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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
BUcKING THE CENTER AND NEAR
ING THE GOAL LINE.

The Body Has a "Gait On" at Last.
--CentraI Vermont Bill Rushed
1hrough.--AII Creditors Provided
For.- --Marsh and BuzzeIi Sentences
Both Probably COMMITTED. --Attor-
General Bill Dies in House. =
Fish Hatchery Appropriation Pass
es.--No Free Text Books For Par0-
chiaI Schools. Hot Fight in Senate
Over Mileage BiII.--Addition to
State House Voted by f1ouse.--
ScandaIous Revelations as to State
Officers Expenses.--Notes
MONTPELIER, Nov. 10.
This Thursday morning. the SEM
ate made monkey of the House by
killing bnshel of bills legalizing APP
praisals that had passed the House on
the ground that a general law just
enacted covered the matter without
special legislation.
The Senate concurred in Father
Abell's resolution as TO violation of the
state constitution by state officers in
expending money.
The governor approved the invcsti-
cation resolution.
The Senate killed House bill relating
to voting for road commissioners in
villages.
The bills relating to insurance COM
missioner were recommit.ed.
Among bills passed in the House was
a Senate bill amending charter OF Hart
ford Street Railway Co. and House
bills amending statute relating to fees
of insurance commissioners, reducing
them TO 40 per cent. Of total fees paid
one providing for county and town CO.
operative fire insurance; legalizing
appraisal and lists OF Chelsea relating
10 support of paupers in jail; relating
10 sale OF concentrated commercial
feeding stuffs; III. 81, in favor OF two
cent railroad mileage; providing for
license of milk tests and tests by Yer
mont Dairy school; relating to inter-
ference by husband with property of
wife i'm case of divorce; relating to
of candidates relating to
guardians and wards.
The House killed long string Of
bills, among them: Continuing the
geological survey of Vermont; relating
o furnishing of liquor to town agen-
lies by commissioners, when select
men decline; reducing trustee amount
o So; the referendum license. bill
liquor ..spotter'sn bill; reducing legal
ate OF interest TO per cent; relating
0 stealing fowls; regulating aplaries;
owners real estate along |
highways to keep same clear Of brush |
elating to witnesses in alienation OF
cases TO promote care of |
emetcries; limiting shipment of game |
sh. -
Several bills were Introduced nnder
Of the rule, among them |
ne authorizing selectmen OF Corinth |
0 enlarge burial ground; one to have
elephone, telegraph and express
harges fixed by arbitrators. when
here is a disagreement to amend
harter of Chelsea, Tunbridge and
outh Royalton Railroad Co. substi-
ute bill providing for uniformity Of
ecords.
The bill for improved school super
ision was favorably reported by the
ommittee on education, but with so
lany amendments that it was ordered
eprinted,
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MoNrpF,IFR. Nov

%tAON - EisifsiAs WV
The Legislature held its first Satur-
day session today.
The Senate passed its own bills pro-
tecting the state'in the distribution of
fish, relating to trade marks and the
House bill relating to seizure of cer-
tain devices for fishing
The House killed the bills relating TO
inspector of finance and TO habitual
criminals, relating to state taxation Of
savings bank deposits.
The House advanced much business
to third reading, including the inn
portant prison reform bills that have
passed the Senate.
Among new bills in the House today
were one requiring the consent of rail
road commissioners for establishment
of grade crossings and one relating to
disintcrment Of dead bodies, requiring
consent of board of health.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-17
MONTPELIER, Nov. IA.

