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The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
The Nicaragua Canal,

The Morgan Bill for the construction
OF the Nicaragua Canal. as it passed the
senate, continues the name of the Mari
time Canal Company. 1t provides for
the issuance of 900 900 shares of 800
each. The canal company is required
TO call in all the stock issued except that
held by the Nicaragua and Costa Rican
governments. The company is required
TO redeem and cancel all bonds and scrip
heretofore issued by the company and
to satisfy all cash liabilities To enable
the company to comply with this re-
quirement treasury warrants to the
amount of 50, 900, 900 are authorized
with proviso TO the effect that only so
much of the amount shall be paid as
shall be required to pay the actual cash
value of the rights. privileges, franchises
and property at the time of the payment
the value to be determined by commits
sioners to be appointed by the president.
This being done, the secretary of the
treasury is authorized to subscribe for
925, 900 shares of the company stock
for the government of the United States
The present members of the board of
directors are then to resign and board
Of seven is TO be appointed in their stead
consisting of five on behalf OF the United
States and one each on behalf of Nicar
aqua and Costa Rica. The directors on
behalf of the United States are to be ap
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the senate. No two of them are to
be residents of any one state and no per
son who has heretofore been interested
IN the canal company is 10 be appointed
to this office. They are also prohibited
from being interested in contracts on
the canal.
Each of the directors except the presi-
dent is to receive a salary of s., . 900 per
year land the PR sident is to have So.
900. All travelling expenses are to be
paid. Annual reports are required
There is a provision against declaring a
dividend except upon the net earnings
The company is authorized 10 contract
for the completion of the canal within
six years. The payments are restricted
to $40. 000, 000 annually. The canal is
% be large enough for the use of the
largest seagoing vessels, at a cost not 10
exceed the estimates of the engineers
and not 10 exceed Si15 600. 600. - This
amount is made a permanent appro-
priation for the work. to be used rs occa
sion may require. The bill gives The
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
Tribute TO Dlngley.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Nelson Dingley gained his first repu
tation and influence in his native state
as a journalist. His work on the Lewis
ton Journal began in the year of the
Fremont campaign. There he learned
to study public questions and public
opinion, and he kept that study up for
more than forty years. He grew stead
lily in the estimation first of his neigh
bors, then of his state, and finally of
the country. As a member of the Maine
legislature he learned much that was
valuable to him afterward in congress,
where his larger public career began
for the post of Governor of Maine.
which he filled before being sent to
Washington, is rather honorable than
conspicuous.
In congress Mr.. Dingley paid especial
attention to commercial and economic
questions, and the development of the
merchant marine but he was as careful
about all public business as if it had been
his own. He came to be the leader of
his party in the house, and he won his
way to that distinction by hard work,
b. his clear comprehension of the often
intricate details of legislation, and
more than all, by the genuine soidity
and strength of his character. Plenty
of men, specifically brilliant, were less
respe, ted. The house knew that Mr..
Dingley was a conscientious and high
principled man, who said nothing that
he did not mean, who never bothered
it unnecessarily, and who had genius
for business, a much more useful quail
ity than the genius for words. The
house trusted him. His political op-
ponents knew that he would do nothing
mean or tricky. The statesmen with
fireworks are always numerous enough
He was a statesman with the tranquil
strength of knowledge of what he talked
about; he did not talk too much.
About the tariff bill which bears his
name, and other measures which he
supported or opposed, controversy may
continue, but as to his faithful public
service, his patient and patriotic labor
there can be but one voice praising him
for an honorable and useful public life.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
HON. A. II. GARLAND
6uccumbs 10 a Stroke OF Appoplexy
While Engaged In Arguing Case
Before the Snprem Court.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Hon. Angus
tus II. Garland was stricken with ap-
poplexy while addressing the United
States supreme court at 49, o. clock
this afternoon. He died within ten
minutes. The occurrence came with
startling and tragic unexpectedness
changing the usual calm dignity of the
court into temporary confusion, while
the dying man was carried from the
chamber. Futile efforts to alleviate his
condition were made. When the court
convened at noon MIR. Garland resumed
his argument In the case of Towson VS..
Moore, which had been begun yester
day. Mr. Garland spoke calmly and
with no evidence of agitation or effort
He had read from law volume and
had followed with the sentence; This
your honors. is our contention. AS
the last words were uttered Mr.. Gar
land was seen to raise his hand and
then gasp. He tottered and fell side
wise. striking against chair. over
turning il as he fell heavily TO the floor.
A succession of loud, deep gasps came
from him AS he lay ON the floor. His
associate in the case, Mr.. Franklin
Maokey, was at once by his side, and
with the other counsel officials the head
of the dying man was raised his shoes
removed and draft of water given
him. A desthly pallor had overspread
his face. and this soon gave place to a
deep purple, which foretold the gravity
of the attack. He was carried from the
chamber across to the room of Chief
Clerk McKenny and there placed on a
sofa. Senator Gallinger. who is ply
sician, was near at hand. A single
glance told him the attack would be
fatal. Within ten minutes of the
time Mr.. Garland breathed his last
The court In the meantime postponed
the case In which MIR. Garland was en-,
gagged until the seriousness OF the attack
was known, and proceeded with other
business. Word Of the tragedy was soor
noised through the capitol aud senators
and representatives rushed 20 the court.
room. The two Arkansas senator's
Mr. Jones and Mr.. Berry, were among
the first 10 view the body. and follow.
ing them was long line Of persons high
in legislative aud legal circles who had
been associated with Mr. Garland at
various times in his long aud notable
public services.
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Hood e1ssan pstiiia
D.tt are the only pills to take
lICON . + ialo with Hoods Sarsaparilla
Three Sucumb.

