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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-11-11
A little child of j. R. Hays, liv-

A little child of j. r. Hays, liv-
ing near Colquitt, Ga, overturned
a pot of boiling water, scaldipg
itself so severely that the skin
came off its breast and limbs. The
distressed parents sent to Mr.. Bush,
a merchant of Colquitt for reme-
dy, and he promptly forwarded
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Another
application or two made it sound
and well. For sale r. e. Luhn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-11-11

LOCAL NE VS..
CONSIDERABLE sickness with
typhoid fever is reported from
William Penn.
YESTERDAY, being the first
Friday, was wash day with the
fire department.
GINS are beginning to run on
half time, an indication that cot
ton gathering is rapidly drawing
to a close.
THE Bellville Times says the
top crop of candidates for county
Offices in Austin next year prom
Uses to be a big one.
LOVERS of the diamond are in
dulging in preliminary discus
sions looking to the securing of a
baseball team another season.
THE Progressive Dominoe Club
held an interesting meeting Fri
day evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Giddings.
THERE are an abundance of
ducks on the outlying ponds and
streams and crack shots are rev.
cling in the choicest sport of the
shooting season.
Mr.. W. A. LYON, of Somer-
vile, spent yesterday in the
metropolis and paid the BANNER
a pleasant visit while doing the
city.
THE celebration of the two
hundredth anniversary of the
old Dutch church of Washington
Irving's "Sleepy Hollow" re-
minds US that as nation we are
not so young.
THE Marshall Messenger says
that Mr.. Johnson has returned
from Winsboro with his bride.
Who knows but that the lady
may originate another edition of
tfMr. johnson, turn me loose"
THE old reliable firm of Brock
schmidt & Hohlt chatecises the
purchasing public in an enter
tanning way in this issue. Read
! their list of questions, answer
them to your satisfaction, and
the firm will be satisfied.
FENCE cutters destroyed the
wire fence around the premises
of Mrs. Bessie Cleveland near
Salem Wednesday night. The!
affair has been reported to the
officers and an investigation will
be had.
THE Galveston News ran the
proceedings of the Navasota
District Conference under the
head of "Sheriff's Department"
in Fridays issue. This seems to
be a union of church and State
to some extent. All makeups go
on jamboree occasionally.
MEsSRs. VIM. WADE and Jas.
Kennedy, of Union Grove, were
in the city Friday night in atten-
dance on the regular meeting of
the Knights of the Maccabees.
These gentlemen are prosperous
farmers and are members OF the
school board in their neighbor-
hood.
q In Graders show window there
is a handsome gold watch attach
ed to which is a card reading:
s'This handsome gold filled watch
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

pzge {. he szt5: Recent legislation
looking % restoration Of ne biusszl
Ism standard q or c1rrencF All ths
consequent enhancement . the Tzlaes
O zllrex las zngnes=i0n&blY advanced
th= prie@ q what II R1ss1z and India.
z45 II t1s sane dszree re5zeed thsir
power G competition English gold
wzs formerly exchanged for cheap
silver. ard wheat purchased with the
cheaper metal wzs sd In Great Britain
foE god Mach q fhis advantage i
loss b. tbe apprsei4ti0n q silver in
fa0ss countries. L : higher prices for
Vaszt than lave seea received In
recent years-
The above quotation explains Why
wheat aad silver kept together and also
supports fhe proposition that legislation
can rziss the price Ct silver By incrszs-
Ing the demand for Il. When Mr.
R1sk made this comment India had free
coinage. and the wheat growers q the
United States had 70 meet competition
b. reducing the price ot wheat as the
price q silver fell.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
CASTO1rA.
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+'s:sa = s:a:sia&MAZzzM !:;5... II
CHba Should be Free.

