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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ joint resolutions, proposing amendments
| to the Constitution, We're passed By the General
Assembly at its regular session of 1897. and the
same will be submitted to the electors Of the
State at the next general election to be held
September 5, lsss, for adoption or rejection viz:
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

ONE Of the exhibits from Arkansas
that will attract attention nj the Omaha
Exposition is lump Of coal. The
specimen Is from the Prairie Creek
mines NJ Huntington. and shows the
whole strata Of their seven feet vein.
The lump weighs 5000 pounds-only
three tons. II h accompanied by an
other lump, which would ordinarily be
considered a large one. a. II weighs one
ton. These specimens Of coal are part
of the exhibit which will be made by
the Fort Smith Commercial League,
and which will be the only exhibit that
Western Arkansas will get credit for
Some Of It's resources will be shown in
Cotton Belt railway exhibit but the
eastern part Of the state will get the
credit for these Ut Smith Times Sun.
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Over 5000 US. troops Left
Tampa this Week to
Assist in
TAKING SANTIAGO de CUBA
had Capturing or Deserving &C.
gefa's More Troops
Gone to the Phdp-
p.ae lslzn5s.

WAsaIsaT0N. D. q. June f3- word
has BEEN received at the navy depart
nlent from = high though unofficial
source. rhaa AdniraIs Csmara s
CadIz leet was fOana unfit for sea
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

The Democratic state central com
mittee meets next Tuesday at Little
Rock to nominate the state ticket
Thos. r. Little having received a
majority for state treasurer and J. W.
Colquitt for state land commissioner
the only contests will be for attorney
general and commissioner Of agricul
ture and mines. In the former JEFF
Davis is away yonder in the lead and In
the latter Frank Hill has about 20 more
Instructed votes than the next highest
man
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

Bradficld's Female Regulator
Is the standard remedy for the weaknesses
and irregularities peculiar to women.
Brad6eldis Regulator is not a mysterious
mixture of mythical origin, but stand
ard remedy compounded IN accordance
with scientific principles from approved
vegetable medical materials. Bradheld's
Regulator Is endorsed by physicians who
have examined 1t, and has been IN sue
cessfif use over quarter Of century. II
Il sold bv druggists at one dollar bottle.
"perfeci Health for Women mailed
free upon application.
The sRk0fitt 0 REGULATOR CO.. hilsnlar-es
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

BY vote Of 209 20 81 the house We'd
nesslay passed the Hawaiian annexation
measure.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

MADRID. June IA dispatch re.
ceived here from Capt. Gen. August
dated Manila. June q. says
1.-The situation continues critical.
The enemy surround the town. | have
had our lines drawn closer around the
city and strengthened at intervals by
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

JT has been promised TO increase the
poll tax on Cinnamon entering Canada
from $50 to $500.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

MADHrb. june ia semi official
note issaed. today enphatiealiy con
tradiets the American report Of opera
lions In Cuba. and even denies that
American forces have effected land
ing In Guantanamo or elsewhere. The
note eoncIudeas The European press
will make mistake in imagining that
Spain is discouraged and at the end Of
her resources. On the contrary. Spain
& full of hope and determined 20 con
tinue the war.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

NEW YORK June fs.-Tn response to
an in4ufry Gen Linaress Of the Spanish
army az Santiago, eabEed the following
reply.
Hobson and the other seven prison
ers are we'll and are In receipt Of all
the eable grams sent them.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

The candidates for county Offices viii
it IL the understanding, meet to people
in Joint canvass, at the following times
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

Miss Lucille Brown was the winner
Of the medal in the W. C. T. O.
medal contest Tuesday night.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

NEW YORK, June IA special
dated off Caiinanera June 10, via, Mole
st. Nicholas. today reports that there
was a renewal on Sunday Of Spanish
attacks upon the force Of marines
landed there Friday last The fighting
Ia said 10 have lasted all through San
day night, Camp McCalla and Crest
Hill being attacked by greatly superior
forces OF Spanish. The United States
battleship Texas. gunboat Marblehead
and collier Abarenda supported the
marines by directing fire upon the
coast. and particularly the bushes,
which all through these encounters
served az a screen TO the movements Of
the Spaniards.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

THE government Of Paraguay, acting
upon the representations Of the United
States Consul at MonteYideo, has
notified the commander of the Spanish
torpedo gunboat Temerorio, now at
Ascuncion, that he must disarm that
vessel if ne desires to remain in port.
The SpBnish commander has refused to
do 50, and thereupon has been informed
that the Temerario must leave Ascun-
cion as soon as the repairs to her
machinery are completed, which must
be quickly done. Later advices state
that an examination Of the vessel
showed that it would not be made ready
for sea for d long time.
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Unclaimed Letters.

