davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
SANTA ROSA PATRIOTS
 EAGER TO ENLIST.
More Than Enough Recruits to Bring Company E Up to the
 Limit

SANTA ROSA, April 19.-Sergeant Neal Brown. recruiting officer of Com pany E, the local military company, re- ports this evening that over one hun dred men enlisted in his company since Monday morning when the lists opened. From this list forty men will be se- lected to bring the company up to the full number allowed. It is possible an additional company will be formed from the extra men, as many more have signified a desire to enlist. If necessary another company can be re- cruited here without difficulty. The members of Company E are all pre- pairing to be in readiness when the summons comes to march, which is ex- pected at any time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
Naval Reserve Recruits.

SANTA CRUZ, April 19.-The ranks of the naval reserves are rapidly filling to the maximum limit Fifteen recruits have been sworn in and applications are on file. Twenty Watsonville young men are desirous of joining.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
The Topeka Sails.

FALMOUTH, England. April 19.-The Tokepa sailed tonight after shipping fresh supplies of provisions and coal. This Is the new American cruiser, form erly the Diogenes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
SPANISH TROOPS CONCENTRATING
 AT HAVANA.

HAVANA, April 1s.-Troops < are arriving in Havana tonight.
 < General Hernandez de Velasco
 < came from Vuelta Abajo. The x volunteers throughout the island are ready to go to the places * which may be designated in the rural towns as we'll as in Ha- < Vana-
 The enthusiasm for war is great The last dispatches from Washington had great effect on < the opinion of the Spanish peo- < pie on this island, who see that the moment Is soon to arrive < when. by an appeal to arms, an % end will be made of the situation * of alarm and restlessness.
 A committee of the Sociedad < Benefica Aragonesas called on General Blanco to-day, offering X to turn over to him all their funds and properties, which are
 < not little, if they should be need X ed in case of war with the United < States.
 La Union Constitutional pub k fishes to-day an article from Le Journal of Paris, in which it Is < stated that Spain, believed to be < slumbering and powerless, has < shown great force and energy, sending to Cuba, without any < other forces but her own, 100000 men. Le Journal declares that Spain should know her best < friends are in France.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Promo Cuinine Tablets. All drug Eists refund the money If 1t fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has |. B. Q. on each tablet.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20
ASIATIC SQUADRON
 PAINTS FOR WAR.

HONGKONG. April 19.-The warships of the United States squadron are painting their hulls, upper works and smoke stacks a dark gray, landing their spare gear and otherwise preparing for active service. The revenue cutter Hugh Mccullough, now belonging to the auxiliary fleet. has arrived here from the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20

n*x #x*** xx##x# *x@
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
For Berry Growers

Th7 board o Directors q the Van
Buren, Horticultural Association has
decided thz- a. berries offered for ship
neat through TIE Association E1ss Dc
pseked II Hinged Top Crates 10
facilitate inspection and all berries
packed IN crates without hinge tops viii
q rejected
L las been decided 10 establish the
following clsssihcati0us
NO. L-Nass - The average .irs Of the general
erup gr0El Firm Al east two
thiris cuZ0-s1 >sezz ahs1E one-hxTi
inca lg1z Frze fruz sxza Ard boxes
oval fzL
SO- E-Con pcse tho=e izsr below TIE average
e We L Eze nay Izcl11= s1<ntly sef.
aa6 sazs.T berries. Must - az least
sEo-sni-Sis eclor~l stem. sooEt ore
hA1 I1sh b11g. And boxes oTal f1L
no. E-Co-pose az berries below the average
Of Va 3 tzetzs1i7J sofs O. sandy her.
ri-s b71x sszzz. SLACK qlzr-8 and Dad
hAzG11x
ys-T sz4- imperfect and z-sez
berries VIII AZ zEECTD.
FASCT-Tes Bad AZ their dise-sEio1- Ezy
ss15hsh a zrE1e 70 os Known a
Fs1GT- Ehash xhsI sE1ra-s Al Der
res yhaca are l. a. rsEpeels s1perloi
- Va "a
Provision l. made FOR redress IN case
grower feels zzgTieved 81 the CLASH
scaziol Of his berri=s
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

