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The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
Buffalo Bill.

From the Little Rock Democrat
A writer in the London Globe may
have intended the following as a
humorous paragraph, but it serves the
better purpose of indicating the general
understanding of American affairs as it
exists in some of the old countries:
The cablegrams announce that Col.
Cody, who will be remembered in
London, has been returned as mayor of
Nebraska. No better selection could
have been made. Col. Cody was the
friend of a man named Boone, who
discovered Kentucky. He married the
granddaughter of Sitting Bullfrog. He
was twice governor of Chicago and at
one time was mayor of Arkansas. He
served in the Confederate army under
Ben Butler, who so gallantly defended
New Orleans against Gen. Longstreet.
He introduced a bill in Congress for the
relief of the citizens of Buffalo, and
thereby got his name of Buffalo Bill.
He has ranch in st. Louis and finds
time to write for the Atlantic Monthly
that is edited by Mark Twain and Uncle
Thomas Cabin, gentleman made
famous by his negro dialect sketches.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

A Street Commissioner.

1t has been the custom in past, and is
still in vogue, for the Mayor of Van
Buren, to appoint one of the members of
the council as street commissioner, and
there has never been a time when such
appointee has not been criticised. We
have on several occasions suggested that
the council create, by ordinance, the
Office of street commissioner, the officer
to be selected from outside of the
council, who will be subject to the
directions of the council. Let the city
secure the services of some one who is
qualified to fill the position, and then
pay him for his services. Then, and
not till then, will the streets of Van
Buren, be taken care of in proper
manner. To appoint member of the
council 20 the place, as is now done, is
useless, for he cannot attend to street
work and his own business, and he
can t afford to neglect his own business
to attend TO street work. Let us have a
street commissioner by all means. -
Venture.
BY all means let us have the change
and let the appointee be person with
some knowledge of street work, Here
tofore one street commissioner, as a
rule, has torn up the work done his
predecessors, because it was not right
according to his notion. The correct
making Of streets is profession.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
The Press 37th Anniversary.

Thirty seven years ago the VAN
buren, Press was established in Van
by the present editor and proprietor.
Throughout these many years, with the
exception of about three years during
the war, the Press has gone out to its
patrons and friends without Interrupt
ton. With perhaps the exception of
the Little Rock Gazette the PRESS is the
oldest paper in the State under one
management. We can turn back with
regret to the times when able and
influential papers have yielded to the
inevitable until now there are but q
few of the old time editors and
publishers left. Time waits for no man
and in little while we too will have
passed to join the ADLER men of the craft
gone before.
The Press has always been Demo
cratic and will remain so to the end,
believing that the principles Of
Democracy are for the best interests of
the great masses of the people.
Bimetallism is the fundamental
principles of Jeffersonian Jacksonian
Democracy, and until the Democratic
party gets back to its frt principles
there will be no prosperity or return
of the Democratic party to power in the
National Government. Believing this
to be 30. we are unreseryedly for the
free coinage of both silver and gold at
ratio Of is TO 1.
Many of our friends and readers who
started with Us over thirty years ago
have passed to that bourne from whence
there is no return. To those that are
still spared may prosperity and
Heaven s richest blessings attend them
through life is the prayer Of their
friend. j. s. DUNHAM.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

A WASHINGTON dispatch of April 18th
says; An unusually early adjournment
of Congress is being predicted by the
Republican leaders in both houses. and
every sign points to the fulfllment Of
their prophecies With all of the
regular appropriation bills, except two
already passed by the House. with one
OF those remaining reported from the
committee and likely to be passed with
only day or two Of debate, and with
Ihe other IN process Of preparation.
House leaders are placing the limit of
this session at the LIST Of June, allowing
they think, sufficient time for the
Senate to take care of the important
bills sent to it from the House.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
THE PRESIDENT ACTS.
Cleveland Offers to Mediate Between
Spain and Her Rebellious
- Possession.

