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The Mena star., 1898-06-22
More Yellow Fever at McHenry, Miss.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Two new cases of yellow fever have broken out at McHenry, Miss, the quarantined town, and were reported to Surgeon General Wyman, of the marine hos pital service, yesterday. These official dis patches announcing the fresh de- velopments in the yellow fever situa- tion located the new cases in the same house where the first seven cases oc- cured. Camp Fontainbleau, just out side the little town, has been pre- pared, in anticipation of further de- velopments, and the federal and state authorities have taken the precautions they regard as necessary.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
Fresh flea powder at Ja .l<son>


 Fresh flea powder at .Ia l<son'>
 Fly paper at Jackson'S Drug Store
 Fishing tackle of all s,uds at the Postoffice Book Store ls-tf
 Drink pineapple juice for in digestion at Jacksons soda fountain.
 For any kind of an ice-crld drink go to Jacksop's up-to-date soda foun- tain.
 Wanted at the Arkansaw store, d few dozen large frying chickens every week et
 Post-office Inspector Houck, of Ft. Smith, arrived this morning on busi- ness relations to our post offiee.
 Bring your butter, eggs and chick ems to the Arkansaw store and ex. change them for groceries or cash. 2t 
 We carry the Joplin, Monarch, Vane Calvert and Mena Paint and Paper Company's mixed paints in all colors.
 Indigestion, constipation and liver disorders yield to PRIcKLY ASH BrT TIERS It strengthens the whole svtem and purifies the blood. Sold by F. c. Savage and Jackson's Drug Go
 Geo w Knowlton pays the highest cash price for hides, tallow. wool. pelts, bees-wax and all kinds of roots Located at N. M. Roach's warehouse east of frieght depot on Sherwood avenue Mena' Ark. 2e-tf
 J. R. Wilkerson has just received the finest lot of leather for making and repairing shoes that has ever been brought to the city. If you wal, an old shoe repaired until it looks like new, call on him on DeQueen street next door to the Boston Store. 242t
The Mena star., 1898-06-22

Stagnant breath, poor appetite, bad digestion are due to disordered liver. Correct this at once if you would avoid sick spell. PRICKLY ASH BITTERs, the system cleanser, is what you need. It purifies the blood, cleanses the bowels and puts the stomach, liver and kid neys in perfect condition. Sold by F.. 0. Savage and JacLzson's Drug Go.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
Special Rates.

Roupd trip rates from Mena to tlle following points in texas, good lol 30 days, via Kansas City, Pittsburg \ Gulf Railroad
 S27 95 Rockport, Aransas Pass, PofF land and Corpus Christi
 Sl9.95 Port Arthur and Galveston S24 g. Marlin.
 S'ls.95 La Ports.
 $l9. 15 Seabrook.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
IT IS BEST FOR ALL TO HAVE THE COUNTY SEAT AT MENA.

The Chief Burgess, of Milesburg. Pa. says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he ever used in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipation. sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. Pipxin x Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
TRYAND WIN THE FLAG PREM IUM BY VOTING "YES."
The nedals Awarded.

As the medals did not arrive in time to be presented at the commencement exercises of the St Joseph Academy, they were given out Sunday afternoon at meeting held by the pupils and parents. The following is a list of the honor winners: Hattie Fisher, Chris tian Doctrine, gold medal; Alice Gal lagher, Christian Doctrine, gold medal; Nellie Lee, Mathematics, gold medal, regular attendance silver medal; Ruth McPhetrige, Geography, silver medal; Ray Burke, General Proficiency, sil- yer medal; Leila James, reading, gold medal; Mary Boyer, department, sil- yer medal, class record, silver medal; Clifford Coie, regular attendance, sill yer medal,
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
BASEBALL.
.IoNAL LEAGUE STANDING.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING
gryan's Regiment.

WASHINGTON, June 21. It is regarded as probable that Col. William J. Bryan and the Nebraska regiment under his command will be assigned to the army corps commanded by Maj. Gen. Fitz- hugh Lee. War department officials were reticent about the matter when questioned last night but there is ex- cellent authority for the statement that the assignment will be made.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
For Sale or Trade.

The Kansas City meat market on Sherwood avenue. Shop and fixtures A splendid business, receipts from slo,000 to SIP. 900 per year. Enquire at the Kansas City Market or at the Star office. "A tf
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
S5,ooo is S2 q day for each voter in the county. Vote "YeS.'

