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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

The report Of the committee ap.
pointed to examine the charges made
by Lord Dunraven in regard to alleged
unfairness on the part of the Defender
people in the cup races was made pub
lie last week. AS expected, Dunraven
failed to prove anything. Even the
circumstances that appeared to him
suspicious were easily explained. The
committee could justly have roasted
Dunraven for making such groundless
charges, but out of generosity dcsistcd.
Mr.. lselin energies entirely indicated.
The Vermont correspondent Of the
Boston Gtobe in his last Sundays letter
says
Sentiment is gradually crystaliz-
ing iii favor Of the following delegates
to the st. Louis conventions: Hon.
Redtield Proctor. Col. Edw. G. Smith
of St. Adams, eX-Gov. VIM. Z. Dill
lingham Of Waterbury, DR.. II. ID. Hol-
ton of Brattleboro. delegates at large;
Hon. .. NJ. Barber of Arlington and
y. b. Scully of Burlington, delegates
for the LIST district; and Col. Robert
j. Kimball OF Randolph and Hon, G.
A. Prouty of Newport, delegates from
the I'd district"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

Senator Tillman of South Carolina
who before entering the Senate an
nounced that he should "pitchfork
the president" made disgraceful at
tack on him in speech in the Senate
last week. He ran the whole gamut
of vituperation and abuse, bordering
on the profane, making no argument
but simply pouring out his walls Of
blackguardism. 1t is singular that he
was allowed to proceed in such u way
in a body noted for its sedateness and
etiquette. President Cleveland is not
above criticism, but the chief execu-
tive of great nation should not be
openly insultcd by such boor as this
Tillman, who claims to be Democrat
but is really rampant Populist.
However, his veDomings will only
harm himself, the state he represents
and the body that tolerates them.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

Grover has gone duck-hunting
again. Look ont for another sensa-
tional message when he returns.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06

supported in Vermont so generally
not solely on account Of local pride in
fellow New Englander, but because
he is as worthy Of the high honor Of
the Republican nomination as any
other man and in addition is a New
Highlander. Morton, on the contrary,
is not SO highly esteemed in Vermont.
Were he considered as well qualified
as Reed, he would be entitled to the
support of this<state.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The St. Paul and the Jersey shore
seem strongly attached to each other.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-06
For
Colds
And Coughs

early in the Winter, 1took Q
a severe cold which developed
into an obstinate, hacking cough,
which troubled me for nine weeks,
in spite of medical aid.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Claimed Now That 1t Will Have Two.
Thirds Majority.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June at is
claimed now that it will not be
necessary to abolish the two thirds rule
in the National Democratic Convention
in order to nominate free silver man
that free silver will dominate by two
thirds majority. 1t is understood that
the Territories and the District of
Columbia will each be allowed six
delegates in the convention, thus max
ing its total membership 9lS, of whom
400 will be u majority and 612 two
thirds majority.
Up to date 276 silver delegates have
been chosen. OF those yet to be chosen
301 are counted certain for silver-577
in all.
Gold delegates so far chosen are 100.
To be chosen, 139-329 in all.
Minnesota with 1S delegates and
Maryland with 10 are left out of the
above calculation. If they go for silver
the silver forces at Chicago will have
Gil delegates-one less than the two
thirds majority necessary to nominate a
candidate.
1t is considered that from Washing
ton, Nebraska and other states there
will be OBJECTIONS from the gold ranks
and that in fact the silver men will
have the two thirds majority and
delegates to spare.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
New Indian Government.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The general
Indian Territorial bill, which passed
the House today, contains five element
airy propositions for the reorganization
of Indian Territory matters.
1t gives to the President power to
approve or to veto laws passed by the
Territorial legislatures. 1t gives to the
Federal courts in the Indian Territory
the right of supervision over all the acts
of Indian courts. 1t takes steps to
settle definitely the intruder question
1t also lays restrictions upon land
ownership, to prevent land monopoly
and provides for the establishment of
townsite government and for the sale Of
town lots to the citizens thereof; The
bill originated chiefly with Representa-
tive Curtis, of Kansas, and he has been
most active in securing its passage.
All the Western members, in a non
partisan way, have joined in this
effort and the people of the West who
are anxious for some bctterment of
conditions existing in the Indian
Territory have reason for self
Congratulation that this legislation has
progressed thus far and So easily.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
The 200.Cent Dollar.