Gov. Jones Tuesday received the fol-
lowing telegraphic request from the
New York Journal and he makes
answer in no uncertain tones:
AS the new American minister to
Spain Is about to submit a grave
message from the president to the queen
regent it Is important to show that there
il no division Of sentiment among
Americans regarding Cuba. Will you
not telegraph at our expense fifty or one
hundred words expressing the general
opinion in your statel'
Gov. Jones replied as follows:
1t Is the universal opinion of the
people Of Arkansas that Cuba should be
freed without delay from the oppressive
Spanish rule. They believe it is the
duty Of the United States, as the great
exponent Of political freedom, to aid
these struggling patriots to their in
dependence. even at the expense of en-
gaging in war. They disapprove the
policy q the Federal administration
toward Cuba thus far. and trust that it
may be radically changed without
delay, 70 the end that Cuba shall be
free, as she is justly entitled to be. -
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
Chandler's Call.

Boston, Sept. 12.-Senator William
E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, has
given the following letter to the Asso-
ciated Press:
| Iappeal to all Republicans to meet
with joyous welcome the first step
England may take toward bimetallism
The movement earnestly and zealously
begun by President Mckinley, in
obedience to the st. Louis platform
was quickly joined by the French
ministry, and the joint proposals are
being carefully and seriously con-
sidered by the British cabinet, with a
reasonable prospect that England will
re open her Indian mints, will use silver
as part of her bank reserve, and other
wise cordially aid in reconciliation.
Every such indication should rouse
friendly feelings in the United States,
four fifths of whose people. as well as
nine tenths of the people Of India,
desire the bimetallic system, for which
so much depends upon English help.
This is no time for discriminating
duties or denunciatory demonstrations
against any European country, nor
should bankers alone assume to voice
American sentiment. | entreat BIZ
metallists everywhere to make them
selves heard against the selfish out
cries of the engorged money lenders
of New York and Chicago and their
subseryient newspapers.
w. E. CHANDLER.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
Financial Sensation.

LONDON, SEPT. 1.-The important
announcement made By the Times this
morning In an article from a special
correspondent 20 the effect that the
directors Of the Bank Of England have
consented 10 hold one fifth q the bank
reserve IN silver has caused nuch
excitement OF the continent.
The governor Of the Bank of England,
Albert George Sandsman. when ques-
toned On the subject today BY = repre-
sentative Of the Associzted Press. re-
fused u confirm or deny the report.
Prom other Bank Of England officials.
however. il was learned that the article
was probably q balloon voyage, sent up
a. the instance Of the government. in
order to ascertain the temper Of the
people OF the subject before giving a
final answer 70 the United States
monetary COMMITTEES. headed By Senator
Edward O. Woleott. q Colorado.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon,
upon the report referred
70. says:
This startling rumor il such a bolt
from the blue that we would fain
believe there must BE- some mistake.
Should the suggested action q the bank
have substantial foundation IN fact the
whole commercial world will i'm
rise up in arms and protest
against 60 dangerous an innovation.
Dur contemporary darkly hints at
pressure from high quarters. and with
;qnal mystery suggests weighty affairs
# state as possible explanation for
his sudden and unexpected departure
rom the straight and narrow path.
But the business community will not be
atisfed with any vague and un-
statements of this kind and
demands an official pronouncement. -
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
III Dorado Gin and Compress Company
VIII Use Cylindrical Press.

FL LDORADo-Arrangements have been
perfected for the location Of the FL
Dorado Gin and Cotton Compress
company at this place for making the
cylindrical cotton bale. A company
has been organized. a superintendent Of
the company elected, and site will at
once be selected near the railroad in the
corporate limits Of FL DOrndo, where
the buildings necessary will be erected
and the operation of the plant will
begin about October Is. in time for
handling the present cotton crop. The
company Is now negotiating for three
cotton gins and the necessary machinery
70 run them and the compress. which
will be furnished by the American
Cotton company Of New York. r. A.
Faulkner. Of this place. is the super.
iniendent and president Of the company.
The company has already plenty of
funds hehind it. and there is some talk
Of having an oil mill in connection with
it.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
Senator jones on the DingIey Tariff.
w. A. JONES,
Commissioner.