"I think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the finest preparation on the market for piles" So Writes John c. Dunn, of Wheeling, W. Va. Try it and you will think the same. 1t also cures eczema and all skin diseases. Pipkin K HanaS
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
Examination of Teachers.

Notice is hereby given that the regular quarterly examination for licenlng teachers to teach in the public schools of Polk county, will be held at Mena, June 23 and 24, 1898.
 All teachers who have been ex- amined privately or at irregular times are required to attend this exami- nation. It will not be necessary for such teachers to deposit the fee with county treasurer.
 w. Nj. PIPKIN,
 Countv Examiuar
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
na .,nare by a uaiIstnrm.

GREAT BIND, Kan, June 21. -Infor- mation has teen received here giving particulars of hailstorm that passed over the northeast part of this county last night, damaging the wheat and corn and breaking window lights. The path of the storm was fully two miles wide by eight long.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
Stoves and Ranges.

A carload of the celebrated BridgeS Beach cook stoves and ranges just re ceived at the Lloyd hardware store on De Queen street. Please call and eS' anime the neatest and best stove ever offered for sale in Polk county. ls-u
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
A new Court House Freel Why certainly we will all Vote 'yes.'

The editor of the Evans City, Pa, Globe, writes: "One Minute Cough Cure is rightly named. It cured my children after all other remedies failed" It cures coughs. colds and all throat and lung troubles. Pipkin & Hanas
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
The Nicarnrna CannI.

WAsHISGToN, June 21 The senate committee on the Nicaraguan canal has agreed to report n bill providing for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal, but on lines very different from those of bills previously reported.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22

Large well ventilated rooms for rent over the HuSg1ns' store building on Sherwood avenue one block west Of the depot. For information call at store or at this office. l4-tf
The Mena star., 1898-06-22

C.. F. NirhoIls, the DeQueen street 'n''af market man, keeps full supply of ch"ice meats, cured and fresh, constantly on hand, the best the market affords in it's season. If
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
Weather Report.

Following is the weather report iu o week ending June l9, reported by : Ii. Hopkins. of Dallas:
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
openinns for rhy..eI. N.

Openinws for Ihy*- eiT 'N.
 In Hungary there are thousands of villages and hundreds of small towns without doctor within ten miles.
The Mena star., 1898-06-22
W. Nj. PIPKIN, County Examiner.
Price List of R. s. Owen.

9 lbs. Arbuckle coffee $1.00 10 lbs. good green coffee loo 30 lbs. navy heans loo 20 lbs. best Y. C sugar LOO 30 lbs. steel wine nails LOO 22 yds. yard wlde domestic loo 25 yds. s sood checks LOO yds. genuine 'umbolt jeans loo 20 yds. standari prints 100 1 LippencotL keen kutter or Kel-
 ly perfect axe 50 1 pair good traces 616 feet long 30 pair extra heavy traces feet
 long 50 100 los. full patent flour 2.65
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The Mena star., 1898-06-22
N. B. HARDEN,
Contractor and
 Build Q r. .----~aAaaessl.

Estimat es made on Brick, Stone or Frame build ings. All work first class.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
Local Improven. mt.

A year ago, the I'd or Sd Of next July,
the Woman's Local Improvement
league met and planned to beautify
our city. Since then no meeting has
been called, none CT the plausible i'm
proVements have been undertaken by
the league, and time speeds on toward
another annual election. Meanwhile,
the needs grow apaca, papers, rags and
Feelings decorate the walks and the
roads,and ugly pictures Inc ur streets.
What is the matter? Nature has
strewn over the bluffs and wales Of
st. Paul infinitely more possibilities for
beauty than ever the flats of the sister
city, but because we are given more
talents, is not reason why we should
bury them.
When Amber" stood upon the curve
Of Oakland venue and looked over the
upper levee to the opposing bluff she
rhaiVe ed at the beauty that nature had
preserved in spite of man, and she
wrote poetic description of the scene
fer her paper. But to what hei hts Of
ecstasy must she have flown at the
sights and smells about Market hall!
We wonder whether her poetic soul
was not stirred to its depths at the
evidences of unchecked expectoration
in our cars and on our reefs. Women
are excellent house cleaners, when they
Cnce get at it. When will organized
women get their genius for cleaning
In operation on cur streets?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
art got in 1883 was turned into 1000
plurality for the Red Wing Hall in