TIE settlement he<veez TIE United
States and SAFE e Arkansas. - hks
been nc.sd. il en- especially a3r2n-
tzx-c1z . fhe ar payers c. this s-&te-
sszz.or Be-ry. Il his reo-r. sPeeeh L
tn senate. said;
he eu1trUvsrxv has existed FIR 1fzy
vezrx Ttis sSstlen@r. vii ecies tes
title e fho7sznsaz @ chr eirLz-es % their
homes II relieves The STATE from .
DEBT Amounting. PRINCIPAL zrf interest.
L voa eoznt TIE Interest. - tha ds-e q
sbo1. g -. 90.
I v0zH greatly hare preferred that
tk= h.51=e q Representatives sEs1z1 esve
p&ssei re STATE Ill EIzhgzt azs11-
uezt. hi ths eEors VAS usie both in
tie Izs= cscgrssz and il ts1= % pass the
secA.e bill. x1z ! hare besao1e firmly
eocvizee1 shzs 8 : Absolutely in
possible g hare tke sezzse bill svs1 eoe-
siiere.i b. the hose C rsr-sssz t.-ivss,
AID % have i passed tts<e wi-hozt
szenizezt- Tke 9el=zzEl11 tru1 TIE
state have Ea.i= every possible sz0rs 70
pass rhe bill vi,hozt tk= sE=1d1=nz.
And thsy agree Nth IL that ~ uzss
szks ttz anzzduecs o. have 10 bill
And they agree with ne also thss Z =
best tor thz SAFE ttzz tbs eua-ruTs-xy
sh0zlz &c settled
4 wzzs 70 state farther that ths
az-zi-zct whick h2< been proposed b
tt= hose of representatives vzs e1ri1g
til winter q 1857 presented 70 the legls-
tszEre o shs safe q Ark2rsz=- Altar
> co1-es- = nzSriEy C nat Legislature
agreed . seceps TIE aDeniDe1s. which
i no~ proposed 81 the h01se Of repre-
sezrstzyss-
Cz5=- tt present terEs C IL settle
zzn.. tn s-zte vii pzy . rhs suveru-
czz- $50 81 and the charge @.
sreg1tiats11s urged against Arkzazas
I'll - rsp1siiz-esi-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
VIII Not Exhibit.

Arkansas vii not participate IN the
Omaha exposition and our frantic en-
desv0-s 20 have Van Buren, thoroughly
represented 60 for naught- The expo
si-io1 Management tried game Of
holdUp On our commissioners and
rather than Be heldup they refused to
further participate
After making Al agreement with our
commissioners through q special repre-
sentative q the exposition board for the
state 70 Use lis building 70 display its
rsso1rees, the board refused 70 live up
% that agreement and wanted 10 compel
Arkansas 70 purchase space and oaly
allow them 70 Use the state building
a. club house. Finding our com
uissio1ers would not listen 70 this they
offered % L. the state make lis display
II is own bailiing Il II would pay $500
for the privilege. This also Cur com
uissio1s-s refused 10 acceds 70 and
work on the b1ilding has been dis
cnntin1ed-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
Citlzens Bank.

The stockholders of the above institu-
tion met Tuesday for the annual election
Of board Of directors and to examine
into the condition of the bank. The old
board was reelected and they in turn
re elected the same officers.
The report Of the examining com.
mittee showed the condition of the bank
to be all that could be desired the
books in the best possible condition and
everything satisfactory. rejecting great
credit on the cashier and his assistants
whom our people have learned 10 know
as gentlemen Of thorough business
qualifications and most oblging in their
dealings with customers. The Citizens
Nk is one Of the staunchest ins,it,
~ its kind in the state ana is
- constantly increasing.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

Des-I-s the zntzE0rzbls weather TIA,
las prevailed rh& w=ek so1e large
shz5uec= q berries hare taken Place.
saC1<1 zGcclzg Ike tne amount th2s
EoQbi have beer shtgped had the CO..
ssz-511 been Ears favorable Much
-uz1l= Eaz also eIperleneed II trans
sc-@g 1ns1 CEux . wzzhs9C-s and
Large EarGzsI1.zs Ehict acez-re-i % both
ne w=z1 end q n No Pacific and the
Frisco L portion Ct ths stipusn.s
hsst e - maize xru1ci " way q
Lizzie R0cx TIE quality Vas also
z-7s1IT Injured " the c1cs-sn- wet
he s11W-. shVpest = ezrinzi l1cz
Ez-z
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
FLOODS.
Tire River Excseos Is rszn ~a--1
Marx o. ISS2-Tns Damage
VIII Dc Enormous

