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Japanese Minister believes such an
tnGsrtHLing Would lie Heneficiai

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3t.-Talking Of :he
JaiAatese- i}iit!sh-Amerlcan alliance. said 10
- favored by Senator Davis the new Jap
ansse minister. Mr.. Jutaro kommar, said
flIs afternoon.
The interests 81 England the United
states and Japan are almost }ionuCai. All
LTee countries ara progressive nations
Japan being commonly regarded ~ the
mfAst progressive nation - the far East
An understanding between these three
countries think. might grove of great
benefit % all. The rr.SriFsat advantage 10
ae derived would ba protection aud ad-
v21eemrnt If their commercial interests
"AH alliances are ~ vast advantage %
countries tno nations involved being ANe
50 further their trade ana commercial IN
sreSfa under agreements ~ this kiad
= nave 10 dpu3t t1at sooner or later
,tEere VIII i7a a3ta1t's betHttu tae various
countries in Soma form or other and each
W}3 re rlGc1 benefited ov them II VIII
make itftle or 10 difference ga just VIVA;
form Eo"s' aili4nrf~ NAV - made They
raaT 3e' merely uHiersG& Hdt1Es. bag taey
WILL have ths same effect"
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resistance from Mr.. Hale and was the oc-
cassou % Il short explanation from Proctor.
The senate then took up the Nicaragua
canal bill ami Berry OF Arkansas spoke
upon his amendments to the measure. He
announced 81 preliminary that or general
principles he gas favorable u the coz
structi0u O. canal across the isthnIus
and h. had been 50 for many years before
ae felt that such al enterprise would pro-
mote the interests os the Southern states.
bat always contended for its construction
~ the government Of the United States.
He had been hopeful on this account that i
gft be possible 10 eliminate the Mari
time Canal Company from the question Ell
tireiy lie had voted against granting the
company q charter In 1881. Still, said he.
Mr.. Morgan insists that this accomplish
mont - out Of Tho question at present. II
this oe true the question now is whether
The work Of constructing the canal should
proceed under he name OF the Maritime
Canal Company. or De suspended entirely.
IL this connection he also took into coasld-
GRAFTON the additional fact that another
company would secure the concession from
Nicaragua, 10 take effect Immediately
upon the expiration OF the Maritime Com
pany's grant. hence IL seemed difficult 10
get away from corporation interests but
he hoped that before the 1naI vote all cor
porats interests would ne eliminated, and
In view Of this fact he had considered il de-
slrdols II not Incumbent upon the senate
TO make the pe1ding bin as perfect as 1t
could be made. ana IL was 10 this end that
his amendments had Oene made. He did
not commit himself - Vsots for the BILL
even II his anne ailments were adopted. but
would determine that question whenever a
vote was rea@hed.
Alien of Nebraska followed Berry. He
was not Opposed to the canal scheme. ne
said. because he antagonized certain feat
ures Of The bill. One Of it's most perniclous
features would he eliminated by the adop-
ton Of the Berry amendments, namely, the
bond feature. He was opposed to the pro-
vision for tho adjustment OF the claims of
the Maritime Canal Company. He wanted
the government protected from all loss
and all possible fraud and peculalion BY
that company.
Caffery Of Louisiana, At the request of
1urpe. who was unavoidably absent, read
the latter's motion 10 post pone the consider
alton Of the bill until January 10
doar said ne thought the canal could be
built, and at once. While the senator's did
not know what the canal would cost. they
Kew enough 10 know that lis construction
vas necessary for the protection OF The
commercial relations between the TWO coasts
Of the United States. The canal, he Insist
ed, should be built by the government
Morgan maintained that the concession
OF Nicaragua and Costa Rica was not for
feitabie next October. lie said that the
Berry amendments for financing the enter
prise were more acceptable 10 MIN than the
provision Of the committee He predicted
that the United States would secure at least
, per cent dividends upon its investment.
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POWDER EXPLOSION
KILLS TROOPERS
Flames From burning buildings
Communicate to Powder sheds.
Soldiers Killed.