Speaking of the Dingley Tariff Bill,
Senator Jones, of Arkansas says 1T
will restrict trade between the United
States government and foreign coun-
tries, develop antagonisms to us abroad
and inaugurate something of com
mercial war between the United States
and other nations. Our trade with Can
ada was growing rapidly and had
reached considerable proportions. The
values of goods imported into each
country were about equal. This bill
has imposed a prohibitory tariff on
nearly all free imports from Canada.
and must necessarily operate as a great
restriction to export trade to Canada.
The Dinghy bill on the whole, is the
worst and most extreme measure as a
tariff tax ever imposed, it even sur
passes the Mckinley bill in the enormity
Of its impositions, while it was recog-
nized by the mass of the people that
the Mckinley bill was so extreem as to
make it impossible of enforcement
without very great embarrassment to
commerce.
Already there are evidences tend.
ing to prove the accuracy of his obser
walton. The Philadelphia Record
remarks that During the past summer
representatives of the Argentine Re
public visited the United States in the
hope of enlarging the trade relations
between the two countries. The an
swer to their mission was the Dinglev
tariff, taxing their wool and hides
And now the president of Argentina.
In his message to congress, recon-
mends high increase Of duty on
petroleum. lumber. agricultural imple
ments. shoes and other articles that are
almost exclusively exported from the
United States. A Boston house which
does large business with Argentina
has received the following dispatch
from its correspondent in Buenos
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
commissioners Sale !

NOTICE is hereby given that under and 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 chaneery 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
OF Main street entrance to the Cour. House in
the City of Van Buren,, Ark, offer for sale and
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: N'
An undivided two-thirds part of the North.
east quarter of Section Thirty five (S5) and an
undivided two-thirds part OF the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter of section
Thirty six l36), all in Township Nine (O North
Range Ihirty-oue ,3ll, West except 10 acres sold
10 Hamilton Greig, said ten acres being in form
OF parallelogram 50 rods long and % rods wide
cut on the east side of the NWA4 OF the NEK of
said Section 85 - VI
said sale to be made in default Of pavment of
sl9l.S9 with interest and costs adiudged against
said defendant Jno NJ BrOdie and declared 10
be hrst lien upon said real estate
W. T. sADLER, Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
commissioners Sale!

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of a decree rendered In the circuit
court OF Crawford county Arkansas. on the Z4!n
day oi june 1897, in an action then pending ~
SAID court on the chancery side between u. W;
Moore and Jesse Turner as plaintiffs, anu
Margaret L. Renfroe 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 Court House. IN
the CITY OF Van Buren. Ark. offer for sale ana
sell at public outcry. 10 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 sale
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 Orme's lot and fronting on
cherry street 65k feet and running back south
MS feet thence east 66S feet thence noTtn
ll2As feet Also Lots one on. Three (sl, -Four "
rive l5 aud six l6 and Is feet OF the south soc
OF Lot Two lzl, and extending the entire lengta
OF said Lot all in Block "F' in the Town o.
Alma, In said county and state.
Said sale 10 be made in default of payment Of
$50 a. with interest and costs adjudged agsins.
said defendant Margaret RenirOe and declared
teibs hrst lien upon said real estate
W. 7. sApLER Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

Ayers: Expect duties will be increased
on American articles. Don buy more
until you hear from Us. Hurry for
ward all purchases. The extent of our
trade with Argentina may be gathered
from the statistics of exports to the
River Plate in August, which among
other items included SIS mowers, 2.
$40 p1ows, 4s4 scales. 4 $50 packages Of
shoYels, 2, sos packages Of axes, 3,729
sewing machines. and so On-the list
covering a great variety of products.
The effect of the commercial war inau-
gurated by Dingleyism will be to keep
these goods at home, and to transfer
to England large trade which is sus-
ceptible of very great expansion,
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
Mortgage Sale!

