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The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
DEWEY GOES TO WASHINGTON.
The Most Elaborate Special Train
Ever Run by the PennsyI-
yania Railroad.

New York, Oct. Admiral Dewey
will leave the Waldorf-Astoria to-day
a. 1915 o'clock ON his journey to
Washington. The trip from Jersey
City to Washington will be made on
the most elaborate special train ever
lun by the Pennsylvania railroad. Ad-
miral Dewey's personal party will con-
sist of himself, his son, George Dewey;
his brother, Charles Dewey and wife;
Capt. Lamberton and wife, Flag Lieut..
Bromby and Lieut.. Caldwell. A spe-
cial private car will be provided for
the admiral. In addition the following
naval officers, as special guests, will
also accompany the party: Rear-Ad-
mirals Sampson, Schley, Philip and
Casey; Captains c. d. Sigsbee and Rob
ley ID. Evans; Commander Z. p. Wood
and Ensign +. L. Bennett. Gen. Miles
will also be in the party.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
WASHINGTON'S WELCOME.
Elaborate Preparations to Make
Memorable Admiral Dewey's Re-
ception at the Capitol.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Elaborate
preparations have been made to give
Admiral Dewey glorious and mighty
welcome when he returns to Washing
ton this evening, the nations hero. His
arrival will be signalized by an adj
miTa's salute of II guns, and a
randemonium of noise from all the
cannon, bells and steam whistles in or
about the city. From this time until
late in the night his presence will let
loose the kindled enthusiasm of the
thousands who have been eagerly
awaiting his coming. A civic parade of
$4,000 men is only "A small part of the
first nights proceedings for an inn
mense throng of people will file before
him for an hour, their number being
limited only by the broad width of
Pennsylvania avenue. lie and the
president will occupy reviewing
stand built just south of the treasury
building and facing Pennsylvania ave
nue..
Tuesday will be the great day of the
celebration. however, for then Admire,
Dewey is TO be escorted to the capitol
by the president and his cabinet and
a fine military escort and presented
the sword voted to him by congress.
The admiral will ride in the same car
riage with the president. The exercises
will be brief
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

The Office puts in lot of time dodg.
ing the man.
A mans love is apt to be regulated by
his digestion.
A critic is usually man who couldn't
have done it himself.
Sooner or later pride is sure to step
on stick of dynamite.
Sometimes man has to pay dearly
for success after fairly earning it.
Somehow the father-in-law never gets
much of comic-paper reputation.
The man who marries for money ia
fool-unless he gets it in advance.
Man is a peculiar animal. When hs
gets what he wants he doesn't wantit'
The only way you can beat another
mans game is to keep your money ID
your pocket.
A truly good wife is one who loves her
husband and her country, but doesn'
want TO run either.
Ages ago music was considered TIE
food of love, but now the menu con-
sists mostly of bonbons and ice cream
The individual who undertakes to re-
form himself has about all the mission
ary work he is capable of attending TO-
1t is said the smallest hair throWsS
shadow. Yes, of course it does; it throws
a shadow across your appetite II you
discover it in the butter.-Chicag0
Daily NcMs
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Gave Them Good ADVICE.

Judge Rodgers, of the United States
district court at Fort Smith, in releas.
ing three coal miners sentenced to jail
for contempt in violating his courts in
junction, gave the men the following
advice: You have right to organize
to secure better pay and shorter hours,
but you must not run counter to the
law in seeking those advancements.
You have a right to quit work If you
want to. This court has nothing to do
with that, but you have no right to tell
men that they shall not work, nor have
you right to trespass upon the grounds
of the mining companies. You must
remember that every citizen Of this
country has the same rights that you
have, and you have no more right to
tell them that they shall not work than
they have to tell you that you shall not
work"
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
COMPLETELY WIPED OH.
State Deaf Mute Institute at Lin.
Rock Destroyed By
Fire.
LOSS TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Pupils and Teachers Rescued Witbou, A.
cident-Flre Department Powerle.. 70
Check the F1ames-Not IA Dollar In..
ance.