NEWPORT. r. l., Dec I9.--Fire broke
out tonight 1T Fort Adams In the stables Of
Light battery +, Fourth artillery. not only
destroying the stables but communicated
10 nelghborhooding shed containing some
powder. and an explosion followed. killing
three persons, only one Of whom, Private
Sullivan, OF Battery A. has been Identified
Battery II: Corporal Bryan, Battery Is
Private Kerwin. Battery II. Private Wei.
battery A 49,. Sal;er. Battery A 49,. Power
Battery a. Flanagan, Battery a. and
-. Clay. Battery II
All belong 10 the Seventh artillery. There
were 80 horses IN the stables when the fire
broke out but were all taken out.
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The Toledo Wash. school board con-
tracted with Prof. Spencer to teach a six
months term. In the meantime he has
been elected .olnty school superintendent.
and now wants 10 quit the school the first
If the year. but the board, believing a con-
tract just as binding on one party as on
another. has concluded to hold him TO his
contract
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LAST TRIBUTE TO
SENATOR BRICE
DISTINGUISHED Friends and Com-
rades Follow the Remains to
the Grave.

LIMA. O. Dec ls.-Tvae city = dressed
10 mourning aaa lelsiasss Us Ispeaaea to-
day watle the remains q thF late t~n4vsr.
X Price lie IN state. Tals morning the q,
A r posts. Unio3 Veterans All others
acted IN eacurT % ths First I'ressJvte-
Ran csaLE-Cza, where the remains wer>e view
~ ~ Thousands. while Old cornra les did
sentinel apty.
Among those n attendance with the fam
~ we're Gen saTauss Thomas, u New
York, and ex-fOv. Charles Fozte4. wbo
b2ys Closely Associated with iss sscenssa
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for over twenty years GOV. Bushnell and
80 - - 80 as, present The old homestead
and the church were both literally nled
with floral tributes.
The funeral services were conducted by
Market Street Presbyterian church, OF
which the senator and Mrs. Brice were
members At the vault III Woo1lawn Gem
etery the choir rendered "UnVeil Thy hos
ON. Faithful Tomb
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result ~ former trouble ard thas Rardle
TAD Threatened his life ~ various times
For nearly q year Raniis has bean sder-
t.1@a with extensive electric street rail-
ways and other inpcrtan. enterprises. He
sac Asso k-llec Ed Randall Ia iSs Erwin
forgery.
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and drew a glowing picture q the Use to
which ms funds could be PIT.
A. SIS tire s%nase went into executive
Session and a. so p. N. adjourned.
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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-07-16
SOldier's Hardest Duty.

In letter to his paper. the Harrison
Times, Capt. John II. Newman, of Co.
X. I'd Ark. Vol. says:
Aside from the five hours drill each
day, the hardest trial of the soldier
here is that of guard duty. Each morn
ing five of our privates and one non
commissioned officer are presented at
guard mount. and during the succeed 4.
ing "a hours they take their turn-two
hours on and four hours off-marching
the guard lines which surround the
regimental camp. To all of our en-
listed men this duty comes about once
ever ten days, and must be performed
no matter how inclement the weather
Friends at home can imagine how pleas
ant the boys find the two hours after
midnight when the rain pours upon
them and II is as dark as pitch. In this
same line the lieutenants take their turn
as officer of the guard. and the captain
takes full charge of the camp once in
two weeks as officer of the day.
In order that the soldier may not
get lazy or rust out between drills, an
extensive system Of bitches and pits are
to be dug from one end of the camp TO
the other, and the grass and rocks
cleared completely from the ten acres
which our tents and streets cover. All
this furnishes Il tremendous lot of work
but IL insures perfect sanitary con-
ditions and makes all manner of
cleanliness comparatively easy. All
officers and men are expected 10 battle
daily, and their clothing. etc. is in
spected every Sunday morning with "A
view 10 forcing uprsonal limits favor.
able 10 good health.
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Carrier Must Pay Tax.

