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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04
A Sham Battle.

The sham battle in the afternoon over
a broken field three miles in extent,
where half the force made an attack on
the position held by Yuan with the
other half he being in entire ignorance
of the enemy'S plans. was full OF dash
and heavy firing, and at the close OF
the same wild cheering that has so
often been heard on the real battlefield
when the victorS, sweeping over every
barrier, have poured into the enemys
works Certainly the Chinese soldier
is fully capable of all that goes to
make up a soldier of the real battle
field. What skill commanders would
show in meeting an enemy has yet to
be proven. but as to the conduct OF
Chinese troops under fire when they
have a fighting chance. the historic
bravery of the soldiers under Chinese
Gordon long ago. the well known des-
perate, unflinching bravery of the Chi
nese in the naval battle of Yalu, and
the later widely heralded bravery of
the Chinese under the American flag at
Manila are among the things that go
to prove that there are no Drawer
soldiers than the Chinese MAJ be-
Whatever may be the ability of this
army to meet foreign troops, in its
capacity as a home guard and as a
pattern for all the military force OF
China, nothing could be more valu-
able
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04
How the New Motor Works.

Believing that the steam locomotive
mechanism is unqualifiedly the best.
the simplest and the most durable
method in all respects for applying
power to turn car wheel, Mr.. Dodge
retained the link motion feature of the
ordinary locomotive and adapted it to
carry the equally simple and direct
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04
Red Cross In China.

Something entirely new in China is
that the Red Cross floats over a fully
equipped hospital where from fifty to
100 or more patients are treated daily.
The hospital is in charge of four ma
tive physicians who would be credit
to any army or country. The senior
WI. was trained under the late DR..
Mackenzie of the London mission in
Tientsin, is rare man, wise, gentle.
and genial and of purest character. The
three juniors are graduates of the I'M
perial medical college at Tientsin, and
it is interesting to note that they are
all young men of decided Christian be-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

1t is not the least surprising thing
about this army that so few and unim-
portant positions are held in it by for
eigners. There are connected with it
a Portuguese bandmaster. a Belgian
tactician. a German pontoon bridge
builder. a German artillery instructor
for certain German guns, a Norwegian
cavalry drill master. and a Chinese
speaking German, whose duties are
somewhat general. The infantry and
most of the artillery drill is entirely
under Chinese officers, trained either
abroad or in Chinese military schools,
of which there is at present but one in
North China, this being at Tientsin.
Yuan has, however. at Hsiao Chan, a
large class of young men under in
struction. showing good foresight, for
the school at Tientsin cannot possibly
supply the demand that snust soon be
made upon it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-04

for it, and that I was enjoying a ride
on the locomotive of the future. When
l asked Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., what
he thought of the motor he said, in sub
stance:
Il came down here as the guest of
Mr.. Dodge to see if his system would be
adaptable to our tunnel, but I did not
know that the Kinetic motor was adapt
able to railroad locomotives also. We
want system that will obviate smoke
and cinders, and find that is the point
attained in the Kinetic sYstem.''
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

See the Frisco Line for cheap tickets
to Pacific Coast points California,
Oregon and Washington.
P. W. FURRY. Agt
The high water in the river caused
quite an amount Of drift to collect
around the piers Of the Frisco bridge.
To avoid any damage to that structure
the railway company put gang of
men to work Tuesday removing the
drifts. ttrt
From Friday noon to Sunday mornH
ing s. 10 inches rain fell. From Friday
noon to Saturday morning 4. 10 Of this
amount fell. Some idea OF what this
means can be found when 1t Is stated
that an inch of rain means something
like hundred tons of water to the acre.
Last Friday night 8 rain caused the
embankment thrown up to protect
Babylon from overfowing to give way
in two places and as result for several
hours many houses in that portion Of
town were invaded by water and much
damage done.
The wet weather has been Of inestim
able damage to this season 8 berry
crop causing good portion to be too
soft for shipment to the more distant
markets, which occurring as it did at
the time of the height Of the picking
season caused the nearer markets to be
over supplied.
Remember the man with first class
berries can find market when it would
be difficult to give away an inferior
article. Ponder over this, and instead
of increasing your acreage increase the
quality of your berries. There is not a
business on earth but what can be over
done in quantity but never in quality.
Louis Whitehead has been languishing
in the COOLER this week as the re-
suit of letting bug juice get the up
per hand of his reason and without pro-
vocation break several windows ont of
the front of T. L. Wallace s saloon and
o Kane's drug store last Saturday
night.
The picking. Grating and loading into
cars Of the strawberry crop raised in
the vicinity Of Van Buren is a sight
worth going some distance to see.
Wagons loaded with berries have been
awaiting their turn to unload at the
sheds this week as late as and
o. clock in the morning.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Mr.. Chas. Murta after ably conduct
ing the Fort Smith opera house for
several seasons found that with his
other extensive interests it gave him
more work than he could satisfactorily
handle and he has turned the business
over to Geo. Titles. who will no doubt
make success of it, as he does of
everything he undertakes.
G. B. Fontaine 8 horse took fright at
a passing train while near the Crawford
County Bank Tuesday aud took run
with the buggy down the street running
along the Frisco and landed square in
the fence surrounding the house occu
pied by Palmer Crabtree. The buggy
was a total wreck and it was wonder
the horse was not killed for he was
thrown down with the buggy on top.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
Burglars at Work.

