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The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

The gentleman who had been cores
ponding with Secretary Furry of the
Commercial League regarding the loca
ton of an oil mill in this section arrived
in the city Thursday in the person of
Mr.. W. A. Henson. Of Chattanooga.
Tenn. He was taken in charge by the
committee on manufactures of the Com
mercial Leauge and shown over the city
aud furnished with all the data he asked
for bearing on the subject Mr. Henson
appeared we'll plessed with what he
found and the treatment he received
and while non committal as to the erec
tion of plant, it is safe to say that should
the company. of which he is a member,
decide TO install an oil mill in this sec %
tiOn Van Buren stands a good chance of
getting it.
Mrs. Jas. r. Dibrell, is reported dan
gerously i'll with an attack of spinal
meningitis al her home at Little Rock
A telephone message received by DIR
NJ s Dibrell Thursday stated she ap-
peared somewhat better. We were un
able to learn her condition at the time
Of going to press.
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A Horrible Accident.

Will Carpenter for several years a
resident of Van Bure, nand switchmen
in the Mo. Pacific yards, met with an
accident Thursday night about 80
which cost him his life. Carpenter was
night switchman and at the time started
to make a coupling in the east end of the
yard opposite Mayor England 5 resi-
dence and in stepping between the cars
his foot became wedged between the
slide rail and the main rail he was
thrown lengthwise of the rail and the
forward set of wheels of the truck next
10 him passed lengthwise of his body
crushing it ont of all semblance. The
car had to be lacked up to remove the
remains.
The deceased bore splendid reputa
tion and WAS very popular with the
trainmen. He leaves wife and two
children to mourn his death.
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G.. P. Frazer went to Little Rock

G.. P. Frazer went to Little Rock
Thursday.
Robt. W. Leigh spent IA few hours h
Van Buren Thursday IN The Interest el
the American Type Founders Co
Mrs. Ira Higgs is reported slowly re
covering from severe attack of the
grippe.
DIED-On Friday the 10th inst. at the
home of her father. Bessie the f-NFar-
old daughter of J A. Hathaway, of men
nights
Judge Moose Of the Fifth circui court
is holding court for Judge Evan 4
Charleston, the latter being confined By
q serious attack of sickness.
The senate Thursday killed Senator
Douglass resolution to amend the con
stitution so as to exempt cotton factor
les from taxation for period of five
years.
At meeting of the fruit and berry
growers of Rogers and vicinity last
Tuesday resolution was adopted en-
dorsing P. D. Scott for the position of
railroad commissioner.
Seven hundred miners are on strike
in the mines at Hartshorne, |. 7. The
cause for the strike is the discharge of
union men to the number of sixty, be-
cause they were union men. That being
given by the superintendent as the only
reason
The members of the Van Buren Horti-
cultural Association held very profit
able meeting at Hinkle Hall last Satur-
day at which the cantaloupe question
was thoroughly discussed. A resolution
was adopted that all products, including
Strawberries. potatoes, peaches, apples,
cantaloupes, and every other product
shipped in carload lots would be hand
led by the association.
Representatives of the berry growers
of the Arkansas Valley met in Van
Buren, Wednesday for the purpose of
forming district union, the purpose of
which would be to prevent conflicting
shipments during the season, etc. The
question was discussed in all its phases
and the delegates present were unit in
favor of the formation of such a union.
Another meeting will be held Feb. 22d,
when 1t is expected an organization will
be effected.
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Just What Wass Needed.

Senate Bill No. AZ ITO prevent ex.
penditure of money by candidates for
office for campaign purposes, which
was defeated in the house Tuesday, was
just such n bill as the better class of
people in this and adjoining counties
had been wishing for. The bill was
designed to make it unlawful for any
candidate for nomination or election to
give or donate any money or thing of
value to any person or persons with the
purpose of influencing votes Candi
dates could announce in newspapers
have cards printed and pay travelling
expenses. but all other campaign ex-
penditures were prohibited by it and
were declared illegal. Candidates, un
der the bill. would have been required
to file with the county clerk sworn
itemized statement of their expenditures
in the campaign, and false statements
were to be deemed perjury. Punish
ment for violation of the act, fine. im q.
prisonment and forfeiture of office.
Anyone who has seen the tendency for
'boodling or rather the way candi-
dates are held up by class of voters
who should be disfranchised-of late
years, could not help but see that such
law must be enacted. or in few years
more it will be impossible for honest
men to aspire to Office. During the last
campaign in this county it was virtually
a case of 'holdup' of the candidates
and the class Of voters who resort to such
means of obtaining meal. drinks, or
any other commodity is constantly on
the increase. We heard of men during
the last campaign. working the can
didates for meals. drinks. cash, etc. :.
who if a few years since had been offer
ed money or its equivalent for their
votes. would have resented such offer
as insult. We hope the legislature
will yet give us law on those lines.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
ADDITIONAL LOf AIS.

