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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-22

the governor general OF India announced
that hencefcrth all acts of the government
| of India would be done In the name of the
Queen, and her majesty thus became EN-
press OF Hindostan.
The life OF the Queen flowed on in an
equable stream. She continued to take
part In all the great national celebrations
of the time, opening public edfices and
inaugurating popular parks, and, with few
exceptions, presiding in person at the COM
mencement of the parliamentary sessions
A memorial correspondence passed be
tween Queen Victoria and President Buch-
anan of the United States in the month If
June, 1850. Ii had been stated that the
Prince of Wales was about TO visit Canada.
President buchanan wanted him TO extend
his trip 10 Washington. You may be wen
assured" he wrote TO TIE Queen, that
everywhere In this country he viii be greeted
by the American peOplein such a manner us
cannot fail TO prove gratifying 10 your
majesty" The invitation was accepted,
with what brilliant results have been in
Ccrporated in our annals.
But bitter sorrow was in store for the
Queen. In the summer OF gel she and the
Prince hadvisited the Scotch Highlands and
Killarney. On December Il, same year,
the nation was shocked by the news of
the Princes death.
After the death Of the Prince the @ ueen,
when the first passionate burstof grief was
over, called her children around her and,
with a ooclncSs Which gave proof OF great
natural energy, addressed them in solemn
and affectionate terms. her ma iesty de-
clared to her family that, though she felt
crushed y the loss of one who had been
her companion through life, she knew how
mnch was expected of her, and she accord.
incly called on her children 20 give her
their assistance, in order that she might
do her duty TO them and the country. Ad
dresses Of coincidence We're forwarded from
all parts of the kingdom.
For more than two years after her hus.
hands death the Queen withdrew into ab.
solute SecluSiOn.
IN S64 the Queen for the first time re-
appeared ia public, the occasion being
flower show AT the Horticultural Garden,
Kens.ngton. This, however, was but an iSo-
hated occurrence. for after the deatn Of the
punc &c consort the Queen virtual Y ahdcated
her public position as English sovereign.
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land and Ireland was highly critical. In
the former country there was great social
distress: in the latter there were both dis
tress ana disaffection, and the Queen was
obliged indefinitely TO postpone her visit
to her subjects on the other side of st.
Georges Channel.
Two years later the Queen and Prince
went 70 Ireland. '"Such day OF jubilee, ="
wrote the London Times, of Tire royal entry
TO the Irish metropolis, has never been
bcheld in the ancient capital Of Ireland
since first il arose from the banks OF the
Liffey. Nc ovation OF olden Rome, en-
riched with the spoil OF conquered ma
tons and illustrated by the wealth of cap
tured kings, was 50 glorious as the trium-
phant entry OF Queen Victoria into Dub
I'm" The visit was repeated in August,
1883, and again In 1861, when, with their
two sons the Prince Of Wales and Prince
Alfred, the royal pair made u tour to Kill
larney, an expedition to the CurTach camp.
But Scotland was the country OF the
Queen heart. For many years Of her mar
RED life she spent some weeks and often
months. even summer and autumn, at OF
near Balmoral Castle, and after her widow
hood il Was in Scotland that she chiefly
lived.
On May I, 1851 the long-cherished amb:-
tlOn OF the prince consart was Fulfilled
10y the opening OF the gIeat exhibition in
Hyde Park,
The next year the Queen was TO sustain
what was in a publ sense the greatest
loss 81 her reign ia the death Of tie Duke of
Wellington.