When the employees of the Van Buren
Hardware Co. opened up Wednesday
morning they found that during the
night visitors had been there and helped
themselves to such things IS struck
their fancy. From what they took it
would almost seem that they wished
to equip an army of their own to wi pc
out the Filipinos. Among the articles
taken was new 38- cal. Winchester, .
number Of cheap pistols and quantity
of knives. razors. etc. The cash drawer
was broken open but only very small
amount stolen. The total depreciation
was estimated at 800.
The firm at once offered a reward of
t25 for the capture of the thieves and
Wednesday received word that a couple
OF men. one earring new Winchester
and the other bundle had gotten off
the Coal Hill local at Altus that morn
ing and that it was thought they might
be the burglars. But all trace of them
was lost there at last reports.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

II you suffer from tenderness OF full
ness on the right side. pains under
shoulder blade, constipation. bilious
ness, headache, and feel dull .
heavy and sleepy your liver is torpid
and congested. Dewitt 8 Little Early
Risers will cure you promptly, pleas
antly, and permanently by removing the
congestion and causing the bile ducts to
open and flow naturally. THEY ARE
GOOD PILLS. H. C. JOHNSON.
Ed Reeves. (col. }. well known here
who some weeks since tried to end the
existence of his enamorata at Fort
Smith by cutting her throat, was last
week sentenced to seven years in the
pen for attempt to kill. Reeves bears
an unsavory reputation.
Tallman s restaurant and the Dis
patcher' offices were both flooded last
Friday night by the heavy rain which
caused the town branch west of Main tC
overflow and turn part of its water
down Main street. The openings to tn,
culvert under the No. Pacific yard,
were too small to carry of all thi
water
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Editor Ward Of the johnson County
Herald came up from Clarksville Tues
day to attend meeting of the Arkansas
Valley Fruit Shippers Union.
Until June 1st, for the accommodation
OF the berry pickers. Postmaster Jarvis
will keep the general delivery window
OF the postoffice open until SPIN.
We have lowered the rate on drugs
and medicines and in that way have
benefited you. Call on us when need.
ing anything In that line.
BosTIcK & Son.
There was many an anxious face
pressed to the window panes Saturday
night when the hail stones began to
beat on the roofs and many one heaved
sigh of relief when they stopped
falling.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
Ed STEPHENS S.