In answer to referenc from the com
missioner Of internal revenue, all bear.
ing upon the question as to whether
the shipper or carrier shall pay for and
affix the required stamp to bills oil
lading, etc, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Boyd has held as follows:
This law makes it the duty Of every
railroad and steamboat company, car
rier, express company or corporation
or person whose occupation it is to ACT
as such, TO issue TO the shipper, con
signor or his agent, or person from
whom any good are accepted for
transportation. a bill Of lading, mani
fest or some other evidence of the re
ceipt Of goods, wares or merchandise
received for carriage and transport
alton, and this bill OF lading, manifest
or memorandum requires revenue
stamp Of the value Of one cent affixed To
It and cancelled. In case OF failure ia
issue such bill Of lading the law i'm
poses penalty for failure to 80 affix
the stamp, which IL not more than
800. The purpose of the law is clear.
IL was 10 tax the carrier. and not the
shipper, and these provisions undoubt-
eddy fix upon the express companies
and other carriers the duty Of provid
ing, afiixing and cancelling the stamp
and their failure to 30 provide, affix
and cancel such stamp subjects them
TO the penalties provided by law.
/ This ii an important decision, as the
companies interested have been re
quiring the shipper 10 affix the stamps
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property depreeiates and the untaxed
bond appreciates.

property depreciates and the untaxed
bond appreciates.
The war with Spain Is no trihing
affair. War Is the normal condition OF
Spain. Their chief amusement Is bull
fights. The programme Of the Repub-
lican party to provide ways and means
TO carry on the war with Spain Is 70 cut
down prices, increase taxes and issue
800, COO, 600 United States bonds. The
supreme court has declared that con-
gress has the right to issue legal tender
paper money. The time has come to
make paper money primary money and
enough Of it, supplemented with taxes
to carry on the waF-issned by the
United States government for value re-
ceived redeemabls in taxes and ex
changeble in silver or gold at such time
as will best suit the pleasure and con-
venience of the government. If
treasury notes are issued Reasonable in
gold on demand there will be demand
for more gold to increase the gold re-
serve. If paper money is made primary
money gold will be frozen out of the
business of the country. More green
back ON gold basis will not seek the
CHANNELS OF commerce because tney
will earn more boarded than invested
in business, but legal tender paper
money will seek the channels of com
merce because there will be profit in
parting with it.
There is no need of war bonds that
escape all the burdens of the war The
need is war money. Get away from
the law gamblers and trust the people
Give the people plenty of good money
that the gold gamblers can't corner
and the people will provide ways and
means for the army and navy, and al
the same time prosper in their homes,
on their farmes, in their shops, in their
stores, in their mines, and in their
mills.
1t is said great prosperity is coming
to this country because wheat and
mules have sriz. - There is no rise
in anything except food products and
army and navy supplies After fifteer
years of the blessings of the single golt
standard-years of peace and abundant
harvests, the only glimmer of pros
perity that is in sight comes through
war and famine.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No s.

The county courts of the State in their
respective counties together with majority of
the justices of the peace of such county. in
ADDITION to the amount of county tax allowed to
be levied, shall have the power to levy not ex
ceeding 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 in the respective
counties for the purpose of making and repair
ing public roads and bridges of the respective
counties, and for no other purpose. and shall be
collected IN United states currency or county
warrants. legally drawn on such road tax fund
If majority of the qualified electors of such
county shall have voted public road tax at the
general election for State and county officers
March Ii, 1897.
Each eleetor may vote for or against above
amendments, either separately or Jointly.
witness my official signature and seal, this
first day Of February, 1898.
ALEX C. HULL
SEAL Secretary of State
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Prom The kl0ndJ Ike.

SAs FRANCISCO. July 10.-Twenty
miners from the Yukon placers at Ma
nook. Circle City and Dawson arrived
here today on the schooner Hattie |.
Phillips from St Michael. The re-
turning prospectors, who bring about
80 900 with them. have been IN Alaska
from one to 25 years. Half Of the
party will return to work their claims.
The passengers from Dawson are
confident that the output Of Dawson
Will run over SIS, 900, 900 Manook
will produce not less than $500 600.
Circle City will also contribute in nc
small degree to the total product from
the Alaskan placers.
The Yukon Is said to be higher than
has been known for years and over
flowed its banks at Manook, where a
number Of miners were washed away
by the flood
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MISSOURI PACIFIC.