art got in 1883 was turned into 1000
plurality for the Red Wing Hall in
1890.
If March was one Of the 1000 men
of sense in that district in 1890, he had
ample justification. Congressional tim
Der had shriveled to hazel brush when
Oar Hall could be selected or
elected. If more unfit man
in every way, more ignorant
one, ever broke into congress than
Hall, we are not aware of his exis-
tence. Tim Campbell was a pedant
in comparison. 1t was he who, at a
meeting at Red Wing, held to ratify
his nomination and give his campaign
a red-fire send-off. opened his speech
with the wish that the acrimony of
the campaign might be pleasant. In
congress he made a speech on the
Mckinley bill which was a wonder.
He was a state senator when elected
and held his seat, drawing the two
salaries of senator and representative
in congress, thriftiness in harmony
with the transactions attending the
passage of the notorious House File
1877 If March couldn't stomach a re-
nomination of this ignoramus, he show
ed excellent good Judgment, and it
should count in his favor instead of
against him now.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09

The senate rejected the appropria-
ton made by the house for continuing
the experiment Of rural delivery of
mail. The trials made by Postmaster
General Wilson proved the practical
bility of the plan, but the house re-
treated before the prospect of the i'm
mense cost If extended over the en-
tire country. Still, as a matter Of sim
pie justice, there is no reason why the
country should not have it's mail
brought to the door. If the cities are
to be thus accommodated. It would
seem as If voluntary plan that OBJ
tains in some localities might be
adapted to general official use. Farm
ers along a star route provide boxes
at the roadside, and the carrier asserts
the mail and drops into each box the
mail matter belonging to it, taking out
such outgoing mail as he finds in it..
When purely business principles OBJ
tain in the management Of the depart
ment, some way will be found to give to
the country districts the privileges now
enjoyed by jewellers in cities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
1t is a surprising fact that 50 ~

1t is surprising fact that so many
Of these young men who have offered
to enlist or to be enlisted should be
rejected by the examining surgeons
for defects that impair their capacity
for soldering. That as many as one
out Of seven, as was the case In one
company, is defective In essential
points, or that one In ten is, as in other
companies, is hardly creditable to our
modern life. We find the condition is
not peculiar to. Minnesota. Out of 53S
members Of the Third regiment of
Wisconsin volunteer Infantry flfty-five,
or over 10 per cent, were rejected. The
inspection Of Illinois troops gives about
the same percentage Of detectives. It
would be worth ascertaining how the
capables compare as between compa-
MES recruited from the young men
OF the cities and country. 1t does not
follow that man will not be able to
perform the work of soldier because
a surgeon finds blemishes on him. We
recall the case of a young man who en-
listed In an early Wisconsin regiment
during the Civil war who had had sew
eral hemorrhages and was supposed
to be confirmed consumptive. He
made good soldier, performed all his
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
Bands of Mercy.

The vigorous Band of Mercy move
ment, which originated with Miss
Wright, principal Of the Monroe school
is an example of a pocket find' in
the line of children's work The Sun
day schools and the Loyal Legions do
their work, but it remained for the
lovers of children, especially of boys,
to find something that would go with
the urchins into the woods, on the play
ground and on the streets This the
Band of Mercy organizations have
done. The boys are made guardians
of the helpless and harmless and the
very attitude quickens their spirit of
chivalry
The enterprise is we'll worth the sup
port of the Public School Union, too.
as nothing has tended to create so
lively a common interest between
teachers and parents as the enthusi-
asm of the children in the band meet
ings, where both teacher and parent
come in contact.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
get what you are looking for and be
at the bitter end when it's all over.
Business Conditions.

