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The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

EVERY place has its fake correspon-
dent, - and Bentonville is no exception.
The report sent out from here and wide
ly circulated under scare heads in the
leading papers, to the effect that a
twelve foot vein of zinc had been located
here, was, to say the least, very mis-
leading, and bordered very close to
fabrication of the worst sort. The facts
in the case are as follows: The Last
Chance Mining Co, are drilling hole
here. They are down between $50 and
$50 feet, and for the last twelve feet
have been passing through very hard l.,
blue flint rock, which has given indi-
cations of zinc. A sample has been sent
for assaying and until returns are had
there is absolutely no certainty as to
what they have struck. Such false re-
ports as the one sent out from here are
liable TO do Bentonville an irreparable
injury. People who are prepared to
invest money and develop mineral pros
poets are apt to be suspicious of town
from which such false reports emanate
and will think it is only game put up
to draw people here in order that we
may fleece them. We hope the papers
throughout the country who published
the false report will give the true
version. Bentonville Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
On Napolean, the Great.

One of the most vivid examples of
Col Ingersoll powers of oratory is the
following:
"A little while ago | stood by the
grave of old Napoleon, magnificent
tomb of gilt. fit almost for dead deity,
and gazed upon the sarcophagus Of black
Egyptian marble, where rest at last the
ashes OF that restless man. | leaned
over the balustrade and thought of the
greatest soldier of the modern world. |
saw him walking upon the banks of the
Seine, contemplating suicide. saw
him putting down the mob in the streets
at Paris I saw him at the head of the
army of Italy saw him crossing the
bridge Of Lodi. with the tri color in his
hand I saw him in Egypt in the shadows
of the pyramids | saw him conquer the
Alps and mingle the eagles of the crags.
| saw him at Marengo, at Ulm and
the infantry of the snow and cavalry of
the wild blast scattered his legions like
winter S withered leaves. | saw him
at Leipsic in defeat and disaster. driven
by million bayonets back to Paris.
clutched like a wild beast. banished to
Elba. | saw him escape and retake an
empire by the force of his genius
saw him upon the frightful field Of
/ Waterloo, where chance and fate COM
bined TO wreck the fortunes of their
former king and saw him at Helena
with his hands crossed behind him.
gazing out upon the sad and solemn sea
thought of the orphans and widows he
had made, of the tears that had been
shed for his glory and of the only
woman who ever loved him pushed from
his heart by the cold hand OF ambition
and | said, | would rather have been a
French peasant and worn wooden shoes
| would rather have lived in hut. with
vine growing over the door and the
grapes growing purple in the kisses of
the autumn sun would rather have
been the poor peasant, with my loving
wife by my side knitting as the sun died
out of the skies, with my children upon
my knees and their arms about me ;
would rather have been that man, and
gone down into the tongueless silence Of
the dreamless dust, than to have been
that imperial impersonator of force and
murder known as Napoleon, the Great
And so | would, ten thousand times.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
Talk Is Not Cheap.

is talk eheapf Not to Arkansas at
p minute. = asserts the New York
Journal. which proceeds to tell about it
as follows
Hello
"Well7'
lis this Little Rockf
Yes. Who are your
This is New York.
That was all there was to 1t, so far as
the two cities were concerned. but those
few words announced the opening OF
the longest telephone line in the world
from New York to Little Rock. Ark. a
distance of ,3s9 miles.
This line, which is now open for the
use of those who wish to talk with the
people of Little Rock and also for those
of Little Rock who wish to keep pace
with New York, passes through seven
states-New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
and then into the center of Arkansas.
It costs $40 for every five minutes of
conversation between here and Little
Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
:, .,a Mountains Of wyoming.

Up in the Mountains OF wyoming.
From the Fort smith Times
A letter received here from Oscar Il.
Miles, of this city, who with hunting
and fishing party is enjoying an outing
in the Rockies, suggests weather con-
ditions there in strong contrast with the
oppressive. sweltering heat that has been
recently prevalent in Fort Smith. Mr..
Miles writing from Point Comfort Jack
son 5 Hole, Wyoming on last Tuesday,
says:
I'VE are in camp on the banks of the
Snake River in Jackson s Hole. Trout
fishing is very fine. killed two wild
geese last evening. Grouse and sage
hens are abundant. | see deer, elk and
antelope tracks every day, but we cannot
shoot these animals until after Septem-
Der first. I saw five elk one evening.
Geese and wild duck are on every side.
We have frost every night and although
Judge Cockrell and I sleep under six
blankets we get cold every night, There
was plenty of ice around the camp this
morning. The mountains on every side
are covered with snow. We will move
camp further back in the mountains to-
morrow
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
Biggest Locomotive Yet.

