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Mopument To Nosby.s Men.

Five thousand Virginians, West Nir-
ginians, old confederates from nearly
every southern state, and men and
women from as far north as New
York, witnessed the unveiling of a
ponument erected, at Richmond, Va,
by the survivors of Col. John S. Mos
byfs famous command to seven of
their comrades shot and hanged at
Front Royal during the civil war. Over
zoo of Mosby's men were inattendance.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Chance For Farm Lands.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 2s.-Ths
Council Grove military reservation is
advertised for sale. The reservation
comprises about 5000 acres, which will
be sold to the highest bidder for cash
on December 6, at the land office here
The land must bring at least the ap
praised value, which is from $125 to
$40 per acre.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Failed to Get Their Man.

mob went to the Miller county Jail
and demanded that the sheriff turn
over TO them Tom Sanders. who shot
Henry Wheeler and killed his little
daughter near the line of Lafayette and
Miller counties several days ago. The
officer de6ed the mob and succeeded in
spiriting the negro away.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
of Int.rs.t 10 Corporations.

Within the next 30 days the secretary
of state will forward a list to the
prosecuting attorneys Of the various
districts containing the names OF such
corporations as have neglected to tle
their antitrust certificate according te
10.
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and Incendiarism.

Henry and Paul johnson, were as
sasinated near Betheden, Winston
county, Miss, by unknown parties. At
the same place incendiary fires de
stroyed the stores of Lewis Williams,
Henry Glenn and Henry Richardson.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Goosi If 1t Works.

A correspondent suggests that th'
farmers of this state adopt the Georgia
pian-organize in conjunction with the
merchants and refuse TO sell cotton for
less than s cents 1t is needless to say
if the Georgia plan works the farmers
in other cotton-growing states will fal
In
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Dividend of Ninety-Three Per Cent.

The Crown sotton mills, of Dalton,
Ca, at the annual meeting of the
stockholders, declared a dividend of
80 per cent, 83 per cent in stock and 10
per cent. in cash. This beats the
worlds record in cotton mill dividends.
The company will at once build an
other 100000 mill at Dalton. Last
year the company declared dividend
of 43 per cent.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Arrival of Transport Puebla.
Loss of the Urdaneta.

Washington. Sept. 27.-The navy de-
partment received from Admiral Wat
son a cablegram announcing the cap
ture and destruction of the gunboat
Urdaneta, reported in the press dis,
patches of Monday. Another dispatch
from the admiral states that he learns,
through insureent sources, that her
commander, Naval Cadet Welborn c,
Wood was killed in the action. The
fate of the crew is not known. Ad.
miral Watson's dispatch follows:
Admiral watson's Dispatch.
Manila, Sept. 25.-Secretary Navy,
Washington: Gunboat Urdaneta, Cadet
Welborn c. Wood, commanding, has
been captured and destroyed by the
insurgents while blockading. The
wreck is hard aground, water two
feet deep, near Orani, on Orani river,
northwestern corner of Manila bay,
and is completely gutted. Draft, max
imum, was less than six feet. Dis
placement in tons AZ. Battery consisted
of one-pounder rapid-fire Colt, one
machine gun Colt automatic), one
machine gun (NordenfeldD, 25 milli-
meters. The reason of his presence
in that river is not known.
Commander Cornwell was prevent
ing the landing of arms with 40 men.
His force was too small to attack the
armed insurgents at the village. Wa
ter is only six feet deep on the bar at
the mouth of the river. Can not OBJ
tain any authentic information of the
crew as yet, because Gnsurgents) will
not respect flag of truce, Cadet Wood,
with the crew of nine enlisted men and
one Chinaman, are not accounted for.
WATSON.
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Dut Politicians Must Live.

Says an editor at Victoria, Tex: y
whole lot of people say we have not
the money to build and equip factories.
Well perhaps, we have not, but we
rather think there is money enough
spent here every six years on elections
alone TO equip and start good-sized
cotton factory.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Cotton Tariff Modified.