SoLoREn EXCURSION, Fort Smith to Morrlton
suty Ito celebrate the s2d anniversary OF the
Snan9al hment OF the Freedmen's Bureau,
saat, o.si tr9in leaves Van Buren, at $50 m.
na, ,n July l6 arrive at Morriiton at ~ IS
" m returning leave Morrilton at u mid
"isn| Rate of 500 for the round trip.
ANNUAL MEETING UNITED CoNFrnERArE
Ss ssIhE T,s AT ATLANTA Ga, July 10Th 10
- ne Iron Mountain railway will sell
sIs sd 70 Atlanta, Ca, and return at rate of
i npn , Dates OF sale July l6. II and Is Re
IN, Mound "Trip tickets to Mt Nebo and return arc
n ~, on sac at the rate Of $3.50 for the round
Oct 81 VII w" Is" return Hihi'
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E. s. Dickerson has purchased lots
in Baldwin s Addition on which he will
re erect his residence 80 badly damaged
by the overflow. He doesn't pronose
to enter into dispute as to propertv
rights with the river any more.
The city stock ordinance is still in.
tact. The decision of the circuit court
averse to the city in the case of the
Town of Van Buren, VS.. A. E. Williams
had no bearing on the validity of the
same.
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WASHINGTON, July II. The war de-
partment this afternoon made public
the following statement concerning the
condition Of things In the hospital near
Santiago: On the litn Of July tele-
gram was received from Lieut.. Col.
Pope. chief surgeon Of shafter army
informing the surgeon that there were
fourteen cases Of yellow fever in the
field hospital which had been established
for the care Of such cases Since that
time the information has been received
fhat number Of additional cases have
occurred Every effort will be made to
arrest the progress Of the disease by the
establishment Of isolation hospitals in
which the sick will be treated By i'm 5.
mune surgeons and cared for By i'm !.
mune nurse.
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clothes or sewing for others to patch out
meagre income. Women who are too
much on their feet, or who are unable to
stand the strain of over-work and worry,
are peculiarly susceptible to the weak
ncsses and irregularities that are the bane
of womankind. The symptoms of such
arrangements are insufficient or excessive
menstruation, headache, backache, neu-
ralgia, leucorrh9a, displaeements and ex-
IRENE nervousness amounting in many
cases to hysteria. The use Of morphine is
dangerous and examinations by male ply
sicians are painful and unpleasant.
Brad6eld's Female Regulator, the
standard remedy for quarter of a CEN
tury, will speedily and permanently cor
rect the worst disorders of women. Brad
fields Regulator is sold by druggists at
one dollar a bottle. Interesting and valu-
able books for women mailed free on
application.
IRE RREDFlsLD sEeulhI0R CO., Atlanta. Ca.
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OUR soldiers and sailors have done
their fighting at Santiago M II they re-
membered the virginius IN well AZ tho
Maine. Santiago was the scene of the
Yirginius butchery, which, though II
occurred nearly thirty years ago, has
not been forgotten by Americans,
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Help Us to Help the State.

The Frisco Line is making strong effort To
turn the attention of legitimate homeseekers in
this direction. 1t is not being done, and will
not be done, by misrepresentation but by hon
region Will you help us in this work by fur.
nishing at once, lists of persons to whom il
might be well to send suitable printed matter9
And would YOU like TO receive a COPY of The
Farmer and Fruitman" free? Address +
Winchen. General Passenger Agent Frisco
Line, ST. Louis, Mo.
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Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood.
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because It makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
To feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, :crofula,
And all forms Of
Impure blood.
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MARX HANNA Is keeping very quiet
these days but that Is no sign that no IL
not Mt work. Mr.. Hanna IL much.
sought after man by the big army con
tractors who make II very interesting
for the Ohio senator for all favors ex.
tended.
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Tng commissioner OF internal revenue
has made ruling TO the effect that ali
indemnity bonds must have affixed "a
them 5O-cent revenue stamp under
the new law and in addition stamps
must be affixed representing one hall
Of cent for each dollar or fraction
thereof. paid by tho principal obligated
to the company or other surety as a
premium for the bond. A bond FOR
si2 goo, therefore, for which a guar
antee company had charged premium
AZ . per cent must have affixed - 30 IN
stamps.
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The Press" Does This