MoNit'EtsiEhs NUt- II.
The Senate killed the House bill re-
lating 10 writs of mandamus and pro-
hibition. The Senate Is veritable
..death-chamber for House bile.
When the House convened, Speaker
Haskins took the floor and stated that
over 200 of the 463 House bills yet re-
mained TO be acted on and much work
from the Senate would also come In.
He thought that by starting in at 0
o'clock instead of 10 the work could be
finished by Thanksgiving, but II this
would not do it in proper order he
would be willing to return after
Thanksgiving (applause.) The House
win meet at 9 O'Clock during the bal
ance of the session.
A bill is in the House to allow towns
TO vote money for destroying tree
worms.
( Among bills passed in the House
were :-Hcuse bills allowing states at
torncys to take clerk before the
grand jury, absolutely prohibiting sein-l
ing In Lakes Champlain and Memphre-.
magog, Senate bills to prevent the use
of the American flag for advertising
appropriating $4,000 year
to Norwich University, establishing
board of prison commissioners, relating
to sentences in states prison and house
of correction. relating to parole of
prisoners, relating to disturbance of
the peace, relating TO public nuisances.
act permitting married wom-
en- to convey real estate. House bills
a $4,000 addition to the state
house, for new county Jail at Montpe-
lier, providing for voluntary admis-
sion to asylums, tightening the tolls
about liquor sellers who hold u. 5.
revenue licenses and ending the process
Of grouping offences.
4 bill is in to add new grounds to
the house of correction at cost of
b, 600.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
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horticultural.

New Years Day was the day set for
the election of board of directors for
1898 of the Van Buren, Horticultural
Association and a large number of the
members were present when the meet
ing was called to order in Hinkle Hall
by President Wood.
The members of the association had
the utmost confidence in the business
qualifications and integrity Of the old
board and without an exception re-
elected them for another year.
The question of a system of inspection
of the berries offered by the members OF
the association was discussed, and re-
suited in the adoption of plan used at
Springdale and the Zimmerman hinged
crate was adopted for that purpose,
after an interesting talk and descrip-
tion of its use had been given by the
inventor, Mr.. Zimmerman.
The thanks Of the association were
extended the commission houses west OF
the Mississippi river for the able
manner in which they handled tht
association S business in 1897.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
Has Its Eyes Open.

From the Fort smith Times Democrat.
For long time the New York Mail
and Express has vigorously opposed
every attempt made to abridge the
rights of Federal pensioners, but recent
developments in the extravaganza of
bestowing these rewards has had the
effect of opening its eyes and compell-
ing it to admit the urgent necessity for
thorough pension reforms. The Mail and
Express. which is true friend to the
worthy ex Federal soldier. says:
Under the present law it is possible
for the widow of veteran who has
married again to procure pension.
even though she now is supported by a
second husband. She may never have
applied for pension during her widow
hood, but at the instigation of her new
husband she may now legally collect
from the government as back pay the
sum that she might have received. One
instance of this nature is cited which
cost the government 80. S00-a pleasant
plum for the second husband. 1t has
been stated that pensions Of this class,
paid to former widows, are now costing
the treasury $40, 900 day.
Again, it is now possible for a
minor child of deceased soldier, who
never applied for a pension during the
term of his minority, to file claim for
the money that he would have received
from the government up to the age of
16. Such an applicant may be forty
years old today, and yet when some one
of the so 900 pension attorneys in the
country discovers that he was entitled
to pension twenty five years ago, he
can file claim at the pension bureau
that must be allowed under the law.
These are two defects in the pension
system that are grotesquely absurd.
and that tend to discredit the rolls that
should be kept lustrous with honor.
Another abuse is the business of young
women marrying old veterans, on the
verge of the grave, in order TO acquire
widows pensions on the decease of
their husbands. The correction of
these three wrongs will surely not be
opposed by any organization of veterans.
1t will not only save the government
millions of dollars, but it will aid to
keep creditable that scroll Of patriotic
names which grateful nation delights
to honor.
No patriotic American viii have the
temerity to deny the justness of the
position taken by the Mail and Express
regarding the reforms suggested.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08

Pistol "toting' has become such a
nuisance in South Carolina that
member of the legislature has intro
duced a bill making it an offense
punishable with six months in Jail and
a fine of 500 to wear trousers with
.'hip pocket. The author of the bill
is evidently not familiar with shoulder
straps such as they use in Texas by
which revolvers may be more effective.
ly concealed than when they are carried
in the "hip pocket. nor with the
custom of Mississippians. who wear
their reyolyers suspended from strap
lust in front of the right pocket. The
best way to stop the carrying of con-
cealed weapons is to make it penal
offense. says the Little Rock Demo
crst. But what is the use of a new
law when the present law making it q
tnisdemeanor is only enforced In isolated
cases. We warrant the assertion that
there are enough pistols 'toted' in
Little Rock 20 dam up good sized
creek. and tle same proportion exists
elsewhere.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
The Citizens Bank.