The railroad commission has modified
Tariff No 1, referring to cotton, so as
to give short rate under IS miles at 8
cents per hundred pounds The tariff
ms issued September 18th made the rate
for 25 miles and dnder 10 cents per hun
iared nounds
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Electric Road incorporated.

Albany, y. Y, Sept. 2s.-The Buffalo
& Erie electric railroad. a street sur.
face road, with capital stock of 81.
100000, was incorporated with the see
retary of state to-day. The railroad is
to be built from Buffalo to Erie, Pa,
IA miles.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Valuable Mineral Discovery.

While assayipg for gold in ore taken
from the Cripple Hill mine, near Hot
Springs, the discovery was made that
the ore contained from five to six
pounds of platinum to the ton. This
metal is more valuable than silye.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
River News.
THE MARKET REPORT.

= Fall. = Trace
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
On a Larger Scale Than Ever.

The large iron furnaces at Grand
River, KY, which were abandoned sew
eral years ago, have been purchased by
an English syndicate. which will oper-
ate them on a larger scale than ever
before.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30

Willie, aged five, bounded into the
house one day, exclaiming, as he hung
his hat on the hall rack: This is nv
home! This is my homel" A lady Wis
itor said; "The house next door is lust
like this, Willie; suppose you went over
there and hung your hat up in the hall,
that would be your home as much as
this, wouldn't it?" "No, ma'am," an.
swered the little fellow. "Why notY"
asked the lady. "'Cause my mother
doesn't live there" was the triumphant
reply.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
From Pulpit to Penitentiary.

A. r. Fowler, the 'armless forger,"
who is in the South Carolina peniten-
fury, is writing book entitled, From
Pulpit to Penitentiary."
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Hors,euiturist. to Meet.

The State Horticultural Association
will hold its regular annual meeting at
Clarksville October 18th and 10th. Ques-
tions of importance and interest to
farmers and fruit growers will be dis.
cussed by prominent members and Wis
itors
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
AnIndustriaI Commonwealth,

West Virginia has become the first
state for oil and lumber, the second for
eoke and third for coal. 1t has thirty
xix railroads projected.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Youths Wed.

L. o. Harlan aud Miss Eva Valentine,
raeh II years old, of Hammondsville,
White county, were married at Little
Rock. The parents of both bride and
groom gave their written consent to
EAe union.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
The Husband Killed Both Men.

In the northern part of Hall county,
Ga, a man named Dudley killed Jim
Smith and Berry O'Kelly, whom he
found with his wife, it is said.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Sues for Twenty Thousand.

Dave Hurley, formerly roadmaster
for the Iron Mountain Railway. has
brought suit Ia St Louis for ego, 600
damages against that road, claiming
i ssiiist he has been blseklisted.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Say Flour Milling Doesn't Pay.

Leading flour millers from Tennes-
see. Alabama and Kentucky have been
in New York confering with other mil
lers. They claim the business doesn't
pay.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Mil. Follow the wheat-Grower.

Reports from a number of counties
In northeast Mississippi show that an
increase of wheat has been planted,
and that some counties have flour
mills.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Mining Companies Incorporated.

The Canaan Mining and Prospecting
Company, the La Rosa Mining and Pros
peeting Company, the Ozark Mining
Company and the Gurdou Mining Com
pany, all of Hot Springs, have been in
eorporated.
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Is Beauvoir for saIef

A report is current that Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis is now offering her Beau
voir (Miss.) property for sale, and that
she will take S2O 900 for it.
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European Table Grapes.

Experiments are being made by the
agricultural department in growing
European table grapes in Florida and
North Carolina.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Gen. Henry Heth Dead.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Gen. Henry
Heth, the confederate chieftain and
historian, died at his home here Tues
day, of Bright's disease. The remains
wiltbe taken to Richmond, Va, for n'
termeut
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Floral Decorations.

On the altar and chancel were sus-
pended a large number of baskets
filled with orchids. intermingled with
chime of snowy floral wedding bells.
Large garlands of brides roses de-
pended from the bells to two Italian
columns, forming bower which al
most hid from view the bridal party
as il stood at the altar. The only mu-
sic was that of the organ, which gave
out the notes of the "Lohengrin" We'd
ding march as the procession entered
Tho obnrob
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The Omeiating CIergymen.