ire River Exceeds rs Htzh Water
Marx o. ISS2-The Damage
VIII De Enormous
IL r1ss 1is.z-ro1s uvs-1aE -1z- s2s
bssz expe-sz1ced h=-s within E=zary
# "a es1zrzas : zow iz1aa-zrl1g A.
- be-eazs bels~ tc~n zri q h.sta
dis e thz river. TP % yesterday
u.5.yo the Ezszr e1c7zsi<=1 tks klsA vsser
u.rx q Nav ,. b g frekes All ! Ess
ther rising Il tke rzt= g Il t1e1 A.
k,o-r. Trzsz-zz said zts wzzs- Ezz p
% IT, roadway 1u t14 Fort S1sEa a-a1s--
Te Er<s ir-l-zzs1s or Peorls had G
n izps1,3zzg iood Ezs VIA n ElFsr
ruse = t4ez Tuesday right and = :
s..5a-snze-i % rise tsscr After kQ1- 11-1zx
ves-ssszs pze-i= began E0FI1g 07r O
.hz lo~ rl4ces = ne eoEsc1zs al
driving their s-ack - hiEe- gruz1si-
sri peo-Ia living n aiysrsl57 nd BOT
eruecs Il u 0Ts-zg= s11 b7- few C n
Eo-e 1zii bezza m1El1E CT se1-
r=z.1zy nizef. however. cu0slzso1s
became Ea-s ser551s Ard uzzoe-
ro-s ugved th.ir ho1sek01d Eoo'-s
Thzr<szsy za-zi-z tie scsc6 ~zz o1e
C slsss-rz<s-=rs- Water 70 IN c-7z1
q troz . fsv i1ca=z 70 three f=es
esJFere-1 tn z-s4-e- par & A1Te-sH17
znus h4z baked mo B4hTlsa. covering
9 large part q thx- section Ei.h esek
vzse<- SzI1 rain ~zs reported falling
-e=7 All thrsars1iz< el1z& =1-s oFe--
kead 80 the larger part q tte rssst=1ts
q rhzs sess-s11 pssek-,i - Ard E1ye1 CIT
Al noae too sooz f0- y SO thas eve
rinx rse kixn wafer marx Ct = YEAS
reached zni daring nixhs fru1 Is . ID
izcees rise -ks reported a1i by mn
izx hack wzss- fri tEz tawE b-x-c1
errscs54d n Ar a. B-e8iv2v- Is AZ -
c-e cazIf Sc soEx-i n h.ss-ozs Es7-h-
ing t1z =z.er vxz . be SCI VIA.
IL damage wil be : : impossible 20
sszl-sss 1rll tie wzs=-s reces17- Macy
ARES C 6ze boxing Potatoes are szs-
zz-g-si i fhe h7Ez1zs east q hare As
vel ~ II the rieini-F a Che-uk=e And
i / feared thzv vil D. ruic=1- II
Clarke TIE wa-e- szhEsrged sE4 No
Pseirc track % szeh Al sI1snf fbA,
Th1rs.5ay Eizns the hz= was declared
eloses- TEs wz.zr l. Lees Creek Ess
Alnoss zP 20 IL track q tns railroad
/ b-rsxs ard eJTs-sd tie eoor q n
vs<uz brisge by q f=es- Abozt
tess g ~s-sr Exs reported staining Z
tie Ez-erEo<E power Ea1ss- Il !
feared that NAH stock Etirh I "a.
thCzgnz =xs q gruzzi high e1gzSa d
escape liz rlse las hee1 6rUEEel- !
uzEb=r @ snail Eczse= ard zeCs eeal
s-uek kzs been o5se-Ted drifting 6aEI
liz rlTsr sri 10 doubt the dz-ae
45o4e IL. been n keaEE a hare On
peooss ard farmers especially are lzbo--
n< 1zs.zr severe Disadvantages tbs y=sr
I Lees C-sek. FruE Bay0z. and M1l-
barry crzea are reported Eooting II.
a.st-1z an3z 2ls1g zt=ir banE an
sasre Vii - se-s1z= damage ths-e 4
giving GRIPS
Lees creek 6-ii-e Z SAID % Dc cut c
1zzzs- AZ przseas / great deal O
.taek : reported d-gwne5. sua1g tEsu
shz aer1 u Kings dairy farm
NJ Re1true rsqc-Ez tEzS g-es- dss
If dag has beea done !. The bottom
beIsw Alma AMI L Is tes-sd some live
a.vs bean Igs-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

