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The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
DEMOCRATIC CITY pLArFoRN.

RESOLVED. BY the Democrats of the City OF
Van Bprep, that rs free, independent American
eitize ns, we believe In the time honored teach
ings of the Democratic party, as taught by
Jefferson, jackson and other patron Democrats
We believe in America for Americans. We
believe Arkansas is the grandest state in the
Union ana that Van Buren, the Queen City, is
justly entitled 70 the distinction of being one OF
the brightest gems in the crown of her many
magnificent cities and towns We believe in a
government Of. for and by the people. We
believe in the equality Of all men before the
law. We believe IN the supremacy oi the Anglo
Saxon race and depreeate the actions aud teach
ings of men who inculeate the doctrines of
Democracy being antagonistic 10 the colored
man. We believe white man can be Demo-
Graf and yet maintain reputation for honesty,
integrity, virtue and morality.
We believe IN fostering and encouraging sil
legitimate movements aud enterprises which
have for their purpose the upbuilding OF our
city and the betteTm-nt of our people. We
believe In the necessity which exists, of having,
IL possible, electric lights. better system of
drainage and sewerage, improved streets and
many other Improvements which will beautify
aud benefit our city. and hereby pledge our,
selves 10 the encouragement of any and all
legitimate movements which have those pur-
poses in view.
Believing that the welfare OF Van Buren, and
the material interests Of the city demand the
retention IN power of that political party under
which IL has advanced and prospered as has no
other city Of double the size, and having full
faith in the ability, honesty and integrity Of the
ticket nominated by the Democracy on Feb.
18th to carry out all the reforms desired and TO
adopt such policies as will continue us an our
naarch 10 irent ranks Of towns in the Southwest
we would look upon the turning over Of our
city government To the Republican party as a
calamity from which it would take years TO
recover
The ticket Is composed of live wide awake,
active, progressive, enterprising men, who's,
management o. municipal matters cannot fail
to be productive of great good "a the people,
aud we hereby appeal to all men who want one
of the best administrations The city ever had %
rally TO is support. Elect II and You viii never
rcgret r.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Bryant and Hill.

EDITOR PRESS:
The approaching Democratic pri-
maries in this county ought to cause all
good Democratic citizens to think of
their duty toward their party to the end
that good men be chosen to fill our
State and County offices.
For the Office of Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court we have three candi-
dates, to-wit: II. G. Bum, Edgar E.
Bryant and Joseph M. Hill. Bryant
and Hill live in Fort Smith.
Western Arkansas has no represent
alton on the Supreme Bench, hence is
entitled to it at this election therefore
Bryant or Hill is our opportunity.
Which should we choosef 1t is un-
fortunate that both of them are from
the same county but since they are, it
seems that the man who carried his own
county ought to receive our consider
alton. They, Bryant and Hill, were
candidates before the voters of their
heme -Sebastian-and Bryant
was chosen by majority of them as
their standard bearer, and as such he
comes before the voters of Crawford
county.
Prior to the election in Sebastian
county Judge Bryant, in apublic letter
offered to Mr. Hill any one of the fol
lowing plans of choosing between them
in Sebastian county, in order to avoid a
local contest, to. wit: To vote of the
Democratic members of the bar of Fort
Smith, or of Sebastian county, or of the
Twelfth Judicial Circuit to the Demo
Gratis of Fort Smith, or of Upper town
ship, or of Sebastian county, or of the
Twelfth Judicial Circuit; to the Demo
cratic Central Committee of Sebastian
county. All of these propositions were
declined by Mr.. Hill. The election
came on and Bryant won by majority
of 200. Mr.. Hill devoted three weeks
to his canvass Judge Bryant devoted
four days to his.
AS circuit judge, Judge Bryant s
record is second to none in the State.
He is recognized as an able, brilliant
lawyer and a finished scholar.
Which of the two Sebastian county
men will Crawford county accept2
DEMOCRAT.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
War Declared Upon General Clayton's
Rnle.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. March IA
Editor w. d. Matthews, of the Stutt-
CART Free Press, who is leading in the
revolt against General Powell Clayton
in the Republican ranks of Arkansas
prints today two column editorial in
the current issue of his paper in which
he bitterly denounces Clayton S leader
ship and announces his revolt. OF the
apparent harmony in the recent State
Convention he says:
1T was not love that kept them in
line. 1t was fear-fear of the lash
fear of ostracism; fear of the loss of a
piece of the pie that is expected that
Clayton, as member of Mckinley s
Cabinet, will have the best of all. The
fact is that majority of the men in
that convention detest Clayton and his
reprehensible methods, and if they
were certain that they could overthrow
his dynasty, they would be up in
arms.
Matthews asserts that, were it not for
Clayton, Arkansas would be in the
Republican ranks today, and he appeals
to the young men of the party to join in
a general revolt and overthrow the
machine. Continuing he says:
IF the Republicans of the North
could see the condition of affairs in the
South, they would not marvel that
everything goes Democratic. There
are thousands upon thousands of good,
tried and true Republicans in the South
who are acting with the Democrats
today simply because they are forced
to do so by such men as General Powell
Clayton.
The article closes by warning General
Clayton that the disaffection may
penetrate the Arkansas delegation to
the National Convention before it
reaches st. Louis. and that Mckinley
may lose some Of the Arkansas votes.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Five for Free Silver.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The Dem
ocracy of the District of Columbia today
elected five free silver delegates out of a
total of six to the Chicago Convention.
This showing of how the Administration
is regarded where it is most in evidence
has excited great glee in anti Admins
tration circles.
The delegates are not committed to
any Presidential candidate, but they
will carry to Chicago strong home
rule plank and stiff backed resolution
denouncing the A. P. A. as un.
American.
This resolution was dug out of the
anti Know Nothing plank of the
National Democratic platform of 1855,
and was put through with hurrah.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
SILVER AND PROTECTION.
Manufacturers of Philadelphia Have
Embraced Those Ideas.


