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The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
A MALCONTENT IN GERMANY.
Held Up In His Bitter Criticism of
the American Government by
the Supervising officer.

Washington, June 7.-According 70
Il private letter received here from
Munich, GermanAmeriean journalist,
Mr.. Louis Holler. editor of the Cam
den County Journal, ON the occasion
OF ii lecture delivered by him in the
hall of the Radical German Union Odin,
at the Bavarian capital on THE Ger
man-Americans: Their inc of Work,
Etc. most bitterly criticized the pres
ent American administration and the
president. His remarks al last be-
came so violent as to cause the inter
ference of the supervising official, who
declared that he would not tolerate
any attack on the head of Il nation
with which Germany entertained such
friendly relations as with the United
States.
The proposed discussion Of the lee
ture wasalso not tolerated. \ number
of American students living at Munich
who had been present during the lee
ture. promptly expressed their appre-
citation of this manifestation both of
tact and good will shown in prevent
ing what otherwise might have fur
nished the American press with Ger
man version of the Coghlan incident.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
AFTFR FIGHTING, FEASTING.
The Secretary of state Entertains
the New Spanish Minister and
"a Distinguished Party.

Washington. June THE secretary
of state and Mrs. Hay last night en-
tertained the new Spanish minister,
Duke d'Arcos, at brilliantly-appoint-
most prominent members Of the DIP
lomatic corps and i fee personal
friends of the host and o. The guests.
1t was the first appearance of the
minister in official society here since
his appointment, and particular eff
fort was made that this initial enter
tainment should be a pleasant one.
The decorations We're in green and
white, an immense bed OF orchids fill
ing the center of the table.
The guests present Wefe: The Ger
man ambassador. the French ambas-
sador, the Russian ambassador and
Mile. De Cassini. the Portuguese min
lister and Nine. De Santa Fhyrso, the
Spanish minister ond the duchess of
Arcos. Gen. and Mrs. Miles the sec
retary of the interior. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hit, DR.. and Mrs. MaekHY-Smith, Mr..
Calderon Carlisle. Mrs sheridan, Judge
and Mrs. John Davis, Mrs. Janin and
Miss Alice Hay.
Mrs. Hay and daughters will leave
Washington Monday for their SUM
mer home in New Hampshire, so that
this will be the last entertainment by
the secretary of state this season.
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A JOB FOR MINISTER sToRER.
One of His First Duties VIII be to
secure Reinstatement of "Per-
petuaI Rentes' Claims.

Washington, June 7.-One of the
first duties that will be imposed upon
Bellamy Storer when he takes up his
post at Madrid, will be to secure the
reinstatement on the Book of Per-
petual Rentes" of Spain of the names
of the holders of the obligations is
sued to them by Spain as one of the
negotiations of the treaty of 1894.
These American holders are entitled
to an annual payment of about $780,
600, but the payment was omitted dur
ing the late war and is now overdue.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations has held that these debts are
not extinguished by war and are still
binding upon Spain, and some of the
holders of the rentes have made an APP
peal to the state department for in
tercession in their favor. 1t is not
known at the state department just
when Mr.. Storer will be presented at
Madrid.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Sham Burglary

NJ. L. Osgood, chief clerk of the Mil
waulee hotel Hot Springs, is in Jail
charged with embezzling $1,000 from
his employers, and John Murray and
Robert Grant were arrested as his ac-
completes. About II o'clock at night
guest discovered Osgood behind the
hotel counter unconscious and in pool
of blood the safe unlocked and every
thing in disorder. At first 0sgood said
he had been assaulted and robbed by
stranger, but later confessed that he
had lost the money and secured the aid
of two friends to perpetrate a sham
robbery and cover up His crime.
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DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
Three Young Ladies', Two of Them
students of Mckendree College,
DIR, Nned Near Lebanon, Ill.