CE1z Ne le..1eE law lzs- made y
-slu.-=sz =lbiez VII Dc berszr Ea5i
1mg M var 1z1 1eT have be-n
raAt II 1mE= Ct res.,e- Instead q
eng 81 Ser uGul NJ prIEzz== vii
"a FasaI 81 81 Der na11a- All ne PaE
Ct -r1-rr rz1zz las seen increased The
Increase vas -T1sz sscu1 - pr ez1r- Ct
liz G0l pay LA-sF seven 1E4az re-
1nE-1 = z-le =z-1llarse-t az-Eu-r Il EnEET
E1E1 IL zlE-r1Is-zr vi FaT 1H-1 TT
-as.a zr1Tz-sz Tins lzElz1a.s.z Ne -rsz Il
bod IosiEz el0C11g uss-1I.z4 z-zzz
-8ln and pay
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
fICT0EIoS


EIpeetart1z bad ben rife for several
dsvs - 70 whst wUzi be the rs<1ls e
tt@ naval hattie wEieh / vzz na~n
Eus- 0eczr ahoaE Sunday o. M01isy
WHEN Ne114F morning 11Iletf1s an
u111csa that the American feet zr1s-
Admiral Dewey had remembered tie
Maine AID zz1i1ilzied the Spanish
Asiztie se1ztro1 and had taken PCS
sess5oz q Manila, TIE capital C tEe
PhiEEiEgEnz tzlzzis TIE victory E&z =
gi0rio7z o1e frvu al reports. tho1gh
thz details have been Eeagre and Ct
Spanish o<ixIz. with tt= e1cepzisu q
ozz message sens y TIE British r-P-e-
sentative AZ Mzzil4 % his zgvsrrEenf-
After n BATH tke SPzrzz-3s CIT the
czbls zri - 1o-e E=Ez bad be@a -
csived Up ID yesterday EoEzi1z- Ths
EeAresz ez5le ofzce nJE : Hong Kong
wkseh i 81 niles tr0u fhz scece q th=
erz6ie- and Z 5 tk1zxLt D@EsT did nos
feel Ike svarizg o1e q rk= vessels q
his feet 70 carr dispatrhss- II :
nos kn1wr What damage TIE American
sees sustained. b1t tiey A-s los t1o1shs
70 have been se-I1zs-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
Rzin4by Wind.