Nothing remains of one of the state.
magnificent charitable institutions a,
Little Rock but few charred timho..
and broken brick-the Deaf-Mute In.
stitute.
Fire was discovered in the laund,,
building early on the morning of Sen
tember 30th, and in a short time spread
to the other buildings.
The fire department responded to tbs
alarm, but the nearest water connec
tion was a half-mile distant, which
rendered it impossible to check III.
flames.
The losses will reach fully S2OOOm
There was no insurance on the buildl
ings, the legislature making no proyjs
ion therefor on the ground that the
state was able to carry its own insur.
ance.
AS the fall term of this school was
not to open for two weeks, ouly about
80 pupils and teachers were quartered
in the institution, and all these were
rescued without accident. So rapidly
did the flames spread, had the sleeping
apartments been occupied by a full
complement of teachers and pupils,
undoubtedly loss of life would have
added horror to the disaster.
The Deaf-Mute Institute was situated
about two miles from the business Dor.
tion of the city, at an elevation com.
manding magnificent view of the
surrounding country-an ideal site for
such an institution.
At the request of Gov Jones Secre.
tary of War Root has rendered the use
of buildings at Fort Roots for the deaf.
mute school. The school will open in
a few weeks.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Entire Business Portion of the
Town of De Queen De-
stroyed By Fire.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROhIClED
Judge Rodgers Gives Advice to Miners
Carl Ashford Stays His son-in-Law AT
Texarkana Cotton Men Caught by
Fake News From Liverpool.
Cotton Men Caught.

Early on the morning of September
29th, the wires from Liverpool to New
Orleans were tapped" and reports
received announced that cotton futures
at Liverpool had opened \ cent higher
than the closing price the day before
The news of the supposed advance was
wired to Little Rock, as well as other
towns. and buyers at that point wired
their agents throughout the state, and
thousands of bales were purchased at
price based on the fake news. All ex-
change deals were declared off when 1t
was learned that the Liverpool market
had declined instead of advancing, but
the cash deals in smaller town had to
stand, causing a heavy loss to buyers.
Farmers who marketed cotton on the
above date plobably received twice as
much for their product as they did at
any time last season.
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Warming to Homesteaders.

State Land Commissioner Colquitt
calls attention of bona-ide settlers on
state lands to the fact that it is not
allowable to denude the land of its
timber for the purpose of sale or specu-
lation before title has been perfected,
and that any violation of the donation
law by donee, and accessories thereto,
shall be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
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BRIEF MENTION.

street fair will be held at Toadyce
November 1st and I'd.
Mrs. Stover was arrested at Berry
vile charged with barn-burning
The number of inmates in the state
lunatic asylum September 30th was 615.
The contract for the Maclsey road
awarded.
At Brinlsley ]. w. Paine was killed
by being thrown from wagon in
runaway.
Near WoodbeYy Calhoun county, W.
T. Galloway was killed by branch of
falling tree.
The city electric light and water
works plant at Prescott was destroyed
by fire last week.
Fire destroyed the steam gin plant
of The Helena Oil Works. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, 81, 750
w. II. Harlin, of Eutav, Ala, com
mitted suicide at Pocahontas by plung-
ing knife into his heart.
Not bank failure in Arkansas the
past three years And the deposits
have increased three-fold.
At Portland a negro named Tucker
was struck on the head with plow
handle by another darley and killed.
The Rockefellers have four steam
drills at work on their mineral prop
critics in Marion and Searcy counties.
]. II. Imboden a merchant at Poca-
hontas, had his right arm torn off in
his cotton gin, the shock resulting in
his death.
Henry Swanson was fined $500 at
Monticello for threatening to kill
witness for appearing before the grand
jury against him.
Ten buildings were burned at Hunt.
ington, including hotel, livery stable
and two saloons. None of the build.
ings were insured.
lie TdllTOdu COiHlulsSlOu mas can
celled the short haul rate of cents pei
hundred pounds on cotton for distances
of Is miles and under
The 10-year-old daughter of Henry
Stone. of Mountain Home, Logan coun.
ty fell distance of 10 feet from tree
and received fatal injuries.
1t is believed by some that the deaf.
mute institute was fred by an incen-
diary. A thorough investigation is be-
ing made as to the cause of the fire.
Joe Smith, aged II, living near Ben.
tonville, was found hanging by a halter
to joist in his house Dependency
and financial worry led him to take his
own life.
E. j. Hardemap, colored, was run
over and killed by freight train at
Dexter, seven miles west of Pine Bluff.
He was attempting to steal a ride on
the trucks OF car.
Six residences at Texarlana vera
burned, three belonging to John Buron
and one each to V. Buron, John Stew
art and A. A. Perry.
Boyd Walker was convicted at Ozark
of murder in the first degree for the
killing of Andrew Burns near Boone.
vile in April, 1899, and sentenced to be
hanged November nth.
T. b. Neal, merchant of Lacey. was
stabbed and instantly killed by S. II,
MeElwee, farmer. The killing was
the result Of game OF cards between
the murdered man and his slayer.
Chas Riley was convicted at Green
wood and sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary for the killing at Hartford
last July of an old man named Grigps.
A brakeman named Burns was killed
in freight wreck on the Pee Gee at
White Cliffs. Engineer Gaffney. Fire
man Rose and Watchman Miller were
seriously injured.
Press Williams, colored. was found
in dying condition near the railroad
track few miles from Van Buren.
The nature of his wounds showed tina,
they had been inflicted with some sharr
instrument, but by whom is not known.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Innd CommIssioner's Report.