At the time 4 occurred her ma Jesty was
in the Scotch Highlands. i had just, she
wrote in her diary, sat Gown to sketch,
when Mackenzie returned bringing letters
Among them there wasOne from Lord Derby,
which I tore open, and alasl il contained
Confirmation ofthe fatal news tia Britain's
pride, hei glory, her hero, Tire greatest man
She ever had produced, was no more. sad
day! Great aud iTTcpa Ia'le nat onal loss
one cannot think OF tbs country
without the duke, IN immortal hero The
crown never found, ! fear never VII, So
devoted, loyal and faithful a sub3cot, 80
stanch supporter. His eXpe-
rienCe and knowledge Of the Tast were so
great, too. He was aInk which con nectea
US with bygOnC times with the las ceat ury
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-22

More than that; they are the approximations
of two great periods, when the greatness Of
England in two widely different ways reach
ed its height Theirs are the reigns which
great deeds and great ideas Illuminated
Both are great rulers, both extraordinary
women, and to both it happened that their
careers coincided with great struggles,
foreign or domestic, which profoundly al
tered the course Of English history and the
position of England with reference to the
rest OF the world
AS for literature, neither Elizabeth nor
Victoria ever very directly encouraged men
Of letters, or perhaps set any high value on
the work which lent luster to the reign of
each. Elizabeth had more learning than
Victoria, hut hardly more literature.
Queen Victoria is known i'll literature as
the author of the journal of our Life in
the Highlands She was large contrib
utor TO Sir Theodore Martins Life of
Prince Albert" She made first Words
worth lin 1S43), then Tennyson 1850,
and finally (1S96) Mr.. Alfred Austin poets
laureate. She created Tennyson peer.
He was not only great poet, but a Cnurt
poet.
Both queens had a great deal of what
Bacon calls wisdom for mans self. He
adds: Men that are great lovers Of them
selves waste the public That was true
OF Elizabeth, not true of Victoria. Eliza
beth held the purse of state, and she starved
the service of the state. often for no
worthier reason than natural parsimony.
Victoria lives in days when the nation
taxes itself and pays its own bills, and the
civil list. out OF which national charges
used 90 be betrayed, Is a fixed sum for
fixed purposes relating 10 the royal house
hold, with a marginof some $500, 600 year
for the Queen 10 play with.
A notion prevails that, while the Queen is
admirable in all the relations ofprivate life,
she has had no greatinfluence on the course
Ofpublc affairs. tits amistaken notion.and
il rests on q mistaken conception OF the
sovereigns relation 70 the state. The days
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Not an eye viii be dry in the whole coun-
try"
Within two years Of the death Of the Duke
OF Wellington the prophetic forebodings OF
coming III which her majesty had long felt
were realized by the outbreak Of the war
with Russia While that bloody contest
was going on the Queen endeared herself
TO her subjects by losing no opportunity
Of exhibiting her sympathIes with those at
home whose relatives were ordered on for
eign service.
On the night of September 10, 1855,
came tire news of the capture Of sebasto-
pol, and IL is thus noted in the royal
journal OF that date: "Our delight was
great, but We could hardly believe the
good news, and, from having SO long so
anxiously expected it, one could not
realize the actual fact. Albert SAID
they could 20 at once and light the bonfire
which had been prepared when the false
report OF the fan OF the town arrived last
year, and had remained ever since waiting
10 be lit In a few minutes Albert and
all the entlemen, in every species of
attire, sailed forth, followed by all the
servants, and gradually by all the popu-
lation OF the village, up to the top OF the
caim. We waited and saw them light
the bonfire, accompanied by general cheer
ing"
On July I'm the following year the
Queen reviewed ia Windsor Park all the
regiments returned from the East, and a
general order was issued at her command
10 the army expressing her maJesty's ad-
miratlon of their good order, discipline,
bravery aud patience.
Two years afterward the Indian mutiny
broke out, and In its suppression the Queen
once more showed her attachment 20 her
troops and her appreciation ot military
courage ny institu;ing the distinction Of
the Victoria Cross for signal acts OF valor
In the presence Of the enemy.
The suppression OF the revolt was fol
lowed by the bestowal OF a new titular
honoron the Queen On November /, s5s,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-22
WCTOR|A'S FAMILY LIFE
Her First Meeting With Prince
Albert, Her Husband.

Tie five immediate predecessors OF Vic
toria On the throne of England were not
EncIisnmen, but Germans, Kings Of Han
over as well as OF England, and often
In their affections and interests Hanover
stood first and England second That
fact made them unpopular in England
and the reversal of it made Victoria pop
ulaT and beloved.
