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The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

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sherman on =8eer.
- -LaaIe -

PROM tHe 81 Eaa's Republic
8F sherman fJs venerable eZ- see=
rstafp af 5tsfe gives no Indications II
mental Wra zues4 ia 1Ia F3eevs 5u army
1innasrs TIE distinguished lIhioan.
who aafii aiz PRESTIGE and party saTT-
les were f0nad 70 BE- n the way 9f
Marif Isaaa s ambition Wa landed 5y
6aa ara4s collar Republican VsI3aae.rs
as aaau4 the greatest statesmen " his
A4p aad Generation avs eDDd8tiealiY
5h4t sae nam responsible FOR 5he need
Joss H0as af scores 0f American soldiers
5iVes and Hae iafietIdn u horrible Tor
6arss 5n zas brave defenders 81 the
national honor should u0f be IN The
es1In-6
Mr. sherman farther declares in Aha
interview attributed - him It 6hs
zseret4rv II War has bean g5iltv VI IN
competence and negligence agHas been
CHARGED Mr. Mckinley cannot afford
20 sBstain hin
All thick and thin Hanna organs
whose stockholders or their relatives are
in the sp0ils distribution
IF the Republican machine at Wash
lDefon may try 70 diaeredit the force Of
Hr Sherman assertions by rsviving
the stories they circulated soindHtrious-
lF aader Haunacratie inspiration dur
Ing fhs months proceeding Mr. 5her
man + virtual expulsion from the eabi
NET a. She effect that mis- ptteraaces
afe fne vaporings Of seuility and bhat he
js 3 mentally deeayed detard They
ara expected 70 attribute what he has
aHd 10 hatred Of Alger whom be ac-
cases in his Memoirs Of 1epriving
him IF the nomination at the Chicago
convention in - BY buying the votes
of the negro delegates from the south
Iznfasfauatelr for these defenders 1f
AleHr and 5efamers Of his betters both
fhe eaet- and public sentiment are in
harmony With Hr Sherman views
The impression ID general It i9 fast ap-
preaching the point Of nnauimity
among fhe people af the United states
fnaf hundreds Of Ehe lives Of American
soldiers have been unnecessarily saeri
feed "a a result IF the Ineempeteueg
the mismauagemeut the favoritism and
the petty politics Of the war depart
mpnt nd Thai inc blame for # atlrests
primarily dpon the combined setfshness
and Iueffieiency Of Russell q Alger
HIS retention 10 the cabinet By Inc
President ia the face OF the disclosures
that have been made and which are
coming 70 light day by 5a9 is an in
45tsament of his bl1nderiug.
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Died Of starvation at Santiago.

CLEvFLA9D, o., Aug. 27--John
Prouty Of this city. vino fought with
the regulars in Cuba died on July % Of
starvation His sister Mrs Jennie
Sheffield received communication
from the war department several days
ago Stating that her brother had died Of
fever and the next day his effects we're
brought 20 her hOuss
According to notes ia q diary found
among his possessions Pronty was slowly
suocumbing TO hunger for week on
July 2l he noted that he was extremely
hungry The next day he wrote that
nis rations were not nearly enough for
him while on she day after he recorded
chat be had only q slice of bread and a
slice Of potato 10 relieve mis- cravings
for food
The next day he wrote that he was 80
hungry that he could eat anything. and
the notes several days later show that
he knew that he was starving 20 death
Prouty enlisted in the Eighth United
States Infantry several years ago
which regiment laid in the trenches be-
fore Santiago until after the capitula
tiou
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
PROPOSED ANENDMENT No. s

The county courts Of the state in their
respective counties together with a majority OF
the Justices OF the peace Of such county in
addition uo the amount of county tax allowed 10
be levied, shall have the power % levy NOT eN-
ceediuR three mills on the dollar on all taxable
property OF their respective counties which
shall be known as the County Road Tax" and
when collected shall be used ira the respective
counties for the purpose of making anu repair
ing public roads and bridges ~ the respective
counties aud for no other purpose, and shall be
collected ia United States currency or county
warrants, legally drawn on such road lax fund
II q majority Of the qualified electors of such
county shall have voted public road tax at the
general election Tor State ana county officers
preceding such levy At each election. Approved
March ll 1897.
Each ciect0r may vote for OF against above
amendments, either separately OF Jointly
Witness my official signature and seal. This
1rst day of February 1898
ALEX G. Hun.
SEAL Secretary of State
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4 Full Vote Means
a Democratic
Victory.