CHICAGO, April 10.-A special to the
Times Herald from Washington says;
At last President Cleveland has taken
action in behalf of Cuba. He has made
to Spain formal proposition that the
good offices of the. United States be
accepted in mediation between that
country and herrebellious colony in the
West Indies. This proposal was made
| in a eablegram of instructions to our
Minister at Madrid, Mr.. Taylor, which
was dispatched today. No diplomatic
dispatch of equal Importance has left
this capital since Secretary Olney s
note to the British government on the
Venezuelan boundary question last
summer. It brings to crisis the
relations between the United States
and Spain which have been unsettled
since the outbreak of the Cuban
rebellion. The note thoroughly
explains the attitude of the United
States and the reasons which led to this
SETON. The principal points of the
dispatch are; - =
l. The President offers the good
Offices of The, United States Government
in mediation between Spain and the
insurgents with a view to a settlement
of the trouble and to bring about peace
in the island. \ ~. a. 49,. -
+ 2. The note recalls the correspond
ence between this. Government and
Spain at the stimeof the ten years war
when President Grant and Secretary
Fish proposed mediation and the Spanish
government, though declining to accept
it, promised certain reforms in Cuba.
The fact that the United States was in
part instrumental in bringing about
that settlement and the charge that the
Spanish government has not kept its
promises is given as a reason why the
United States now has a right to be
heard in the case.
8. 1t is pointed out that the present
rebellion in Cuba has assumed much
more serious aspect than any former
insurrection, the insurgents having
apparently taken possession of all of the
island except Havana and a small
section of country roundabout. Spain
is assured of the fact that the United
States is actuated only by disinterested
motives and by desire through friend
ship to bring about more pacific and
satisfactory state of affairs in the island.
Spain is urged to accept our good offices
in the spirit in which they are rendered
and the hope is expressed that the
Spanish government will see its way
clear to granting reforms in Cuba.
The President does not ask Spain tc
grant the independence of Cuba, mol
does he suggest that home rule be
accorded the people of that island. He
leaves all these question of method te
be discussed after Spain shall have
expressed willingness to accept
mediation.
LATER-The sending of the above
telegram is denied by the State
Department.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Secretary and the sub committee were
deep in the items of the appropriation
bill. The sequel came when Mr.. Blaine,
In an effort to widen rather than restrict
the American market, entered heartily
into the reciprocity feature which
proved the mainstay of the Mckinley
bill when it finally became law.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

A SPECIAL to the Kansas City Star
from Coffeyville. Kan. says: Hon.
J. Milton Turner, of st. Louis, one of
the counsel of freedmen of the Cherokee
Nation, says all arrangements are now
completed preparatory TO making the
long delayed government payment to
the freedmen. The work Of revising
the roll will require about thirty days,
when a payment amounting to about
$3.50 to each person will be made. This
win cause great relief to hundreds of
creditors who have been sustaining the
freedmen,
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE primary elections in Missouri
show unbroken instructions for free
silver throughout the state and the
delegates to the Democratic state con-
vention with practical unanimity also
declare for Senators Vest and Cockrell
Gov. Stone and ex Congressman Bland
for delegates at large to the national
convention.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
THE Southern Trade Review Ia

The Southern Trade Review has
answers from correspondents in all the
Cotton States, giving estimates Of
acreage for 1895. The planting is fully
under way in the far South, and will be
very soon in full operation over the
entire section. In Tennessee the
acreage will not be increased. Exten-
sive planting is probable on the river
plantations of Arkansas, but cotton
will not be 50 much a monopoly crop in
that region as formerly.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Two million copies of the speech
delivered in Congress by Hon. Hugh A.
Dinsmore in opposition to the adoption
of the resolutions censuring Ambassador
Bayard are to be printed and circulated
throughout the United States between
now and November. The speech is an
exposition of the corrupt methods
resorted to by leading Republicans to
secure the nomination of candidates for
the Presidency. 1t contains the inter
view with Senator Chandler in which
he describes how the fat is being fried
out of the protected industries in order
to debauch the St. Louis convention in
the interest of Mckinley Gazette.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE New York Sun presents proof to
show that, during his twelve years of
service in Congress. Maj. VIM. Nc
Kinley, Of Ohio, is recorded seven times
on the silver question. Once he voted
for an out and out free coinage bill.
Three times he e recorded In favor Of
the Bland act of 1878. Once he voted
against free silver bill. Once he
voted in opposition to measure which
placed silver on an equality with gold
in all coinage laws, and once against a
bill reqiring the reserve of national
banks to be kept in gold and silver.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The women of Ohio propose to get
even" for the enactment Of the anti
high hat law. They will endeavor to
have the Ohio legislature enact law
imposing fine upon male theatre goers
syho leave their seats during an inter
mission in the performance at the
theatre TO go out aud see a man, - or
for splitting tobacco jaice on the floor.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DARDAsELLr, ARK,