Born on EngI. sh SOL, within the old bilcS
walls Of the palace of KensiDgton, she was
English from her earliest breath, and Eng
lish in all the associations Of her childhood
and education She was tom on May -,
1919, and chr:stened on June "a following.
her sponsors being the Emperor Of Russia
ana the prince regent.
II was generally recognized that she
would probably he Queen of England, nus
nothing was said to her about IL, and sic
remained for years unconscious or her
high estate. Care was taken, however, %
prepare her by education and training for
what was before her The story Of Ter
simple and demuIe childhood reads Ike
chapters from "sandfOrd and Merton.
ana aJcunds in quaint and characteristic
anecdotes. One day the princess met
little giil in KensingtOn Gardens, AMI re-
ceived s!Om Ler hand a nOsegay Of flowers.
The next morning the little girl related
the incident to her parents with great lie
light Her father said to her: Ibid tie
princess say: Thank ye' for the flowers?'
no, pa" replied the child, "she did not
say Thank We She said, 1 thank YOU "
At last the time came for telling her what
her future estate would be. She was only
"A q re
OF Kendngton Palace when her uncle,
George ", died. His death left only one
lie between the little princess and the
royal throne That was the life Of a { hid
less old man Of sixty-fve. already in fail
ing health. Baroness SeIwyn, the PUN
cess govemess, placed i'll the chiId's LIS
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Inherited none of her mothers beauty,
but all her Coquetry, and this. min gled with
the temper OF Henry, always lofty, mas ter
ful, tntoierant and self wilIed. The c.aft
which in Elizabeth developed into dupllcity
came iii good part, perhaps, from the life
she had TO lead. she was never a womaniy
woman, all Ter gallantries and flrtations
to the contrary notwithstanding. she had
a passion for admiration, a passion for
dress, a passion for splendid ceremony, and
without f!attery she could not live.
II Victoria had had but some of Eliza
beth's vanity and taste for display, even
trat might have served her well Love Of
Jewels and dress and pageantry IF all
kinds is not perhaps unbefitting a queen,
who has a great part To play, and must
playit greatly before the eyes Of the world.
The two thousand gorgeous dresses in
EGZabeth's wardrobe will never find a
parallel in the modest array OF Victoria.
who has never been seen abroad in any
but the simplest attire-too simple were
it not that her distinction Of manner is
such as to dispense with other distinr-
tons
Queen Victoria has sat for sixty years
i
cned. Bat never till the defeat Of tile
Armada, in 1888, was Elizabeth safe from
foreign foes, nor till the year before that
did the domestic and other plots of which
Mary Queen OF Scots was the central
figure come TO an end with the behead-
ing Of the woman W no was the incarnation
Of the Roman Catholic cause.
Into what may come after il were early
to inquire. Elizabeth was succeeded by
James-a king who squandered he prestige
she had won. The present Prince OF Wales
Is certainly no James, no pedant or driv
eller, hut neither has he had that training
in craftsmanship which his mother has had
all through her long life. He VIII inherit
the crown; ne cannot inherit that accumu-
lated experience and ripe wisdom which
the Queen, with her sixty years of contact
with great affairs, possesses an unequaled
degree. The prince might, perhaps, had
his mother so chosen-perhaps had he him.
self so chOsen-have had a part In the
business she has transa cted. He has. at
any rate. the constitutional and personal
traditions Of her reign; he has natural
abilities which he may turn into high
account. Should the prince prefer to take
lesser part than the Queens in the bust
ness of state, there viii be none the less
statesmen and soldiers, Parliament and
people to guard the great heritage which
the Queen will transmit "a heritage which
she has preserved and augmented. The
England of Elizabeth was a far n0bIer
power In the world at the end of her reign
than at the beginning, and meantime had
done an immense work OF civilization The
same may be said of the England OF Vic
toria, and neither of the two great queens
need care for better epitaph.