Rich Lloyd has an attack of the grippe.
10 Barnes makes a speciality of sup
plying miners outfits.
w w. Hawkins, the tailor has been
down with the grippe the past ten days.
Miss Nettie Hathaway returned Thurs
day from week 8 visit to relatives at
Dardanelle.
Jim Wood killed a fine specimen of
gray fox while hunting along the Lees
Creek bluffs Wednesday.
Mrs G. M. Landon was enjoying a
visit this week from her mother, Mrs.
J. Landon, of Kansas City.
The Ajax social club had their first
dance Wednesday evening at their club
rooms in the King building.
Foundryman Morell spent several
days at Wagner, l. T. this week look
lug after some foundry work.
Rev. J. B. Stevenson left Wednesday
on few days visit to relatives near
Dardanelle, returning Thursday.
Whiskey is having bad effect on the
people of Mena. They have already
discovered wild man-may be the
gentleman from Borneo-and the end is
not yet. Next we expect to hear the
wonderful airship story revived in that
town. The saloon men there should be
compelled to by a better grade Of spiritus
frumenti.
The following officers were elected by
the members of the Epworth League
Wednesday evening: J. H. McEachin
president; Miss Lucy Pool. first vice
president; 7. J. Clark, second vice
president; Mrs Castleberry, third vice
president; Miss Leamy league, secre
tary Miss Edith East, treasurer Miss
Bessie Jones, financial secretary.
Up to yesterday noon February ha.
furnished the most continued colo
weather ever remembered here. Fol
one week the thermometer has not gone
above the freezing point in the shade
and early mornings has ranged from
20o to 60 above zero. This is the kline
of weather our people are not used tc
and business has therefore been almost
at standstill.
In defeating the Shackelford primary
election bill to stop boodling on the part
of candidates and heelers Tuesday the
house has placed itself on record, il
would seem, as favoring such means in
elections. The better class of people in
this county had hoped to see the legis.
lature enact such bill. for the extent
to which such means have come to be
used at election time here has become a
stencil in the nostrils of decent people
Only small attendance was present
at the opera house Thursday night on
the occasion of the Measuring Party
given for the benefit of the monument
fund by the U. d G. A great many
more tickets had been sold than there
were auditors and many were kept away
by the inclement weather who had in
tended to attend. Those who did attend
were treated to an enjoyable entertain
ment. At the conclusion of the enter
tainment an impromptu dance was in.
augurated and the devotees of terps-
ichore tread the ''light fantastic until
the hour of midnight.
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Col. o. l.. Miles Buys the Arkansas
Central.
From Fridays Fort Smith Times.

Prom Fridays Fort Smith Times.
Seven or eight men sat around a table
in T. w. NJ Boone private Office yes
terday. 1t was meeting of the board
of directors of the Arkansas Central
railroad company, and the most import
ant move in its history was being made.
Shortly before o'clock big sum of
money was pushed across the table
pepers were signed, and Messrs j. H.
Larimer, G. G. Goldman, N. B. Ken
dali and Chas. Kendall stepped down
out and away from the railroad com
pany. These gentlemen. the promoters
and builders of the road so far, had sold
their several interests to Oscar l.. Miles
of Van Buren.
When the directors meeting was
called to order the designations of the
four owners of the roads were rendered
as directors, and were promptly accept
ed and s. p Day. c. Z. Warner and
o. l.. Miles were elected to fill the
vacancies and the following officers
were elected DIR. j. S. Shibley, presi-
dent Wharton Carnall, vice president,
&. e. Warner, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Miles gave out officially that the
Missouri Pacific would not figure in the
ownership of the road at all that the
extension to Paris would be completed
and the affairs of the company put in
good shape,
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clothes or sewing for others to patch out a
meagre income. Women who are too
much on their feet, or who are unable to
stand the strain of over-work and worry,
are peculiarly susceptible to the weak
nesses and irregularities that are the bane
of womankind. The symptoms of such
arrangements are insufficient or excessive
menstruation, headache, backache, neu-
ralgia, leucorrhea, displacements and ex-
treme nervousness amounting in many
cases to hysteria. The use Of morphine is
dangerous and examinations by male ply
sicians are painful and unpleasant.
Bradheld's Female Regulator, the
standard remedy for quarter of CEN
tury, will speedily and permanently cor
rect the worst disorders of women. Brad
fields Regulator is sold by druggists at
one dollar bottle Interesting and valu-
able books for women mailed free ON
application.
Hs BRs0FIElD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ca
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The Worlds Great
Flood Purifier is

The Worlds Great
Flood Purifier is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form Of.
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrn, Rheumatism,
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