LAND OFF1CE AT DARDAsELLE AHrl
March 10, 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention 70
make final proof in support of his claim, ana
that said proof will be made before the County
CLERK OF Crawford Co, at Van Buren,, Ark o, on
April "A, 1896, viz: John Brim, hid. Entry NJ
1876, for the SWk of the Mex, Sec. Is. Tp ~
North, Range 81 West -.
He names the following witnesses TO prove d.,
continuous residence upon and cultivation o.
said land viz: James C. Howard, VIM, y,
Howard. Richard Rozoll and J, A. Jones, all o.
Rudy, Ark
VIM Z WnorEN. Register
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Taylor brothers under sentence
of death for the murder of the Meek s
family at Carrollton, Mo-, and Lee
Cunningham, also a murderer, broke
Jail Saturday night. Only George
Taylor escaped, the other two being
captured as they reached the ground.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The North American of Philadelphia
last Saturday published what purports
to be part Of confession of H. II.
Holmes, the wholesale murderer, in
which he states that he murdered
twenty seven persons during his
criminal career.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

A WOMAN in Ohio broke her jaw in
talking, and then broke it second time
in explaining the first accident. There
ism t son in law in the country who
won t be ready to send her letter of
congratulation.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Gov. CLARKE has been in Washington
the past week on business connected
with the celebrated swamp land claim
which came up before the House Thurs
day. j. G. Pinnix, secretary pre-
tenn. of the State Senate, has been act
ing governor during Clarke absence.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

1t will probably be a surprise to
most people in this country, says the
Boston Transcript, to know that about
$50 900, 900 of American money is in
vested in the Island of Cuba, and that
less than half that sum is in sugar
estates
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The Monroe county nominating con
vention Monday instructed for the fol
lowing state officers: Harrod, Hull
Monroe, Hughes, and Bryant. This
makes five counties, with sixty one
delegates for Harrod, against eight
counties for Jones, with eighty three
delegates.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Detroit Journal very sagely
remarks that if the offices were more
heavily freighted with honor and less
richly endowed with salaries, there
would be chronic vacuum in the patriot
market.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE confession of H. H. Holmes, in
which he confessed to having murdered
twenty seven people, is now being
proved to be mainly made up of lies.
A number of his victims are turning up
very much alive.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

IT is settled fact that the immense
asphalt beds lying two miles from
Ardmore, 1. T., will be developed at
an early date, the company at their
annual meeting held in st. Louis,
having so decided.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

IT is now stated that the Cuban
tobacco crop will be almost a failure
and that fourth of crop at least can
only be counted on. All smokers of
pure Havanas are therefore expected
to join the movement intended to bring
the war to a close.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

WE have on our table the initial
plumber Of the Charleston lark. News,
a neat eight page five-eolumn paper,
published by s. W. Mcclure. It is
Democratic in politics.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Populists and Republicans will
try to defeat Hugh A. Dinsmore in the
Fifth Congressional District, but they
will fail in the effort. Dinsmore is
more than match for any two men
they can put tt. l.. Gazette.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
Jasper-John Tony.
Cedar Creek-Eli Oliver.
Rady--Griff Bradley.
Alma--.J. T. Jones.
i.aneaster-J. K. OKelley.
Richland-M. NJ. Renegar.
Winfrey-Robt Pence.
Vine Prairie-John Henson.
Chester-John Wilson.
Mountain-L. s. Stokes.
Cove City--John Hale.
Maxey--J. NJ. Pendergrass.
Cedaryille--A. T. Gross.
Oliver Springs. l.. Webb.
Van Bufen-E. b. Pelrce.
Lafayette-W. l.. shull.
River--John Sharp.
Dyer-Mack Dyer.
Union-M. Comstoek.
Shepherd. NJ. Rueks.
Barker-Jarvis Barker.
Lees Creek--Jap Boyd.
Whitley-Jim Edwards, Jr.
Upper. r. Smiley.
Porter-T. J. FISHERMAN.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Sloan Springs Herald is in favor
of keeping the good roads issue con
stantly before the public. That is the
correct idea. The people Of Arkansas
can get roads if they want them.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

