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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

SENATOR TILLMAE is generally regard
ed rs the most annoying man in Wash
ington. Every time Tillman rises in
the senate the grave and reverend
gentlemen of that body catch their
breath. He persists in DINING his
sugar scandal investigation into them
every chance he gets, and he intends to
do so until tbs senate adjourns. The
gist of Tiiiman's argument is this !:
Either the newspaper men making
the charges of sugar speculation by
senator's are liars and should be kicked
out of the gallery. or else the charges
are true and the guilty senators should
be kicked out of the senate. BY refus-
ing to grant an investigation you con
Wet yourselves Of being afraid 10 in
yestigate. for fear that you viii find
that you have in your midst bride
fakere and corrupt men. There is
logic in Ti1man 5 words. and no one
attempts 10 cpntroyert him. Senator
Hoar has replied 10 him once or twice,
but his rsmarks have fallen fiat. and
Tillman il now listened to in silence
aud without any Interruption.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10
TIE TARIFF BILL
Passes the Senate By Majority OF
Ten Notes.-The Vote was
Thirty-eight TO Twenty
afyhf

WASHINGTON. July by the deci.
sive vote of thirty eight to twenty eight
the tariff bill was passed in the senate
shortly before o clock today The
elimination of the long and arduous
struggle had excited the keenest interest
and the floor and galleries Of the senate
chamber were crowded by those anxious
to witness the closing scene. The main
interest conferred in the final vote and
aside from this there was little of
dramatic character in the debate. The
early part of the day was spent on
amendments of comparatively minor
character. the debate branching into
financial and anti trust channels. The
senators began to manifest their i'm
patience by calling for vote. and soon
thereafter the last amendment was dis.
posed of and the final vote began There
We're many interruptions as pairs were
arranged, and at 4 AS the vice president
arose and announced the passage of the
bill. There was no demonstration, but
a few scattered hand claps were given
as the crowd dispersed.
An analysis OF the mai vote shows
that the affirmative was cast by thirty
FIVE Republicans. two Silver. Republi-
cans, Jones of Nevada, and one Demo
crat McEnery. The negative vote was
cast by twenty five Democrat, two
Populists. Harris, of Kansas, and
Turner, and one silver Republican.
Cannon. Eight Republicans were
paired for the bill and eight Democrats
against it. The senators present and
not voting were. Populists. five, viz:
Allen, Butler. Heitfeldt. Kyle and
Steward; Silver Republicans, two, viz;
Teller and Pettigrew.
Following the passage Of the bill a
resolution was agreed to asking the
house for conference and Messrs
Allen. Aldrich, Plat Conn. }. Bur
rows. Jones (Nev. }. Vest, Jones Ark
and White were named as conferees ON
the part of the senate.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