PwT. o 7 Nay AT II 0 click
Lkz< sixt.. Duncan. / =. sSEn @
I5sao Pe-sozs. Izss 0vs< the OklAh1za
lize, and bsca-ed a1 tae Rock IslKsd
Eailrua5. wzs s-rzek y i terrible
xiz.s=-erzs zkizh z@ariy ziPe5 IL
whcIz s1Er eft q sIizzen.ae TIE rs=s
vas brozght here TINS sv=zi1g hy .
gzrtlzEzz ~ho vzs i Dzz<1z ~ the
tire. All - szys that eTsrT kozse L
ske t1xr wks either blown G b1tIy
wrecked Ozly ene e-a-k : reported.
1-a hat Vas E-z6s esiAi q EEEx1
Jo1zs. wkazh wks killed outright. and
n q E1re peogle ARE hz-z-
Several p@-soss zre missing. a15 : i
shozEns they arr bz-1=a 4 IL 1sh-1s-
Toc7 Naming az1 VIE Esre III D. a
tyizx rEher All hoeE. : = reper-sss,
I'll d.
.LA-ze h-1zx 2z1 szuze bE1zizz.rs ~s-s
z-ske.3 q IL x-uzzd And x-zcxx ef
CEREAL E<resAzszasz scattered fz- -zzT
niles M1-s h1--ur -Ez zs3esi - -he
1lsserIz-Easa -nen Eh= heap= Il Sss1s.sz
hg-iI1111gS -ook srs- NzzT persons ware
pzcz=,z zrs3sr tEz h-aFs. AID rasE cries
tor helz Eers k=Ar-rsasilas-
We-r3 was sszz -r reEzn.srizz szEm
f1- aszizea7es 70 r-s-se the Fespls. AMI
Al Car yesterday and tgs1ay Pegple have
been resrrizsz sh8se zzsi-r II. ECIlst11.g-s-
Tes releg-zzh ErSs ar Ia an cgu-
Ezziczzlsz win Dzzcz1 = hA-1 q GO
Tie z<1ruazs saFs seTsral Fessrla ar
EoEu - he sHsers. All 4 y -afg1-rr-
zheF VII he :sCz,3 zzEsEr tezEz e 1rz.z
Ezli sszze
he E1Sruacn CT IT, sznz.I z1a1sz
e511zi WAS zasl= kzCEr by ne ringing
q helz AMI pastel shsrz- and AZEf-ss1s
q peoPl= ESCAPED 81 eaE== AID sraer
PLACES e SAFETY Fad aEr besr s1r
th5s many u1rs wsuld hAEs nsz lean
The E-sz discovery & Eae EgprEl anna
Disaster was 1srs- y the b1ueiE zi<1r
wz-ch While FarsLzg ths ssr==rz- hu-
the rrrrI3s sEuCps.t DIVA u7ou NJ
Ezzls tsw1 before z=aerzL alsE-u es1ELrs
De given
A report Genes t-uu Ozzyrhe- n ne
Rocz Island Above Dzzczz, taz- =-Ter1l
peerl= were kII=si Aa,t NAY dETzll1z1-z
demolished. bc- TIE rzmor hEz mt 5eer
cccS-rzes1
Ire rFrl11s cane Eruu the southwest
ard passed ST-zrt - - x. a.zErh between
Gz-hri= and OkAho1z Ci-T. bss~SSfe1-
ing = known here q the extent W
d&0sgs do.s hsTc1i Duncan.
TIE szCru lAsee,i 70 Minutes.
While ths terrified iahAbisAr-x we're
rssczing the unfortunate C1ss q seco1f
tornado cane fruu the northwest. bz-
w<s q lss< violence Several h1il5iz-s
vhich escaped ths first blo~ <ers
l=Tzll@i 70 the gro1zi The property
dzzzss vii foot Up many tho1ssc3s-
D1n,s1 = q The Rsck Island Rail
way and w&s thrifty Territory tozn.
bzr today little : l=tt of the place xzi
reports received here Indicate 5zsolari.s1
AID run
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

Tbs from the Prison Mirror. Of StiA
water. Minnesota. ought to be thought
fully read by all parents and guardians
before whose eyes it may come: The
fact that about eighty per cent. of sill
crimes occur after dark-between sun
set and sunrise-should be sufficient
warning 10 parents Of the danger sure
70 result from allowing immature sons
and daughters to roam the streets at
pleasure after the mantle of night
1rows ont its seductive shelter as well
: y2tStion.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT va i

Tts euznzy ee1-zz Ct he sac = thsiF
re=1ees1Fs ea1rlas a1xsEzs- vii EaAHo--tT OF
- 5zzzicss % IL rs4es af szfz erznzFs II
alsz1zEaa = t. Azz3zt q ea-zfF Lax 4AzoReFz =
= IsEi=st sal have tzs peEzr - AzET Ii e
seez.fzz Eh-rs rs G. IL 1zlzzE 81 a. zEIAa-e
srs1e-IE e iEzfr Respective cezzfzesz E1cl
SAL ne kznzu a saE -tazEEF AGz1 : AZ &19
zEsn c-Z-ze1sst Sal - zss- = IL respective
es,sznzfes - ne uz-rszs z E-zkzzE ant rzpAtr-
. uzhlie ruazs Al E-i3Ess Ct ne respecavs
euzr1ez anz - - ether pzrras<- sns1 z1z1 y
saEzsese1 = Ezl.z.1 -e4rss EarrsZeF - eHlzEY
xx--z1zz EzEzllE srzWz = szzE rad AZ find
: za51rizT & IL szzEfet elzezl-s d szcA
e7zCEF shall hkTs Fas=1 rzh-ls rae1 "A Z = re
xEzsral sa-cziga 81 >zAse a11 euzEzT 91esrz
F-esssiias slsa lsvE = zae1 slsrEla1= Ar7rpFee
Az-ch x Iss-
EAeh eleeter ElzT Tase - . zz4z1sf EnsFe
zrzzaz1rezzs. efEt-R zep4ra-ely o. lszzuzlT-
Nizess n aiisiAl Signature kac sal this
6-zz "a. y February 80
Az c HUI
TxE4LI SECRETARY Ok Slzts-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