T., bic oraacb 1alivaro1 ~, thn T..
on ehe od senator leller' Oh Colofaao
is thus reported;
We hear of q so cent dollar. Mr..
President, any man who gets I'D here
and uses that argument insults the
intelligence of the Senate and he insults
the intelligence of the American people.
There is not so cent dollar anywhere
on the face of Gods earth TODAY
There is no depreciation in a silver
dollar anywhere compared with
commodities. Take Mexico. Take the
Mexican silver dollar that exchanges
here at the rate of fifty four cents for
your gold. Is il a so cent dollar in
MexicoY Take the Japanese ven, Is il
a so cent yen in Japan? Not at all.
Everybody knows better. The Mexican
dollar in every market where it is
treated as money, and that is on more
than one half of the face of the earth,
and that, too, in the hands of three
fourths of the people of the globe
Mr.. Vilas-Mr. President
The presiding officer fMr. Faulkner
in the hair)SDoes the Senator from
Colorado Weld to the Senator from
Wisconsin?
Mr.. Teller-Not now.
The presiding oflicer-The Senator
from Colorado declines TO Weld
Mr.. Teller-Three fourths of tbe
people of the globe are using il and not
as n 40 cent dollar hnt as a 1oO. cent
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Probate Court Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
" named Guardians, Executors and Admins
traitors have filed their accounts of settle
ment with the several estates, hereinafter
named during the May term, 1896 OF the
Probate Court of Crawford County, Ark
All persons interested in the settlement of said
estates are hereby notified TO file their excep-
tons thereto, if any they have, on or before the
second day of the next August term, 1896, of
this Court, or they will be forever barred from
excepting to the same or to any item thereof:
Estate of VIM, A. Mccormick, minor, James
E. Sewer, Guardian, Sd and final account
current
Estate of James Mccormick minor James E.
Sewer Guardian I'd and final account current.
Estate of Jennie VIM, minor, John T. VIM,
Guardian, LIST and final account current.
Estate of Hugh F. Thomson, deceased
Fannie X. Thomson, Administrators, Sd
annual account current
Estate of James w. Sangster, deceased, Ed l..
Matlock Administrator, LIST and final account
current
Estate of L. A Bing, deceased E. L. Matlock,
Administrator, lst and final account current.
Estate of John Wobner, deceased, John
Steward, Administrator LIST and final account
current.
Estate OF John Reddy, deceased, J. NJ. Baxter,
Administrator, 9th annual account current
Van Buren,, Ark, W. C. BosTICK,
June 10, 1896. Clerk of Probate Court.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Wreck on the Frisco,

WENTWORTH, Mo. June Freight
train 81, going west on the Frisco rail :
road was wrecked here last night just
after 10 o. o'clock. Engineer J. p John
son, better known as Cyclone johnson
and Brakeman Ed. Coleman were
instantly killed. johnson was fright
fully mangled and his head was cut off
Coleman was scalded to death. William
Miller, of Sarcoxie, who was riding in
a cattle car, was badly injured.
Nine cars are piled in heap close to
the depot and the track is covered with
wreckage. The switch had been
thrown within half an hour, it is sup
posed by tramps who had been elected
froin Ne. west bound passenger.
Johnson and Coleman both lived at
Monet. johnson was a widower with
a family. Coleman had been married
only seven months.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Court Square Improved.

Improvement seems to be the order
of the day and watchword of the
people in Van Buren,, and to a close
observer it is plain to be seen they are
keeping step in the grand march of
progress.
On every side is seen evidence of
improvement. New houses in the
residence quarter, paint applied freely
to the old houses, whitewash adorning
fences and outbuildings, grass plots
moved smooth, trees trimmed and
shrubbery being carefully cultured
All these and more go to show that our
people are awake and alive to the
necessity Of building up and identifying
their town.
Not the least Of these noticeable
improvements is the change that has
been wrought on the appearance of
Court Square The debris, which has
so long been an unsightly feature of the
premises. has been removed the grass
has been cut and the crop Of growing
weeds taken off The ground: the old
dilapideted band stand no longer
oifends the sight the fence on the sides
and rea- have been repaired ard viii be
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
In McKinley's District.