The above is one of the institutions of
which our people may certainly be
proud of The statement recently
issued shows resources amounting to a
quarter of million dollars and deposits
of $40 900
On Tuesday the directors met and
declared the usual semi annual
dividend of per cent. and ordered 1t TO
be paid over to the stockholders.
The cause of the success of this in
stitution is not hard TO find. The board
of directors is composed Of men of un-
doubted integrity and thorough business
qualifications and they give the same
care to the affairs of the bank that they
do to their own business, and TO this
NAV be added the well known ability
and accommodating manners of it'
cashier and assistants. May its bust
ness increase.
In another column we publish the
annual statement Of the condition of the
bank.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
I. A. Campbell Suicides.

Cold in death, with the evidence of
having been the destroyer of his own
life, the body of Andy Campbell was
discovered yesterday morning by
searchers in one corner of Mr.. Lincoln
field about quarter of mile from the
Stevenson graveyard.
Mr.. Campbell had been to town
Thursday morning and had gotten a
prescription from DR.. o. NJ. Bourland
for chloral to be taken for restlessness.
He took the prescription to his son s
store and had him go out and get it
filed He then got on his horse and
left town, being last seen between the
residences of Messrs. Sneltzer and
Lincoln about II A. NJ. Thursday by
Henry Steele. 1t appears he went to
the point where found with the inten-
ton of ending his life, for the location
was one where it was not likely for him
to be found soon.
Suspecting something wrong mem
bers of the family and friends searched
portion Of the night, but not until
7 80 A. M, Friday morning was he
found by Mr.. j. w. Moss. He was
found in a sitting posture with the
empty bottle lying near, having taken
sufficient to produce death in 10 to Il
hours Mr., Campbell once before
attempted suicide in that manner and
it was only with difficulty that his life
was saved.
The deceased was as years Of age and
prominent fruit grower of this
section. His worst enemy was his love
for strong drink and this Is what led to
the suicide.
The verdict Of the coroner 8 jury wal
in accord with the above.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Rev. East has moved into the Bearden
house.
P. W. Furry and mother went to st.
Louis Wednesday.
Cotton was selling at from Alto cents
in Van Buren, yesterday.
W. H. H. Shibley left Wednesday on
business trip to st. Louis.
Max j. Mayer made business trip
to Bentonville first of the week.
The Queen City Band now meets in
the mayor Office for rehearsal.
BoRN-On Sunday, the I'd inst. to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Lloyd, son.
Miss Mary Lane. of Ozark, was the
guest of Mrs. G. N. Wall this week.
Rev. w. H. Dyer, now located at
Greenwood, was in the city Wednes'
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Carr are now
domiciled in their new home on
Jefferson street.
Where is that cement platform the
Mo. Pacific people were going to put in
front of their depotf
Mrs. j. G.. Evans came up from
North Little Rock Tuesday on visit to
Mrs. T. j. Edmonds.
J.E. Hatfield was in the city Tues
day and Wednesday en- route from
Mena to Shawnee, o. I.
DR.. Lucas was called professionally
to Chester Tuesday to attend NJ. F.
Butler, who is seriously i'll.
At this writing FRIDAY noon) the
demise Of Mr.. s. 5. Collins appears &c
be only question of few hours.
Fort Smith is to have new Frisco
depot. Maybe the company will take
pity on Van Buren after awhile.
Mr.. Frank Fealy, of Charleston, wal
in the city several days this week visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Jno. Kerwin.
! ]. NJ. Jeffreys, for some time pas
employed as salesman by Pape & Pape
has resigned and gone TO Carlisle
Ark.
Only two bids were made for lighting
the streets Of Fort Smith under new
franchise and neither of these WA
satisfactory to the Board of Public
Affairs and they will advertise fol
further bids.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08