L A-z EzsGI1x-1u E1spa-ca szTs-
Thers = 10 sa1k ut e Eu-upezu II
szrT=n-Eu- hu- ere e ne met bsneE-
czz- r=s1lzz Of Dexeys Weary l. nat
deep mpr=ssian has 5seu made upCu
EurupeA1 powers VEG can 10 Ergzr
4E1r-3 . bind themselves . ne tas-s
-, nan - nan. the American navy
: a.,Szl % any u the world There
.sI n shis view Of she case
- . xs--,,-~ ~ nat achieved bY
C.gUuOdors Dewey 4 & sc --A1r'a = =
szErs The powers with st.s 1s1
opinion e the American uzvy.ree~
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
49, Will You znt7

Al rh1se desiring 70 enlist Il tns
company q volunteers fru0 III. tosn
suf adjoining country ueS- Do 80 H0s
Iaser tk2z sasszy Saturday. aay - a
that /. thz lint set fsr s1liz-Erg II this
COMPANY Tease interested Z enllsz11s
I'll please appoint . Uz1 % make ll.5
e he volunteers i thar sectig1 and
sad o. bring : 70 z. {. P-rr5s o )
I JeEes. Van B1rens ARK
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

Gov L@Ts Ct Kansas. las z-rsI1--
rssz.-ez- rsl.e5 L Hzzsaz- Cal
E2sSu Eaa eaAsc-l and cniEf CT
artillery 1zser GGGez- TIE EE1ez1
GEcs bald y arr A-ErEa1 = rne
C1aan Any and Ez..1a.ily wounded
Llss Elzser All at7erEs-sis -z-1zst e rs
esue Il Kansas :. -sr1-e1-z- Gel
EZ<z1u En C E-CE1g-ezzUA1 Z
I I-zzss1. TIN Kansas
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
f4aa taEat suri.rs ,at Eesarn-

Nszsz Leaf C4z7. Ne : Es'sssz.sz e n
wsrs1 Fer >z1z1 AK " gre g. - =
- =, 20 -7-i-rs IL Gs-lszssz < A1zzra,-
M l-s IA Eea EruE Az11-.zE s-ls-'es
~ - E4Ta IA Ezre1 AZ Is , 4 Ee-atl-
~ r-1sz vi azazs Ess -r-lnzs ~ - ? a 9
NAT Al arrive a. fErs -zzzz1 a - A
NKTa Nssz ~ Ee-T - s1szAsz - AS -
"a .r-szszsz & III Il TIA Eeex2. y zlisa 2.
= -.-ss4z 1ss.f1s.-x & -esz-1 -.s-sz q -s2-= :
.a-zs AZ s=essszssa1 VIZ TIE sEs11 q i -
S--s-rx Z Z = Hs6 -z-z-zs 81 Ar-1Esl A. i1Az
-s5z- a-.zz zMr-Ezs q EAe sz1erez,ss sssN=
=. - a. Eeez zezez. Ezrs 80 an II
-sxzl4- aue z.re az ssr fE-zzsr mn -
- 4 EATz
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

II ths<e PIPING tines q v2 Ne
Arnley L having ais hands tan k-eptnS
uP ms regular quota q cabinet offers.
First, Post1xscsr-Gsnsrzl GARY found
his health TOO bad 70 lonss- eonti-us 70
dischA-ge The duties Of The oEce: then
Ino- Sherman. Who has since his AZ
pot7-Eeat been merely 6g1rshssi.
h41dsd II his resignation. after holding
P1hlc Once n varSoas capacities for
over forty years Like other prominent
pablo men Shsrus1 did not know WHEN
the end % his usefulness had been
reached and he ooali not resist TIE
temptation q oEcizl life
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

L TEzr peczlz2- spezz1aziezi c1zsl-
-5cz erlz-s - IL l--lz tz=z g Dairy
vie l. G--nsay cn1r-y. Iaws- Th4
tsEz . gzf1e A fzsz1s--5sc. E-zlz ez-g.
~ there = Sc v0CE living rEe-s=
Hsz Il A. q she kazzezoz3 -orx AID
IL. ea1azE,e q -te s-srEG- SCI ara sE-
plgEesi = LIE erszze-ie=. s-gre= AID
hlazSszE-h All -eFAE .hnps-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

TEE gCverrnsn. : paying TIE sane
rates 20 the railroads for carving the
mails Il paid ninstssa years ago Thers
has ben 10 chang In The nail Carrying
rates daring that period he -zilrra1s
received from th= guvsrnnsE- LAST year
On scco1nr of rrz1spurrzrio1 q nzi1
sbo1t 81 zoe. 90. The rates are
enoruo1s and shozld b cut down. II
they were the postal dz6ci- would nos
- quite - large A. Il i ROW a. the close
q the present fiscal year.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07
sTna Press Does ms.