Following is the report of the state
land commissioner for the uuarter end
ing September 80, 1899.
Amount of fees, 81, ,26775. Approved
swamp land sold, 997G1 acres, for $l,-
S7.02. Internal improvement land sold
S35. 10 acres, for 1872 "a. Saline lands
sold, 40 acres, for $50. Forfeited lands
sold, s, s,75s.29 acres, for sS,76S.34. For
feited town and city lots sold, S196. 81.
Forfeited land redeemed, 8,12753 acres,
for 81, 344. IS. Forfeited lands donated,
16, ,21s II acres. Forfeited lands decided
to actual settlers, 6,0S3 81 acres.
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Killed BY a Brakeman.

Charles Mahon, an Iron Mountain
brakeman, surrendered to officers at
Little Rock. stating that he had shot
negro named Henry Jones near Nal
vern. The dead body of the negro was
found on the side of the railroad track
at the point where Mahon said the
shooting occurred, with a bullet hole
through the breast. Mahon was eX'
onerated at his preliminary trial, the
evidence showing that he acted in self
defense.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
dN Y. OI z TICIV DuIII.
HELLO, DEWEY!
CUncIe Sam to George.)

Hello, Deweyi-Have a seat!
How re tn boys? An how's tn fleet?
Little weary?-Never mind
You can rest when you're inclined:
Rest on laurels, if you please,
On a hero's couch of ease;
Not, however, till we've had
Chance to show you that we're glad.
Glad you're not now with the dead
Glad you had a level head
Glad you laid the Spaniard low
Glad you proved a noble foe:
Glad you kept your record clean
Glad we made you a marine:
Glad you bravely fought and won
Glad for everything you've done.
Glad? By CAD were glad my lad
That George Dewey had dad:
Glad he had a mother who,
Loyal to Red White and Blue,-
Years ago, when he was young,
Taught him how to,-rung by runE-.
Mount Fame's ladder,--never stop
TILL by grit, he gained the top;
Taught him. when he'd won the fight,
How to stay there, on the heigh..
Glad to see you, George but-say
Don't get spoiled on Dewey dayl
Don't get 'rattled" at the noise
Made by millions of my boys
Most of whom would lead the dance
IT, like you, they had the chance.
Words like these all men admire: =
"Gridley, when you're ready, tirei
Keep that up!-Keep cool, my lad!
Well raise Cain because were glad:
You just watch our smoke, my boy:
Note our overwhelming joy:
Don't get diZzy!-Calm content
Sometimes makes a president
Hear that shouting: prolonged:-loud!
George, tn whole darned nations proud:
Proud of what you did that day
In Manilas beastly bay:
Proud of you:-proud of a fleet
That knows no fear,-knows no defeat.
OF whom the wide world stands in awe.
God bless you, George! Hip, Hip Hurrah!!l
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
n. ousen Destroyed by Fire.

The entire business portion OF DE
Queen, SEWER county, was destroyed
by fire on the night of October ISL
Fifty-four houses were burned. The
loss is estimated at between s3oO,ooo
and 500, 900, with less than S25, 00o IN
suranee. The town of De Queen is
about three years old, and has popu'
lation of over 1000. The buildings
destroyed were mostly frame, and they
will he replaced with substantial brick
structures
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING

Women are now employed as sgH
painters in Berlin.
Mrs. Bertie Smith, postmistressat vi
Gle City, Alaska, is the only woman "
cupying such position in the TERRITORY
1t costs a girl S4OO 10 go to Nassal,
$500 to go to Smith, Si20 for year a.
Wellesley, and between $3.50 and S'0O"
spend year at Radcliffe.
While in Washington women are -
disfayor as government employees wv.
are increasing in number in the bri'''
civil service.
A kindergarten has begun ser
of experiments intended TO discover ",
number of words used by small chiiui'S'
The experiments will continue throas
several years, but in the few hiOn'r.
during which they have been ID piYe pr q
ress ii has been learned that emu
six will use about 60 words, whlie ~
of eight will probably employ mol INV
than 200,
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
sad Death of a Young Lad.