Existing business conditions, not
withstanding the fact that war is in
progress between the United States
and a foreign nation of some consider
able IMPORTANCE in it's relations to the
world at large, are, for the most part,
satisfactory in every department of
material activity and development.
Following the disaster to the Maine,
the immediate effect upon the people
seemed similar to that experienced by
an individual after receiving a severe
bow on the head. The nation seemed
stunned and dazed. When suspicion
first pointed to Spanish treachery as
the cause, and the spirit of war becam :
reused, II moved forward with treme n
dous energy; but at the same time
without any particular disturbance to
the ordinary currents OF trade. This
was probably due. in a large measure,
to the confidence with which the pub
lie anticipated the outcome. During
the tendency of doubt, Wall st.e t
speculation appeared to be about the
only element rejecting any unaasine s;
Lat the manner in which the stock ox
change responded to the news of last
weeks victory and the presence Ct
large foreign orders for the purchase
Of shares at advanced prices afford
substantial promise of the cond.t ons
which will surely prevail when tn ,
conflict shall have been brought to al
end by the prompt measures which
have evidently been applied
Bradstreets, in a recent review, re-
CARDS as the most notable, because
the most uniform feature the una
nimity with which quotations of leading
staples have advanced in price.
The fact is. the war came just at a
time when every industry was en-
tering upon renewed life after long
period of depression and one of the
best harvests, commanding the highest
prices the country has ever enjoyed.
The old world is looking to us for
supplies. Our export trade is being
gradually augmented. According to
r. G. Dun & Co.'S statistics, four
months shipments from New York
showed an increase over the same pc
Rod of 1897 amounting to $50, 5S1, 734.
Our imports are also growing in VOL
ume, which fact gives evidence of i'm
provement in purchasing power.
There is already a disposition mani
fest to discount success in the war.
A severe reverse to one of our fleets
might check this tendency; but the
crops are planted or in progress of
planting, the exhausted supply of man
ufactured goods necessitates rapid
production to rep!enish stocks, industry
prevails hands are busy, the signs are
promising and there is no reason why
the existence of the war alone should
disturb, in the least, the industrial,
commercial or economical conditions Of
the country. Anxiety will necessarily
develop now and then with respect to
the effect of the weather of the COM
ing season upon the growing crops;
but that is an element common to ev-
cry year, whether marked by peace or
war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
DONS WERE FULL OF FIGHT
Continued from First Page.


wounded on board the Castillo In
deed, some estimates place the number
Of Spanish wounded during the en-
gagement at over a thousand men.
The Olympia was struck five times
about her upper works, and a whale
boat of the Raleigh was smashed.
Although the Krupp guns on the es-
planade of Manila were fired continu-
ously during the engagement. Commo-
dore Dewey did not reply to them, and
the battery afterwards hoisted a white
flag in token Of surrender
The terms of the capitulation were
still unsettled when the McCulloch left
Manila, and it was said Commodore
Dewey feared rioting upon the part Of
the insurgents if he attempted a bonn
bardment Of the remaining fortifica-
lions at Manila.
The forts at the entrance of the bay
were dismantled Wednesday after they
had capitulated
1t is said the American commodore
ordered the cable to be cut because
the Spaniards refused to permit him to
use 1t pending the complete surrender
Of the city.
Spanfards No Cowards.
It is said that the Spanish ships did
not get under steam until after the
alarm was given. 1t is said also that
the Spanish commander informed the
governor general that it was advisa-
ble to surrender in the interests of
humanity. as it was impossible to re-
slst successfully, but that he and his
men were willing enough to fight and
die.
Even when the Spanish flagship was
shot half away, her commander,
though wounded, refused to leave the
bridge till the ship was burning and
sinking, her stern shattered by shell
and her steam pipe burst.
AS yet, there are no further details
of the fighting. After it was over,
Commodore Dewey sent an ultimatum
to the city battery, ordering it to cease
firing or he would lombard.
The Petrol chased a gunboat UP the
river Pasig, and the Spanish captain
came in a boat to negotiate condi-
lions of surrender. The American cap
tain replied: Unconditional surrend =
or fight"
To this the Spanish answered: We
are willing to fight Please allow us to
send for ammunition, beea ass gu"
store is exhausted.
On a proposal to tsSS existing au-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
GRAND.