PROF. LAWRENCE BRUNER. entomolo-
gist of the University of Nebraska, has
gone to South America on novel
mission. He is to organize the army of
science against the locusts and grass
hoppers which have become destruc-
tive plague in Argentine, for which the
government has just appropriated 81 =
600. 900. He is promised large bonus
if he succeeds in destroying the pests
which are devonring the vegetation of
that country and threatening the rural
districts with famine and the com
mercial section with disaster He will
use the same means Sc successfully
employed in Nebraska, namely,
incubation with disease germs.
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INDUSTRIOUS crimes of children startle
the world every few years, the little
Florida negro who killed five baby
brothers and sisters being the most
recent in this country. The deeds of
Jesse Pomeroy. South Boston s prodigy
Oi-juvenile crime, have been the enigma
of science for a generation. He
developed Satanic instinct almost in
his swaddling clothes. As little boy
he delighted in enticing smaller children
into the woods, where, after tying them
to trees, he beat them with sticks,
stoned them and cut them with knives.
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A number of our baseball enthusiasts
attended the opening game of the
season between Little Rock and Fort
Smith Monday at the latter place and
returned much disguised at the poor
showing made by Fort Smith The
score was 1S to in favor of Little
Rock. Fort Smith team is not in the
same class as that from the capital.
They might play an interesting game
with Van Buren, and our boys are talk
ing of challenging them.
On Monday afternoon Sherd Bolton
swore out a warrant before Judge
Michael charging H. P. Dean with
having forged his Bolton 81 name to
the minutes of meeting of the school
directors, each being members. Mr..
Dean gave bond in the sum of $500 for
his appearance in court This
case grew out of a bitter school fight
that has been going on for some time in
that district. Judge Michael after
hearing the evidence for the state threw
the case out of court.
The Illinois Fishing Club is preparing
for their annual outing DIR. o. M.
Bourland Jno. Brown and Percy Allen
leave for Illinois river today to prepare
the camp. They will be followed Mon
day by Mrs. Brown, Mrs. DR.. Bour-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Bourland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap, Miss Gretchen
Meyer, Miss Handy and Dave Moore.
Sol Seals and son and Luck Brady will
do the chores and superintend the
culinary department. That they will
have a good time is foregone conclu-
sion.
A meeting was held at the mayor s
Office Thursday night to take initiatory
steps for celebrating the completion of
the electric light plant Owing to the
fact that but little publicity had been
given of the intended meeting there was
only small attendance. A committee
of arrangements. consisting of A. Hays,
H. G.. Wood, j. E. Jarvis, J w.
Higgs, F. G.. Kerr, Dan Miller, w.
H. Rushing and r. NJ. Johnston, was
appointed by the chairman of the meet t.
ing, Rev. Flowers, and they were to
have met yesterday afternoon to fromu-
late plans for beginning the work.
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In speaking of the tariff discussions
the Washington Star says: Senator
Jones, of Arkansas. is II stalwart among
the opponents of the tariff bill He is
the leader of the opposition, and as
such is primed full of information on
the different schedules. More than
once he has called attention to the
inaccuracies of the comparative state
ment issued by the finance committee,
and with his own information compelled
an admission as to its errors. He is in
his seat at an early hour and during the
debate his desk is hidden under mass
of papers.
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Total
Total :
For June '96 3.77 inches.


Sallisaw is noted for its large acreage
of Strawberries. and among the most
promising fields of this lucious fruit is
the one just east of town, the property
of J. B. Phillips, which has Just been
cleaned off and the plants worked good,
making very promising prospect for a
splendid yield next year. Sallisaw
Star.
We congratulate friend Phillips on
his good prospects. May his shadow
never grow less.
Postmaster Jarvis paid fine Tuesday
into the city treasury for allowing his
delivery horse to run at large. This
was the fault, Mr.. Jarvis says, of the
delivery boys who turned the horse out
without Mr.. Jarvis knowledge There
are one or more parties in that portion
of the town who turn out whole drove
of hogs to fatten on their neighbcrs
gardens who should receive the atten-
ton of the marshal. Hogs and stock
are proving a regular nuisance.
An event of more than usual interest
was the closing exercises of the first
quarter of the Bible class at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening. A
thorough review of the work done in
the last three months was had and
showed great carefulness in study on
the part of the children. There were
several tied for the first prize and it was
finally decided by lot, Miss Emily
SHIRLEY being the winner the second
prize was awarded TO Miss Bessie
Ferguson and the third to Master
Charley Rukes. One of the interesting
numbers was a splendid vocal solo by
Miss Allie Kistler. Rev. H. A.
Tucker delivered a very interesting ad.
dress to the class.
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ALMA CELEBRATES
The Birthday of Our Country by
Entertaining over Five Thou
sand People.