Rt. Rev. II. c.. Potter, Protestant
Episcopal bishop of New York, otiieiat-
ed, assisted by Rev. Dr. Nevins, of the
American church in Rome, but in ac-
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JUL. DENT GRANT.

cordance with the laws of the state of
Rhode Island, Rev. DR.. Porter, of the
Emanuel church, of this city, read
that portion of the service which le-
gally united the distinguished pair.
A reception followed the wedding
ceremony at the Palmer residence, and
late in the afternoon the prince and
princess left for New York and St.
Defers hnrn
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The Church Was Filled.

All Saints chapel, which seats not
quite 500, was well filled half an hour
before the time set for the ceremony,
and the guests, as they waited. viewed
a wealth of decorations in green and
white The walls and ceiling of the
chapel were hung with vines, wreaths
and white flowers, while the entire
altar rail was covered with white
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30

New York. Sept 2S-Money sOrncantle on
strong at IL per cent. Prime "nxchange
paper 5lzm6 per cent. Sterling esAenkers'
steady with actual business IN and at
bills at 4S5ssa4S5l2 for demand. ara rates
iSl%d4S2 for sixty days; pos,'1eesal pos eslel ST.
iS3a iS6is commercial bills, 4Sns,.sr 4Suisg gl.e
Yer certificates 59fi6Oc. Bar sllNe, bonds
Mexican dollar -''s'}. Government
steady.
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The Bridal Procession.

At the same time Bishop Potter and
DR.. Porter, vested for the service, en-
tered the cbancel from the vestry, fol-
lowed by the prince and Honore Pal
mer, a cousin of the bride, who acted
as best man by proxy for Grand Duke
Cyrl of Russia, who was unable TO be
present.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
WARM FIGHT NEAR C-BO.
Tennessee Troops, Homeward Bound,
Disembarked to Take q
Hand in the Muss
INSURGENTS WERE UTTERLY ROUTED.
Seven Rebel Fort Captured by the
Eorca commanded by Gen. Sny-
der-ofiieiaI Report OF the LOSS VI
the Gunboat urdaneta eaaet
wood Killed.

Washington. Sept. 27.-A dispatch
has been received from Manila by the
war department stating that Gen. sny'
der attacked the position of the IN,
surgents. five miles west of Cebu, and
DESTROYED seven forts and dquite num-
her of smooth-bore cannon. The in
surgents were utterly routed, and Sny-
der returned with his force to Cebu.
The Tennessee regiment was already
aboard transport TO come home' but
disembarked to take part in the en-
gagement.
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PRINCE CANTACuzENE.

The bridal procession included only
Miss Grant and her escort and the
ushers. as there were no bridesmaids
nor any maid of houor. The ushers
were: Potter Palmer, Jr., a cousin of
the bride; Lockwood Honore, uncle OF
the bride; Capt. Sartoris, member of
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees staff during the
late war. and also cousin of the
bride; Robert L. Gerry, of New York;
Roger Winthrop, of Newport, and John
Prentiss, of New York; Worthington
Whitehouse. of New York, and Lathrop
Randolph, of Boston.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Missouri Cob-Pips Industry.

There were produced in Missouri in
1895 over $4,000 pounds of corncob
pipes.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
Cotton.
Financial.

Quotations for middling range sc;
lows St Louis, 9-l6; New ioi"
Memphis, 6izc.
The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30

An energetic temperament ane active
habits eonducs 70 longevity.
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The Prince In Full Uniform.

The prince, as he stepped down from
the chancel to meet the bride, was at
tired in the full uniform of the Cheva-
lier Garde, brilliant with red and gold.
At the chancel the ushers separated,
four passing to one side and four 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
EVIDENTLY Ratified.