From the Washington, Cd. C.l Star.
If reports reaching here from
Philadelphia are true large number of
thu manufacturers of that city, headed
by James Dobson, have embraced the
''silver and protection ideas, and
have notified the Republicans leaders
that unless silver is recognized in some
way at st. Louis they will neither
support the Republican ticket nor
contribute anything to the campaign
fund.
Mr.. Dobson was president of the
Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia
for years, and is said to have con
tributed and secured the contribution OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
Republican campaign funds in the past.
Heber Clark, the editor of several
papers devoted to manufacturing inter-
ests, and secretary of the Manu-
facturers' Club, has been preaching
free silver in his papers for some time.
Now it is said that a majority of the
manufacturers of Philadelphia have
decided that free silver, owing to the
encroaehments of oriental countries is
best for them so much the best, in
fact, that they will support new party
if the old parties do not give some con-
| Io,1 aratto,, 70 tha xybita natal
A delegation of fifty or sixty Philadel
phia manufacturers, headed by Mr..
Dobson, is booked to come here early
next week for a conference with Mr..
Teller and the silver leaders on the
silver and protection theory. They
will promise Mr.. Teller their support,
it is understood.
Report has it that Senator Quay il
somewhat alarmed over the growing
silver sentiment in his state. He il
fully posted, it is said, as to what il
going ON among the manufacturers wht
have always been Republicans, but sees
no way to stop it. The Manufacturers
Club of Philadelphia represents $500,
600, 900 in different industries in thai
city and throughout the country.
A S. Dulin, a young Westerner, whC
has always been close fried of Senator
Teller, has been selected by the new
silver party to take charge of the silver
forces in Pennsylvania. He will begir
the work of of organization at once
and will establish headquarters il
Philadelphia. 1t is stated ON the bes
of authority that the manufacturer.
have fully supplied him with funds tt
conduct the campaign, and will put III
all that he needs in that line.
Ex- State Chairman W. II. Andrews
of Philadelphia, who has been in Wash
ington several days, says that it il
reported that Congressman Griswold ii
to be succeeded by silver man. 1t ii
Crawford county's time to name tht
Congressman from that district thi'
year, and, as the county is for silver, {
man named Sturtevant will be selected
Mr.. Andrews was chairman of thu
"Lexow' committee, and is one of th'
! Republican leaders of the state. TIL,
district is the same which Sible,
represented.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Jos, M. Hill for Chief Justice.