A little year old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Childers fell victim of that
dread disease meningitis Tuesday morn :
ing after an illness Of but "a hours.
At noon Thursday the second one two
year-old son sucumbed to the disease
after an illness of "a hours. A 7year-
old daughter WAS also taken with the
disease that day, while Oscar, the old
est one died at four o clock yesterday
morning and at last reports the little
daughter is very i'll While the disease
may not be contagious. it appears as ii
must be communicable in some manner.
In several places in the Territory the
disease seems almost epidemic
The stricken family have the sy,upa
thy of the entire community in their
affliction.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
Thought II Unnecessary,

The following is from the ST. Louis
Republic of last Sunday. The Hameis
ter s will be remembered here, for il
was the straying from home of their lit
tie child, part Of whose remains were
later found in Frog Bayou, that excited
the whole community for several weeks.
Hameister was bad manager and had
become badly involved in debt and one
day skipped the country after getting a
number of worthless checks cashed by
our merchants but before that time he
had born good reputation. Mrs. H.
got divorce for desertion, but it ap.
pears from the following they again be
came reconciled:
Among the marriage licenses on which
returns were not made to the recorder
of deeds, was one issued to Heinrich
Hameister and Catherine Hameister last
September.
They were married ten years ago and
divorced. She obtained the decree on
the ground of desertion. They became
reconciled and. having been married
once, they did not think that it was
necessary to have second ceremony
performed. They lived at No. 2OO7
Market street. When they saw their
names in the paper in the list of unre.
turned licenses which was forwarded IN
the circuit attorney some days ago bv
the recorder of deeds they fastened IN
Justice Haughton's S office and were
married. They have three children
two girls and boy.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

government a lien upon the property to
secure the repayment of the moneys
advanced and the president is empow
cred to declare forfeiture of the property
to the United States without the neces.
sity of judicial or other ascertainmenf.
Thereafter full title is TO rest In the
United States. The president is auth :
orized to suspend payments at any time
The president is also authorized to Sc
cure any change in or mobilization of
the terms of the concession. either from
the eoncessionaries or from Nicaragua
and Costa Rica. In case of failure IN
such negotiations the president is also
empowered to negotiate for another
route across the isthmus. He is further
requested to open negotiations for the
abrogatian of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
or any other treaty found to be in exist
enee and standing in the way Of the
construction of the canal.
The neutrality of the canal is guaran
teed. but the right to protect 1t against
the interruptions of business between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts Of the
United States is reserved.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
The Business View.

From the 81. Louis Post Dispatch.
Expansion is magnificent game.
said Senator Caffrey in his Post Dis
patch interview, ''but is it worth the
gate money!
This is one view of the question which
should be taken into consideration with
other arguments One of the adgant-
ages continually urged by imperialists is
that Of trade expansion and profit. We
are told that trade follows the flag and
that 1t is necessary to acquire new ter
ritory in order to get new trade and to
back commercial enterprise with con-
q oSng arms
Senator Caarey contributes valuable
material to the answer of the question
be asks. Footing up the items of cost
OF an imperial government in the Philip
pines he finds that they aggregate a total
expenditure of 1921 $50 600 Probably
the greater part Of $50. 900 900 Of rev
enue now collected on imports of sugar
and tobacco will be lost
Spain was always a good revenue
squeezer, but she was never able to
squeeze more than T13 900, 900 ont of
the Philippines The total foreign trade
of the islands does not exceed $50 900
900. so that if we got all of it the bal
ance against us would be not less than
5000 900. 900 year.
Capitalizing 5000, 000. 600 at per cent
the expenditure would represent the in
terest on a debt of So 700 900 900, which
is three times as large as the civil war
debt.
We are pledged to the "open door"
in the Philippines and to the admission
of Spain to the commerce of the islands
on an equality with ourselves for ten
years So that if the theory that trade
follows the flag and must be supported
by conquest We're not thoroughly riddled
by experience we would have no assur-
ance of monopoly of Philippine trade.
To the ethical and political objections
to annexation of the Philippines must
be added the business objection that it
is a losing deal 1t does not require
much business acumen to see the alb,
snrdity of an enterprise which will re
suit in an annual loss of $500 900, 900.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
The Mackay Road.