CANTON, O.. June Elm mass con-
vention today the Democrats of this
county declared in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of IS to 1. The delegates to
the state convention were told to stand
through thick and thin for the
instructions given them. This is the
end of bitter fight in this county, and
the charges of corruption and ballot
box stuffing have been many. The
resolutions in part say:
1.-The demonetizing of silver in 1878,
done surreptitiously as it was, and the
warIupon it by our government, has been
contrary to the will and wishes of the
American people, and we demand the
restoration of silver to its constitutional
place, and hence the free coinage of
both gold and silver at the ratio of
16 to /. -
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
NEW RAILROAD.
Air Line Assured From st. Louis to
Van Buren,.

From the Little Roek Democrat.
According to the st. Louis Republic
the building of the new route from st.
Louis to the Southwest via Sloan
Springs is now assured. Contracts
have already been let for the con-
struction of portion of the line. Back
of H. D. Maekey, the promoter of the
enterprise, it is understood, are en-
listed the financial interest of FL. A.
Havemeyer, of the Sugar Trust, and
Mr.. McCurdy, another Eastern
capitalist.
One of the principal handicaps felt by
the projectors of the new company-the
st. Louis, Sloan and Southern rail
road-has been the reorganization of
the st. Louis and San Francisco road
on a proposed basis where that property
will be free from all entangling
alliances with the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe system, and making out
of it what it once was, essentially ST.
Louis line. st. Louis capital, under
the circumstances, did not feel as much
like investing in the new line, as it
would, when built, be the strongest
competitor the Frisco Company would
have to contend with. There was no
sentiment, however, connected with
the matter in the East, and, just as
soon as it was apparent that the crisis
in the financial affairs of railway
corporations had been passed and that
better times could be looked for, there
was not much trouble experienced in
getting Eastern capitalists interested in
the new outlet for business between st.
Louis and Texas points via Fort Smith,
Ark. Elk Governor W. M. Fishback,
of Arkansas, is first vice president of
the company, and has been working
strenuously to secure its construction.
The road, after leaving st. Louis, is to
extend in southwesterly direction
through Sloan Springs, by Pomona,
in Howell county Gainesville, seat of
Ozark county Harrison, seat of Boone
county, to Van Buren, and Fort Smith,
Ark. distance of 211 miles. The
distance between st. Louis and Fort
Smith via the st. Louis and San
Francisco road is 416 miles, and over
the Iron Mountain via Little Rock oil
miles. The new line is laid out through
section of country Astounding in
mineral wealth, and it is on the claim
that the development of the local
business alone will defray the expense
of operation that capital has been
secured to put the road through. H.
D. Mackey, president of the st. Louis,
Sloan and Southern, is largely
interested in the development of Howell
county, and owns considerable land in
that vicinity. The building of the road
also includes the erection of a large
hotel and sanitarium at Sloan Springs.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Altgeld's Advice.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June S.-The
Philadelphia Press wired the following
to Gov. Altgeld:
'.E. c. Benedict, President Cleve-
land friend. writes us that in his
opinion no Democrat can consistently
vote for candidate on a free silver
platform. viii you kindly wire us
your opinion of his views2"
The Governor replied as follows:
According to reports there are a
number of Wall street spectators who
boast that they are taking care of
Grover. Let them go on in this
benevolent work and, for once, give
the people a chance to take care Of
of themselves. A little less Wall street
and little more patriotism viii work
wonders in this country. Tell Mr..
Benedict to borrow gun and 60 duck
hunting with his friend. The American
people are self sacrificing and will
endeavor TO get along.
lSigued) john P ALTGELD. -
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Bryant Working the A. P. A.'s.

In regard to the primaries for State
and county offices in Jefferson county
Saturday the Pine Bluff Press says:
Perhaps the keenest interest devel-
oped in the race for Chief Justice, al
though neither of the aspirants were in
the city. On Saturday it became mani
fest that quiet yet effective fight was
being waged upon Judge Bum by the
friends of Judge Bryant, who succeeded
in enlisting the support of some of the
most ultra A. P. A. S in behalf of their
favorite and in opposition to Judge
Bum upon the complaint that the latter
was once associated in the practice of
law with Catholic Silly as it may
appear, this fight had some effect in
this city and caused Bryant to capture
two wards and Vaugine township, and
possibly the county.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
=, :, D.,, are easy to take easy
Hoods Pills to operate. % cents.

whitewashed, while stone curbing,
the material for which is already on the
ground, will adorn the the Main street
side. The change for the better
of this pretty piece of public
is apparent to all and, when
the improvement is completed, it will
only need the addition of fountain and
supply of rustic seats to make it the
cosiest little park in Western Arkansas,
a resort sufficiently large to afford a
cool retreat for the people from the heat
and dust of the city during the summer.
Let the county authorities make the
good work complete
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Lloyd Johns Captured.

