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The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
"naIority OF the Party Have A Right
to Define Democracy"

Perry Belmont has given out post
script 10 his letter 10 William j Bryan
in reply to Mr.. Bryan s letter declining
the invitation 10 the Croker Jefferson
dinner and questioning Mr.. Belmont E
Democracy. owing to his opposition to
the Chicago platform. The postscript
is as follows:
In March, 1895. protested against
the issue Of bonds merely to maintain
the endless chain, against legislation
destroying the existing parity between
gold dollars and silver dollars and
against any legal tender law discharg
ing with so cent dollar valid promise
to pay hundred cents gold dollar
Subsequently. in public letter, April
8. 1895, to one Of my neighbors on Long
Island, | condemned the Sherman.
Mckinley Allison currency plan, ad-
vocating payment and determination of
the greenback debt; that the existing
unit Of value should be full legal tender
and condemned all 'Mckinleyisn
wherever it showed its head, whether
in coinage, currency. taxation or the
tariff. Later, | protested before the
Democratic Club against the creation
of any more interior dollars in order
to repudiate any part of the public debt.
Although not taking part In the New
York Democratic State Convention on
June "a, 1896. | united with the New
York delegation in protest against the
platform and its candidates. as set forth
in my telegram of July 10, printed in
the New York World as follows;
The delegation will make a protest,
both against the platform and the candi-
dates nominated, of such an emphatic
character as to leave no doubt of the
position which the delegation occupies
SO far as | am concerned, neither the
platform nor the candidates nominated
will be supported
After the adoption of the platform
against which the New York delegation
voted. it announced through its chair
man upon every subsequent vote taken
that it refused to participate in the
further proceedings of the convention
thus leaving each delegate his complete
freedom of action.
II attended the Indianapolis conven
tion and supported Palmer and Buckner
| have no warrant in asking your opin
ions of what the Democracy should dc
in the National Convention more than a
year from now, yet you will perhaps
in view of your peremptory demand,
for my opinion, permit me to assume
that you deem the money question. as
presented in the Chicago platform in
1895, as now paramount to all others
that you insist on the infslhbility of the
coinage ratio of Is to as test of tn,
Democracy, and that all Democratic
votes must line up in 1900 on Fedora
statute making every contract illega
which stipulates for the payment i,
gold. A law TO prevent wage Garner,
and salary earners from demanding ant
securing payment in gold dollars, i
they prefer gold dollars. would not b,
winning issue.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
HON. w. J. BRYAN.
The Distinguished Nebraskan Visits
Van Buren, and Addresses Two
Large and Enthusiastic
Audiences.