Sweeney Hate, white boy II years
old, was killed in a runaway at Pine
Bluff. The young man was driving a
delivery wagon. The horse became
unmanageable at the appearance Of a
train and suddenly lurched forward
throwing Hale under the wheels, which
passed over his body. Hates mother
witnessed the accident, and just as she
reached him he fell into her arms aud
expired.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
A Big Tree.

r. L. Collie, of Hot Spring county
says he recently felled pine tree on
his land measuring 4G inches in diam.
eter at the stump and 35 at the point
where the last cut was made. He got
80 cuts out of the tree, from which he
made $500 boards 80 inches long, and
9,15s boards "a inches long, or total
of 10, 420 boards.
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Proved a Chimern Indeed.

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Bartholomae kost,
the Austrian who is accused of the
murder of his fiance. Mary Nodicka, at
Bremen, Germany, that he might re-
turn to Vienna, Austria. TO marry his
present wife, Anna Schimera. left here
yesterday in charge of two detectives
ON his way back to Germany TO an
swer to the charge of murder.
The woman, for whom he is alleged
to have done murder, did not accom-
pany him..
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Killed His Son-in-Law.

At Texarkana Carl Ashford shot and
killed his son-in-law, Less Coomer. Both
men occupied the same house. Ashford
claims that Coomer was beating his
wife, and when the girls mother inter
ceded Coomer turned on her. Hearing
the disturbance, Ashford went into the
room tried to quiet the family, and
when Coomer started toward him he
fred one shot, which took effect in
Coomer's bowels. The wounded man
never spoke after he was shot.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Long Sentence.

One Of the most exciting chapters in
the criminal history of Pulaski county
was brought to q close last week Fred
Pelton, colored, was convicted in six
cases of attempted rape and one of
robbery, and was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for term of 115 years. The
crimes for which Pelton will spend the
remainder Of his natural life in prison
were committed in Little Rock, August
18th and 10th, and on September 18th,
the negro pleading guilty in each case.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Awarded Damages Against a Railroad.

In circuit court at Dardanelle, ID. NJ.
Cloud was given a verdict of $1,000
against the Little Rock & Fort Smith
Railroad for injuries received by his
son at Potts Station. The boy was
stealing ride on the blind baggage,
md swore he was kicked off the train
by the porter while it was running at
high rate of speed. The presiding
Judge set aside the jury's verdict on
the ground that it was not according
to the evidence.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Ratea for Compressing Cotton.

The railroad commission has issued
the following: 1T is ordered that
the maximum charge for compressing
cotton paid by railroad companies shall
not exceed 10 cents per 100 pounds on
transit cotton, and IA cents per 100 on
local cotton
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Christian Endeavor Society.

The ninth annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor Society closed a
three-day session October 1st at Fay
etteville. Rev. F. II. Ford, of Fayette-
Vile, was elected president of the state
society, and Miss Anna Hartwick, of
Atkins, secretary for the ensuing year.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Free Street Fair and Carnival.


The Fort Smith free street fair and
carnival opens on the 10th inst. and
closes on the 21st. Besides numerous
vaudeville attractions, there will be eX-
hibits of horses, cattle, swine, agri-
cultural and horticultural products,
woman's handiwork, culinary. art and
manufactured goods, for all OF which
valuable premiums are offered. To
amuse there will be. among other at
fractions, genuine colored cake walk,
a sham battle, trades parade, balloon
ascension, flower parade and a fiddling
contest, open to all residents of Arkan-
sas and the Indian Territory. Rail
roads will sell tickets for the occasion
from all points in Arkansas and the In
dian Territory at one fare for the round
trim
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Coiored Planter Assassinated.

Charles Wilkerson, well-to-do and
respected eolored planter living near
Toltec, was called to his door at night
and shot dead, the assassin holding the
gun so close to Wilkins face that it
was badly powder burned.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
sues for Twenty Thousand.

Dave Hurley, formerly roadmaster
for the Iron Mountain Railway, has
brought suit Ia st Louis for $40, 900
damages against that road, claiming
that he has been blacklisted.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Fire mt NettIeton.

Fire at Nettleton destroyed the post
office and business houses of +. c.
Watts, VIM. Brooks, F. Garrett, L. Roy,
(iarrett's livery stable and several
smaller places. Loss, $4,000; insur-
Ance, $4,000. Fire supposed to have
been of incendiary origin.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Died Among strnnger..