From the Fort Smith Times Democrat.
Lloyd Johns was captured Wednesday
morning at daylight at Checotah, |.
T., by Marshal Felix Houck and
Deputy Sheriff Bean Winfrey, both of
Van Buren,. They had located him, and
by stealth caught him asleep and had a
dead drop on him before the outlaw
knew of their presence. No attempt at
a fight was made and the capture was
made without bloodshed. A reward of
81 500 was standing offer for the
capture.
Sheriff George Wood, of Crawford
county, under whom Winfrey is deputy,
regards it as the most important arrest
of his administration. Mr.. Berkeley
Neal has known Lloyd Johns for some
years and regards him one of the most
dangerous of men.
Lloyd Johns is the son of a highly
respected Baptist preacher. Four or
five years ago he spent a term in the pen
at Little Rock for robbery. He had a
brother who got into a quarrel with one
of the LaRue S, a family in Crawford,
and LaRue killed him. Soon after Lloyd
Johns and another brother went to
LaRue S house and killed him. They
WtHI Oll lllt CNOuO III lllC
Territory Finally word came that the
brothers wanted to surrender. But a
brother in law who was with them on
the scout was reported as not willing to
surrender. The two Johns boys then
came in and were tried In the Crawford
Circuit Court last fall for the murder of
LaRue and were acquitted. The
brother in law was still ON the scout.
His name was Ripito. Soon after
acquittal the Johns boys robbed old man
Tom Comstock who owns little in
Crawford county near the Territory
line. They next killed Judge Lacy
Lasley, his son and Mack Glass, the
last named of which they were
trying to rob. This was close to the
line opposite Uniontown near Swimmer
Postoffice.
The people were satisfied they were
into another Territory robbery that
occurred up there.
The outlaws then turned toward
Texas where they got into trouble and
the other brother, George, into jail at
Paris, where he now is awaiting trial
on a charge of murder. Lloyd johns is
also charged there with murder, but he
escaped back into the Territory,
where he continued his scouting
successfully until yesterday morning
The most sensational part of the story
has Just developed and accounts for the
continued silence and total disappear
ance of the brother-in law, Ripito. who
seemed TO have dropped out Of the
world. Ii is now known that the Johns
bows became tired of their brother in
law. Ripito, and killed him one day
when tney We're all up in the mountains
together. They killed him like the
Ford bows killed Jesse James. They
were afraid 20 take any chances
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
The Biggest Picnic !
And the Best Time on the Glorious
Fourth will be at Uniontown.

Uniontown will celebrate the Glorious
Fourth in great style, under the
auspices of the Masonic Fraternity and
Order of the Eastern Star-their
celebration having been postponed on
account of work from the Gath of June
to the 4th of July. 1t is confidently
expected that the largest crowd ever
assembled at Uniontown will be here
that day.
Music by band, Grand Masonic and
Eastern Star procession, speaking mot
politically, and amusements of various
kinds will be the order of the day.
Everybody invited. The committee is
arranging programme as fast as
possible, which will be published in due
time. BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
Uniontown, Ark. June 4, 1896.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
: JIG Fl N OK A N E.