A meeting was called to assemble al
the City Hall last night to form a
league to prevent the wholesale and
Illegal catching and killing of fish in
our waters. The meeting occurred too
late for this issue of TIRE Press. But
from what we heard Of the purpose it
was intended to enlist all who fish for
pleasure to join and contribute TO a
fund for the prosecution Of illegal
fishermen ard constituting each member
a cOmmitte of one to see to The enforce
ment Of the law. 1t is a good plan and
we hope viii be successful, ~
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

SUPERINTENDENT MCCONNELL reports
that he has already planted 5000 acres
of cotton on the farms being worked by
the State convicts.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

AN electric street railway In Fayette-
vile may be considered a certainty
within the next few months.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
Quick Time to the Gold Mining District Of
Cripple Creek, Colo,

The Frisco Santa Fe route is the most direc
and quickest route to all Colorado points 3
hours ride to Pueblo % hours ride to Colorado
Springs; 30 hours ride TO Denver; 81 hours rid
to Cripple Creek.
C. Z. GeoDING, Ticket Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Col. JNo. A. CocKRILL, the eminent
journalist and newspaper CORE
spondent, died last week at Cairo,
Egypt.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Two Chicago professors say that the
Roentgen rays will kill all infections
and contagious germs.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

COMPILATIONS made by the labor com.
missioner Of Missouri show that the
average mortgage indebtedness of the
state is $47 per capita,
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Democratic convention for the
Fifth Districts meets at Eureka Springs
August Goth.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

AMERICAN exports for the nine months
ending with March show an increase of
about $25 900 900 over 1895.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE U. S. Supreme Court has decided
that railroad section boss is fellow
servant and not an agent.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

THE Official returns from the Logan
county primary election give the vote
'for silver" 1861 against silver, -
l4l.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont,
passed his Seth milestone last Tuesday
and is hale and hearty.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The Cherokee council has declined TO
consider Chief Mayes recommendations
to repeal the white clerk law,
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Col. w. c. P. BRECKENRIDGE has
determined to again try and regain his
seat in Congress at the next election.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The Republican state convention of
Oregon and Rhode Island last week
declared for sound money.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

The Indian Territory Department
Encampment, G. A. r.. will be held
1t McAlester, /. t.. May 23d,
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

FRANKLIN county holds Democratic
primaries today.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
County Democratic Ticket

Per Representatives.
s. L. JEFFERS
RANDOLPH COMsTOcK
Fer Circuit Clerk.
L. W. BLACK
For County CLERK.
w. G. B0STICK
For Sheriff.
r. B. WINFREY
Fer Treasurer.
j. M. SCOTT
For Assessor.
W. A. BUSHMAIER
For Count! Judge,
J. e. SMITH
For Surveyor.
w. r. BURN
For Coroner.
DR.. GILES LUCAS
For Justices Of the Peace Van Barren To.
NJ. T. WEST
A. H. COLGROvE
G. R.. MICHAEL
C. F. HARVEY
J. c. Moore
For Constable Van Buren, T'p.
GEO. YINSANT.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Ninety Per Cent. Of all the people need to take
a course of Hoods SarsapArllla at this season to
prevent that rundown condition Of the system
which invites disease.
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18
JOB PRINTING

ed At the PRESS OFFICE. Neatly 1ropHtis
and a, lying rates Once up Eairs in the ksi
The Van Buren press., 1896-04-18

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do moi
purge, pain OF grippe. All druggists. IS EOS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-13
THREE KILLED, FIFTEENINJuRED