GHANC.
If one were Inclined to be critical, one might
complain that "A Hot Old Time" is not built
on the lines that have been laid down by the
carpenters of the drama or the comedy. 1t
probably lacks symmetry proportion. story,
plot, detail, cogency and other things. but It
made the audience laugh, and 1t bears the
ear marks of prosperity. 1t is to be con-
coded that for two mortal hours last night a
very large number of people sat in the Grand
opera house and shrieked and yelled with de-
light The public may be largely In the
"chump" category but the public is not to
be ouarreled with because 1t sees things to
laugh at when there is nothing.
judged by the enjoyment 1t gave the audi
ence, "A Hct Old Time is the best show that
has been seen here this season. Judged by
any other sort CT standard, 1t is little bit
the worst that was ever seen anywhere.
There is but one element to il: go" There
is never minute while the curtain Is up that
there is not something in the way OF action
going on. The business" is ludicrous to a
degree, and it makes people laugh. There Is
neither plot nor dialogue nor any kind Of ex-
cuse for the uproarious hilarity that IS going
on but it is infectious-the hilarity-and peo-
pie join in with the buffoons and there you
are.
John Ray would not be totally bad If he
had anything to do. He occasionally threatens
to give vent to something really humorous,
but 1t never can happen because of the row
that Is going on. He has a makeup that is
funny.
Mrs. Ray is painfully reminiscent of May
Ten Brock at her worst, but Ten Brock was
never handicapped by anything like the voice
that Mrs. Ray drew when voices were given
out. Miss Josie C.aflin can dance, but she
Is not permitted to dance much, for it would
interfere with the "go" of the piece. Ber-
nard Dyllon might sing if he did not have TO
rear around the stage in manner that makes
him forget not only the music but the lines Of
the song he ought to sing.
The other persons. named on the bill do as
well as anybody could do under the circum-
stances.
In spite Of all this, the thing amuses people.
and 1t does not seem to lose any CT it's capac-
ity 10 amuse as long as the curtain is up.
When the curatin went down the audience
demanded that: 1t go up again, and it went up
exposing Mr.. and Mrs. Ray in the middle of
the stage. They were there only because the r
names are printed in black-face letters on the
programme. 49,
"A Hot Old Time'' will continue during the
week. with the usual matinees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-09
Another Mortg ag. Red I'm ed.

The president continues to administer
severe shocks to those who placed con-
fidence in his avowals of regard for the
spirit as well as the letter of the law
reforming the civil service. Now and
the Quays, the Platts, or the Elkins,
and occasionally redeems one of Han
mas mortgages, and whenever he oes
it is at the sacrifice of every principle
of the reform. 1t is but recently that
he displaced the commissioner of fish
cries, a nan appointed in compliance
with the law that provides that the
incumbent shall be a man of science,
especially leScned in pisciculture, and
appointed man utterly without the
qualifications prescribed, simply be-
cause Steve Elkins wanted a place for
one of his good fellows"
No greater harm will result from
that than the injury to the esteem in
which the president is still held. No
public interest will suffer, for, like all
these commissions, it is largely a mat
ter of leather and prunella. But there
was one bureau over which there has
Pre- sided for five years a man eminent
ly qualified, who has redeemed it from
the mere perfunctoriness with which
it's work was done before and made
it one of the most valuable Of the
governments minor offices We refer
to the bureau of treasury statistics.
EVERY person who has had occasion
to study economics and to consult sta
tlstlcs OF trade, or finance production
and consumption, any or all of the
factors that enter into the science of
political economy, has felt the obl;ga-
tons he was under 20 the labors of
MI. FORD, until last week the statis-
tlclan OF the bureau. From compare
tive uselessness he has raised his
| bureau to one of high efficiency.
HIS retention has done much to modi-
! fy the cenSure that some of the scan
| dalouS appointments meritsd, and now
he is removed. And for whom? One
Austin. And what is his claim? That
he has been the managing editor Of
Hanna's literary bureau, which, since
| the opening of the campaign of 1896
| mas been sending out from room /
| Glover building. to Republican country
| EDITORS, those prepared editorials and
| that mass of transformation and mis-
statement in plate matter with which
THESE assisted editors have been stuff
ing their readers under the guise of sta
tlstIcs. He must be provided for. and
IN this place he can make himself lisp
1ni IN the fall and ensuing campaigns
and for this purpose the interests Of
economic students all over the country
and, through them. those Of thu coun.
Try are to be put at risk, with every
presumption in favor of their sacrifice
IL Is incredible that a man who has
SHOWN such gross incompetence to dea
with facts and statistics as this fellow
Austin has in his Hanna bureau worl
VIII display any better qualities as
statistician of the treasury.