Through the efforts of Mr.. Lewis
BRYAN, cousin of the distinguished
Nebraskan, the late presidential stand
ard bearer of the Democratic party
was induced to stop off here for few
hours visit Tuesday on his way home
from tour through Texas and South
ern Arkansas. Of course when 1t be
came known that Mr.. Bryan was to
come here it was unanimously agreed
that nothing would do but he must ad
dress our people.
Mr.. Bryan arrived on the early MORN
ing Mo. Pacific train and was at once
driven to the residence of Lewis Bryan
where he spent the morning hours in
meeting the members of the family and
other distant relatives. At l P. N. I,
the doors of the Bryan residence were
thrown open and public reception was
| held, which was taken advantage of by
large numbers of the residents of Van
Buren and surrounding country.
In meeting the callers at this recep
tion Mrs. Lewis Bryan was assisted by
Mrs. P. D. Scott and Miss Fannie
Scott, and Mr.. Lewis Bryan by Messrs.
p. d. Scott and Geo. K. Wood. Thus
an hour and half was spent in personal
ly meeting many of his Van Buren ad
mirers by Mr.. Bryan. At 2:30 he was
driven to the opera house.
The original program was that there
should be an open air meeting in cour'
square. but this program had to be
changed owing to the decided drop thai
had occurred in the temperature
Knowing there was no hall in the city
large enough to accommodate those wht
would wish to hear Mr.. Bryan, it wa
decided to divide the time, holding {
meeting Of an hour s duration in tn,
opera house and another from to
o clock. following the one at the oper;
house, at the court house. At boil
places large audiences had congregated
and even with the two meetings not al
. those who had come could get a chanc
to hear the gifted Nebraskan.
Mr.. Bryan appeared in aplendi
health and was in good voice, charm
ing his audience from the very begin
ming. He has peculiarly happy styl
of delivery, free from any of the usua
fiorid style of oratory, easy TO listen to
and every phase on which he touches
made plain and easy to understand evel
, by the slowest mind.
Mr.. Bryan opened his address at tn
opera house (Which was the only on
, we had the pleasure of hearing), by de
ploring our system of Federal taxation
The injustice of drawing nearly all tn
taxes needed for defraying the expense
: of this government from the middle an
poorer classes of the people, as was tn
. case under the present tariff taxation
/ while aggregated capital and large in
r comes escaped. He ironically state
! that while the government had tn
| power to take the son from his parents
; the husband from his wife, and tn
} father from his family and stand befor
an enemy to have them manned or killed
! accordingtothe decision of a majority {
, one of the supreme court of the Unite
, States, that same government was {
; weak that it could not go to the man {
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
Now for the Guilty.
From the 81. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Taking further testimony concerning
the untitness of the canned roast bee
Supplied as an army ration is waste oi
time Enough has been taken to con
vince everybody that the beef WAS in
excusably and inexpressibly bad, that II
made the soldiers ill, and that the crim
inal carelessness and ignorance showr
in issuing IL are traceable 10 the Wai
Department.
The public has had enough of proofs
of the unfitness of the stuff. All il
wants now is for the court to fix the
responsibility and to fix it so definitely
and clearly that the parties guilty of
this series of outrages perpetrated upon
the soldiers Of the country shall be made
to stand from under the cloud of sub
terfuge. delay and red tape with which
it has been attempted for weeks TO shield
their identity.
Personal responsibility for this awful
mistake-to characterize 1t mildly-is
what the people now demand that the
Court of Inquiry shall determine. When
determined. they insist that lesson
shall be taught the guilty ones that will
eifectually prevent the feeding of rotten
food to the defenders Of the country is
the future.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
Tax Notice

I VIII meet the tax payers Of Crawford county.
Il Arkansas, for the purpose of collecting the
per capits. real and personal property taxes for
the year 1888 at the following times and places
towit:
Van Buren, at court house, Feb. II to April 10
inclusive.
when convenient tax PAYERS are requested to
pay st the oHice In Van iiuren Parties leaving
the couBty will be required TO pay their tax be-
fore going.
sECrIos III, Act approved March n. 1882:
Whenever the collector shall have reason TO
believe that a"y person charged with tax tper-
so all is about toTemove from the county with
out paying his tax. he NAV at any timc levy and
coll ct taxes with costs. by distraint aud sale
Deputy sheriff. of the county will demand Of
sucb persons their taX receipts for the year lsl-
before leaving the county. aud should any fail
10 produce them such deputies will make dis-
traint
Persons paying taxes on real estate will avoid
trouble and mistakes by bringing their hast
wears receipt OF some other paper describing
lands They should also know the number Of
the sohcol district in which assessed
}. II bRANsnS
Sheriff aud eN of.icio Collector
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
The Antitrust Law.

Apparently the anti trust law recent
~ enacted by the Legislature is going to
play havoc with nearly every inanrance
company doing business IN Arkansas
Tennessee has a similar law and many
companies are closing their agencies
in various parts of that state, wherever
an attempt is being made to enforce the
law. II the law enacted by our legis
latnre is enforced to the letter it will be
unlawful for any two people to agree on
the selling price of an article they both
handle. It may take in the wholesale
grocery houses who handle the pro
duets of the American Sugar Refining
Company, and which compels them to
sell ut regular scale of prices. Evil
dAntly the law is more far-reaching In its
fects than the trainers contemplated !;
but then, no law is ever perfect when
Fl st enacted.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

in pointing out wherein he differs from
jefferson. l do not deny him the right
TO think as he pleases, nor do | deny
that he may be right and the Democratic
party wrong, but l insist that the
majority of the party have right to
defpe Democracy and to retain the party
name.
IF Mr.. Belmont believes that the
indianapolis Convention adopted
Democratic platform, he ought to find
his POLITICAL associates among those who
supported that platform, or among the
Republicans in whose interest the
indianapolis Convention was held. Diff
ferences which are great enough to sepa
rate people at the polls are great enough
to separate them at political banquets.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
Exceptions to Every Rnle
Prom be Lii.Ie saeE Denocr.t