Entertaining over Five Thou
sand People.
To say that the Fourth Of July cele
hration at Alma Saturday was success
would be putting it mildly-it was a
rousing success. More than five
thousand people were entertained in
aoyal manner by the good people Of our
little neighbor. There was only one
drawback to the entire enjoyment of the
day and that was the dust created by
the travel of 50 many wagons and teams
to and from the grounds where the
picnic was held.
Early in the morning people from the
distance could be seen vending their
way toward the picnic grounds and
when the eastbound morning passenger
pulled into Alma the crowd was in
creased by four car loads of enthusiastic
Van Burenites. AT noon another dele
CATION of our people went down to help
celebrate.
The Queen City Band arrived early
on the scene and during the day en-
livened things with its high grade
music.
The barbecue was a grand success.
Meat and bread sufficient for seven
Thousand people had been prepared and
no one was allowed to leave hungry.
At $3.50 the proceedings were opened
by an address of welcome delivered by
Col. NJ. f. Locke He was followed
by Judge Evans in mastery address.
Judge Decherd was on the program for
the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence and he performed his part
in his best style. Following We're ad-
dresses by Col. FL. L. Remmel of
Little Rock, Judge Cady, of Fort
Smith, and after dinner by Berkeley
Neal, of Van Buren,.
Beginning at $3.50 the ball game
attracted majority of the people to the
neighborhood of the depot and held
them there until after 8 o clock The
game resulted in a score of ID TO in
favor of Van Buren,. The following is
the score by innings:
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Hood S Sarsaparilla and Pills for sale
at JOHN O'KANE S DRUG STORE.


j. 7. Abrams, state penitentiary
agent, arrived in the city Wednesday
and left Thursday morning for Little
Rock with the eight prisoners sentenced
at the recent session of court.
Miss Minnie Davis is learning the
manipulation of the switchboard at the
Bell telephone Office and will shortly
relieve Mrs. Daugherty on the night
watch, who in turn will relieve Miss
Ada 0 Brien,
Sheriff Pape reports that he is being
walked up at all times of the night by
people having clews to the whereabouts
of .Boze' Jones, the slayer of
Fowler. Jones, however, likes good
deal of being behind the bars yet.
Getting drunk is proving to be an ex-
pensive business to some, who until
lately were allowed to do about as they
pleased. Marshal Merrill thinks right
ly that big bug has no more right to
get .'tanked up than has little one.
Miss Anna Edmiston after brief
visit to Chicago is spending the summer
in New York, where she is studying
with VIM. Sherwood, the great pianist.
She will take up her piano classes here
the first of September. Fayetteville
Daily.
Crutcher & Yoes is the style of new
law firm installed next to the postofice
building. Messrs. Gillian Yoes and
Park Crutcher, two worthy and
deserving young attorneys, are the
partners. They are deserving of sue
cess.
A party composed of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Vogel, Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Laws,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pedley and some
Little Rock parties expect to take an
overland trip of three or four weeks
into the wilds of Scott and Polk counties
in about ten days.
1t won do for a man to commit some
petty offense around Van Buren, unless
he wants to be surrounded by a
regiment of commission and gun bear
ing members of the human race, but
let him kill someone and there is great
scarcity of the above individuals.
Bro. Renfroe kicks ON the Queen
City Band and ON the umpire of the
baseball game in fact everything that
emanated from Van Buren,, except the
donation. Evidently our good Bro.
got hold of a tough piece of barbecue
and hasn't got through chewing yet.
The pleasing information is being
held out that at the next session of the
council an ordinance will be passed
under the law giving cities of the second
class power to enforce the building of
sidewalks, etc. AS soon as passed the
property owners will be compelled to
cut down to grade that unsightly section
of sidewalk on Main street.
The following is the rainfall for June
as reported for the THE PRESS by Mr..
L. Graf:
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