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of a Mortgage made and executed
on the 9th day OF February. 1887, by James H.
Chapman and Elizabeth Chapman. his wife, to
and in favor of Henry T. Brooks, to secure 5
certain promissory notes of even date herewith
for the sum of $4,000 in the aggregate tie same
being for the purchase money Of the land here.
matter described due and payable as in said
mortgage described, with interest at the rate Of
ten l0 per cent per annum from date until
paid, which said mortgage is on record in Mort
gage Book Q, Page 500 Crawford County
Records. will offer for sale at public outery,
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 qua rter
OF the southeast quarter, of Section II, in Town
ship 10, North, Range 80 West except three
acres and 100 poles off the South side of the
southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter, of
said Section IL, Township TO- North, Range 20
west formerly conveyed to Larkin Day, aud
containing in all Sc SS-100 acres.
to pay the balance due upon said notes and
accrued interest with costs of this sale.
Given uader my hand this 9th day Of Sept
ember, 1897. j. NEAL
As assignee Of said mortgage and notes
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
The Round Bale Turned Out by the
New Cylindrical Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 13.-The
American Cotton Company made ex
periments covering several bales of
round cotton with 63-inch cotton cloth.
weighing ID ounces per yard. The
tare on these bales will not exceed three
pounds per bale. The cloth proved
strong enough and makes good sub
stantial covering. The cost of this
covering will not exceed 30 cents per
bale. and the strong argument in favor
of using it is that it is made in the south.
and can be used again for other pur
poses. and besides it will do away with,
if adopted (as it can be to great profit.
the troublesome question of tariff
duties on India jute bagging and i'm
ported Liverpool iron and steel ties.
The bale is properly placarded. NO
tare, no tariff. no bagging. no ties, all
cotton. Visitors are carried away
with this wonderful revolution in the
cotton industry The showing of saw
ings grow day by day. as is proven by
actual results. The company is stick
ing to their standard 425 pounds bale,
not because it is to their benefit
Quite to the contrary, for they turned
out bale at one of their plants in
Texas yesterday weighing 700 pounds,
with density of fraction over 40
pounds to the cubic foot But these
large packages, they claim, are not
only inconvenient to handle but they
are an injustice to labor. The 425
pound bales are to conform to the
strength of man, and all railroad
laboring men hail this change with
approval.
Some of the most prominent advo-
Gates of this new system and foremost
among them, Mr.. Stephen A. knight,
of Providence, R. l.. have urged the
company not to increase the weight of
the covering of cotton. The results of
these tests are phenomenal, when it is
considered that the old box bale has to
be ''tared 25 pounds per bale. The
weight of the bale of cotton is also ap-
proved by the manufacturers, and both
the four foot length and weight of thei +
standard bale was suggested and urged
by one of the most prominent railroad
men in all the southern cotton country
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
Wellington Resigns.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 14.-United States
Senator George l.. Wellington today
resigned the Craftsmanship of the
Republican state central committee.
thus relinqnishiug the leadership Of the
party In this state. which he has held
for the past three years. This action is
the direct result Of the senator recent
defeat at the convention in Ocean City.
In resigning Senator Wellington
delivered a bitter speech. in which he
predicted defeat for the Republican
party in Maryland.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

AR0EsTIsA al last has taken steps 20
resaliate upon the United States for
supposed discrimination In the new
tariff. A cablegram was received al
the state department from United
states Minister Buchanan at Buenos
Ayres. reading: Argentine tariff for
next year has been sent to the Argen.
tine Congress. Argentine President
recommends, in view Of the United
States tariff. the following increased
duty Sixty six per cent on yellow
Pine. l2j per cent on farm wagons 100
per cent on plows, harrows. kerosene
and agricultural machinery not
specifically mentioned. Also recon-
mends maximum and minimum clause
according 10 what the President can
apply at will. 30 per cent duty In
addition 10 the regular duty. Am
writing fully in regard 20 the situa
iion.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
No Better Man.

The Fort Smith Elevator says Col. J.
b. Forester will be a candidate for
circuit judge in his circuit. There is
no better man than Jim and. moreover,
he is fine lawyer Fayetteville
Democrat.
The friends of jim, as he is famili-
arly called by his friends, have been
thinking Of him and talking of him for
the circuit judgeship. for several years
past. He has always freely given of
his time and purse in the time of
Democracy, and we vouch for it that
he will ever be found in the front
column battling for his party without
his prospective candidacy Fort Smith
Times Democrat.
Bro. Morris, certainly knows good
thing when he sees It.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