"A FILIPINO REPUBLIC says the
Globe-Democrat. would not last a
year. 1t would begin in civil war and
anarchy among the natives and end in a
European scramble. - II the Filipinos
are so nnfitted for self government that
an attempt to establish 4 republic would
soon end In civil war and anarchy. what
success would attend our efforts to
govern them as colonistsi II they are
nnfit for self-government we do not
want the job of governing them. But
the fair and manly thing to do-the
thing we started out 70 dds to give
fheIn the opportunity to establish y
government If their own.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
A deal to control Cuba's output of

A deal to control Cubas output of
tobacco is under way. Another Ameri.
can syndicate has consolidated the street
railways of Havana. And still other
schemes are in progress for organizing
into trusts every business in the island
that can be made profitable. And why
notf Didn t We whip Spain that Cuba
might be free, and are not our trusts
entitled to the usufruct of her freed.
domG Don t trusts flourish unmolested
throughout this glorious unionS OF
course they do. Then should we not
bestow our precious privileges upon the
Cubansf York Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

BY request Senator Shackleford this
week introduced bill to tax photo
graphers in proportion to the size of the
population of the town or city In which
he conducts his business. The party or
parties requesting the enactment of such
law should at the same time have re-
Quested the state to furnish them with
several tons of brain food.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

Hon. JOHN SHERMAN is about the most
disgruntled statesman in the country
The Washington Post in summarizing
his position says he is opposed to the
manner in which the war was conduct
ed. opposed TO the way we have treated
the Cubsns, opposed to a larger army
opposed TO the retention Of the Philip
pines. opposed to the management of the
department of state, opposed 10 country
lawyers in public life. and opposed to
the election of rich men to the United
States senate. On all questions except
these Mr.. Sherman is supposed to be in
sympathy with the administration.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

Now that that the peace treaty has
been ratified let us add another amend
ment to the constitution and enfranchise
the mongrels who by the ratification
have become part of the United States.
1t will be of great assistance to the
Republican party in keeping themselves
in power.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

Now what is to prevent the Cinnamon
and Japanese coolies who are residents
of our new possessions from coming to
this country and competing with the
American laboriug manf But the ad .
ministration says I'd n the people.
Hanra and his satalites want these is
lands annexed and what Fl. & Co. wants
is the law of the land.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

AT the rate nonsensieal bills are being
introduced into the general assembly by
scores each week there will be no time
left to consider necessary legislation and
legislation of Importance to. the entire
state. Evidently many members appear
TO have the idea that unless their names
are connected with the authorship of
some bill their constituents will think
them unfit for the position they hold,
and this to great extent accounts for
the avalanche of bills of no Importance
whatever.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
GENERAL MILES maintains that he is

GENERAL MILES maintains that he is
IL possession of official reports and Aft
dsv!ts fully proving his charges of the
rse Of chemicals in the preparation of
refrigerated beef and of the lack of
-utritive qualities in the canned beef
de should be required to produce these
proofs before an official investigating
body. II they sustain his charges the
officials guilty of allowing such meat to
be issued to American soldiers in the
field should be punished. If the charges
are not sustained General Miles should
be punished for having attacked the
war department without Just cause. -
st. Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

By all means let us have a bigger
army-not one of 100, 900 men, but OF
1000 900. The American people need
pleasing excitement and light entertain
ment, and few more Eagans, Mileses
and Algers calling one another bloody
liars and issuing defiances to mortal
combat would meet the requirements.
Let the necessary bill be passed. Vive
l. 'armeel A bas every body else el-Chi
cago Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
ATTorNEY. GENERAL GRIGGs. in a dt

ATToTNEY GENERAL GRIGGs, in de =
cision rendered Saturday upholds the
right of military commander to cut a
cable within the territorial waters of an
enemy without making his country liza =
bile for damages. The question arose on
the cutting by Admiral Dewey at Manila
OF the cable of the British Eastern Ex-
tension, Australian. Asian and China
Telegraph Company, who filed claim
with the state department for $36, 900
damages. Attorney General Griggs
finds that under the law of nations there
is no ground for claim for indemnity i.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

THE administration is sore on General
Miles, because he has caused 80 much
corruption in one of the departments to
come to light and would like to squeleh
him. Gen. Miles reiterates he can
prove everything he has claimed and
the people demand that he be given a
chance to prove these things. The
question is whose voice is strongest ::
that of the people OF that of the Hanna
ites2
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
beauty Is Blood Deep,

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purties from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, backheads,
and that sekly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents All drug
sists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25e, SOC.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