It ia the duty Of every Dem
ocrat in the county 10 60 10 The
polls next Monday md cast
their ballot for the whole Dem
ocratic ticket
Let Che personality Of the in
diyiduals on the ticket be lost
sight Of, and cast your vote for
the cause Of Democracy. There
Is not n Democrat IN the county
but viii feel better at the close
Of the election by conforming
to the wishes Of the majority
Of the party in convention as
sembled This is to be a Dem
oeratie year all along the line
and there should be no Demo-
cratic stragglers to repent at
leisure their mistakes.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Ahnaa Pnntc

To ase q slang expression Alma
always does things mp brown when
# undertakes tl entertain visitors, and
last Saturday picnic wns no sxcep-
tian TO that rule The crowd was there
and Il enjoyed Itself most perfectly.
The candidates were there and ret forth
their claims for pubic recognition IN
their most pleasing style Plenty Of
free barbecue for all vas served To 6he
physically hungry while the mentally
hungry we're RECALLED by a speech by
Congressman 4cRae and other speak
ers Of greater or less note After night
fall those hungry Of eye we're allowed
70 feast them on torch light process
sion. sueh az only enthusiastic Demo
cratic voters can produce.
Many went from Van Buren and all
returned we'll satisfied and singing the
glories IF Alma and its hospitable
citizens.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Food Soldiers Needed Left Roiting
IN Cars.
BY ON WHFELFR

MovrAug PolNr AuR ~ ! ordered
food for the camp. bnt 10 has not been
delivered
Food arrived here I'm quantities. but
was not unlpaded from the cars
10 stood in the cars for days and per
ishahle articles are rotting
Dplieacies like oranges were kept In
the hot oars and allowed to spoil
Ny orders for Them were counter
m8n1ed from Washington by tbe com
niss4ry General
When the camp was established The
President and Secretary ~ War in-
sfructed me to order any food uecas
sary for the health of the camp
ON arriving here 7 called upon lhe
surgeons for a statement of lna charat-
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Survivors ~ the Confederate Army In
ylied TO Participate at Cincinnati.

PHUApFLpWA. Aug 3i- The FIX
eoptivs National Association Of Naval
Veterans Of the United States, through
the commandero Of the association Daniel
r Kelley has issued an invitation TO
survivors Of the Confederate army and
navy to fraternize and parade with the
National Association Of Naval Veterans
AZ Cincinnati September 6 re IL the
purpose Of the national association To-
make the reunion iu the nature of %
peace jubilee Invitations have been
extended to officers and men Of the navy
Of today.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Hon. r. G.. McRae on the Expansion
Question,

Congressman Thomas @. McRae de.
fined his position on the mooted evpan-
sion question 10 the Fort Smith Times
last week VA follows:
''I can state my position on the
Hawaiian question any more plainly
than T did in my speech last night he
said / was am and always win be
opposed TO everything which tends to
njure American labor.
As TO Porto Rico Cuba and the
other possessions acquired in the war
with Spain ] believe the only way TO
settle the question is 20 take it mp AZ 10
develops Everything depends upon
the action Of the peace commission,
and Hs their work progresses matters
should be- decided
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
WAN ed !!

The Post-Dlspatch wants an Agent In every
hamlet, every village, every town. every city.
This is an opportunity ola lifetime to establish
profitable business. 1t costs nothing 20 try You
can get the support ofyour leading citizens. who
will be only too glad to see you start
The Post Dispatch is in great demand Itsa
great paper It's member Of the Associated
Press. No other st. Louis evening paper ENJOYS
this distinction The Post Dispatch has war
correspondents at all points Of interest and with
The fleets now IN the Pacific and Cuban waters
BY mail only 90 cents a month.
Write at once for particulars Address.
T-DIsPATCH
ST. Louis No
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
aarcIn sald b nate neen nonnced

NEW YORK Aug a dispatch to the
Herald from Santiago says
General Garcia has been relieved of
his command boy Gomez. acting under
instructions from the provisional gov
eminent This Is owing to- the disap
proval Of his ncfiou during the Shafter
incident and in view of the fact that
Garcia Is persona non Zrata to the
American government At The com
mpncement ~ tha war Cuban officers
were ordered to put themselves under
the orders Of ihe American command
ers md tho letter Of Garcia tn Shafter
Is looked upon ss q breach of discipline.
His resignation is not accepted but hu
is relieved of his command. General
Rodriguez commanding ia the oast
under General Gomez. viii succeed
him
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

THERE is a littleuess and meanness in
human nature that shows itself in re-
turning evil for good A wise old
lawyer i'm this state once said Of p man
who had been saying harsh things about
him. ''I don understand it never
loaned him any money OF iudOrsed his
paper It is to often the case that
the people we help, the people whose
battles we fight and whose notes and
bonds we sign, the people we work for
and fight for, are the ones who care
least for us. and who should adversely
overtake MS would be first TO desert as.
There are some noble exceptions to this
rule. bat they are not numerous.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
FRISCO LIVE EXrrRsInNs.