From Tuesdays Little ock Democrat
Messrs. Maekay and French are here
on railroad business, and met Messrs.
Weaver & King, of Boone county. who
are interested in the project. They will
remain here several days. The gentle
men were seen in their rooms this morn
ing by Democrat reporter and Col
Mackay said:
1T is yet too early to go very much
into a discussion of details, but in a
general way it may be said that the
road will be built. At least we can see
no obstacles in the way now, and all
arrangements are progressing satisfact
ttorily. Our preliminary survey has
already passed Harrison, and is now
working on toward Fort Smith. The
permanent survey corps recently left
Pomona, and are locating the line as
rapidly as possible. AS soon as a suf
ficient amount of the road has been 10
Gated to justify it our construction
company will begin work and prosecute
it vigorously. Our purpose is to build
the line from Pomona to Fort Smith,
about lis miles, first. and then the
north extension. The contemplated
Little Rock branch is yet too indefnite
for discussion. The line crosses White
river in Missouri at Pace s Ferry, runs
through Marion county near Dodd City,
thence direct to Harrison, and from
there through Newton, Madison, Frank
lin and Crawford by the most practica
BILE route to Fort smith
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
The Cost or IL.
Little Rock Democrat.

From the Little Rock Democrat
Our newly acquired territory will
prove "A very expensive investment. 1t
is estimated that no less than so 000
troops will be necessary to keep the
peace in the Philippines, while General
Leonard Wood declares that the same
number will be necessary in Cuba
Explaining the necessity for so 900 sol =
diers in Cuba, General Wood says it is
because 1.-The climate causes so much
malaria and other sickness that not over
80 or 40 per cent. of the force would be
capable of effectual, aggressive action.
He went on to say that half his present
force WAS at present unfit for effective
services, and that in the Cuban army il
frequently happened that so per cent
were disabled. The sooner we bring
our army down to peace footing the
sooner we shall get rid of the stamp tax
and other burdens. The sooner we get
out of the Philippines and Cuba the
sooner will the Filipinos and the Cubans
have the chance to show what they can
do in the way of governing themselves.
We started in to stay the hand of the
tyrant, TO break the hold of the oppres-
sor. We have accomplished that object.
Now, true to our solemn pledges let us
show the world that no spirit of con
quest actuated MS in going to war with
Spain. Let us count all the costs and
withdraw while we can do so with
honor.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

But little cotton is now being mar
keted.
County Treasurer Swearingen is visit
ing relatives at Chester for a week.
The Van Buren, Hardware company is
receiving and opening its stock of goods.
Mesdames Jno. Sharp and Whitlock
were up from River township Thursday.
If the weather of the past week lasts
until tomorrow the livery stables will
do good business.
B. C. Covey has been considerably
worse again this week, suffering from
an aggravated attack of the grippe.
On account of the prevalent sickness
the entertainment that had been an
nounced to be given last night at the
home of Mrs. Thomason by the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution has been indefi-
nitcly postponed
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

SOME of the English fnanciers are
beginning to take a gloomy view of the
future of the Philippines Mr.. Ernest
Rnffert. the head of a Lombard street
house who bought large tracts of land
about Manila, said to a representative
OF the Associated Press; THE land is
useless under the present conditions.
We could not plant crops with the pos
sibility of the natives destroying them
over night. The United States will be
unable to rule more than the fringe of
the islands without an army of hun
dred thousand men. They might buy
the native leaders. but they would not
stay bought and the United States must
e-buy them periodically. The end Of
the matter will be that the United States
will sell the Philippines.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

DURING and after the last campaign ii
was generally admitted by the press of
Crawford county that some means to
prevent .fboodleism before and dur
ing our elections must be perfected.
Now that the general assembly is in
session we would like to see this subject
brought up. Missouri, we understand
has law to regulate this matter. II it
Is satisfactory law resembling 1t could
be framed. Incorporating such amend
ments or improvements as might be
necessary. That stop must be put to
this growing evil is evident to every one
who observed how candidates were
feeced here during the last campaign
and Crawford is not alone in this mat
ter.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
W. C. Bostiek & Son. THE Palace
Drup StareA keen everything yOu need