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She, OF course, conferred with her minis
| tcfs anG affixed her name to documents Of
| state, but such royal court as has been
| hela has been held by the Prince Of Wales,
| and by far the greater portion 81 the
| Queen time has been spent In Scotland
and at Windsor, much TO the dissatisfaction
OF her subjects, which may be said - have
eliminated in 1871 in the Inauguration of
an avowed democratic agitation. ?rovi-
dentially the Illness of the Prince Of Wales
superveEed, and the procession 81 the
Queen and her son to Westminster Abbey
on the recovery Of the latter from his serl-
Gus Illness, almost fatal, was the signal Cor
an outbuTst of wonderful enthusiasm. But
the condition OF things was not satisfac-
tory. and the retirement of her majesty
produced sentiment of latent indifference
60 tie institution of royalty. the effect Of
whose operation the future can only show
The political results of the reign of Vic
toria in England may be described as tend
ing In direction eminently democratic
The assertion of the doctrine that the SOW
eTeign reigns but does not govern has be-
come, for the first time in English histor >,
under her completely established
In her early days she was prevented from
following the autocratic examples of her
uncles and her grandfather by tire prudent
advice OF those about her. In her woman
hood she ahstalned from all interference
with her ministers, actuated by her personal
experience and convictions of the necessi.
ties Of the English monarchy, and when
womanhood was declining into age she
Consequently did not feel the temptation,
as affairs certainly would not have admit
ted the possibility of Teverting to the tra-
ditions of regime that had become an
anaChTonism. Thus IL is that the govern
ment OF England, whatever It's title, is in
reality yelled republcanism. Hencefor-
ward, whoever sits upon the throne of Eng
land must be content TO know that divine
hight, perhaps even family right, has moth
ing to do with his title to allegiance, and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-22
VICTORIA AND ELIZABETH
Comparison Between TIP Two
Great English Queens.

A comparison between Elizabeth and Vic
toria is inevitable. II must come into every
ones mind 1t must pass into history They
are the two women foremost in English his
tory; the two who reigned longest; the two
whose rcigns have been most illustrious
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-11

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of a decree rendered In the circnit
court Of Crawford county, Arkansas. on the 2ith
day OF June, 1897. in an action then pending IN
said court on the chancery side between d, W;
Moore and Jesse Turner, as plaintiffs, ana
Margaret +. Renfroe ct al, as defendants, the
Undersigned Special Commissioner will, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s. 1897,
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House IN
the CITY Of Van Buren. Ark, offer for sale and
sell a. public outcry. to the highest bidder, on
credit Of three month, the purchaser TO give
note with approved security and bearing inter
est az 10 per cent per annum from date OF safe
until paid. the lands described in said decree,
tO-wit:
lot OF land In the town Of Alma. Crawford
county, ARK, known as the Darshay house ana
lot described thus. Commencing at the north-
west corner Of John Ormes lot and fronting on
Cherry street 6ils feet and running back south
ll2E feet thence east 65S feet thence norm
ll2h feet. Also Lots one l0. Three (N, -Four ~
Five lj and Six l6l and Is feet OF the south side
OF Lot Two 10. aud extending the entire length
Of said Lot. all in Block "F' in the Town OF
Alma, in said county and state.
Said sale 10 be made 10 default of payment ot
Sg61A with interest and costs sdjudged sgains,
said defendant. Margaret Renfroe and declared
toibs first lien upon said real oslale
". =. SABLER Commissioner
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Council Meeting.

At the regular monthly meeting night
Of the council last Monday several
ordinances were passed aside from
routine legislation.
First being an ordinance fixing the
rate Of taxation Of 1897 at mills.
Another ordinance requires the rail-
roads running through Van Buren to
place watchmen at their Main street
crossings.
A resolution passed gives the third
ward trifile better fire protection in
that a hydrant will be placed under it
in the vicinity Of Capt. Jno. Steward s
residence. provided the Water company
DO not insist upon the letter Of their
contract with the city, which gives it a
right to demand fire plug 10 every 400
feet Of main. II the company does in
sist the resolution is declared to be void
The resolution also included a Plug at
the corner Of Thompson and Philips in
the first ward
The usual monthly reports Of the
committees and officers we're received
and passed upon.
Accounts aggregating s66j. 70 were
allowed and ordered paid.
Recorder Hunt read a statement dur
ing the meeting showing the city to
have a cash balance To its credit Of
something like s. 900.