! The following is a list of letters in the Post.
office ut Van Buren,. Ark. remaining uncalIed
| for and advertised June Is, 1928
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

The Hughes family-with Rabbit
in the title role-held the boards at
Murta opera house last night.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

A home IS desired by the manage
ment of the Charity Hospital for a
bright little two year old boy.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

LONDON. June 1.-THE Times this
morning gives space to a two colum
account Of the battle at Manila. in
Guiding Admiral MOntejo : version Of
the destruction Of his feet. Il contains
nothing beyond what has already been
statement Of Admiral Montejo that he
intended to fight at Subic. bat. On find
ing that It would take At least month
to pat Snbic in proper state Of d.
Tense, he was Obliged to return TO Ca
vite. He blames the Madrid govern
ment for the disaster. declaring that he
had constantly made requests for ships
and torpedoes, but that nothing came.
As a matter Of fact he had, he says, no
t0rpedoes except such as he constructed
himself with bad material.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1.-THE
navy department today posted the fol
lowing b1lletin.
MOLE ST.. NICHOLAS, June 10. Lieu
tenant Blue has inst returned after a
detour Of seventy statute miles Of OBJ
servation in the harbor Of Santiago
He reports the Spanish feet all there
The Spanish attacked vigorously Camp
Guantanamo. The outpost Of four
marines were killed and their bodies
mutilated barbarously. Surgeon Gibbs
was killed. SAMPSON.
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PoPULR LOAN.
Two Hundred KiIIlans Of Three Per
Cent Bands offered 90 the Public

WssHIgsTay. June Il Immediately
mon reeezrs a information from the
white house that fke war revenue bill
had heen signed by the President
Secretary Gage today issued the follow
ing circular explaining % the pubic
th4 proposed bond issae.
Treasury Department Of1ee Of the
Secretary. Is szhlngrenz D. c. June
L. ls9s. The secretary q the treasury
invites subscriptions from the people q
the United States for 500 900 eco Of
the bonds # The 3 per cent loan author
lied By The act # congress approved
June u. 1888 Subscriptions will BE-
received At par for period Of "a days,
the Subscription being open from this
date 70 3 o clock p. n. on the 14th day
Of JuIy. 1s9s The bonds will Be issued
In both coupon and registered form
the coupon bonds n denominations Of
go. 500, $500 and 81 600. and the
registered bonds in denominations Of
go, 800. 500. s. 600, g. 600 and SO. =
900 They will be dated August I,
1898. and BY their terms will be re-
deemabIe II coin at the pleasure OF the
United States after 10 years from the
date Of their issue and due and payable
August I. 1918
The bonds will bear interest at tn E
rate Of 3 per cent per annum, payable
quarterly the interest On the coupon
bonds viii be paid by means Of coupons,
to be detached from the bonds as the
interest becomes dne, and the interest
on the registered bonds will be paid by
checks drawn to the order Of the payees,
and mailed TO their addresses.
SMALL BIDDERS FIRST.
The law authorizing this issue Of
bonds provides that IN allotting said
bonds the several subscriptions Of in
dividuals shall be first accepted and the
subscriptions Of the lowest amounts
shall be first allotted In accordance
with that provision allotments to all
individual subscribers will be made be-
fore any bonds will be allotted to other
than individuals. All individual sub
scriptions for 500 or less will be allotted
in full as they are received, and such
subscriptions must be paid IN full at the
time the subscription il made. II the
total sum subscribed for n amounts Of
$500 or less should exceed 5000, 900 600
the allotmeuts will be made according
TO the priority of the receipt Of the sub
scriptions.
AlIotments on subscriptions for over
500 will not be made until after the
subscription closes. July 4, and will
then be made inverseIy according to the
size Of the subscription, the smallest
subscription being first allotted, then
the next in size, and 50 on preference
being given to individual subscriptions.
parz0ua an F,acFft1ue for more than <5rJ1
must send Ia. cash or certified checks to
the amount of 2 per cent Of the sum
subscribed for. such deposit to consti-
tute partial payment, and to be for
feited to the United States in the event
Of failure on the part Of the subscriber
TO make full payment for his subserip-
ton, according to the terms of the
circular Allotmeuts to subscribers
for more than $500 will be made as soon
as possible after the subscription closes.
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WASHINGTON. June 10. General Lee i.
In command Of the Seventh Army Corps
at jacksonville has been instructed TO
concentrate and equip an army Of 40, .
900 men to participate in the movement
on Havana which it Is understood, will
begin within 30 days.
Immediately after the capture Of
Santiago and neighboring ports Admiral
Sampson will prepare his feet for the
bombardment Of Havana. He will CO
operate with General Lee while Com
modore Schley meanwhile IL operating
against Porto Rico.
General Lee army will embrace the
cavalry division under General Wheeler
and picked men from the several army
camps.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