The Wells Fargo express refrigerator
cars appear to be good thing and eI-
tensively patronized.
New potatoes and green beans from
the gulf coast Of Texas have been on
the market this week.
Cy Cordell is making a ruefully face,
saying he has information that all the
fish have been drowned.
A refrigerator car was sent to Fayette-
vile Wednesday. where it was thought
one would be loaded that day.
Quite number of our citizens con
template attending the Woodmen g
excursion to Eureka Springs today.
Mrs. Harry Shepherd and little daugh-
ter of Muskogee were the guests of Mrs. j..
w. D. Littlefield. Mrs. S.. sister this
week.
Capt. T. B. Sloan, of New Albany
Miss, arrived here Wednesday on a
visit to his daughter. Mrs. R. W.
Funk.
Pound keeper Baxter has given notice
that beginning Monday the stock
ordinance will be enforced without fear
or favor.
Strawberries are reported to have
gone begging at 81 per crate at Rogers
Tuesday. This is not encouraging to
the growers there.
H. A. Britt has accepted a position
as travelling salesman for Memphis
wholesale coffin house and left on his
first round this week.
W. D. Littlefield returned Wednes
day from short visit to the holdings Of
the North Arkansas Mining and Invest.
ment Co.. in Searcy county.
A misplaced switch caused the engine
to the local to run off the track at
Merrill's crossing yesterday morning
No damage was done except to smash q
few ties.
Gambling in strawberries raising
nothing else and buying their supplies
lis going to cause number of our
growers to see hard times. 1t don't pay
to go it whole hog on any one thing
in the crop line. .
The rain drove lots of the berry pickers
to town Thursday and there was much
drinking and quite a number of arrest
but our officers acted as leniently as pos
sible toward them.
Nearly seven inches of rain from last
Friday to yesterday is the record for
Van Buren,. No wonder our growers
look glum, as they contemplate the
millions of quarts of berries going to
waste because they are too soft to ship.
The entertainment advertised to have
been given yesterday evening by the
ladies of Trinity Guild at the home OF
Mrs. Jess Wood had to be postponed on
account of illness in the family of Mrs.
Wood.
A very pretty foot race. in which
several records were smashed. occurred
Thursday between special Constable
Donahoo and prisoner he had in charge
for fighting The fellow put up very
creditable race considering the constabl,
had for the greatest reach.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
Mo. Pacific Excursion.

On account of the grand Turnfest to
be held at Little Rock from Saturday,
May 10, to Monday. May Is, the Iron
Mountain will sell round trip tickets to
Little Rock for that occasion at "a 7s,
tickets good returning until May II.
A. HAYS, Agent.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
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
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'M
purlties from the body. Begin to-day to
banish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious couplcxion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
glsts, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, DC SOC.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
ATTENTION.

Don't Trust your Photos to Agents.
Deal direct with the Artists.
We will make anyone sending us a photo n
Life.Size Gillette, CrAyon or Pastel Portrait
Free OF charge to introduce our superior work
IaExact likeness, highly artistic finish. and
prompt return of small photo guaranteed Send
us your photo at once.
hR1lNTN' IIuI0N 263 Main ST.,
H"tlvIV VNIVNJ Dallas, Texas.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
For the National Baptist Societies Anniversaries
San Francisco California,

The Frisso Line will sell on May IA to
II round trip tickets to San Francisco
and return at rate of one fare for the
round trip return limit July is, stop
over will be allowed at certain points.
P. w. FURRY, Agt.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
8l.Oo.

One Dollar buys a Gallon of PURE
FINE WINE at
E. G, ARKEBAUER'
VAN BURES, ARK.
Half Gallon, 60c. Quart, 35c.
Jugs-per gallon, 10c; half gallon,
1Oc. Bottle, sc. Money must accom-.
pany all orders
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Special Notices in the Local Columns Fi,e cents
Line for first insertion, and fue cents per
line for each subsequent insertion. Al locals
run and charged for at obope rates until or
dsred discontinued.
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II You Want....

to Buy, Sell, or Exchange Lands
or Town Property, give me mum =
bers, improvements and price,
cash or time. II you want to
purchase let me know what you
want. ! will sell on reasonable
com mission.
WIN. /. TAYLOR,
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

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The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Don't Tobacco Spit aud Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco eusily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor. take MOTTO.
Bac. the wonder.worlser that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

MISSOURI PACIFIC
Trains 23f. 232, 23S 234, a43 and pa will carry
passengers.
GOING WEST.
No 23l. Arr. All pm. Arr. Coffeyville $50 D. m
No 233 /. 230 am. +" Ft Smith 400 a m
No. 24S. I" 1l:25 am. stops at Van BUREN,
GOING EAST.
No. 2s2 ATT. 1:2o pm. AFR Little Rock 755 p m
No. 23l am. 2l6 pm
No. N& Lv. 1855 pm. Coal Hill 1886 pm.
Trains 2sl, 2s2. 2SS. 234 run daily
Trains 243 and 244 do not run on Sunday.
Through trains make stop OF minutes.
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
No. $685. Arr. las q. N. STOPS at Van BUREN,.
No. 203s Lv. ESQ pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 D m
ls) Daily. except Sunday.
A. HAYS Agent
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Via Mo. Pacific.
Reduced one way second class rates to Cali.
fornia. points, Portland Oregon. Seattle Washing.
ton and intermediate points. Call ut Iron
Mountain R'y Ticket Office.
A. HAYS Agt
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
Estimated at 1872 Cara.