Max A. Mayer left Wednesday for
South McAlester to look after the busi-
ness of the Boston Store branch there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Quaile, Of Coal
Hill were the guests of DR.. and Mrs
o. NJ. Bourland Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The company billed for three nights
engagement in our city showed only
one night, but proved to be good
troupe.
DR.. Cass has moved his Office into the
Hunt Block. occupying the suit Of
rooms formerly occupied by DR..
Prescott.
Frank W. Peel, of Bentonville, son
of Hon. Sam W. Peel was the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Harrison during
the week.
The law provides that all incorporated
companies must file their annual state
ments with the county clerk by
February Is.
J. s. Grammar has purchased the
grocery stock of Joel Burroughs, at
Mulberry, and will make that place his
future home.
j. S. Lucas, Of Wan, l. T.. was in
the city Tuesday visiting his brother
and looking around with a view to
locating in our city.
The quality Of whiskey must have
improved all over the country or people
have become used to it. No airships
have been seen in long time.
On Thursday Mrs. F. d. Houck re.
opened the Broadway Hotel under the
name of Rose Hotel. 1t has been
entirely refitted and refurnished.
The residence of Barber Hursh on
Mountain View was slightly damaged
by fire Sunday night. Prompt work
prevented disastrous conhagration.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Is Fostered by the Revenue Depart
ment OF the United States
Government

Government.
From the Little Rock Democrat.
The question raised in the following
communication from a south Arkansas
farmer is one which the collector of
internal revenue is frequently called
upon to answer. and the reply will be
of general interest as showing the
degree of favor with which the govern
ment looks upon the propagation OF
industries:
1.-The object Of this is to elicit some
information from you to guide me in
the straight and narrow path of safety
in disposing of small crop of tobacco.
now on hand. and packed away Tin
boxes) In bulk, In the hand. First.
are there any restrictions on the pro-
duce?, limiting his right to sell by
wholesale or retail-at home or abroad.
where, when and to whom he canf
Second, If the producers domestic
habits and aversion to doing his own
lying precludes him from engaging In
the tobacco traffic. will the law
Federal or state) tolerate the employ
ment of some adept-say merchant or
peddler-to trade it out for him on
commission or for wages3
To the above Collector Remmel
replied as follows:
"All restrictions whatsoever upon
the farmer or grower in regard to the
sale of leaf tobacco of his own produc-
tion In its natural state were removed
by the act of August %, 1894.
while the farmer is not restricted
as to the sale of his leaf in its natural
condition, the manipulation of 1t
renders it liable to the tax. All tobacco
is held to be manufactured that is in
any manner changed after being dried
and cured upon the farm where it is
produced Except resweated), such as
being sweetened, doubled, rolled,
plated, twisted by hand, or otherwise
reduced to condition to be consumed. !.
even if prepared by process, how
ever simple, without the aid of any
machine or instrument. and the same
will be subject to the tax of 8 cents per
pound, and the owner will be required
to qualify as manufacturer of tobacco.
Farmers and growers are not re-
quired to keep books showing their
sales Of leaf tobacco in its natural con-
dition. The law contemplates that the
farmer or planter may himself sell leaf
tobacco of his own growth and raising
without any restrictions. He can sell
it loose in the hand in any quantity and
to any person. but this is a personal
privilege which he cannot delegate to
anyone else. Leaf tobacco cannot be
sold for the farmer by broker on com
mission, or by an agent or employe.
without rendering such party liable as
dealer in leaf tobacco.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
Will BE Routed.
ON the St. Louis Rcpublic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Pot hunters in the Indian Territory
must get out. J. F. Wisdom. who has
been stopping at the Planters Hotel for
several days. stated yesterday that a
vigorous effort will be made in IL few
days to capture and arrest all of the un-
licensed hunters who are now carrying
on an extensive business in the Nation.
Mr. Wisdom is chief clerk of the United
States Indian Agency under his father,
Colonel D. NJ. Wisdom. who. it is said,
will lead the five civilized tribes out Of
inhospitable America to free state
in Mexico, where they may hold their
lands in common.
A wholesale raid upon the pot
hunters, as they are termed in the
Territory. was determined upon Friday
in st. Louis, at a conference between
Mr.. Wisdom, who is chief of the
Territory police, and j. S. Hammer,
who is marshal for the central district.
They will combine their forces and rake
the lands occupied by the Chickasaws
as with a fine tooth comb. No un-
licensed hunter will be left in the
district. Those who are arrested will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Mr.. Wisdom says that there are
several hundred poachers in the central
district alone. Although it is against
the law to ship game out of the Indian
Territory, the pot hunters somehow
manage to get great quantities of it to
outside markets. OF late the Chicka
saws have been complaining of the
wholesale amount of hunting being done
upon their lands by white people. The
investigation showed that very few
permits to hunt had been issued in that
district
"Since the Indians requested my
father to lead them into Mexico. said
Mr.. Wisdom, "he has been in daily
receipt of about a bushel of letters.
They are mostly from promoters, men
who wish to secure contracts. One
enterprising genius offered to furnish
each of the IS, 900 Indians with MAP
or the route for S13 900. Others desired
the privilege of providing food, camp
ing material and such other necessaries
as the travellers would need upon theil
journey to what they considered more
friendly cline.
"A commission of Indians represent.
ing the Five Civilized Tribes has just
returned from Mexico, where they
examined the state of chihuahua. The,
reported that the country was every
thing that they could desire, anC
recommended its purchase. The com
mission expressed the opinion that there
would be little difficulty in closing thu
deal with the Mexican government.
think it probable that large number
of the Indians will migrate.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
w. p. Sadler.