Trolley Car Dashed Down an Incline at
Columbia, Penn.
Columbia, Penn, Aug. 11.-Three
persons were instantly killed and
fifteen injured, some fatally, by the
derailment of trolley car on the Col
umbia & Donegal electric road tonight,
just outside the limits of Columbia.
The dead are:
Aday Forelinger, motorman; Henry
Smith and an unknown person.
At least one, and probably two, of
the injured may die. The place where
the accident occurred is at the base of
an incline, alongside of which runs a
high embankment. The car was loaded
with passengers and, as it reached the
edge of the incline, there was no indi-
cation of danger. Once on the incline,
however, the car began to slip on the
wet track. The motorman applied the
air brakes, and at that moment the
gear-wheel broke, rendering the brakes
useless. The car dashed along at ter
rife rate, while the terror. stricken pas.
sepgers were helpless from fear.
The car, upon reaching the bottom,
took sharp turn and was thrown up
against the embankment.
Word was quickly sent to Columbia
and relief car was sent to the scene
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-13

A Portland citizen tells about pious
speculation in foot warmers, way back
in the thirties, when churchgoers de-
pended ON little individual box stoves to
keep their toes from freezing. These
were about foot square. the frame of
wood, the side of wire netting or cast
iron perforated, and with a deep sliding
pan in which were placed about three
pints of hot hard wood Goals, or some
times charcoal Every family group 60
ing to church would carry several of
these stoves Finally the janitor of tho
second parish, Mr.. Leech, undertook
to take charge of all stoves for 81 each
during the winter He would bring them
to church every Sunday morning, full
of live Goals, and place them in the pews
where they belonged. As he had so OF
more of the toe ticklers to care for, he
must needs have had big bank of Goals
to draw upon.-Portland Times
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-13
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED

Three In Detroit River at Detroit, and
Four In Lake Michigan.
Detroit, Aug. IA heavy wind
and thunder storm, which swept over
this city this evening, resulted in the
drowning Of at least three men in the
Detroit river, and several yachtsmen
had narrow escapes after the capsizing
Of their craft. Two others were
drowned during the afternoon from
other causes.
The capsizing of the yacht Corsair
caused the drowning of Frank Hughes.
William ]. Thiemer was drowned from
the yacht Alberta. John Heike, jr :,
was drowned while swimming near
Peche island.
A dispatch to the Free Press from
Benton Harbor, Mich, says:
-Four persons were drowned in Lake
Michigan this afte, noon a mile north
of here. They were NJ. Manning,
James Butterick, Frank Yerring and a
stranger. The men, with a dozen
others, were bathing, when two Of the
number, who could not swim, were
caught by the undertow, and the others
went to their rescue.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-13
WINE F-2M ROBBED.
Weekly Payroll Taken by a Daring an
Ingeni us THE.

Weekly Payroll Taken by a Daring and
Ingeni us THE.
San Francisco, Aug. IA daring
and ingenious thief got away with
$1,000, the weekly pay of the employees
of Lachman & jacob, the big wine
firm, today. Superintendent Ciprico
had received the money from a mes
senger, and placed it in cabinet in
the Office. Then he made out his pay.
roll, and when he went for the money
it was gone. A search revealed the
fact that square hole bad been cut in
a wooden partition against which the
back of the cabinet rested. The piece
of wood sawed out had been retained
in place by hinges. and the work must
have been done the night before by
some one familiar with the place and
its customs. While Ciprico was en-
gagged with his payroll, the thief had
opened his little trapdoor, cut out of
the thin back of the cabinet, and
walked off with the two sacks Of gold.
No trace of the robber has been found.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-13
w. E. YATES. J. FRED YATES
YATES g. YATES
1 LAWYERS
CORVALLIS OREGON
The Wheel Caught the Fox.

One day toward night, while was
passing through a wooded section of the
country close to the broader line between
Connecticut and Massachusetts, red fox
suddenly dropped into the middle of the
road The soft gliding motion of the
rubber tires did not attract his attention
until the cycle was within a rod of him.
Then with wild sca,nper he started ON
dead run toward distant swamp. The
creature was fleet of foot. and he swept
down the dusty road rapidly, turning
his head occasionally to watch the
strange apparition following him, and
he laid his body almost flat upon the
ground in his endeavor to outrun the
new pursuer But it was no use. The
wheel slowly overhauled him, foot by
foot, and the front wheel almost brushed
his bushy tail before he acknowledged
defeat. Then. with a half sob and yelp.
the creature jumped clean over the adj
joining ditch and landed safely on the
neither grassy bank. The wheel flashed
past him, and he remained seated upon
his launches watching it until out of
sight, probably the most astonished fox
that ever roamed the woods. New York
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