NATIONAL ENCAWPNESr g. A. r Cincinnati,
W W SEPT 1tn % l0th-trisco line viii sell round
Trip tickets TO Cincinnati. o.. for sIq41 sep
seinoer +. aud 3, good to return not later than
september lA An extension of time. however
can De arranged for til October 10Th
REGINNlNG SATURDAY July G-rhe Frisco
WIN sen round trip tickets from Van Bureu 90
lufehA springs for $780, good going ON ihe
Sa.l oaiI and returning Monday iollowin-
date of sale. This rate To- continue Tor the
summer and mp 10 September a.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

TsF CAR oF RUSSIA startled the
world sunday by proposing general
conference ~ MI the great nations for
the purpose Of reaching nm agreement
which should result in reducing the
military forces now maintained hy an
the great powers According io the
czar official circular this confer
ence would he. hy the help uf God o.
happy presage ~ the century which ia
about t1 open ~ would converge ip
one powerful focus ihe efforts Of all the
states which ara sincerely seeking to
msHe the great conception of universal
peaee triumph over the elements of
trouble end discerl li would ri the
same iime cement an agreement hy 70
corporate conservation ef the principles
IN equity and right on which rest the
security 0f states and The welfare ~ the
pe PIES
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Tenn mperanCe RaIlty

A grand temperance rally viii be held
at the court house Sunday evening al
Z 40 o clock TO which the public il
invited. 80
Addresses will be made bv Ravs n
N. Wall and J. b. Stevenson and
other pastors Of Van Buren,. A uro.
gram nterspersed with appropriate
music etc. will be- rendered and a
pleasant and profitable time awaits
everybody attending. '''a
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Enormous Death List at Chickamaura.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, Sept. L.
The death record at Camp Thomas and
in the division hospitals is appalling
Up to 8 o clock tonight the official re-.
ports, which were cleaned from the
company records kept by the first ser.
geants, showed that so far there have
been 34O deaths here Of this number
1870 were buried in Chickamauga Park
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
HeIp rslo Holm the s,ntn-

The Frisco Line Is making n strong effort 20
.4tn s the attention OF legitimate homesec kers Do
% '1is 'l4fgC Cuou. lt Is not being done and viii
l, uyl 9e Zone by Misrepresentation. hug ly hon
region wiz you helm MS la his tTork by fur
u42nlnS -..ll at once. lists 0f persons Do whom t
intknl tttk,nl pe ven 90 send suitable printed matter
.t Gu Nouta f9t like to receive "a copy of tle
Mluchen, General Tasscrrer tg-nt Frisco
Line. ST. Louis. Mo
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Over the Frisco.

Besides the fast Texas Limited train leaving
y an Buren daily at ll;l0 A. H.. for Galveston via
rarls ana 81. g. q s r. Ry the Frisco Texas
direct connection at Paris with the Lone star
special for Houston and Galveston via Paris
Iexas Midland and IT, g II. g.. Ry.. arriving az
houston at 1' % P. 49,. and Galveston at Jl5 n.
Ihrpugh s.eepers on both these trains lJf
Houston aud Galveston.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
THE Press. Dnas nh

IHE PRESS will send 10 an its sub
scribers who pay one year i'm advance
sl,l'eI new suoscrihes or old ones whose
a1lIeaIases have been Dail-wh1 So
I. eoslie FREE QE CHARGE COPY of .ne
oale1'e Almanac, @ book 0t 8l1 pages
containing information. facts and
asufes on q multitude OF subjects bear
ING on every day lie.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

j. F. SIMMONS died at the ex- Confad.
crate Home August II. aged ~ vssrs ,lsTs
Born in North Carolina, servtl ! Fl, 90
pany /, Forty ninth North Carolina In
fanIry, Stevenson Brigade. Admitted
to the home November l2, 1sg2. from
Monroe county, Arkansas.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Nature ia not ID
Mothers Friend

ia the best help you can use at this time
Il Is liniment. and when regularly ap
piled several months before baby comes
Il makes the advent easy and nearly pain
less. It relieves and prevents morning
sickness A." relaxes the overstrained mus
cles, relieves the diztended feeling, short
ems labor. makes recovery rapid and Ger.
tain without any dangerous after effects
Mothers friend is good for only one
purpose. viz; 10 relieve motherhood Of
danger and pain
ono dollar per bottio at al drug storos or
snut hF cypress on rnrofnt uf price
FRrE nnrWs, containing valuable infurun
tian rlr u0mcu. VIII To sent ta any address
up0n application to
TEs BRADpiELD REGULATOR CO..
Atlanta, 0a.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Want.