HE PRESS will send to all its sub
seIloers who pay one year in advance
elIner new subscribes or old ones whose
ssrrearages have been paid-who 50
1esire FREE OF CHARGE a conv of the
oflte Almanac, a book of 500 pages
containing information. facts and
figures ON a multitude Of subjects bear-
Ing on every dav life '''-
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SAMPaoS's fleet did we'll and what
the American people expected OF a.,
but this does not detract from the heroic
effort made by Ceryera and his men In
attempting 10 escape and none were
more ready to see and appreciate the
yalor Of the Spanish admiral
than the officers of the American
squadron. The Spanish are poor
marksmcn. but not towards.
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W4salggToy. July 1.-THE follow.
ing unofficial statement Of the situation
wac made by one who has just talked
with the president.
Arrangements are being made b.
commissioners 70 arrange the surren-
der " Santiago. Thers was much mis-
understanding a. 70 the effects Of the
Spanish proposition. the administration
At first believing It was Spanish trick
- get away. Il f. now construed a.
booking to immediate surrender and
arrangements are IN progress. Shafter
has been wired the authority 10 appoint
commissioners only for immediate and
unconditional surrender. and has been
Informed If for any other purpose the
commissioners are not 70 b. appointed.
sSOur authorities. as stated in the
dispatches 10 shafter BY Alger. will at :
tend 70 the details Of Transporting the
Spanish to spain.
Later-5antiago has surrendered. The
5paniards are TO be transported 10 Spain
under pledge not 10 enter the present
war and fight against the United States.
The United States government gets
everything Of value In ths city by the
terms u the surrender.
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SANTIAGO FALLEN.
kf.er q Weeks Bickefing as
70 Terms Gen. ToraI
.SURREHDE2S SANTIAGO
hed Eas.erB Cuba Under Condition
thz. He and H Men Be
TAKEN to Spain.

JgKAGg8. July 10. The shores u tFsis
cove have tssa tlse bas1ess plaee IN
Cuba tails afternoon. They were Tired
with the 800 Yeinf0rcer1eats for Gen.
sbafseF who dissIn5arked from their
transports. Sc fat - a regiment and
is equipment Vas landed sks men fell
into line and took Ep the march f0f
Gen. shaftsrs headquarters On the
outskirts Of Santiago Just as the lat
Of the troop were leaving the trans
porte. fi4s cruiser St Paul arrived With
The Eighth ONO infantry. 1900 men, On
board.
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THE crop report Of the department Of
agriculture issued Monday says; Cot
ton returns 10 tho statistician of tho do
partment made July indicate an
average condition Of OLE, compared
with 10 on June 1 1893, The averages
Of states are as follows; Louisiana, 90
Texas, oe Arkansas, D3 Mississippi,
IA
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT No. 4

The General Assembly shall pass laws to
correct abuses and prevent unjust discrimin-
alton and excessive charges by railroads, canals
and turnpike companies for transporting freight
and passengers. and shall provide for enforcing
such laws by adequate penalties and forfeitures
and shall provide for the creation of such offices
and commissions. and vest in them such
authority shall be necessary to carry into
effect the powers hereby conferred. Approved
February 26, 1897.
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WOMAN'S
WORK.

An apt old
adage de-
clares that
W o IN a n > s
work is never
done. This
is true of the
housewives
manifold du-
ties and APP
proxinately
true of the
thousa Dis
who work all
day in factor
les and stores
and half the
n light in
making and
IN e d | II <
their own