w u 1tOSbi1h u A)OLf hN = 'tssSN
Drug Storel keep everything you need
in fheEH line and theE want 19pE EIaae
THEN goods are fresh aaa tneif stoek
-oHpla5s.
The Fort smith News. Record states
in Thursday issue that Van Buren has
an epidemic If scarlet feyer. There is
nothing epidemic about The few cases
that haYa appeared hers. there having
not been a half dozen in the whole
town.
Elder Elmore, who delighted a large
audience at the Christian Wednesday
night, is to remain in the city over Sun
day, and will preach again at that
church tonight and tomorrow at II NJ.
and 7:30PM The public is cordially
invited to attend these meeting
Mrs. Callie H Howe. natioral o.
ganizer of the w c. T. u. will con-
duet services 1T the Cumberland Pres
byterian church at II AN. Sunday
morning AT night she will conduct
union services at the Methodist church.
The public is cordially invited to attend
J. B. Ogden was appointed sanitary
officer by the mayor and has been look
ing to see that the provisions of the
mayor s proclamation are being carried
hc raCt1lf IF hiS ioat tinpG
many back yards that had not been
tickled by rake in years present tidy
appearance.
Sowing the Wind very interest
ing sensational drama was presented at
Murta opera house Wednesday night TO
very slim audience by one of the best
companies appearing in our CITY this
season Every part was well taken and
there was not mediocre character in
the cast. No doubt the prevalent illness
had much to do with the small number
of people present
A fine saddle and bride stolen from
Capt. Early of Fort Smith recen tly was
trailed by the Fort Smith officers to Van
Buren, where it was found the articles
had been sold to Chas. Johnson. the
colored secondhand dealer. There
should be some restraint put on this
man purchases. as he is altogether too
careless about buying articles offered
him. We understand Marshal Merrill
some action.
'At lastl' is an exclamation that in
voluntarily escapes nearly every person
who has occasion to visit the head of
Main street, when he sees that the
watering trough, which has been a
nuisance for so long, has been removed, !,
and that now we may expect to see a
great improvement in the condition of
that part of the street The trough
has been moved to the open space op-
will be no trouble in draining of the
waste water.
There is little need for our people to
feel uneasy regarding the present state
of health in Van Buren,. Many other
sections have had more serious vista
tions of the grippe and its attendant
diseases. While there have been sew
eral cases of meningitis in our midst,
and several deaths have resulted there
from, the disease cannot be called epi-
demic; neither can the few isolated
cases of scarlet fever be called such
But to not expose ourselves unnecessar-
lily and take sanitary precautions can do
no harm and we hope the cleaning-up
process inaugurated will be continued
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AIaER resignation would be an un

ALdER s resignation would be an un-
mixed blessing TO the president and the
country. His appointment was scan
dal his conduct In Office has been scan
dalons his incompetency is an obstruc
tion TO the maintenance of decorum,
decency and discipline in the war de-
partment and the army, and every day
he remains in the Office scandals grow
and the difficulty of army reform in
creases The country is ashamed and
weary of Algerism. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

INDIAN AGENT WISDOM has leased to
r. W. Bond. representing an Eastern
syndicate, over 35, 900 acres of coal lands
living In the Choctaw and Ghickasaw
nations. The coal lands SO acquired are
TO be worked in connection with new
road which is to be built from Guthrie.
Oklahoma
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

AN anti trust bill has been introduced
in the Missouri legislature which will
II enforced, hit the trusts hard In that
1t makes their operation crime and
provides for trial by jury. Arkansas
has an anti trust law, passed two years
ago. but we have yet to hear of the first
prosecution under its provisions.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

Col. L. T. Mcconnell has made such
a pronounced success of the manage.
ment of the state penitentiary that no
one cared to oppose him for superin
tendent at the semi annual meeting of
the penitenti2ry board for the election
of officers of the penitentiary.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
IL TIC clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day 10
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, 25c, SOC.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

If Eagan had embalmed his remarks
and laid them away instead of putting
them out before the war board It had
been better for him, says the Little
Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

SAYS one of our exchanges: IF the
beef served out to Uncle Sam s soldiers
was really prepared for the Chinese.
japanese war. that fact may account
for the stink pot aroma Of the subse-
quent scandal.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

INSTRUCTIONS have been given to the
inspectors of the agricultural depart
ment for the suspension of cattle dip
ping. The remedy for ticks proved
more injurious than the afiietion.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

ROGER @. MILLS. at one time celeb
rity in national politics has been sue
eeeded by Ex Gov. Culberson as sena
tor from Texas.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

The Van Baren Horticultural Associ-
alton at its meeting last saturday strong.
IL endorsed p. d. Scott for the position
Of Railroad Commissioner.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28

Bring your Job Work 10 the
PRESS Office.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-28
MOTHERS FRIEND

is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and suf-
fering incident to maternity; this
hour which is dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made
painless, but all the danger is re-
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy are no longer de-
spondent or gloomy; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con-
ditions are avoided, the system is
made ready for the coming event,
and the serious accidents so COM
mon to the critical hour are
obviated by the use of Mothers
Friend. II is a blessing to sOOman.