W. T. McCauley was circulating
among our citizens in the interest Of the
Fort Smith Times Sun Thursday.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

,o-. al.lss calling ioF above will please "a
bc aiu give date fee of on, con- an az
DC charged on all advertised letters 0en' VIII
J. ,. JARVIS. pm
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

Second crop Mitchell berries Of splen-
did quality are still being put on the
local market and find ready buyers.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-06-18

The Frisco 5 connection with Kansas
City, it is expected, will be ready for
business by the first of next month.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-23

Beef cattle will beat cent cotton all
hollow as a farm product. Where you
find planter who raises diversity OF
crops, some cattle, hogs, etc. you find
one who manages to live comfortably
and has few spare dollars when he
needs them. Point out an exclusive
cotton farmer, and you see one who is
in debt for everything, down to the
bacon and meal in his larder and the
clothes on his back. We are thankful
our county is getting less of the last
named each year.
Saturday morning Fred Britt received
from his father at Sherman. Tex, a
telegram asking him to leave on the
first train for THAI place. Fred with
visions of accidents, disease and other
dire calamities floating before him
mentally left on the first train, but
he says his feelings were hard to
describe when his father informed him
on arrival that all he wanted of him
was to show that he had the finest field
of potatoes in Texas and wanted Fred s
advice as to how he could get enough
men on the ground to gather them.
Fred returned Monday greatly pleased
with his visit.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-23

Jno Yoes could not wait for the en-
listment of company from Crawford
county and had his name enrolled on
the muster roll of the cowboy company
which has been enrolled at Vinita,
1. T.
Miss Catherine Martin has announced
her intention of returning permanently
to her Kentucky home in short time
to the great regret of a large circle OF
friends which she made during her ex
tended stay in our city.
At last one of the Fort Smith Texas
corner gang of sneaks and thugs has
been convicted and for four years his
familiar haunts will see him no more.
Fort Smith people owe it to themselves
to send up the balance of the gang.
There will be plenty Of work for all
of the 10, 900 pickers advertised for by
Secretary Rea. A look at the berry
fields as at present would disabuse any
mind that the crop will be short.
Prospects were never before better.
S. W. Sheriff. is reported feeling the
public pulse throughout the county as
regards making the race Independent
for the legislature. We think Mr.
Sheriff. s energies are misdirected, as
he will find should he make the race.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-23