Up to yesterday morning . report
from each of the horticultural societies
and the express companies places the
estimated amount of berries In car load
lots at 1872 cars from Van Buren and
SO cars from points outside of vanBuren,
under the jurisdiction Of the Arkansas
Valley Shippers Union. We can only
give an approximate idea as the express
companies do not tabulate their ship
ments until the last of the month.
Had the weather been favorable for
gathering the crop there cannot be the
slightest doubt but what Van Buren, and
surrounding country would have ship
ped not less than double that amount.
There were only two days during the
height of the season that picking could
be carried on the larger part of the day.
and at this writing the fields are red
with as fine berries as were ever seen
but too soft for shipment.
The weather was q terrible blow to
the berry industry of Crawford County.
what People Say about Hoods Sarsaparilla Ia
that IN y cures when all other remedies fail
Therefore you should take Hoods Ssrsaparilla
In preference to all others
Hoods Pills cure biliousness. Mailed for
25 cents by c. l. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass. 526
Mrs. T. D. Goldsmith left Thursday
on short visit to Sallisaw.
The 1s to photo gallery is doing the
business Of the town in that line.
Green peas are being put ON the
market In quantities by local growers.
What became of the uptown Western
Union Office when it was most neededf
The weather prognosticator has been
lost this week a. to what to predict
next.
John J. Clark is doing the clerical
work for the Pacific express company
here.
When the town farmer quits the berry
business then there wont be too many
raised.
We have made arrangement by which
we can offer the Texas Farm and Ranch
and THE PRESS at 81. so per year for
CASH IN ADVANCE. Call and get sam
pie copy Of each.
Jim Hughes will have another cake.
walk at Murta opera house next Tues
day night.
Mrs. Chas Adams has been up from
Little Rock this week visiting Mrs. A.
N. Kellogg.
Rev. n. A. Ainsworth, Of Fayette.
vile was the guest of Rev J. B. Steven
son Wednesday.
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13
THE COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT meets at Van Buren, on the
I third Monday in June and November J. H.
Evans, Judge; Ed. Fl. Mathes Prosecuting Atty
OOUNTY COURT meets in Van Buren on the
u lst Monday in January, April. July and Oc-
tober.
nROBATE COURT meets the third Monday
L In February. May, August and November
The Van Buren press., 1899-05-13

Whist People Say about Hoods Sarsaparilla is
that 1t cures when all other remedies fail
Therefore you should take Hoods Sarsaparilla
In preference to all others.
Hoods Pills cure biliousness Mailed for
rs cents by c. l. Hood & Co.. Lowell Mass 526
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
nIou orr N rur rrsoRA.
nuus 80 to 80 Per oeni copper aud ~ to
80 H. said.

Samples ~ ore from tho Tcsora
brought In last night BY J. r. Hodson.
ana DR. iioHmcr. OF Coaiyiilc. show
values ranging from 20 10 20 per cent
copper ana 50 10 ~ In gold This ore
was encountered IN making the shaft
upraiao. at "a point 90 feet from the sur
face, the vein matter running On an In
cline aud presenting tho appearance OF
hnvin- been lost In former develop
ment The vein II from two 20 thrrc
feet wide ana through Il there runs
aiN.inch streak carrying the higher
values given above. From this the
company expects to make shipments
within "a month or nix weeks.
sicsrrr Hodnon and iiosmcr are
much pleased with the condition NJ the
property. They say tho shaft has been
brought TO the surface and arrange
mcnts are now making Tor the erection
NJ the necessary buildings Tor thorough
development work. Tho blacksmith
Hhop h completed. and the holHtlng
plant ana all incidental machinery viii
be on the ground IN about week. 10
that no delays being encountered the
milne Will be IN complete operation
along about Apfii fnt.
while In Tintin the gentlemen visited
the Marthn Washington. whore they
viewed a nice showing Of ore and n
small shipment rcndy for market. This
mineral. IL II said. win assay 20 ounces
silver. . per cent lead aud per cent
copper. Other properties visited we're
IN equally inc shape.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
mINrs ANp MINING WY.