Mr.. Hills opponent, Judge e. Z.
Bryant, will soon eclipse his oratorical
record with his reputation as writer
of circular letters. His last is dated
March 10th and as suppression OF evil
dence and half statement of facts is
wholly unworthy the high sources from
which it comes and we feel sure will do
the Judge much harm and Mr.. Hill
much good in the present race. he
charges Rainey Williams, editor OF the
Fort Smith Democrat, the fearless
champion of free silver, with being the
only man who has questioned his posi-
ton on the silver question. There are
plenty of men in Fort Smith, who very
we'll know that Judge Bryant was not
an advocate of free silver, as understood
by the Arkansas democracy, until the
opening of this campaign. In fact IN
spite of his numerous circulars (all de-
cidedly eircuitous) he never has yet put
himself on their platform.
On the matter presented in the last
half of his circular we confess ourselves
at a loss to know what to say, 1t is
such a complete surprise to us. He
gives his letter containing the eight
propositions to Mr.. Hill and adds
This letter was published in all the
Fort Smith newspapers on January IA,
1896, and Mr.. Hill declined to accept
any of the propositions. e. E. b. =
Ee saws never word about Mr.. Hill s
open letters showing very satisfactorily
to all unbiased persons that everything
in Judge Bryants letter had already
been gone over and that his putting
himself in print was, in base ball
parlance, simply "a grand stand
play.
Mr.. Hill gained strength wherever
this newspaper correspondence was read
and now his opponent puts out only the
first letter in series of four 1.-TWO from
each gentleman) as though that were
the whole of the matter. We don
know whether it is intended to distribute
this circular in Crawford or not, but we
say very confidently that if it is dis
tributed here the rock ribbed Democrats
of this county will show no favor tc
such an attempt to create a wholly
erroneous impression by stating less
than half the facts.
Jos. M. Hill is so sound on the money
question that not even the shadow Of
suspicion has ever attached to him; but
to make assurance doubly sure he has il
his announcement put himself squarely
on the Democratic platform. He is al
able and industrious lawyer and is en-
dorsed by the bar of this county. HI
is the author of our last digest of the
statutes and has just received the vott
of Yell county. We believe that Craw
ford will also declare for him and tina
he is by odds the strongest man in thu
race. d
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

The crime for which Crawford
Goldsby, alias Cherokee Bill, paid the
penalty with his life, was the
murder of Ernest Melton, committed
at Lenapah, small station on the
Kansas & Arkansas Valley Railroad
In the Cherokee Nation, about las
miles west of Fort Smith, on the sth
day of November, 1894.
AT the trial Goldsby endeavored to
prove an alibi, but utter failed. On the
18th of April, 1895, he was sentenced to
be hung, the execution to take place
June 20, 1895. His attorneys took his
case to the Supreme Court which
resulted in stay OF execution. and
gave the desperate a chance to commit
another brutal murder. On the 9eth of
July, 1895, in an attempt to escape. he
murdered Lawrence Heating. a guard
at the jail shooting him down in cold
blood. He was at once tried and con
victed Of this murder and again
sentenced to be hung on the 10th of
september, 1895, with the same result
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

OUR enterprising local contemporary,
the Chronicle, sent Mr.. R. M. Yost to
corner Mckinley on the silver question
Major Mckinley promptly declared that
he was for a gold standard. His COM
pleted and revised platform thus
becomes Prohibitive Protection and
the Gold Standard. - Hurrah for Nc
Kinley-for the Republican nomination.
st. Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE Senate joint resolution, directing
the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase
and distribute seeds bulbs, etc. as has
been done in preceding years, has
become law without the President S
signature, the resolution not having
been returned to Congress within ten
days limit. Secretary Morton refused
to carry out the old law and vigorously
opposed the passage of the present
mandatory act.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
ron srArK SENATOR.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. J. K. p
DOUGLASS as a candidate for state Senator from
this district subject TO the wishes Of the Demo
cratic party Us expressed In primary OF conven-
fion.
We are authorized to announce LEE NEAL. OF
Crawford County, ms a candidate for state
Senator from the 25th Senatorial District COM
posed of the counties Of Crawford and franklin,
subject to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
We are authorized to announce J. f. LONDON
of Crawford County, as candidate for state
Senator from the 25th Senatorial District, COM
posed of the counties of Crawford ard Franklin.
subject TO the action of the Democratic party.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DARnAyELLr AuK.