TE Pass I'll sezd . al iIs sub
sc-ihe-s Eho pay o1z ys4r II zdvz1ee-
sT-ae- Ee= szbscri5e= o cd acss E1s1se
a-rear2z=z hare been pzi1-who 80
desire ZEE. O. CAaGs cGPF u tt
Gazette Almanac. book If so pages
Containing izf1-uAiians facts and
szzrss O. . uzl-izu1s e Subjects bssr-
nz u every i4y Lfe-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

Or Wednesday tie p-estsz1. eo0i
za-ei FT-zkzxn Lee % Dc ; major
zsaerzl Ct tt= United STATES Tie n<r-
sep stnzl y . p. Lee u eozEa1a
Il - so-ue . ETszz C1ba. h
2se2ls AMI ne 4-Ey hare faith Il Lee
zr.i = / - EAz u Lad s1sz . Sc
sszz<
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

II few yezrs the United States vii
b exporting sugar Then there VII Be
10 more rsTsu1e from = cz=1oms dirty
ca sugar The beet sugar prOt1ct this
year prouizez u b 80 oo0. 90 pounds,
o. twice thar q LAST year. The crops
viii % a. large - the average ereP Of
cane sugar twenty pears A<O. and zs
large A. the poor crop Ten years ago-
Ths sssrAge sugar cane crop Is HcE
about three tines this he beet crop
has grOSn from nothing II ten yezrs.
Il has trebled II Eve years, trUu Is9s 70
fsss. and Il : likely 10 ID more in the
EsIt sTs yszrs-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

JOES q. MEz5uL, one Of the Little
Rock Alaskan party, has returned from
3 trip 20 Alaska, having left there
February .. he visited Skaguay,
Dyes, ChilkoOt Pass and Lake Under
nan His trip cost him about 800.
he reports all districts visited IN a
thriving condition. Prospectors are
arriving ST Dyes ST the rate of ., 600 a
week.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

PE-zxT DIE ENs sci lzs eou
zzzzcazz1c - Prssz3zn1 NcAEi-y
a=errg % transfer zE4 EzEzzxz
Eslazs3z . ttz Czzzes3 S-z-ze tg< m
pz-vesss g - u.r VIII Spain. AID %
sz-za.6 American seips C ~zr = fn=
PszIsc vz-ers VIII A-z- Quantities Q:
elsAl. sz-rlsez Al x-Ezziz11z-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

We call especial attention of al our
readers interested IN tree planting and
fruit culture 70 the unusually liberal
offer OF the Arkansas Valley Nurseries
Of Seigvick. Kansas. which viii be
found elsewhere in this issue They
are reliable people and make this special
offer only 20 introduce their stock in
this vicinity. Orders should BE- sent
them without delay s-s1
Tuesday evening for the second tine
within week the trestle over q prong
Of Frog Bayou Just north OF Mountain
burg was carried away by the creek
which had developed into a veritable
mountain torrent from the excessive
rains. The trestls was carried away
Saturday evening but had been replaced
with temporary structure.
The first company Of Fort Smith
volunteers bound for the state coz
eentrztion camp at Little Roek passed
through the city over the No. Pacific
wednesday morning. They were
greeted here by large coneourse Of the
best people Of the city. who bid them
God speed on their journey. The
volunteers were a fine set Of determined
boxing men and should their services
Dc required viii make a record fol
themselves.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

EETEz s=sA-s s'Epon The kCoo< q
. soliisr thai ~ iii not Eiae HKsx12
barber Before we can believe him IL
viii have 30 prove rvo PrUrcsi-s9cs,
20 vii: First. that he has any knE'1- :
and. second. tha. ke : = sul1lsr And
ros bueeher. St Louis RspChlc-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1898-05-07

PzoySz1Ss. fov. eo1-e. EE.
ean1=i eoas3z szi Tx-i7zz ezhex supplies
bare increased u price Whyf Be
ezz<e tkez-y r-e<3s than ard Etslse
zko tzrzizh sE<a z-s Amy eu1zrzrso-z
zha=e Ea-rs5tlsz L governed By ste
almighty 1cIl2-