Z The Brooks Locomotive Works of
Dunkirk will turn out within few
days locomotive for the Illinois Central
Railroad larger than any other locemo-
tive in the world. 1t will be eight tons
heavier than the locomotives built by the
Brooks works year ago for the Great
Northern Railroad and which are the
largest locomotives in the world. This
giant locomotive will be twenty-wheel
freight with cylinder of twenty three
inch diameter and thirty inch stroke.
1t will have eight drivers of fifty seven
inches diameter The boiler will have
424 two-inch fues. fourteen feet and
three eighths inches long. The total
weight of the engine is 21S 900 pounds,
and with tender $50 coo pounds. 1t
will have tractive force or draw bar
pull of So 900 pounds. or twenty six
per cent more than either of the monster
locomotives built for the Great
Northern.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
Cotton Is Worth More.

The Atlanta Constitution, which re-
Gently published an elaborate report on
the Roundlap bale of the American Cot
ton company, in discussing the value of
the new system of cotton handling says
1t is quite clear that, in order to raise
the price which should go to the farmer
for his cotton, the commercial expenses
in handling it must be reduced.
Under present conditions, the amount
of money required to handle the crop,
from the gin to the factory platform,
has grown out of all proportion, so that
its commercial handling consumed the
profit which should have gone to the
grower. Viewed from this standpoint,
therefore, every movement which de-
livers the farmer S cotton with least ex-
pense to the manufacturer must be re-
garded as of the widest public interest.
The new methods of round baling art
on this line. doing away with much OF
the clumsiness and extravaganza of the
old system and substituting one which
can make of every cotton gin a compress
as well. The claims of the round bale
advocates show that we have entered
upon an era Of invention which means
much TO the farmer, and much, there
fore, to the country.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
A sarunAen Majority.

From iAs ST. I.sais Republic
The impression that the Senate Of the
United States is safely Republican for
many years to come is not shared to a
very enthusiastic extent by that stalwart
Republican journal, the New York
Tribune
Arguing from the neglect of several
Legislatures to elect last winter full
complement of senator's. the Tribune
finds that the overwhelming and safe
majority so confidently counted on i'll
the upper branch of the national legis
lature has not reached the mammoth
proportions predicted.
After enumerating the number OF I'M
filed vacancies which the Republicans
counted on but failed to get, and not
hing that the fatal termination of Senator
HAYWARD illness will place Democrat
or Populist in the Senate from Nebraska
the Tribune SAYS. 1T is evident that
with the losses sustained ON the Re-
publican side. through deadiocks ana
other unforeseen causes, party supre-
macy in the deliberatiye branch rests ON
less secure basis than has been pop
alarly imagined.
The Tribune admits that the seats now
held by Mr.. Wolcott of Colorodo, Mr..
Carter of Montana and Mr.. Shoup of
Idaho will be lost in 1900 and thinks
that like fate awaits the Republicans
in the matter of the seats of Mr.. Thurs
ton of Nebraska and Mr.. Baker of Kan
sas.
There is ground for the Tribune s
alarm. Unless Mckinley is triumphant.
ly reelected next year, it is reasonably
certain the Republicans will not be able
to retain control of the deliberative
branch of Congress
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

WHAT would You say If Thomas B.
Reed were the leader of the Democratic
SHE il the Fifty sixth congress7 That
would be the acme of the unexpected, i,
would it notG Stranger things have
happened Ii he takes his seat in that
codv and il is his whim to lead, who is
10 SAY him nay2 In a month he could
make Expansion as paramount as
silver was in 1895, and he would have
many months to doit. The Democratic
side-all except Lon Livingston and Al
Berry-would rise TO him as the pit rose
TO Edmund Kean when that wonderful
genius first played Shylock to n London
audience. Young Mr.. Bailey would
follow in his train. Young Mr.. Carmack
would walk in his steps. Champ Clark
would be his companion. The Hon
Wheeler, of Kentucky the Hon. Gaines,
of Tennessee; the Hon. Swanson, Of
Virginia. the Hon Bartlett. of Georgia
the Hon Little. of Arkansas the Hon
I,entz Of Ohio these, and more of these
would be his body servants. or his hand
maids. according az they have mascu
line virility or feminine ductility mos;
pf whom have the latter. and some Of
whom have both Courier Journal.
We will wait and see what Bass
VIII lo
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