The local organ of imperialism is
kept pretty busy nowadays contradict
ing in one issue what it said in the is
sue before. It used to allow its declar-
ations to get a few weeks old before it
disputed them; now it is only a ques-
ton of hours.
1t isn't so much for the purpose of
showing the utter dishonesty of the
contemporary in question that we call
attention to its inconsistencies, but to
point out something really amusing to
the public. For instance, the Tribune
said yesterday:
We mentioned the other day that every
attempt to increase the territory of the
United States has been fought, and often
by very great men 1t was so in the
case OF Louisiana, ii was so in the case
of California; il was so in the case of
Oregon, and again in the case of Alaska
Our morning contemporary. to suit its
own convenience, puts Carl Schurz and
Edward Atkinson in the same list which
is what might be called misjoinder.
Let US see who put Schurz and At
kinson in the same list with Webster
and Adams. The Republican organ told
us the other day that when Jefferson
filled with people who, like Carl Schurz
and Edward Atkinson" protested and
predicted all sorts of woes to follow.
THE same protests" it said. were
made against Oregon and Washington.
Some of the biggest and brainiest men
who then existed in the United States
such men as John Quincy Adams and
Daniel Webster-vehemently protested
against it, declaring that it was but 2
worthless waste of sand and barren
mountains and swept by everlasting
gales
These are the Tribunes words. Who
classed Schurz and Atkinson with Web
ster and Adams and compared the
whole lot to "a brake on wagon?"
In discussing this same question a
day or two ago our neighbor said:
When congress meets it will be quickly
seen that the men of the south will not
New Mexico. Arizona. California. Nevada
and Utah We're obtained by conquest. and
that the title is not good.
Next day it denied having mentioned
Texas in any way, and said: 1--WE
challenge our contemporary to make
any such showing from any source"
Confronted with its own words. our
neighbor lapsed into silence again. 1t
wrong, but finds it necessary to con-
stantly declare its dead squareness"
and display its newly acquired patriot
ism which bears the trade Mark of the
administration.
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TO allow our army of occupation to re-
main. Mexico was certainly disorgan-
lied and demoralized, but there were
men in congress then-Lincoln was one
Of them-who were opposed to conquest
and defeated the project. Our army
was withdrawn. the flag was hauled
down from a hundred Mexican fort
resses and towns. and score of battle
fields moistened with the blood of
American patriotism were abandoned
although Mexico had no responsible
government and no apparent prospect
of getting any And yet, under self
government she has developed into a
neighbor of whom we are proud.
There is still another difference be-
tween the case of the Mexicans and
that OF the Filipinos: Our quarrel with
Mexico was one we could not have
avoided without retreating from our
national boundary in dishonor. The
Philippines are 1000 miles from our
national boundary line; they are in an
other hemisphere our quarrel was with
Spain and we went into that war I'M
der the plea of securing a God-given
right of independence and self-govern-
ment; we armed the Tagals and ac-
cepted their services as allies; and
whittier are we drifting?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
eRlGGs' ASPIRATIONS.

There is no truth in the report that
Mr.. Hobart wants Attorney General
Griggs to succeed him as McKinley's
running mate, according to the New
York Tribune so far as Mr.. Griggs
is concerned, it is an open secret that
his ambitions lie solely in the direc-
ton of his profession. A seat on the
bench of the United States supreme
court would be more to his taste than
a senatorship or the vice presidency"
There is every reason to believe that
the trust interests behind the adminis-
tration would rather have him on the
bench than in the presiding chair of the
senate. When the combines effected for
the purpose of restraining competition
and controlling trade succeed in placing
their agents and attorneys on the su-
preme bench as well as in every other
branch of government the day of the
people will be almost over. And Griggs
trust breeding state of New Jersey, ap-
pointed to a cabinet position by trust
influences. but, as an official of the
United States, has persistently refused
to enforce the antitrust laws passed
by congress in 1880 and strengthened in
1894
When Griggs gets on the bench the
trusts will be in clover, for every va
cancy that occurs under the present
regime will be filed by attorneys of the
same class.
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ganization of a civil government All
this is shown by the admirars official
reports to the secretary of the navy.
In June, 1898, Admiral Dewey reported
to Washington as follows:
"Aguinaldo, insurgent leader, with
thirteen of his staff, arrived May 10. by
permission. 1 have given him to I'M
derstand that l consider insurgents as
friends, being opposed to a common
enemy; he has now gone to attend a
meeting of insurgent leaders for the
purpose of forming civil government.
and, in my opinion. these people are
far superior in their intelligence and
more capable of seif-government than
the Cubans are. and 1 am familiar
with both races
This is not an interview in which the
admiral could have been misquoted: 1t
is his official report on file in the office
of the secretary of the navy. 1t agrees
with the Tribune of last year rather
than with the Hannaized organ of this
year. But from all the evidence OBJ
tanned UP to the day Hanna decided to
retain the Philippines for syndicate
purposes, the Filipinos had been fight
ing for $50 years for their independence
and were thus engaged when Dewey
reached Manila bay.
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THAT Higher CAUSE"