70 Buy, 5sa Or Exchange lands
or r own Property. give n7e num-
5erz. improvements and price
cash o. time. II you want %
purchase ct me know what you
svsnt. viii sell on reasonable
com m ission.
Nm. L. TAYLOR.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 7
The STATE CONSTITUTION.

NOTICE ls hereby given that the following
= Joint resolutions. proposing amendments
70 the Constitution, we're passed By the General
same VIII be submitted to tne electors OF the
State a. the next general election 20 be held
septemher ). L8g8 Tor adopuon or reieeLlon VIZ.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

For the first time on record IN Pa
laski county the Democratic county
ticket win have no opposition at the
election next Monday There Is prom
ise that IN spite ~ This there win be n
normal nnmocfhIic vote
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
PROPOSED AMENDMEsT 10. 4.

The General Assembly shall pass laws "a
correct abuses aud prevent unjust disermtu-
ati0u HHd excessive charges hY railroads canals
aud turnpike companies for Transporting freight
and passengers. and shall provide for enforcing
sBeh laws 5T adeqHate penalties and t0rfeitures.
and snail provide Tor the creation of such Offices
aud commissions and vest IN them such
authority as shall be necessary % CARR lute
elect tire powers hereby conferred. Approved
February q 1871.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

into morals Iliy ~H5yrs,l aud 4, rapidly mature
We cannot do evil to others vvitbop+
doing 1t to ourselves. -Desmabis
The virtue Of justice consists in
moderation as regulated by wisdom |
Aristotle.
history makes haste to record great
deeds deeds but often neglects coed ones ~
Hosea Ballou.
IL is not your posteritv b,+ ,,,nu
actions that viii peuetpsl- ,.o11 D11
memory Napoleon. 0-
IL YOU WANT NEAT JOB WORK
WE ARE THE PEOPLE
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

Elk GOVERNOR MATTHEWS NJ Indiana,
W 500 prominently mentioned IN con
neotion with the Democratic nomina-
tion for president, died Monday Mt
Wingate. Ind
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

THERF il no comparison as 70 the
capabilities of the two candidates for
circnit clerk Mr. Sader everyone is
bound to acknowledge, is The man for
th4 place
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

JUNIOR buNAF. Of ozark one Of the
Republican spell binders bes been rs
sistipg our friends. the enemy, in try
ing to convince the people that the
Republican party is the one to tie TO-
hut while he IS an interesting speaker
he g. not inducing amy Democrats 20 join
The Republican procession
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

TIVE Choctaw roAd has siy surveying
parties IN the field now west of Little
Rock and II begins no look as though the
company meant business in it's talk of
an eastern extension
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

REV loHN Ntss. prominent
Fuis~opsl divine late pastor ofn I4tls
Rock church died at pandiet1u. IS g..
ON the 0dih instant
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

THB political leech we are sorry 10
say Is pest in the human form that
fourishes to remarkable extend ip
Crawford county and some way should
he devised before another election rolls
around for This blot 70 be- wipe away,
for it has come 70 the stage
That eandidate il regularly held up
and robbed A sad commentary on our
popular government.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

lr Is NOT the intention Of The Bepubli
cans 70 give Sheriff. any support He
is simply put out 10 try and catch votes
enongh from one of the Democratic
candidafes b. allow Buck Neal to slip
in But the scheme is too thin and
Sheriff. will be- sent homo a political
nondescript while Bob Rogers and
berkeley Neal represent old Crawford
in the legislature
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

W RI PETERS wont win in spite oi
the Influence Of his two saloons
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
A. r. MILEs

Il a w Y Il II. s..
VIII practice In all the Federal Courts ot Al.
Kansas aud the Indian Country, and the CourS
OFFIcE.-Wallace Block. Main ST.,
VAN BUREN. ARKANSAS
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
MISSOURI PACIFIC

porrf t-.a tickets t1 sft Ecbo aud rstnr1 are
now 0r eaIH sf fne rate OF Is i9 for tlc round
fdn. IIcscts en gaie li Ocl Ist return liu-l
oaf Hi
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