Miss Miriam Austin, who has been
quite i'll for some time, is, we are
pleased to say, rapidly recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Johnston re-
turned Wednesday from two weeks
visit to their former home in Illinois.
We carry a full line of the very best
material for berry tickets and are pre-
pared to print them for you in the best
style.
Robt. Mcclure and J. E. Jarvis will
represent Merchants hose company at
the state iremens meeting at Eureka
Springs.
The Fort Smith Times Sun of Thurs
day stated that Maj. A. S. Cabell was
reported seriously i'll at his home at
Charleston.
You are invited to look over my stock
of Roses and other Towering Plants if
you are in the market for anything in
that line. l.. Graf.
Southmayd- Miller will run supply
store on the syndicate farm during the
berry season. Doug Renfroe will be
in charge.
An excursion from Fort Smith to
Charleston, Ark, over the new
Arkansas Central road is advertised to
leave tomorrow morning at 8 o clock.
Bro. G. C., Colburn, of the Ozark
Democrat, arrived Wednesday in Van
Buren, on few days visit as guest of
Jno. B. Ogden. Bro. Colburn in the
early days was connected with The
PRESS and has many friends in eur
city.
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S|-
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%1RbENS EE6ssA
EdmOndSOn & Britt
SOLE AGENTS.

Eureka Springs will be the state
firemen Mecca May II, when the State
| Firemen s Association will meet there.
Chief Pernot and Assistant Bosshardt
have announced their intention of
representing our department at that
meeting.
The old fort at Fort Smith no longer
belongs to Uncle Sam. The sale of it
under order of congress, in the shape of
lots, closed Monday and the only
portion now owned by the government
is the ground on which is located the
Jail and hospital
The first crate of berries shipped from
here this season brought $500 net,
which together with the SIS premium
offered by the consignee and association
made it bring the handsome sum of
I $21 90. The first crate shipped last
year brought the same sum.
Crawford county needs better
system of highways and practical
solution is offered in Amendment No. 5
to be voted on at the next September
election. Talk the matter over with
your friends and neighbors and if they
are not already get them interested in
the movement for improved highways.
Messrs. Tackett & Walters Tuesday
received two badges from one of their
st. Louis supply houses which are very
appropriate at this time. The badge
is silk ribbon on which is miniature
Cuban flag surmounted by the ''stars
and stripes as though spreading its
protecting wing over the infant Cuban
republic.
We are very sorry to see the slight
interest which is being taken by our
people toward having Crawford county
suitably represented at the Omaha
exposition. Two meetings advertised
since Messrs. Sengel and Mathews were
here have turned out failures for the
lack of attendance. 1t is getting time
our people were waking up.
Dan Darlington, the hobo who shot
at Fort Smith saloonkeeper some time
since because he would not credit him
with a can of beer and who on examin
alton was found to have also been the
leader in the burglary of bridge gang
car in Riverside, here, day or two
previous to the shooting, was Tuesday
given four years time to study over the
uncertainties of life by Fort Smith
jury.
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CASToRIA.
The fac n
si9raturs ~ NJN~N every
az SE<4IV ZELL(ZLZZ wrapper.

If you contemplate purchasing house
hold furniture, by all means send for the
catalogue of the Quaker Valley Manu-
featuring Company, 319 and 321 South
canal St. Chicago. 43-17t
Abe TIbbetts dray team had run
away on Main street Tuesday and re-
duced the wagon to kindling wood in
their frantic endeavors to escape. They
did no other damage.
Capt. w. r. Boiling made Van
Buren, visit Tuesday. His many
friends were gratified to see him able to
be out again, this being his first visit
since he was taken i'll.
Don't forget that it is necessary to
keep the "good roads, agitation NOV
ing. 1t is to the entire state interest
that our highways be made passable
during rainy weather.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-04-23