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commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under aud by
~ virtue of a decree rendered in the circuit
court of Crawford county, Arkansas on the 9th
day OF June. 1897, in an action then pending in
said court on the chancery side between Craw-
ford County Bank as plaintiff and Jno. NJ
Brodie, ct al. as defendants. the undersigned
Special Commissioner will, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1897.
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the COur. House in
the City of Van Buren,, Ark. offer for sale aud
sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder. on
a credit of three months, the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing inter
est at 10 per cent per annum from date Of sale
until paid, the lands dercribed in said decree
to-wit:
An undivided two-thirds part of the North
east quarter of Section Thirty five (3j), and an
undivided two-thirds part OF the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter, of Section
Thirty-six (S6). all in Township Nine tgl North
Range Thirty -one (3l). West except 10 acres sold
TO Hamilton Greig, said ten acres being in form
OF parallelogram 80 rods long and 20 rods wide
cut OF the east side Of the NWk of the NEk of
said Section S5.
Said sale to be made in default Of payment of
sl57.S9, with interest and costs adjudged against
said defendant Jno. NJ, Brodie and declared to
be frst lien upon said real estate
W. 7. sADLER Commissioner.
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CASTo7IA.
Ths si.- #
G.s3-. ~
Important Decision.

Judge Rogers has rendered a decision
that will be Of the greatest interest 10
those counties that have been sued on
outstanding warrants. These suits are
generally called scrip suits.
The opinion was delivered in the case
Of the Pauley Jail Co. VS.. Crawford
county. The defendant 8 attorney con
tended that the plaintiffs Judgment
ceased to be interest bearing after the
act passed by the legislature in March
1898. Judge Rogers took this view Of
tae question.
The amount admitted b be due the
plaintiff has been paid into court but
the costs are to be paid by the defend
ant The fees will be sent over today
and then Judge Rogers will order the
Judgment satisfied. F. s. Times
Democrat.
This decision saves the county $500
IN interest which the Pauly Jail Co. ,
Was teing to collect under Judgment
in their favor in the lower courts.
Mr.. I'd b. Peirce was the attorney
for Tie county ia the matter.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-11
Mortgage Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and BY
y virtue of q Mortgage made and executed
on the 2ith day Of February. 1857, by James IL
Chapman and Eliz beth Chapman. his wife, to
aud in favor Of Henry F. Brooks to secure 5
certain promissOry notes OF even date Herewith
for the sum of $4,000 in the aggregate the same
being for the purchase money of the land here
inafter described. due and payable as in said
mortgage described with interest at the rate Of
ten 0W per cent per annum from date until
paid, which said mortgage is on record in Mort
gage Book o, Page 500, Crawford County
Records. will offer for sale at public outcry
to the highest bidder, for cash. at the Court
House door in the town of Van Buren,, in the
county of Crawford, and State of Arkansas, on
Saturday, the I'd day Of October, 1897,
within the hours for judicial sales, the following
property, situate in said county and State,
tO-Wit:
The Southwest quarter of the Southeast quar-
ter, and the South halfof the Northwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter of Section H. in Town
ship 10, North, Range 80 West except three
acres and 100 poles on the South side of the
Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter, of
said Section IL, Township 10, North Range 80
west formerly conveyed to Larkin Day, aud
containing in all 81 33-100 acres.
to pay the balance due upon said notes and
accrued interest with costs of this sale.
Given under my hand this 9th day of Sept
ember, 1897. j. NEAL
As assignee Of said mortgage and notes
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-11
Frisco Wreck.

From Sundays Fort Smith Sun.
The Frisco cannonball, due here at
IL 30 yesterday. arrived at g:2O last
evening. 1t was wrecked yesterday
morning 10 miles out of st. Louis.
The rails had spread and engine
tender, baggage, mail and express were
hurled down a steep embankment. The
engineer and five others were seriously
injured, three of them. in all proba-
bility. fatally.
Had the accident happened Just 20
feet back Of where it did nothing could
have prevented the entire train from
being hurled headlong into deep ditch
and killing every passenger on board.
AS it was. all suffered a severe shock
The wreck was caused through
spreading Of the rails,