Dispatches from various points in
Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and Ken
tucky tell Of trouble with Mormon eld-
ers Citizens in some instances have
driven them out and mobs are reported
to have escorted the elders from the
confines of certain settlements This Is
a mistaken idea So long as the Mormons
keep within reasonable bounds in their
efforts to secure converts it is only right
that they be let alone. Arkansas has
been invaded by these elders at different
times and fortunately no serious trouble
has ever occurred in connection with
their visits. Our people are liberal
enough to let any denomination send
their missionaries to this state so long
as methods are not employed which are
calculated to arouse strife and dissension
in the different communities. Little
Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
National Encampment G. A. R.-Phieadelphla
Pa, September <th to 9th.

For this occasion the Frisco Line will sell
round trip tickets to Philadelphia at the follow.
rates:
Ssi 65 rate will allow stop over of ten days in
each direction at Washington, d. G., or Niagara
Falls, N. Y
ss3 20 rate will allow stop over in each direc.
ton at any point east of Buffalo. Pittsburg,
Wheeling, etc. in addition to stop over at Wash
ington and Niagara Falls
S35 80 rate Is for tickets reading via one route,
returning via another east of st Louis. and al
lowing same stop over privilege as Is accorded
for the $50 go rate.
Tickets will be on sale Sept !. ana 5, and
will be good for return leaving Philadelphia 70
and including September 18th An extension OF
return limit to Sept Both may be obtained by
depositing ticket with joint agent at Philadel-
phia September jth to 9Th and payment of fifty
cents.
Very cheap side trips have been arranged
from Philadelphia 70 Virginia battle fields
Gettysburg. Pa. Richmond. Va. and New Yorl
| City
For side trip rates and any other information
concerning this excursion. call On or address the
| undersigned.
P ". FURRY. Agt Frisco Line.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

A YEAR has come and gone since the
peace protocol was signed at Washing
ton, and we may well inquire what has
been done since then. Peace with
Spain, our original and only adversary
has been established, yet we are still at
war We have now assumed the point
of view of Spain, and whereas we use to
denounce, and loudly abuse that nation
of moving down the Filipinos, we our
selves are now engaged in that cheerful
occupation and doing with heartiness
and enthusiasm what we so warmly re-
probated in Spain. Denver Post.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
Probate Court Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
.tnamed Administrators and Guardians have
flied their aceo lnts OF settlement with th@ sev
eral estates hereinafter nainei during the Au
gust s.,9 term of the Probate Court of Crawford
County Ark
All persons interested in the settlement Of said
estate are hereby notified 10 file their e&aep-
tions thereto if any they have, on or before the
second day of the next November term, ls9a vi
this Court or they will he forever barred, except
ing to the same or to any item thereof
Estate of Willie Ard Ayers George r. Wood
guardian; final settlement.
Estate of NJ. B. Austin; Jesse Turner admin
istrator; eighth account current
Estate of John Hatfield J, W. Hatfield, ad
ministrator; thirteenth account current
Estate of Sarah Filpot; Jacob Yoes, guardian
final settlement
Estate of s W Frye; Jesse Turner admins
TRAITOR; second and final account current
Estate of W. A. Mccormick 4. L, MatiocR
guardian; first and final account
Given under my hand and official seal this the
24th day of August, 1899,
Ed. d CoCHRANE
(sEAI1 Clerk Of Probate Court
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

THz demand Of the Filipino rebels for
s. 600 100 from Spain for the ransom of
few score Spanish prisoners looks like
marking up the price on the Spaniards.
especially when we remember that, ac-
cording to Speaker Reed, Spain sold us
10, 900 900 of yellow bellies at 81
apiece But it must be borne in mind
that the Filipinos are able to deliver
over their prisoners if the ransom is
paid. whereas Spain does not seem to
have been able to deliver over the
yellow bellies, and there is no telling
how much it is going TO cost US before
we catch them. New York World.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
BEAUTIFUL SEA SHELLS.