We present to our readers this week
the name of w. P Sadler for cir. clerk.
Everybody knows VIII Sadler, and
everyone who knows him has the kind
lies& feeling toward him, knowing him
to be man in every sense of the word,
always accommodating and ready to do a
favor, and true to every trust imposed
in him.
For the office to which he aspires he
has the qualifications necessary to fill
the same in the most eminent degree,
having had number of years exper-
ience in the duties of the office, beside
a natural fitness for the work required.
Our readers will make no mistake in
favorably considering his candidacy.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
Sale in PartitiOn!

NOTICE Is hereby given that under and by
y virtue Of an order Of sale made and entered
OF record In the circuit court of Crawford county
Arkansas. on the 2lst day OF December 1897, In
an action then pending in said court between
4 Boiling, plaintiff. and Vim Boiling, Jabez
II Boiling, Sanders Boiling Robert Boiling,
George Boiling, James Riley, Ella Hiner and
Jacob Hiner, defendants the undersigned spe-
cial commissioner will on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1895,
within the hours for Judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House in
the City of Van Buren,. Ark, offer for sale and
sell at public outcry. to the highest bidder, on
credit of three month, the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing inter-
est at 10 per cent per annum from date Of sale
until paid, the lands described in said decree,
to-wit:
The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quar-
tor Of Section Eleven Qll Township Nine t9),
North Range Thirty one t3ll. West, in Crawford
county, Arkansas.
Said sale to be made for the purpose dividing
the proceeds of said sale amongst the parties TO
SAID suit according to their interests as found
and declared by the court In its Judgment OF
Partition rendered in said cause on the LIST day
Of July, 1897
W. P. sADLER. Special Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
commissioners Sale!

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
4 virtue OF decree rendered In the circuit
court Of Crawford county. Arkansas, on the 18th
day of November. 1897 In an action then pend.
Ing In said court on the chsncery side between
Rebecca A. Turner, plaintiff, and r. II. LONDON.
George o. Loving and Matte L. Loving, defend.
will on
SATURDAY. JANUARY %. 1895,
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance TO the Court House in
the City Of Van Buren,, Ark, offer for sale. and
SELL at public outcry. 10 the highest bidder on
a credit OF three mouths, the purchaser 10 give
note with approved security and bearing inter.
est AZ 10 per cent per annum from date OF sale
until paid, the lands described In said decree
to-wit: - Tf''
North half Of Northwest quarter of Section
Seventeen QT. Township Eieveu iIil Nort h.
Range Ihirty.one gn. West ir EraSfor
Said sale 10 be made In defaul: Of pavnen, of
me aggregate spra OF sSosAs 70. with iAtsfsst and
sosis sdirdgqa ssainst said defeudsut' r. Il
London and Geo o Loving, and declared 10
be hlst lien upon said real estate
W. p sApLrR Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-08
Elected Officers.

The annual election of officers of the
Van Buren fire department took place
Thursday evening resulting in the fol-
lowing being elected;
II. C. Pernot. chief; j. A. Boss
hardt, asst chief; Jas. Morell, treas. i,
and Clay Ward, sec'y. Better men
could not have been selected for the
positions and their election is a guaran
tee of Il careful administration of the
department s affairs.