud. Colonel
Breckinridge has sent two attorneys to
Owen county to witness the official
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NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIGH, n. c.. Nov. 5.-Republic-
an Chairman Holton says at 80
O'Clock:
Il concede that Bryan gets 1900 ma
jority in North Carolina. We lack only
about II of having enough members of
the legislature to elect a senator on a
strsdght fight. The Populists will CO.
operate with us to elect a Republican
senator"
A Republican committeeman says the
Republicans have endeavored to aid in
the election of Populists friendly TO the
reelection of Senator Pritchard. It ap-
pears that the latter will be elected,
though The Populists really hold the
balance OF power and can name the
senator if they should desire 10 do So
A Populist state committeeman says
the Populsts viii name a silver man
for senator. The Democratic estimate
for-the legislature. is IS Republicans, AZ
Popuaists and A Democrats with Is
seats in doubt. Most of the latter, it is
thought will be either Populist or Re
publican.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-Complete
returns from 2,115 out Of 1871 districts
give Mckinley 141.117; Bryan. 1874, 1874.
In 1892 these same districts gave Har-
rison III. Jas; Cleveland. lie, S99. Nc
Kinley's plurality in these districts,
1888.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov. 5.-To-
nights returns do not materially alter
the situation in California. The Demo
Gratis are hopeful Of reducing McKin-
lcys plurality TO $500, but indications
are that it viii exceed 5000 In the
Sixth, congressional district McLachlan.
Repubic2... has a precarious lead over
BARLOW, fusion. and he may be de-
feated. Bowers. Republican, in the Sew
enth district, leads Castle. fusion, by
a few votes and the result will not be
known definitely until the official count
is completed.
In San Francisco city James D. Phe-
Ian, Democrat. is elected mayor by a
heavy plurality. The Democrats were
also successful in electing a majority
of the remaining city officers.
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TENNESSEE.

CANTON, o., Nov. 5-Advices from
Tennessee received this evening indi-
cate that the state may give Mckinley
a small majority. William A. Rule of
Knoxville wires that east Tennessee
will give a plurality of $1,000 for Nc
Kinley. Thomas Baker, member of
the Republican state committee, tele-
graphs that after all the stuffing and
stealing of ballots on the part of the
Democrats in middle and western Ten
nessee. Mckinley still has a plurality
of 2s,0OO'
D. A Num- of Nashville wires that
the state will give a plurality of about
$1,000. The impression grows here that
on anything like a fair count. Tennes-
see is for Mckinley.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 5.--Rsii-
able information (official) and reports
received by the Nashville Sun from SO
out of 96 counties in Tennessee, with
conservative estimates on remaining
counties. give Taylor (Dem.) for gov
ernor, 1880 majority over Tillman
Rep.). The Bryan ticket will lead the
state Democratic ticket by from 5000
TO 10000.
MEMPHIS. Nov. 5.-Each side is
waiting for the other to make returns
from Tuesdays election. The margin
between the two parties in the guber-
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count. The fight for Kentuckys cleo
toral vote grows warmer every minute.
The Democrats are trying TO throw out
two large Republican precincts in
Christian and McCracken, on the
ground of Irregularities in registration.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 5.-Carlisle
is being pushed for United States SEN
ator despite the fact that the Republic
ans have 20 votes, or enough to elect
on joint ballot in the legislature.
The Evening Times says:
I'VE would not be surprised if, when
Joe Blackburn vacateS his seat in the
senate on the Sd of next March, John
G. Carlisle shall step in on the 4th, and
fill it as it has not been filed since the
mortal Clay put on Immortality. 1t is
on the cards to transfer Carlisle from
the treasury to the Napitol and they
will be played for all there is in them
A dispatch from Frankfort says
Blackburn's supporters think they have
discovered way to prevent the cleo
ton of a Republican senator. Judge
Leiberth, of Covington, who was a
member of the last legislature, has ac-
cepted the position of chief of police of
Covington. They claim that this in
validates his seat in the legislature,
which he did not resign, and to which
it is said Kline, Republican, was elect
ed at the recent election without there
having been a special election called
by Governor Bradley, as was the case
in other districts, where there were
vacancies.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. st de-
velops that no election officers We're ap-
pointed in Brethitr county until on the
morning of the election, and that ordy
silver men were put in. The Demo-
cratic majority was $50 more than ever
before. Wfndle the neighboring counties
showed smaller maiorities In Owen
county a primary election was neid for
county officers in violation OF the law
The throwing out of tnsse two counties
would elect Breckenridge and make Nc
Kinley's majority 1900.
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NEW YORK GOLDBUGS.
They Get Together and Economize
the Truth.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The regular
monthly meeting of the chamber of
commerce, held at noon today, par
took of the nature of jubilee meeting
over the success of sound money. The
Presidents desk and the pillars OH both
sides we're draped with national flags.
There was full attendance of mem
bers, and as President Alexander E.
Orr rose to call the meeting to order he
was greeted with applause. Secretary
Wilson and Henry Hintz, chairman of
the social condition on sound financial
matters, addressed the meeting, devot-
ing much time to a resume of the po-
litlcal situation and the success Of the
Republican party. He declared it was
not the work of any party but the pat
riotic work of men of all parties. He
said that they had united in opposing
crafty and treacherous foe, who, he
added, having gathered together the
disorga nized, the disturbing and the
dissatisfied elements in the land, sought
TO overthrow the most magnificent
system of free constitutional govern
ment the world has ever known.
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material race is certainly very close
and both are adhering to the claim OF
victory on the state ticket The miss
ing Democratic counties are in west
Tennessee, the Republicans in the east
ern division, and both are more or
less inaccessible, so far as communica-
ton facilities are concerned. One-third
of the counties are still out, and they
are about equally divided in the major
ity of their respective sides Owing to
peculiar conditions, estimates are I'M
reliable and the only thing to do is tC
wait for the actual figures
At $50 o'clock tonight the returns II
hand gave the Republicans a lead OF
about 1000 Democratic manager
claim the state by about 10000
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PROBABLY SUICIDE.
Eysteriops Fatal Shooting of
Prominent ChicaGoan.