Frank E. McCanney, stranger, died
at Hoxie. Papers found in his pockets
showed that he served in the Cuban
campaign in Company c. First Texas
volunteers, and was honorably dis
charged
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Convicted of An Old Crime.

G.. L. Neal was convicted at Heber of
the killing of John Sivils 10 years ago
and sentenced to Is months in the peni-
tentiary. Neal had been at large since
the killing until last month, when he
was arrested in the Indian Territory.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
BELL0, DEWEY.
Welcome to Admiral Dewey, Rectted
at the Olympia Mems SmOk-
er in New York.

New York, Sept. 3O.-Following is
Joe Karr's (Manville d. Kerr welcome
verse to Dewey, recited at the smoker
for the crew of the Olympia, at the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel, by Mr.. Cal Stew
art, the Yankee comedian, attired n
the character of Uncle Sam.
a
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
Holding the Bonrder

Sally Farmer--If that summer III
er proposes TO me tonight what sH'
/ tell him? .sk
Mrs. Farmer-Put him on lol " ., "a
I think he's got money enough ,.,Sc,
pay for another weeks boaru'
TaIka About Himself L" ,,,adt
One great trouble with the Sc. ..itius
man is that he is continually
shop.-Chicago Daily News
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Santiago Heroes cheered.

Admiral Sampson was cordially re-
eeiyed by the crowd and was repeated
ly cheered.
Quite a demonstration in honor of
Rear-Admiral Schley was made at the
starting point, and the cheers for him
almost equalled those given to DeweT
lie was kept busy lifting his hat and
bowing an acknowledgment of the
ha raoaiua1
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07
At the Reviewing stand.

Admiral Dewey, arrived at the re-
viewing stand at Madison Square at
1:45 o'clock The enthusiasm and
cheers that greeted his appearances
were tremendous. Several times the
crowds nearly broke through the po-
lice lines in their wild endeavor TO get
near the admiral. Police had expect.
ed the rush and succeeded in blocking it.
The Van Buren press., 1899-10-07

the guns" bowling ana smiling with
barred head to the shouting multitude.
A Memorable Progress.
1t was a memorable progress of the
victor Of Manila from the tomb of the
great general of the civil war to the
triumphal arch, erected in his own
honor. The captains of the ships in
the fight at Manila were cheered hearth
ly as they passed. Capt. Coghlan re-
ceiying perhaps slightly larger share
than the others, frequent shouts of
"Hoch der Kaiser'' greeting his APP
pearance, while his brother officers
Joined in tbs langh the shout always
nrOYoked.
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Admiral Philip Remembered.

Rear-Admiral Philip was another
favorite. His admonition to his men
at the battle of Santiago-Don't cheer,
boys, they are dying" uttered when
the Spanish fleet was wrecked and
sinking, was shouted at the bowing adj
miral time and time again.
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Ohto's Showing.

Ohio was prominent with two regi-
mcnts, five companies, and Gatling
gun battery from Cincinnati, the
whole commanded by Col. John {.
Speaks.
Indiana WIS represented by the In
diCnapolis light artillery. Famous ri
fles, commanded by Capt. Tombs, and
the Walthall guards, of Meridian, rep
resented Mississippi.
The Pine Tree state followed with
signal CORDS.
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Florida and Texas.

Florida made a fine showing with
five companies, and from the Lone
Star state came the famous Corsicana
rifles.
The District of Columbia was con
spicuous by battalion, several de-
tached companies, and an ambulance
corps.
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The Jnarme ed Contingent.

Following these, under the command
of Mai j.-tien. o. o. Howard, with an es-
eort from the various veteran societies,
came the unarmed part of the parade.
This was composed of IL commands,
representing as many different associ-
ations. Then came the Sons of Nej-
erans. followed by Union Ex-Prisoners
of War associations, veterans of the
civil war not connected with any OF the
organizations, and veterans of the
Spanish American war. with Col. John
Jacob Astor his staf, and the Astor
battery.
Then followed camps of volunteers
Of the Spanish-Amerioan war. the pa
rade terminating with u Heterogeneous
following NJ veterans. military and
quasi-military associations.
Applause For oIympia's Men.
As the parade got in motion. the
crowds applauded with all their might
the 25O men from the Olympia.
Those are the boys who did the
trick" shouted a gray-bearded man,
and this sentiment met with the full
agreement of the throng, who took up
the shout The cheers for The Olym-
pia's sailors were still resounding down
the packed lines of spectators,
when a deeper. mightier shout arose,
and was taken up and prolonged in one
thunderous wave of sound. as Admiral
Dewey's carriage. in which was Mayor
Van Wyck, followed his men behind