Dexter IL said to have sold at $ ON
the curb today.
The Horn silver had n car of copper
ore on the market today.
\ car ~ ore IL In transit from the
Utah mine Of Fish Springs.
The Checkmnte nt Willow cree Ida.
ina car " $50 ore Mt the sampler.
The sale Of the stock In dispute. has
settled the controversy between Joe
Obcrndorfcr and \. 7. Moon.
Utah capital " operating at sumter
IN eastern oregon. where there u said
10 be copper and sold In abundance.
The Gaicnn King. just incorporated.
made n shipment Of ore today. the
roads having been opened sufficiently
to permit of continued hauling.
An assessment NJ half cent n share
has been levied on the capital stock Of
the Gnlcnn Mining company. operating
az Beaver Lake. ~ becomes delinquent
March 18TH.
The cedar Valley Mining company
has elected the following officers ana
directors for the ensuing YEAR w. -.
Mathis. president ana treasurer W, "
Vigua. Vice pr"si lent. \. l.. MurriH, l..
bentley and W. y. Traughbcr.
The Mammoth nm Mining company
held IL annual meeting ut Provo yes
tcrdny and elected Peter Stubbs prcHi-
dent, =. =. Jones'. vice president. and
], q. Graham, W. ~ Frcrhwater and
a. Singleton. the other dlroctors. u.
l.. Jones was made secretary and treas
urcr. This company has ground at
Tintic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
BUSINESS IN
MINING STOCKS.
Trading Was Very Light on the
Exchange Today.
FIGURES ARE STILL FIRM.
Good Demand for Good stocks-Aucr
shares In the Richmond
Anaconda.

In the pit this morning business was
somewhat slack. total Of but 1880
shares changing hands. which had
selling value OF s9.Oi9ii. Generally
speaking. however. figures continued
firm. and there was a good demand for
good stocks n number Of which took
part In the days trading.
starting out. Ajax responded with
shares at ti.ss. after which Dexter was
seller at sass. while Daly-wost
dropped 50-sharc block Mt $40
share. Daisy sold at ieh cents. ana
Four Aces continued above 20. the stock
selling up TO ~ and having ready
closing bid Of iiA. Mercur did business
al $3.50 and G.b2is, and Lower Mann
moth Tell TO $50. while Nothcrn Light
went down 10 20. sales being made from
~ to this ngurc. sunshine was taken
at ~ and 5sh and TO close business In
this class ~ securities the brokers
dealt In Star Consolidated at $40 to
sigiM.
Handling stocks unlisted the talent
took Bright Light at ~. Central
Mammoth ut and Frisco at llis cents
Golden Eagle sold at "a. while Bowers
and Extension stood practically sta
tlonary and Manhattan did business nj
half cent. The last seller On the list
was Richmond Anaconda. which adj
yanccd nicely and sold NJ 10 and iois
cents.
The closing figures were a. follows:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-07
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK. MtitktIs.
MONEY.

Now York. March Mooney on call
firm at per cent Prime mercantile
paper. ~ aA per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business In bankers bills Mt HS5h "
Y for demand. and at N.ss n y for
co days. posted rates. si.Sih q iiNh
and Nseis % HNi commercial bills
silver certificates nomlnally S9is a
Gois.
liar silver. sou.
Mexican dollars. ~.
Government bonds. weak ~. fi0ih,
new H.. reg. and coup. si.ssi.. Il, reg.
u.iiA. coup, ti.i2Ai. ends. reg, s?'si
D.. reg. and coupon. u.is.
STOCKS AND BONDS.
New York. March 7.-weakncsr wnr
quite general DURING the early trading
with urunFerH and pacincR most nf-
fected. The market developed n health
Ter tone on good support 20 the active
Epcclnltira. The standard stocks moved
up rympnthetlcally with burlington
prominent. Third Avenue Railway
ran On n points to ti.eb ON liquidation.
induced by the uncertainty about the
outcome ~ tho Amsterdam Avenue
proceedings. subsequently the price
moved up to $500
business was fairly large. FRONT taxi
lng cause partial set back. but n
brisk Inquiry for the GrangcrH soon
caused general Improvement. London
bought freely. but commission house
orders were rather small.
SUGAR.
New York. March 7.-sugnr-llaw.
Arm. fair refining. az. centrifugal. 20
test. 4A: molnHscn sugar. 3A.
Refined. firm. crushed, ~. pow
dervd. 50: graduated o..