Prom the Little Rock Democrat
MOST OF the trusts are vicious. Mosi
OF them help the few and hurt the many
But 1t Is not 30 with all Of them. The
whisky trust. when 1t shuts down dis
tilleries. raising the price Of the product
Is doing a good thing for the people. be
cause the higher the price the less Of II
will be consumed. A cotton producers
trust to limit the production Of cottor
with view to an advance in the price
would certainly be beneficial to the
farmers The failure of the cotton pro.
ducers to make such combination ef
fective has done them great injury
Time and again they have met and or
ganized combinations TO restrict ths
product but their organizations lacked
cohesion and persistence, and so ther,
WAS failure when there might have beer
success. 1t is great pity that the far
rners cannot or will not combine foi
self protection.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
BOYS SEE The POINT.
They Make Big Money. Make 1t Easy.
No Capital Invested. How
They Do 1t.

There are several thousand boys and hun.
dreds OF men engaged in St. Louis in a business
which brings a weekly profit of from Ss 900 to
5000 It's the selling of daily papers. Hun
dreds Of families live comfortably on the profits
OF the sale Of daily newspapers.
In ST. Louis the favorite newspaper with the
boys is the POST-DISPATCH. because IL sells
best An investigation has shown that the boys
sell more copies of the daily PUST-DISPATCH
than the combined sales OF the two other Eng.
lish evening papers
One of the pleasures the boys find In selling
papers is they are their own boss" They
come and go when they please While many
have regular corners and newstands, others
merely walk the streets each having his own
peculiar way of crying" out his papers
The situation is quite different on sunday.
The papers are printed in the morning and by
six o'clock the boys and the men are out in
There are four English Sunday papers Many
bows take out three hundred papers A boy tax
ing from two to three hundred papers has
all he can do to get over the ground
Sundays on week days finds the POST
DISPATCH everywhere It's ready seller.
It's the most for the money" The Sunday
POST DISPATCH has many original and ex-
elusive features. including the Colored Comic
Weekly.
These great newspaper Offices have what is
called a Circulation Department the object OF
which is to promote the sale of the papers This
department answers all requests for sample
copies (which are sent frce), a a so on In the
country as IN ~ b9slS ,eg ~, are e. constantly
theml. This is done By tie lid Of travelling un
aud corr, 80 Indence All l'tteTs ire promptly
an wcrfd II ls pleasant work especially iri he
towns outside OF a Louis Boys In Tie outside
tow are not called me- sbuyr but Hgculs
More mouty l. made obis.sc of ~ Louis be-
cause the a,lhnE Qrt'C J. iruIc nud thp profit
greater.
II vo4 would Ike O. ln .H accent f4r he Post
pisrntrh iu this city te tl tra rireulation
derartia,nf oi Post Dispatch So Loais.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

The sympathetic tenderness of low
ing husband is everything to an expec-
tant mother, especially during her first
ordeal. George Layton, Esq, a prcnii-
ncnt druggist of Dayton, O., gives the
following case:
A. customer Of mine, whsse wife has used
four bottles of Mother's Friend before con
hnement says, after seeing the effects of the
remedy that II she had to go through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bNtlcs on the
market. and the cost was 500 per bottle, she
would have them.
Mcther's Friend" F" is a scientifically
compounded Eniment which affords GER
tlin relief IT. ne various ailments pre-
cedug ciiifh. and assures proper
elasticity .o the colis and muscles in
volvcj ID -r- fiuei nr, cal.
"5,r...-, T. r. is sold by drug
gi ts .. .rnre> l On receipt OF one
uu.
- t-,k, "Before Baby is
r--- 'ei rec on application.
f3z ;S1u-AT3R CO.. A.iarts. ca.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
Probate Court Notice

NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
" named Administrators and Guardians have
filed their accounts of settlement with the sew
eral estates hereinafter named during the Feb
ruary term. 1899 of the Probate Court of Craw.
ford County, Ark.
All persons interested In the settlement of said
estate are hereby notified to file their excep-
tions thereto, If any they have. on or before the
second day of the next May term, 1899 of
this Court or they will be forever barred,
excepting to the same or TO any item thereof
Estate of Kate Hollis, decd; Jas. Crockett
administrator; account current
Given under my hand and official seal this the
ed day Of February, 1899.
ED. d. CocHRANE
sRALl Clerk of Probate Court
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