The Herald tells about the Philippines
struggling for independence from Spain.
Admiral Dewey says that they never
made q fight for independence in their
lives, but only for some little reforms
Tribune.
When there is a clash Of authorities
and it becomes necessary 10 choose be-
tween them, certain rules should gov
ern the choice. In the first place it is
necessary to ascertain which is closer
to the powers that be, and is therefore
most likely to be sustained in all ne
does or says: and in the second place
one should naturally defer to the views
of the oracle most likely to become
profane and abusive if ignored.
Now the Salt Lake Tribune is an
authority for the statement that the
F4lipinos had been fighting for their
independence exactly 800 years when
Dewey sailed into Manila bay: that
Spain never had conquered the Tagals,
and that they were not. therefore,
subject to Spanish rule" that Spain
had struggled for more than three CEN
turtles to perfect her title to the island
OF Luzon and had failed" that we
found the natives fighting in "a cause
infinitely higher than that in which our
revolutionary forefathers We're engaged
between 171a and 1888"
It won't do to dispute with our
querulous neighbor 1t orders people
seourged. tarred and feathered. or hung
to telephone poles. for differing from it
on public questions. Admiral Dewey.
on the contrary, is believed to be
gentleman.
The admiral sent for Aguinaldo just
before the battle of Manila, told him
that they were engaged in Q common
cause. and took cognizance OF his or
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PoLK'S IMPERIALISM.

When President Polk advocated the
purchase of Mexican territory at the
close of the war with that country he
gave the same reasons that Jefferson
assigned for the Louisiana purchase.
i. II was contiguous territory.
?. It was owned by power that had
to sell.
: 9. It was an area that European pow
ers were after.
4. In the hands of any European pow
er it would have been a menace to this
republic.
5. It was a border land over which
endless trouble would have ensued
concerning the boundary line. just as
we are having trouble now with Can
ada in Alaska
Folks reasoning was very good. con-
sidering that it was contiguous terri
tory he was after. But he was consid-
cradle of an imperialist. if he was a
Democrat, and the fact that the party
lost the ensuing election in spite of the
unprecedented glory of military sue
cess. which distinguished Folks adj
ministration, indicated very clearly
that the people of this republic are not
infatuated with imperialism.
Among other things, Polk declared
for the $40" line between this coun-
try and Canada. but was finally obliged
TO recede from his position He ac-
tually wanted to hold the whole of
Mexico, and said:
To withdraw our army altogether from
the ccnquests they have made by deeds Of
unparalleled bravery and at the expense
of so much blood and treasure, in a just
war or our part, and one which. by the
act of the enemy. we could not honorably
have avoided would be to degrade the
ration in It's own estimation and in that
of the world
But our army did withdraw from
Mexico although we had the entire
country completely subdued and our
flag was floating from the roof of the
Mexican capitol, from the towers Of
Cerro Gordo, Cherubusco, Conteras.
Matamoras and Chapultapec, and over
the fields of Beuna Vista, Palo Alta and
Resaca de Ia Palma-all taken at the
expense of blood and treasure. The
flag was taken down, be it said to our
credit as a nation, and of Mexican ter
ritory we took nothing Of the then
practically unsettled wilds OF the
southwest. We were obliged TO fix our
unsettled boundary line on that side in
some way, and we paid Mexico hand
someiy for the wilderness we took
II was urged in congress that we
kowed duty 10 civilization and were
under obligations to the Mexicans
themselves to hold their country and