Every one admires them. Since
coming North l have received
numerous inquiries from people for
sea shells, and now | am prepared to
answer yes. l can send you shells,
for | have made quite collection OF
lovely shells, both from the coast, the
coral reefs, and some beautiful ones
from the West India Islands. l will
mail a dozen or more different kinds,
no two alike, to any one who sends a
stamp for postage.
Mrs. +. A. WARNER,
Pontiac Mich.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

CHARLES W. BLAIR, of Kansas City,
attorney for the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Missouri Railroad, died Tues
day at Coronado Beach. Cal. at the
age of 20. Gen. Blair distinguished
himself at the battle of Wilson s Creek
in the civil war. while Lieutenant
Colonel of the Second Kansas. He later
raised and commanded Blair s Battery
and was breveted Brigadier General fol
bravery. He was for several years
Democratic National Committeeman
from Kansas. He leaves widow and
four daughters.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

THE Anti-Imperialist League. at a
meeting in Boston, Mass. on the 10Th
voted to issue pronunciamento, which
was given out through its president .ex
Governor George S. Boutwell,. The
document asserts that the anti i'm
perialist movement has made rapid pro.
gress in the past five weeks and de
elares; This league is now carrying
on the contest and it will continue tc
carry it on in the idea and belief thai
the United States are responsible for the
war and that they at any moment car
bring the war to an end.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

TIE Little Rock Tribune makes some
grave charges against Gov. d. W.
.Iones-says in effect that he is greatly
wropging the state in giving contracts
TO his relatives Some time since In
letting ont an excelsior contract, anu
again in hiring eonyicts to the Arkansas
Chair Factory. 1t Is strange how many
men look upon office as private
snap and rob the people at will II
Gov. Jones has been doing this, the
Tribune ought to show it up clearly. =
Texarkanian.
We have heard that talk before, and
if there is any truth in the scandal LET
il come ont.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

WHILE Senator Berry was In Fort
Smith last week he said to Times re-
porter: Il am just out making speech
es to the old soldiers. and not campaign
ing. It's too early to start the cam
paign-there is plenty of time yet. Of
course / m in the race. but that S all
want to say about it, -
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
ANOTHER man has got good fat jol

ANOTHER man has got good fat job
''expert rate clerk, appointed by the
State Railway Commissioners. Edward
G. Connolly Of Clarksyille, is the lucky
individual We presume this appoint
ment was made TO relieve Secretary
Charlie Collins Of the terrible strain on
his nervous system occasioned by the
tremendous amount Of work deyolving
on him in keeping the Office properly
and conveniently arranged for loafng
purposes What farce this is indeed
but it is a mighty expensive one to the
people Nashville News.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE Al DARpANELLE, Ark

July 2g 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the County
Clerk of Crawford County. at Van Buren,
Arkansas on
SEPTEMBER Is, 1899,
viz Harmon V. Meadors of Chester, Arkansas
Homestead Entry No 2002l. for the Southeast
quarter of Northeast quarter Section g. Town
ship IL, North. Range 80 West
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz:
VIM. H Bleyins, Thomas Kimes. Jesse Bleyins
and e. Lasey all OF Chester, Crawford County,
Arkansas.
JOSEPH H. BATTENFIELD. Register.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

1t is a pitisble fact that mothers will
trust their daughters to the care of a
worthless young man. whom the fathers
would not even trust with the family
carriage horse. This is sad fact and
one which mothers can well afford to
take time TO consider. The father is
naturally the best judge of young
mans character as the mother is that
Of a young woman z. IT more care were
exercised in the selection Of a young
woman 8 company there would be fewer
cases Of d soandalous nature. The
character Of young lady is her best
treasure and one which her lawful pro
tectors cannot afford to have eontaminat-
ed by unworthy associations State
Republican.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

The Fayetteville Sentinel comes to us
this week with the name of Joel II D..
Pollard at its masthead. Mr. Pollard
has been associated with Col. Partridge
in the Sentinel for some months, and
while the latter will be missed by the
editorial fraternity. Mr. Pollard, by
virtue of the push that in him,
will undoubtedly make the Sentinel
even better than heretofore. than which
we have no better * Success u
you, Joel. Bentonville Sun.
The same for THE PRESS, Joel
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