The "colored brother in these
diggins doesn t seem to be possessed of
a very warlike spirit judging by the
excuses he puts up when invited TO join
the Cuban invaders.
J. A. Thompson, after an absence of
six months in st. Louis in the employe
of the Wells Fargo Express company,
returned Sunday and will hold down a
run on the berry and fruit trains during
the shipping season.
Berry shipments are increasing right
along now and with another week s
warm weather carl load shipments will
be the order of the day. Monday s
shipments of berries amounted to 10
cases; Tuesday to 16 cases Wednesday
to 30 cases; Thursday to % cases. So
much rainy weather is interfering with
the ripening and picking of berries.
At special meeting of the retiring
city council Wednesday afternoon the
reins of city government were turned
over to the recently elected officers and
aldermen. The retiring council has
done good service and the city is in a
much improved condition for their
excellent handling of its affairs. May
the new council continue the work for
the improvement of Van Buren, so well
carried on by the last.
The new city administration has
inaugurated good movement and one
that will in short time rid the vicinity
of Van Buren, of professional hobos.
Anyone arrested for violating a city
ordinance will be made to WORK out his
fine, not just BOARD it out, as heretofore
has been the. case. If this movement is
carried out the city will be benefited in
many ways: Less hobos, less violation,
better roads, and more fines collected.
Mayor England is to be congratulated
on the good beginning made.
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Arch Jarvis passed through the city
Sunday en- route for st. Louis. He ex-
poets to embark in the furniture bust
ness at Huntington and his visit to st.
Louis was to purchase stock.
Deputy Yoes Sunday arrested man
named Will Green on a charge of
gaming. 1t is the belief of the officers
that he also knows something OF the
burning of Capt. Bowlin s barn.
The remains of the late Conductor
J. d. Knowlton were inferred under
the auspices of the local lodge B. of r.
T. last Sunday afternoon, attended by
large concourse of Borrowing friends.
The price of beef cattle is constantly
advancing and fortunate indeed is the
farmer who has a nice string Of them
ready for market. While there are
sections better adapted for raising cattle
than this, yet our farmers would make
more money, improve their lands and
labor less by raising cattle than, as it
looks it will be next fall, cent cotton.
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Gone to Rest.

DIED-At 6:10 P. NJ, Tuesday, April
10, at the residence of her daughter
Mrs. W. D. Sharpe, at Winslow, Mrs.
E. j. Woolum, aged n years.
For months Mrs. Woolum had been
sufferer and her demise was not I'M
expected to her relatives and friends,
who surrounded her bedside when the
last summons came that took her spirit
to realms of everlasting youth, Four
sons and daughter mourn her demise
and to them our community extends its
sympathy.
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Mrs. j. M. Weaver returned Tuesday
from few days visit to relatives at
Mulberry.
A freight wreck on the main line
nade Sundays southbound cannonball
Z hours late.
The primary to nominate a state and
congressional ticket is drawing near
play is the time.
Tate Lemley carried off the honor of
me hrst crate of berries from the Oak
prove neighborhood.
The Mo. Pacific is putting in a side
rack about one and half miles this
'ide of SHIRLEY Switch.
j. E. Carter, an old friend of G. K.
benson, was here several days this
week visiting the latter.
MRS. G. W. Blackburn, of Boons-
poro' has been the guest of her sister
Mfs' Jess Wood, this week.
NO man can be provident of his time
VINO Is not prudent in the choice of his
company Jeremy Taylor.
Ut Honoria Austin went to Little
f'ock Wednesday to attend the state
meeting of the Eclectic Society.
'ho. N. Tillman has withdrawn from
ne race for congress in opposition tc
'iugh A. Dinsmore in this district.
a man named Jack Hall, who has
''een acting as cook for short time In
uf CITY, was arrested by a couple OF
ueputy U. S, marshals Monday and
'aken to Wister, /. T., to answer a
charge of rape.
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CASTORIA.
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Col. O. l.. Miles returned Thursday
night from an extended hunt in the
southeastern part of the Indian Terri
tory and reports hunting and fishing as
far above the average.
Chas. Ribling H. G. Faber, H. A.
Meyer, Geo. Miller and S. A. Pernot
were at Mondays meeting of the
Episcopal congregation elected vestry-
men for the ensuing year.
Capt. j. F. Richie, our present
state land commissioner and candidate
for state treasurer, was meeting the
voters of Van Buren, Tuesday,
chaperoned by Henry Rose.
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CA9To1IA.
Ths iae- n
Signature ~ NJN%7N every
Of INaZV AL[CZ<Z waprsa

Thel Boatright has accepted the
position as delivery clerk at Allen s
grocery made vacant by the sudden
departure for other scenes of Homer
Arnold.
Mrs. T. L. Wallace was called to
GAINESVILLE Wednesday morning by a
telegram giving the sad news of the
death of her father, J. R. Mason, at
that point.