19"4'U VINE A 7 DAFUANELIF, AHK,I
NJ, March TO- 1896. /
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler hos rled notice of his Intention 20
,p maxi nnal proof IN support of his claim, and
that said proof will be inade before the Comfy
clerk OF Crawford Co, at Yan Buren,, Ark. on
April q, 1896, viz: John Brim, nd, Eptry No.
No IyISei Tor the sWA Of the MEN. Bee Is STp. 10,
ne names the following witnesses 70 prove his
eohuhuous residence upOn and cultivation OF.
sS Sala lana, VIZ: James c. Howard VIM. NJ
Rudy, Ark ~" "
WN. T. WooTEs. Register.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Cherokee Bill Executed.

From Fort Smith Elevator Extra March 18th.
The final act in the career of the noted
criminal, Cherokee Bill, was consum-
mated this afternoon at exactly 2:15.
Accompanied by his mother, he
ascended the scaffold with firm tread.
She kissed him good bye just before the
black cap was adjusted, and remained
on the scaffold until all was over, and
without shedding a tear He bade all
good bye, shaking hands with many Of
the deputy marshals. The trap was
sprung and the body shot into space.
His neck was broken by the fall.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Hood'S pills are tasteless, mild. effee'
lLCO0 . liiS tive. All druggists. 2oc.
$1,000 In Prizes to be Distributed Absolutely


Use the letters contained in the text; "MoNoN
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can, using letters either backward or forward,
but don't use any letter in same word more times
than 1t appears in "MoNoN SEEDS Grow For
example the words. see. on. none, weeds etc
The person forming the greatest number of
words, using the letters in the text will receive
One Hundred Dollars in cash, For the next
largest list we will give s75 In cash, for the next
S25 cash. and for each of the next ten largest
lists we will give SO In gold. If you are good at
word making you can secure valuable prize as
The Monon Seed Co. intend giving many
hundred special prizes to persons sending them
lists containing over twenty-five words. Write
your name on list of words (numbered) and en-
close the same postpaid with u twOcent stamps
for n combination package of Monon Seeds That
Grow, which includes u packets of the latest
and most popular flowers of different varieties,
also particulars and rules of distribution of
prizes. This word contest will be carefully and
cOnscentiously conducted and is solely for the
purpose of further introducing our seeds in new
localities You will receive the Biggest value
in flower seeds ever offered, and besides If you
are able to make good list OF words and answer
promptly you will stand an equal opportunity
to secure valuable prize. We intend spending
| a large amount of money in the distribution of
prizes In this contest We assure you that your
trial order with us will be most gratifying.
Write your name plainly and send list as early
as possible. Address, AONON SEED co.
Menon Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT D4RpAsrLLr, ARK.

LAND OFFICE Al DaRDASrLLE ARKl
Feb. q, 1s.6
Notice Is hereby given that the following.
named settler has Gled notice of his Intention 10
inase maj proof In support Of his claim. and
lnat ma said proof Will be made before the County
Clerk Of Crawford County, at Van Buren' Ark
on April ) 1916, viz; Fannie Weston widow ~
John Weston hd Entry No. l9sOd. for the sEit
OF sec. -, TIP. y, North, Range 80 West
She names the following .,ifucxsss y -
her continuous residence upon and enitiystion
% said land, viz; j. w Burrows, A ] Rahsr,s
y. y, N. Naught and William CorHeiius. ali OF
WA.P. woorES. Register
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
LYNCH BLOCK: ALLEN o. co, CASH eaoe5fs !

as before, the case being appealed to
the Supreme Court, where it still rests,
and of course will never have to be
acted upon. The verdict in the Melton
case was affirmed by the Supreme Court
in December last, and the outlaw was
sentenced to death the third time, with
no avenue of escape left except through
executive clemency, which was
appealed to in vain.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

JOSIAH PATTERSON is very anxious to
meet Dick Bland in public discussion of
the money question, but Mr.. Bland
very quietly declines. The only thing
Mr.. Patterson has ever said worth
remembering is: 1--WE make no pre-
tense of being bimetallists, we are for
the gold standard. Fort Smith
Democrat.
While we do not agree with Mr..
Patterson financial ideas, it is all bosh
to say he is not 'foeman worthy OF
anyone s steel to meet in debate.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