Hon. f. Z. WHITE. chief of the In
dian division in the office Of the secre-
tary of the interior. is the only Arkan-
sas chief Of division who has not been
reduced from that position since this
administration came into power. The
reason of it is that he is too valuable an
officer and his place would be too hard
10 fill.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

SUPERINTENDENT BRTrToN. of the Co;
ton Belt, has issued a general order to
the effect that no head OF sub head Of
departments should retain in his EN-
ploy any relative. and that all depart
ments should report Immediately as Il
their condition in this respect.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

SENATOR JONES has written to Vice
Chairman Stone of the national com
mitfee his approval of the recent action
of the committee and that he will sail
for the United States about October 10.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

THE negro editors OF Texas have de-
fermined to make war on the Republicans
who failed to distribute census patronage
among the negro voters of the state.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

PROF. DARWIN of Cambridge prophe-
sizes that the moon will ultimately return
to the earth, whence it was cast off in
the remote past.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

ARTICLES of incorporation of the
Democrat Publishing Company. of Fort
Smith. were fled with the secretary of
state. The corporators are w. w.
Waters. JAS Il Foster. Lewis s. Brown
and H. f. Brown The capital stock is
s10o. 900, of which s. .oOo has been sub
seribed A weekly and daily paper
will be published
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

CIRCUIT JBD6s FELIX G. TAYLOR. of the
second judicial district, is an avowed
candidate for congress in the FIRST dis
trict. against P. D. Mccullough. of
Marinua
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

THE attorney general has delivered an
opinion 10 the effect that county clerks
are not entitled to fees for the registra-
tion Of schuei warrants.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

Prof. J. II. Shinn, of Springdale, will
hold a Chautauqua assembly at Nam
moth Springs the latter part of this
month
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

If conditions are anything to Judge by
the second trial of Capt Dreyfuss has
brought the French nation very near the
verge of a revolution, but the French
people are so easily swayed that there is
never any telling what may occur.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

Kansas war veterans are petitiomng
the President TO remove Pension Com
missioner Evans.
The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

IF YOU WANT NEAT JOB WORK
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-16

tween fourteen and sixteen hundred dollars and
runs back to last May. e. II. Jones left North
Yakima Tuesday night for Tacoma, where he
will report the result of his findings at meet
Ing of the board of directors which will deter
mine whether criminal proceedings win be in
stituted against Anderson. His civil liability,
he being under no bond. will amount to moth
ing.
Mr.. Anderson is a prominent republican poll
tician, being the secretary of the county cen
trail committee and also Il member OF the city
council, having been elected last fall for term
OF two years. He was an influential factor in
the election of Senator Foster at olympia
where he remained In his interest during most
of the session.
The position occupied by Mr.. Anderson in the
company was responsible and n lucrative one.
aud is now being ably filled by Miles Cannon,
receiver of the local land Office, where the bust
ness does not consume much of his time.
G. A. Andersons family is small, consisting
of a wife and child, but his friends have long
been aware that he was living beyond his
means An instance showing his method of
doing business is cited. Two car loads OF lum-
Der were shipped for Bcketon, and presumably
the lumber was worth $3.50, bat no trace OF the
receipt of the money can be found in the books
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-16
Ralph VanBusklrk Slain.

Another one of Yakimas ga liant sons has
been slain by the treacherous Filipinos. In the
'great victory" as General Otis terms It, over
Agunaldo at Pasig yesterday the only Washing
ton soldier slain was private Ralph vanBuskirk
OF Company K. Ralph would have reached his
I'D year on the eth of next July. He was a
moral youth, his mothers earthly idol, and
held in high esteem here as boy and man for
many years. He was telegraph messenger here
for several years previous to his enlistment
While in San Francisco he was ordained by the
Christian order rs a minister, his ambition be-
ing to fill the position Of chaplain. when the
news of his death reached here last night some
inconsiderate friend rushed to his parents
home with the heartbreaking intelligence
which should have been broken to his doting
mother as gently possible. The entire CONE
munity mourns with the stricken family.
Ralph was always ardent worker in the
Christian denomination here, of which church
he was a devout member. His father is a sur
vivor of the civil war.