George Johns said to Ripito, .lool,
at that bird up there, - pointing IN n
tree top, When Ripito turned his head
Lloyd Johns shot him dead. They
buried the body where they killed him
and that fact in corroborafion ~ otban
testimony will be brought out when
Lloyd Johns comes to trial.
sheriff George R. Wood came over TO
Fort smith Wednesday to meet the
o :n with their prisoner, such is the
interest Il taken in the capture. Ofacers
Felix Houck and Winfrey MANAGED t tl,e
ahalr with care and prudence and
proved their nerve more in taking tba
,aesperado alive than if they had killed
IN hiin Wnlcn all Thought would have to
captured. -'''' was
Johns Is now safely in our iail and
will have his trial at the Circuit Cou,t
which meets next Monday.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13

SPEAKER REED continues to resist all
appeals of the McKinleyites to take
second place On the ticket. Reed saws
that The vice presidency is 2 place for 4
fossil. Besides he has a thorough CON
tempt for Mckinley. lie has 10 hasi-
tati5n in calling the Canton Major a
chariatan and humbUg. lie considers
Il an insult 70 ask him to take seat
bahind Mckinley. and 1t is certain that
II the convention HaaiiRstes him for the
vice presidency he will decline. Wash
ingion Cor 81. Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
Cincinnati Cast 1000 Votes for the
White Metal.

CINCINNATI, o., June 8.-The Demo
cratic primaries of Hamilton county
tonight resulted in the election of 66
silver and two gold delegates to the
Democratic states convention at
Columbus June 23d The primaries
were by popular vote under the Bailey
law. There was no convention. OF
the 6, 219 votes cast, S 756 were for the
silver ticket, and the city of Cincinnati
cast a 900 silver votes. The returns
tonight from other counties show that
the delegates selected up to date to the
state convention stand as follows
Silver, 307 gold, IA uninstructed, 49,
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13
SILVER WINS.
National Administration Forces Badly
Defeated at the Primaries In
Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga. June 6.-Si1ver has
swept Georgia. Democratic primarie.
were held in nearly all of the 10,
counties today. From the returns
received at midnight it looks as if the
administration people have not carried
more than 10 counties in all Wherever
there has been a contest the silver mer
have won. The returns show that they
have carried a number of counties
which they did not count on, even in
their most favorable estimates.
| About 10 of the counties held
primaries to allow the people to express
choice for the United States Senate,
the contestants being ex- Speaker
| Charles F. Crisp, the silver leader, and
Hon. Fleming Ct. Dubignon, who
upheld the administration fight. Crisp
has won all along the line, not single
county of those who voted directly on
the question has instructed for
| Dubignon.
Many other counties, in fact almost
all of them, adopted strong silver
resolutions and Endorsed Crisp, but did
not vote directly on the proposition of
the senatorship in the way of
instructions, because their legislative
Will IOb Dc CIlOStu uIlbll
later Crisp has, however, enough
votes instructed for him to control the
Democratic legislative caucus, and it is
probable that no other name will be
presented.
The state convention, which meets at
Macon on the 25th, will send an
instructed silver delegation to Chicago
The special feature of the contest
during the past few weeks has been the
strong efforts of Secretary Hoke Smith
and his friends to carry Atlanta, max
ing personal appeal for an indorse-
rnent of the Secretary at his home. He
has failed in this, and it is only a ques-
tion of majorities, for the silver men
have probably carried every ward, and
every precinct in the county. There is
no opposition to the present state
officers, who will be unanimously
renominated.
ATLANTA, Ga. June s. The Admin
istration represented in this state by
Hoke Smith, was dealt hard blow in
Saturday primaries. OF the 1877 coun
ties, administration Democrats have
been elected in only ten. Seven of these
are in the Eleventh where many Demo
Gratis stayed away from the primaries,
as they declined to be bound by what
they call the snap action of the congress
ional committee in Turner interest,
and they will vote for an Independent
against him If the Chicago convention
declares for silver basing their action
ON the idea that Turner being violently
opposed to silver, can not run as a
Democrat in the face of silver national
platform.
Ten counties out of 1877, or twenty
one delegates out Of 274, the silver men
point to as the Endorsement which
Georgia democracy has given to the
secretary of the interior, who came
back and asked for an Endorsement.
Then they point to the secretary home
county, which went for silver and
agaist the administration by majority
of nearly 2 800
Every ward in this city and every
voting precinct in the county went
against the administration. Crisp will
have practically no opposition, and
Turner will be the only gold man in the
delegation in Congress.
The Van Buren press., 1896-06-13

In a personal letter to the editor of an
Arkansas paper. Senator Jones says
1.-The silver men have won the conven-
tion-we must now win the fight. To
do so we must get the silver men under
one banner, and l think we ought TO be
very careful in every step we take. A
platform. clear, ringing and emphatic,
but wise, with ticket in full accord
with the platform, ought TO win.