A. w. Sewer, the jeweler, has been
on the sick list the past week.
The much talked about boy tramp
passed through Van Buren, Thursday,
Roy Campbell has purchased half
interest in the Queen City Grocery
company.
Will Pape went to Little Rock yester-
day presumably to make his settlement
with the state.
A. Barrelet has opened a watch
repairer s stand in the north window of
the postoffice building.
Ira T. Higgs has moved his family
here from Texarkana and is located in
the DR.. Cass residence in the East End
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Foster left Thurs
day for st. Louis, being called there by
the serious illness of Mr.. Foster S
mother.
The Fort Smith ball team somewhat
redeemed itself Wednesday by cutting
the score down to 8 to in favor of
Little Rock.
D. Landreth & Sons celebrated
Turnip Seeds-all varieties-in 4 lb.
packages. Sold only at
EDMoNDsoN & BRITT s.
The council has become tired of re-
building its part of the Jail every month
and has given orders to have it lined
with boiler iron.
There seems to be general sentiment
among our people to celebrate the
completion of the electric light plant by
a monster demonstration.
Inside wiring for electric lighting was
begun yesterday. DR.. Matt Dibrell S
residence was the first one supplied
with the necessary fixtures
The celebration of the completion of
the electric light plant should be made
rousing affair and it is none too soon
to begin preparations for it now.
1t is reported that Jno. Hinkle has
bought the property of the Martin
Hinkle estate from the heirs and that
they will soon leave for Louisville, KY.
A reward of 800 each has been
offered by Gov. Jones for the appre-
hension of the murderers of VIM Jones.
Now watch the officers get move on
themselves.
The report is that the plant will be
completed and everything ready to turn
on the electric lights by the 25th of
August. There is no time to be lost in
getting up the celebration.
Two head of horses and a mule
belonging to d. W. Moore running at
large Thursday night were treated to
shotgun full of beans. One of the
horses was seriously injured.
Mrs Rebecca Faulkner. Exeter
No. is anxious to know the present
whereabouts of her daughter, Mrs.
Daisy Dixon. last heard from at Rudy.
Ark. two or three years ago. She was
married nye years ago to Frank Dixon.
She is thought TO be either in Missouri.
Arkansas or the Indian Territory.
Arkansas papers please copy.
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/. o. o. F.Lore.

Last Friday night Crawford Lodge
No. 6, |. o. o. f. held their regular
installation of officers for the ensuing
six months. The newly installed
officers are: w. l.. Gullett, N. G.. /;
G. F. Rukes, V. G.. John w. Yoes,
Sec y. Josiah Stahl, Treas.
M. w. Drewrey was selected to
represent No. 6 at the meeting of the
State Grand Lodge. This lodge is now
one of the strongest in the state and its
new officers will see that it does not
decrease in influence during their
administration.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE ArDARDAxELLE, ARK,

I1aNH VFFINE At JAKDANELLE, AKk.,I
May &c, 1897. I
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
CLERK OF Crawford County, at Van Buren, Ark, on
July II. 1897. viz. Ransom r. Rhodes. HID
Entry No. 1857, for the EiS of the Mex, the
Sw = OF the Mex and the Sex of the Nw&. Sec.
26, TIP. H. North, Range 20 West
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land. viz p s Peters. A. NJ Vaught viii
liam Turner and John Gerhardt, all Of Noun
hamburg. Ark.
WIZ. p. wooIEs. Register.
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If. as Secretary Sherman says, the
trusts are dangerous things. what must
be thought of the tariff bill to promote
them and of the party that proposes to
pass it,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

IT seems moekery to build mp
rampant of anti immigration and
quarantine laws ON the one hand, and
on the other to take in at one gulp the
whole mass of diseased and depraved
serfs who constitute the greater part of
the population Of the Hawaiian islands
Philadelphia Record
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

ANOTHER threatened race war, this
time in Florida. has subsidized without
the firing of gun. In most of the race
wars. exploited by ambitious CORE
spondents. it is impossible to make a
recognition Of belligerency.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

NOTHING could be more interesting
than Secretary Sherman S talk on trusts
and the law. Mr.. Sherman was him
self the author Of the existing anti
trust law. He finds that 1t is in
sufficient. but he believes that it can be
and will be made effective. World.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

REPUBLICANS deny Indignantly that
Dingley specific duties run from rs to
700 per cent. They will feel no such
need of indignation If between now and
the next election they produce the high
tax millennium that is still haunting the
country from their campaign bill.
boards. World.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

EVERY change of prospect as to the
sugar schedule means profit TO specu
lators on the inside Every specu
iative senator who enjoys the honor of
Chapman acquaintance is ''on the
inside. New York World.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

THE Democra. who recently turned
over the Office of u $. marshal Of West
Virginia had been a union soldier,
while his Republican successor served
in the Confederate army. The war is
over
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

THE coal miners were not included in
the scheme Of prosperity Boss Hanna
concocted. To give prosperity to the
miners might cost Hanna and his asso
ciates something.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

THE Dawes Commission has requested
the secretary Of war to re-establish a
permanent garrison at Fort Gibson and
their request has been complied with.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that the firm
of G. J. Murta & Company, composed
of G. J Murta and John Murta, is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. John
Murta retires and the business will be
continued by c. J. Murta, who assumes
all liabilities and is authorized to
receive and receipt for all assets Of the
firm. JOHN MURTA,
C. ]. MURTA.
Van Buren,, Ark. June 10, 1897
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-07-10

Col. CHAs. II. JONES has retired as
editor and manager of the Post Dispatch
and it again passes under the direct
control of the Pulitzer Publishing
company.
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sI.lOto Winslou and Return.