DEADLoeKs in legislatures over the
election of United States senators are
becoming more numerous every year,
end in nearly e-ery case they are attrib
utable to the corrupt use of money
An honest deadlock seldom occurs now
adays. None have been more disgrace
full than those in Pennsylvania. Cali
fornia. Delaware and Montana. In
those states the man without the bar
rell need not enter the race
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
Tax Notice

I VIII meet the tax payers of Crawford county
L Arkansas, for the purpose of collecting the
per capita real and personal property taxes foi
the year 1898, at the following times and places,
towit:
Alma township at precinct. Saturday - II.
Richland tp. at precinct Monday, " l3
Van Buren, at court house, Feb IA TO April 10
inclusive.
when convenient tax payers are requested to
pay at the Office in Van Buren,. Parties leaving
the county will be required to pay their tax be.
fore going,
SECTION l2l, Act approved March lS, 1888:
Whenever the collector shall have reason to
believe that any person charged with tax (per-
soual) is about to remove from the county with
out paying his tax, he may at any time levy and
collect taxes with costs, by distraint aud sale.
Deputy Sheriffs of the county will demand OF
sucn persons their tax receipts for the year 1898
before leaving the county. and should any fail
to produce them such deputies will make dis
traint
Persons paying taxes on real estate will avoid
trouble and mistakes by bringing their last
years receipt or some other paper describing
lands. They should also know the number Oi
the school district in which assessed
J. H. BRASsoN,
Sheriff and x-officio Collector
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
If the legislature does pass a law tax

If the legislature does pass law tax
ing life insurance policies it should ex
empt policies to a certain amount. at
least, just as the legislature should pass
law exempting from taxation a GER
tain amount of personal property. This
could be done If the assessors were
compelled to assess property as the letter
of the law calls for, and the income to
the state would in no manner be de.
creased
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
WOMAN'S
WORK.

An apt old
adage de-
clares that
W o IN a n i S
work is never
done. This
is true of the
housewives S
manifold du-
ties and ap-
proxirnately
true of the
thousa a nd S
who work all
day in factor
les and stores
and half the
nigh hit in
making and
m e II di n G
their own
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

Choosing a wife is like unto a strata
gem of war. wherein ma cam err
but once. Sir P. Sidney.
The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11

ARKANSAS needs n reform school and
ii expects the present Legislature to en-
act law creating one
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-05

his Winchester and gave them the
dodge. just at shutdown Saturday he
was seen crossing the prairie west OF
town, making his way to sSulphur bot.
tom again. Sunday morning Mr.. Rich
ara, who lives about one and . half
miles from Commerce, scame Tin town
and reported that the negro came to
his house Saturday night and made
his wife get supper for him, and made
q pallet before the fire. He slept on
the pallet with his pistol and Winches-
ter by his side. He would not allow
Mr.. Richard or his wife to go out of
the house until he left. When he left
Mr.. Richard gave the alarm and the
people started in pursuit. They got
dogs from somewhere, but the doRs
could not trail him. More than 100
men and boys besides the officers from
here and Greenville hunted for him all
day, but he is still at large this Mon
day. morning. 1t is fortunate for the
negro that he was not caught Sunday,
for the people were in bad mood and
it Is doubtful whether the officers could
have saved him from mob laws. It was
thought that Mr.. Posey was about
to die yesterday evening. but he is
still alive this morning, though uncon-
scious. There is very little hope of his
recovery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-05

watch, rings, ETC., which were in the
drawer.-Nogales Vidette.
The new school house at Benson was
completed . couple of weeks ago and
Friday evening of last week 1t was de-
dictated by q grand Christmas ball.
This week the desks and furniture are
being transferred from the old build
ing, and next week school will take up
in the new building. 1t 10 handsome
feet long, with two school rooms, each
4Ox30 feet, and q broad hallway be-
tween.
An ex-army officer, now q resident
of Prescott, is in receipt of letter
from prominent government official,
in Washington, D. c.. in which letter
the latter states that if Prescott puts
in an adequate water supply and sewer
system. FIT. Whipple will surely be re-
preparation of S75, 900 for rebuilding
the post will be only q starter for lsrg-
err appropriations. But, unless the
water and sewer system Ia put in,
nothing will be done toward rebuild
ing of the post.-Preseott Courier.
In the discussion by the territorial
press OF the question of reappOrtion-
ment by representation in the lower
house of the legislature we fail to find
any acknowledgement of the claims
for preferment for ella county, which
with q registered vote of 1885 Is al
lowed but one representative, while
Pinsl, with only 642 voters, has two
members in the house. There should
be concerted action among the repres-
entatives in the legislature of Mari
cops, Yavapai, Graham and ella coun-
ties for q more equitable apportion-
ment. ella, one of the most prosperous
counties in Arizona, can justly claim
two representatives, and there is
every reason to believe that before
the next election rolls around she will
be entitled to three members in the
house.-Globe Silver Belt.