1T made very little difference to the
people of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict whether Hopper, of Boone, or
Neal, of Crawford, received the
Republican nomination for Congress.
There are over 900 more Democrats
than Republicans in the district.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE New York World of Monday says
that it has made poll of nearly every
state in the Union, and as a result
predicts the nomination of William
Mckinley by the st. Louis Convention.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

In the annual battle Of flowers, at
Nice cyclists played prominent part
Three American girls on triplet.
representing their native country by
being garbed, the leader in red, the
second rider in white and the third one
in blue, captured the crowd.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
FOR REPRESENTATIVES.


We are authorized to announce RANDOLPH
CoNsTocK. of Uniontown. as a candidate for
reelection for the Office of Representative from
Crawford County, subject TO the vote of the
Democratic primaries.
We are authorized to announce s. l.. JEFFERs,
of Iaxey township, ms candidate for Repre-.
sentative from Crawford County in the next
General Assembly, subject to the Democratic
primaries.
THE PREss Is authorized TO announce s. w.
SHEnRIIL, Of Graphic whitley Township, as q
candidate for Representative from Crawford
County, subjeot to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
ron SHERIFF.
THE Press is authorized to announce X. r
MISFRry as a candidate for the office of Sheriff
of Crawford County. Ark, subject to the action
Of the Democratic party.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
THE Press is authorized TO announce LoN w.
BLACK as a candidate for reelection TO the office
of Circuit Clerk of Crawford County subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce W. c. BosTIcK
as a candidate for reelection to the Office of
County CLERK Of Crawford County, subject to the
action Of this Democratic party.
FOR TREASURER.
TIVE PnEss is authorized to announce J, NJ.
.Scorr, of Maxcy township as Il candidate for
Treasurer OF Crawford County, subject TO the
sctiou Of the Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.
weare authorized 10 announce j. G. FERGUSON
as a candidate for Assessor OF Crawford County,
subject to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

SENATOR BERRY in the Senate and
Congressman Culberson in the house
are fighting for the retention of the
jurisdiction over the Indian Territory
of the U. S. Courts at Fort Smith
Ark. and Paris, Tex.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

JNo. G.. CARLISLE will be the admin
istration's candidate for President 1t
is expected that President Cleveland
will shortly announce that he is not a
candidate for re nomination.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

A MEETING of the ex slaves Of Arkan-
sas has been called to meet in this city
April Sd. at Green Thompson Hall.
corner of Ninth and Gaines street, for
the purpose of taking concerted action
with reference to asking Congress for
pensions. Little Rock Democrat.
This must be revised edition of the
forty acres and a mule story of the
Republicans started by them to help in
holding the colored vote.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21
Public Speaking.

The Democratic candidates for Gov
ernor will address the citizens of Craw
ford county at:
Alma. Tuesday, March "a, / 80 PM.
Van Buren, Wednesday, March 25,
! BOP. NJ.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE Kentucky legislature adorned at
1917 P. NJ. Tuesday, without electing
Senator to succeed Senator Blackburn.
Most exciting times were had the last
two OF three days of the session.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE supreme court has decided the
Pacific Railroad cases against Mrs.
Stanford, of California, in favor of the
defendant, and adversely to the theory
that stockholders are personally liable
for corporation debts.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE disgraceful scenes enacted in the
Kentucky legislature and the long
tedious wrangle over the election OF ;
United States Senator for that state is 1
splendid argument in favor of electine
Senators by popular vote.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE State Horticultural Society has
resolved that the grape and its natural
products is conducive to health, and
that as Arkansas is the natural home of
the grape its cultivation should be
encouraged.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

ACCORDING to report on the
organized militia of the United States,
which has just been prepared by the
War Department, the United States, in
case of need, can put 0, 467 1914 men in
the field. Arkansas could put 2O5, 200
men in the filed.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

THE Senate Committee on Territories
favors the admission of New Mexico to
statehood. The proposition will be
defeated in the House.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-21

EXPORTS from the United States for
eight months ending with February
show heavy increase over last year S
and exceed imports for the eight months
by $61 200, 900.