Beginning May 20 and 30. and continuing until
sept p and %, a. the Frisco limo win sell
tickets 70 Winslow every Saturday and Sunday
at one fare for the round trip limited 10 return
on Monday following date of sale
G. r. GOoDiSG,
Ticket Agent
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At $3.50 westbound freight picked
up the cars taken down in the morning
and returned to Van Buren, tired but
pleased crowd of people. There was
nothing to mar the pleasure of the day,
exceptionally good order being pre-
served everywhere and our Alma
friends can well be proud of their
success.
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Account Epworth League international Con-
elusive, tickets sold at one fare for round "Trip
IN July IL 20 " inclusive ana limited for return
Up to August u. ~.
For any other information csll on or address
G. v. GoopISG.
Ticket AgenL
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y IT UTE 1VfO WIZ
Average per crate sl.S01-4.

Total IL cars 60l3 IL crates sll4iS %
Average per crate s1.90 l-3.
Todd & Kraft, Desmoines, Iowa.
May CIT. IL crates SlOj6 ID
10 A. RT $40 1924 - l0j5 20
10 CIT. 5S7 90 $50 c.
Total Sears 1853 Is crates $3.50 50
Average per crate s1.59 l-3.
NJ. Baker & Co. Chicago, Ill
April Is A. R. T. 5S5 liz crates saS2 81
Average per crate s1.s3 %
Jno. C. Burns. Lacrosse. Wis.
May A. T. 1856 crates s90S 6S
Average per crate 81 81,
Granger Bros, Lincoln, Neb.
May A. r. 7. 457 IL crates 49, 90
Average per crate sl.92 40.
Bentzen Commission Co., st. Louis. No.
May ART. 51S crates $50 81
Average per crate sl.43 10,
GRAND ToTAI.
70 cars 1926 Ii crates sec 203. II
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke rour Life Away.

netic. fun OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
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HORTICULTURAL.
Secretary Rea Makes His Report of
the Seasons Business to the
Board of Directors.

Below we publish in full the re-
port of Secretary j. L. Rea, of the
Van Buren, Horticultural Association.
to the officers and directors of the
same, at the conclusion Of the straw
berry season. The report is all that
could be expected, and goes into all
those details that makes a report of
this kind valuable to the officers and
a credit to the clerical and business
ability of the Secretary. This report
will be of incalcuble benefit to the
berry growers Of this county another
year, and should be preserved by
every one of our 800 berry growers
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Catliartic i0c or sc.
Z. Z. &. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
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Low Rates Via Frisco Iiae.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggists
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SHIPMENTS AID RECEIPTS.
pre.sler s eo.. 81. Paul. Mlnn.

l0tal y cars 49, IS crates SoAAc -
Average per crate s1-s7 il
It's Clymonts Cleveland. 0.
April 25 ART. 4g0H-24 crates s504 %
n 46i 2a-24 SIS -
Total 2 cars $50 IS crates sll20 -
Average per crate SLIT %.
Potter & Williams, Buffalo, n Y.
April d ART. 455ll-2i crates $3.50 81
Average per crate sl.2s l-3
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Epmorth League Convention at Toronto. Ont.

For this occasion the Iron Mountain route will
sell tickets on July II to IL inclusive at rate of
one fare $3.50 for the round trip. to return July
%, except that extension of limit may be secured
to Aug II, provided same are deposited with
joint agent AT Toronto on or before July "a
A HAYS Agent
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Unclaimed Letters.

The following Is al list of letters in the Post
Office al Van Buren,. Ark. remaining uncalled
for and advertised July 10. 1897.