THE following very pertinent editorial
appeared in recent issue of the Ark
ansas Democrat: The American forces
may go on taking small towns in the
Philippines for the next twelve months
and yet the war might continue. There
will come time, however, when the
people of this country will ask them
selves seriously. What are we fight
ing the Filipinos for9''
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

GENERAL JOHN HoRNER. division com.
mander of the Arkansas United Con
federate Veterans, has appointed Miss
Daisy Cravens, of Fort Smith. sponsor
of the division to attend the national re.
union which takes place in Charleston
S. G. during the month of May.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

OLIVER q P. BELMONT, proprietor Of
''Tbe Verdict. the new Democratic
weekly in New York City. and who
reeently resigned his place on the dinner
committee of the Democratic Club
because he could not countenance the
methods pursued hy Mr.. Croker =
friends. will go TO the dollar dinner
He win speak there and. according to
current political talk. will be launched
rs a candidate for vice president on the
f.cket with Bryan in one Of the speeches
that will follow the frugal meal
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

IN reply 20 a newspaper asking for an
expression on Bob Ingersoll $ criticism
that Bryan is back number and has
no political future, Colonel Brun said
that he did not regard Ing srsoii l, "a
capable authority 10 speak OF hi- -ligi-
bility for the back number list nor upon
his prospects for The fuuure. IS Colonel
Ingersoll does not believe il future.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

BIsEoP GALLOWAY of the NJ. z. Church
South in q lecture at Little Rock Tues
day announced himself an ardent i'm =
parislist. With all due regard for the
bishops opinion. we believe he will
ind the majority Of Arkansas citizens
take an opposite view. Making races
Christians at the point Of the sword
belongs to former ages
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

TUE death OF congressman Is an ex
pensive thing 10 the government. The
funeral expenses of the late Congress
sman Dingley, which the government
will have to foot, amount to -. 900, an
amount eqnal 70 the annual salary Of -
CONGRESSMAN.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

II have read Mr.. Belinont's = letter
'said Mr.. Bryan in answer to ii news
paper correspondent tt stevenson.
Aa. - Dr. contains nothing which r.
1- res ingeliat, answer. he saw
that he las sent me volume coaflin-
ing his speeches and ] shall take pleas
ure In reading his public utterances nd
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
"Better Be Wise
Than Rich. +"

Wise people are also rich
when they knoev a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases of the blood, kidneys,
lfver and bowels. 1t is
Hoods Sarsaparlla, avhieh
Is perfect in its action. 1t
so regulates the entire sys-
TEN as to bring rigorous
health. It never disappoints.
coitre-" For AZ years had goitre, or
swellings on my neck. which was as
couraging and troublesome. rheumatism
also annoyed me. Hoods Sarsapariiia
cured me- completely and the swelling has
entirely disappeard. A lady in Michigan
saw my previous testimonial ana USED
Hoods and was entirely cured OF the same
trouble. She thanked me for recommend
ing It," Mrs. ANNA SUTHERLAND, soo Lo'ei
Street, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Poor Health :" Had poor health Ior
wears. pains i'm shoulders, back and hips.
with constant headache, nervousness and
no appetite. Used Hoods Sarsaparilla,
gained strength and can work hard all day;
eat heartily and sleep well. took 1t be-
cause it helped my husband" MRS.
ELIzABErH ]. GITFE1s, Moose Lake, MINI.
Makes Weak Strong-"I would give
$5 a bottle for Hoods Sarsaparilla II |
could not get II for less. 1t is the best
spring medicine. 1t makes the weak strong
ALBERT A. JAaNow, Douglastown, n. \.
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

To have a respect for ourselves guides
nnr morals: and T. have a Difference fo-
0.Ae.s gUyerIs Ocr manners. -Sterne
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

The great secret OF life "a novoaA
""y oi others.-Haliburtou.
ldberality does not cons,st 90 ,
~ giving great deal as In ,,;',;, nnuon
sohably La Mierre. s"i"R sea
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01
floods SalSabmM
IL g! s EE:zsll:lyll

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills; the non.irritatng and
n y CATH sr 9 to i;e with cd. sarsaparilla
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

Give US your order for Job Printing
The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

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run and
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The Van Buren press., 1899-04-01

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The Arizona daily orb., 1899-10-13
COPPER IS THE METAL.
The Cochise Copper Mining Company
 Bisbee, Arizona