Hos ROBERT W. CHKIsp. Of Whit.
county. who was the POpulist nominee
for speaker at the sessions Of the
thirteenth and thirty first general as
semblies Of Arkansas il preparing a
statement In which he will announce
his retirement from the Populist party
and his reaglignmsnt with the
Democracy. He comes from the
Populist strongholds. White county
and this change H. expected 70 BE-
largely instrumental in restoring that
county 10 the Democratic fold. An
other prominent White county Populist.
Hon. Homer Prince. has experienced
similar change Of heart and allied him
self with the Democratic party and has
purchased the Searcy Beacon and will
conduct il as Democratic organ.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

WHAT Is all this talk about pros
perity that hear up North, % asked
Congressman Livingston Of Georgia the
other day at Washington City. "Why
hasn I It struck Georgia yet. " asked
a newspaper correspondent. Not
much watermelons are not bringing
n cent more. They are still down 10
panic prices. We measure prosperity
in Georgia by the price Of waternelons.
n fur pcschrs-and Georgia peaches
are the finest In the world / tell YOU
what fact. we sent peaches 20
Chicago and New York this summer
aud by adding little money 10 REIN
burse the dealers for freight and ex.
penses We were enabled 20 induce the
people 10 buy the peaches. Now. il
you call that prosperity. all right.
The cotton crop is going 10 be- short
The country all the way across 70
Texas il burnt up. Don talk TO me
about prosperity. %
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

TEE Frisco road has LEI the contract
for the building of branch road into
Newton county. This means the
building Of some forty or fifty miles of
road and no time i to b lost IN the
building Of the line This branch viii
penetrate very rich section Of north
western Arkansas-and . section nov
totally without r4iIrOad facilities. IL
mineral resources are very fine and
it, timber supply unsxesllsd. TIE
Frisco will open up an uuezplored ter
ritory that ought . yield magnificent
returns.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
commissioners Sale

NO1lCE is hereby given that under and nv
- virtue OF decree rendered in the eircnit
court OF Crawford county. Arkansas. on the 94tb
day OF June, lsg7 IN an action then pendinT ia
seld court on the chancery side between ID ~
moore ana Jesse Turner as plaintiffs. ana 3
chronic, et al, as defendants the undersfgne5
special Commissioner will on
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. 1897.
within the hours for judicial sales. al the front
or Main street entrance to the Court HouSe ~
the City Of Van Buren,. Ark, offer for sale 90 =,
sell a. public ouiery. 70 the highest bidder ~,
credit OF three months. the purchaser m gfyo 20
nv, no'e WIN approved security and bearing inter
est Al 10 per cent per aunum from daf.e - -
to-wit. 80 'i' ueVFee.
ne southeast quarter Of the Southwest mar
ter, oi section Twenty-Five (22l Townshin ksi
lsl. North OF Range Thirty SW. West ''Ne
Ssia sale 70 be made in default Of psvmer, q,
sli2v WIN interest and costs sdiud yed ssi,,. ~
said defendant r. +. Chronic. ana 5ecsls3'aii ai'st
oe,a hisi lien upon said real estate. A'eu 70
W. Z. sADLER. COmmlssione,
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18

ATTExTIos il now being eentersd
upon recent announcement made IN
officially By Cherokee officials that the
GherDkees woHld appeal % the United
States supreme court. asking it to
prevent the enforcement ef q recent act
Of congress alsolighing their courts and
taking executive power from their
chiefs in January Is9s. 4 prominent
legislator says that the council would
make an appropriation In November to
carry mp the case. The national
executive officers have been making q
Legal investigation. and. a. a result.
they say the United States cannot take
away their c0arts without their consent.
The Van Buren press., 1897-09-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE, ARKal
Aug. "a, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim ana
that said proof will be made before the County
CLERK OF Crawford County. at Van Bureu, Ark on
Oct 8, 1897 viz; John Peters H'd. Entry NO.
l9Ssi, for the NJ of the NwA and SEN of the
NV y, Sec. 4, Tp Il. North. Range 29 West
He names the following witnesses to prove ms
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land viz John f. Pence, James Robinson,
Gabriel shepherd and John L. Calhoun, all OF
Mountainburg. Ark.
WM WOoTFN Register.