1EysterioRs Fatal Shooting of n
Prominent Chicagoan.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-John o. Blake,
manager of Gor1nully & Jefrery's BIZ
cycle store, was shot this evening at
his home, No. 3S3 Superior street, I'M
der circumstances which point TO an
attempt a suicide. The bullet entered
the chest near the region of the heart
Mr.. Blake fingered throughout the
night in a semi-conscious state, but it
is the opinion of the attending ply
sician that he cannot live No one can
explain how or why Mr.. Blake shot
himself, and he did not recover con-
seriousness after the shooting long
enough to explain. His friends will
not admit that he attempted TO take hts
life, claiming that he had no reason to
feel discontinued. and that he was a
man of cheerful disposition. They say
that the shooting was doubtless an ac-
cident and that the revolver was dis
charged as Mr.. Blake was removing his
overcoat.
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INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 5.-Indiana
complete with the returns of Sc coun-
ties taken from the official count and
the rest unofficial. gives the state TO
Mckinley by 22,145. The Republican
state ticket has run about 5000 ahead
of this, on account of the fact that the
Populists had a state ticket in the field.
The returns as wired in give only plur-
alities, and do not mention the Palmer
vote, but it is thought it will not be
over 5000. The official count gives the
Ninth congressional district to Lands,
Republican, over Cheadle, Populist, by
220. This makes the delegation stand
four Democrats and nine Republicans
The Republicans have a majority of
20 in the senate and in the house.
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IDAHc.

BOISE, Nov. Bryan has 1900 ma
jority- The Demo-Populist ticket all
elected, including Gum for congress.
Especial to The Herald)
BOISE. Ida, Nov. 5.-115 out of 2S1
precincts in Idaho give Mckinley 3,141;
Bryan, 1919. Congress, Gum, Demo-
crat-Populist, $40; Borah. Silver Re
publican. 1852; Morrison, Mckinley Re
publican, 2,94S. The entire Democratic
Populist state ticket is elected The
Democratic-Populists probably have AZ
members of the legislature, Dubois 81,
Mckinley Republicans. 1. This latter
is from this (Add) county, which is the
only county in the state that holds the
Republican vote of two years ago.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

BOSTON, Nov. 5-Complete returns
from this state, though unofficial and
subject to revision. give the following
votes for president and governor:
Bryan, 1O2,655 Mckinley, 267, 1877; Pal
mer. 1,510; McKinley's plurality, 165, :
1872
In 1892 the total vote was: Cleveland.
1858: Harrison, 202,S14; Harrison s
plurality, 26OO1
The complete vote for governor gives:
Prince, 1854; Williams, 101 097; VOL
colt. 256.2S2; Wolcott's plurality, 155. 1873.
OF the 10 congressman elected, all but
one are Republicans.