 This company owns very valuable group of mines situated in Warren mining district, county of Cochise, Arizona, lying immediately east of and adjoining the town of Bisbee, and ad joining the property of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining company on the north. The latter company has been in operation for about twenty years, and employs about 1,500 men daily in the operation of its mammoth mine and smelters. and as a result has produced copper to over 34,000,OOO pounds during the year 1898, and the net proceeds of such production are reported to have been over S2,000,00O, and 1t has been said by experienced miners who have been under it's em- ploy for years, that the Queen mine now has sufficient ore in sight to keep it in constant operation for the next twenty years without further de- velopment.
 Is it not reasonable to believe that the property of the Cochise company is fully as valuable, when it is within such close proximity to such a won- derful mine?
 The blasts set off in the underground workings of the Queen property can easily be felt and heard at tire shaft of our mine, and oftimes the concussion has attracted marked attention.
 The original owners of these valu- able mines are local business men. well and favorably known ill Bisbee and surrounding vicinity, who are doing their utmost to make this enterprise a success in every respect. The board ot directors are original owners, and are donating their services to the con- pany until such time as the mine will pay dividends. They own the con- trolling interest in this property, and as a protection to stockholders have placed their entire interest in escrow for a term of one year.
 The stock books of our company are now open for subscriptions, and a linn tied number of shares are offered at ten cents per share. No application for less than 100 shares will be ac- ceptcd.
 The company reserve the right at any time to advance the price of shares without further notice, or to reject any application for stock at their discre- tion.
 Every cent received from the sale O. stock will be expended toward the de- velopment of our property and the erection of hoisting works. and al! other necessary Improvements. and to make our enterprise success in every particular.
 We invite investigators and their experts or their engineers to closely scrutinize our property. | Applications for shares may be made to any of the directors of the com pany, or to any of our legally author ized representatives ...... l.. c. SHATTUCK, Pres.
 J. MUHEiM, Supt. & Treas. G. w. HILL. Vice-Pres. S. K. WILLIAMS, Sec. Bisbee. Arizona
The Arizona daily orb., 1899-10-13
Caution Notice.

A IL PERSONS are herby warned against
 n buying, leasing, or in any way seeking to obtain any right, title, interest or control of any certain mining claims in the Huacbu- ca Mountains. recently attempted to be located by J. N. Iippett and k. V Dunton Said attempted loca ions are called sum init" and Monarch, respectively, and at tempts to appropriate the mining ground under the locations long and well known as the OUTLOOK and OUrLO' K EEK TENSION, situated near the summit of the middle peak of the range between the head of Ramsey and Maple Canyons which claims were not open for To 'ation at the date of said attempt d appropr ation by said J. H. Tippett and k. " Dunton. .-.
 Furthermore all work done on said ground of the OUTLOOK and QUIT COX EXTENSION by said parties aforesaid is hereby claimed and the same will be for the benefit of said OU LOOK and OUTLO Ik EXTENSION mining claims, the prop rty of he undersigned, J. w. SLUMP & CD.
 September 25th. 1899. sep27 jim
The Arizona daily orb., 1899-10-13

THE presentation to Admiral Dewey last week of the nations sword, bedeck- ed with precious gems, IS said to have brought from the wells of the heart of the great soldier, crystal jewels of tears that his gloved hand rapidly brushed away in the pres >ence of the audience. Tine voice that gave the firm command at Manila ito the guns, boys," failed him for some moments before he could "thank the president, congress, the secretary of the navy and countrymen for the graciors, cordial and kindly welcome home."
The Arizona daily orb., 1899-10-13

THE Havana (Cuoa) Herald of Sep
 tember l9, reviews the situation of tine island in respect to its orderly status, and says that it is very satisfactory to note that all signs of the old insurrec- tionary spirit have vanished and quiet prevails throughout the country. The tribunals of justice are lending aid to ,tbe military, and such great changes have come since the advent of the Amer iean that Cuba Is losing her old identity
The Arizona daily orb., 1899-10-13
Spain's Greatest Need.

Mir. R. P. Olivia. ol Barcelona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken $. c. Weak nerves had caused severe pains in the back of his heal. On using Electric Bitters Americas gretaest Blood and Nerve Remedy, all pain soon left him. He says thls grand medicine is what his country needs. all America knows that it cures liver and sidney trouble, ,purifies the blood, tones u2 the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts vim, vlgor and new life into every muscle nerve and organ oi lle body. If weak, tired or ailing you neel it. Every bottle guaranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by Bisbee Drug Sure and Copper Queen Store