LABOR DAY this year falls IN the same
day "a the state election next Monday.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

JUNIOR CArv has been tried and found
wanting. Now for change
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Democratic Ticket

rareasgsessmsa. Fl0h H8frfa
HEaH + Hi zaHRF
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

Har Governor
B4E " JONES - Pa.aekt
#af xaeHetaFg q fale
aEHE e HnbH - Ha0He
Per Treasurer
TH9M 81 i LITTLE q seHastzan.
Far t8aHes
Har sfarHss lEHHeHHt
HEFR DAVE - Fsfe
For CanamiesidnrH Fl sHsHe sHd2
IS cor 0rfTT= y y sss8
fdr Superintendent II Public INSTRUCTION
i H1HEs af teHoke
F6r Commissioner - s grie i#Hre efe
FRANK HILL IF IS NaBHiH9ton
Eor s71elese iaFfIfe
+ KlDBHE # eraizaead
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
Dyspepsia
eYy0uSre5Sl
General Debility
soas- Tired Feaiins-AH Cured
~ Hoods 5srsapsrisa-

soas- Tired Feeling cured
~ hoods 5arsapariFa-
esf have seeu sufferer With Dyspepsia
aar-oasnass and general debility. taoz
different raadieinea bat was not cured
concluded 70 Try Hoods sarsaparfila and
got Host1a. To nv great i0g haean
to feet better from the hrst dose- Hoods
has a1ade new woman Of ma I am 50
vaars cd and can do nv own work.
8I1as. 8 E1.IzaBarTT FAaES. Central Ark
% Z ras troubled With q tired feeling,
and boffs broke ont on nv body. I Began
taking Hoods sarsapartlla and she bofla
baszB to disappear and I aave felt al
right ever sfues.a VI. DoDBs, Corner
vile, arkansas. Rsmem Der
Hoods Sassan onriiia
Ia the best-she one True Blood Purifier.
Sold Bg ali dru9zists- 81 six Tor as.
I-4s- r1sIT, are the only pills % take
f100d s Ills with HOOD ssarlapariIla-
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

Hood : sarsaparilIa and Pills for sale
at JoHN o KANE s DRUG SToRE.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

FOR eisc8ff Judge
H EVtsis
For Prheaa fin9 attorney
GE0 als%5 YIELD
For Rebseeenfsfffaa
HHgEgEFY EFAH
KfHT E ffe5Ess
Hos znarfF
p AlEEs
FOR eisnaif eleFk
81 y 3kff.ER
F8f eoHHfF elerk
ID . e0eHHkNf
Fsr coaase IuAee
II COEGH0YB
Far Aaeesaar
~ If BBRRorGu
Ser Treasurer
TH0s 3 WFARlNGfS
Ror Coroner
IL : i DEMENT,
rows fffIr ffeErT
Far Iasfiese af fhs peaee
CH6s HkkFNY
a WIGHT
81 q FFRGfsON
If MILLER
r. r KNIGHT
FOR Constable
" , MARTIN
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

IHE PRESS one year and the Gazette
almanac all for 100 in advance.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

- ee7isg aaAss gE 8
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03
MILES & MILES,

o. L. MILES.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-03

r,.tt- are the only pills 70 take
luoA > laAS with Hood's s sasla apafiila-
The sun., 1898-02-20
uadre. for Mexican War Veterans.

LEXINGTON, KY. Feb. ia design has been
chosen for the badge to be worn by Mexican war
veterans of the United States, and tho badges
will be made as soon as possible. The Ken
lucky Legislature will give the badges to the
Kentuckians who served in tho Mexican war.
There are 200 of them. Altogether there are
5000 Mexican veterans in the United States.
Nearly all them are over 70 years old. and
many are much older. The youngest survivor
York. made the design for the badge. 1t Is an
inch and a quarter long and an inch wide OBJ.
long In shape. IN the centre is a medallion of
Gen. Winfield Scott, surrounded by the words
Mexican Veteran" The border Is con- posed
OF thirteen m STARS repres;enting ;g the original
each star. On the top OF the badge is an Ameri.
can eagle an eighth of an inch high with wings
contain the name. rank. and command OF the
wearer. The badge will be secured with silk
ribbon with alternate stripes OF red, white and
blue.