Lebanon, ILL.,. June IA most dis
tressing accident occurred here Mon
day afternoon in which three young
ladies, two of them MeKendree college
students. lost their lives, shocking the
entire community and casting Il gloom
over the otherwise festive closing eX-
ercises at the college. A party of six
young ladies were wading in Silver
creek, two miles north of the city,
when one of them dropped parasol,
which foated out into the stream. Miss
Ruth Jepson attempted to reaeh it,and
in doing so got beyond her depth. and
was drowned. Misses Halle Jack and
Florence Spies attempted 10 rescue
her, but were also drowned in the at
tempt.
The other girls who were Mortified
witnesses of the fate of their eompan-
ions, started for the city to give warn
ing. but tainted on the way. One of
them was picked up by u passing con-
yeyance and brought TO her boarding
house in an exhausted condition. 1t
Was some time before she could tell
the story. Hundreds of students and
citizens began the search for the
bodies Immediately, and succeeded in
finding them after an hours search.
Miss Jepson was the youngest
daughter of Prof. A. q. Jepson, Of
this city. and was 10 years of age. Miss
Spies was the daughter of Charles
Spies. of St. Jacobs. and Miss Jacks
parents reside at Beaucoup. The two
latter young ladies were each II years
old
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THE LEGAL VIEW.

In determining whether or notaP|
son is a habitual criminal under s~
ute making him such after two ioi,S
imprisonments for felony it is helu'
state VS.. Martin (Ohio), 43 i. Il, A. .,'
that Imprisonment terminated .,
conditional pardon cannot be coOD'
The serious conflict of authorlV =
the duty of land owners TO keep ~
ises safe is considered in Ritz vs. wa ~.
ing (W. Val, 43 L. r. a. 14s, ID "|
it is held that there is no such duH a..
wards trespassers even if they are ~
dren, and that negligence to cie@ a, p
right of action in their favor mus =.
SO gross as to amount to a war'OD
jury.
The first attempt to subject ~ is,,,
surance policies to taxation was us, .ansr,
ed in state board of tax commlssiOIps. Is.
VS.. Holiday Qnd.), AZ L. r. \. S-o' ~ ar,,
paid-up or nonforfeitable ana las
paid-up life assurance policies wSis ,as 'r
sessed, but the court held thar w III
listing statutes, though pro'iuip.S sr
the taxation of all property NJ. arr
pressly exempted. did not pro'la.,so .,on 4
special regulations for the 'aiu'
this pee lliar kind Of proSerts'
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Fatal Difieulty Near Fayetteville.

A special dispatch from Fayetteville
saws. News comes from Strickler,
small village ten miles south, OF fatal
difficulty, in which two men were killed
and one other fatally stabbed jim
Herrick shot John Hinkle with shot
gun. Hinkle returned the fire, and both
men fell dead. A younger brother OF
Herricls then assaulted brother OF
Hinkle with club and was in turn
fatally stabbed The men were all
associated in the speculation of live
stock and this trouble resulted in the
settlement of some joint transactions.
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GERMAN-SPANISH TREATY.
Terms ON which spain Parts With
the Remnant of. Her Pacific
Possessions.

Berlin. June THE minister of for
eign affairs, Baron Won Buelow. in the
reiehstag. made statement ON the
subject of the German-Spanish treaty
for the eessions of the Carolina. La
drone and Pelew islands. He said that
in order TO round off the German pos
sessions in the Pacific. and in view of
the German commercial interests
which had long existed in the Caroline
islands. I'VE considered il our duty
10 take care of this group. so that III
the event of change of ownership
ii should not be lost to Germany
The minister then read the text of
the agreement. which was concluded
February l.. 1893:
First. Spain cedes the Carolines.
Pelews and Ladrone islands. except
the island of Guam. in consideration
of a compensation of 2j,000.000 Pc
setas.
Second, Germany comedies the
Spanish trade and agricultural enter
prises i'll those islands the same treat
ment and facilities as conceded to
German trade, and comedies to the
Spanish religious orders in the islands
the same rights and liberties as the
German orders.
Third. Spain will(establish naval,
mercantile and coaling stations in the
Carolines. Pelews and the Ladroncs.
and will be allowed to retain them i'll
case of war.
Fourth, This agreement is TO DE
for the constitutional sane
ton of the two countries. and is tn
be ratified US soon as the sanction is
erix
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DISAPPEARANCE OF MR.. TING.
The Police Investigating the Mysfe-
rious Case-A Plot to
Murder.

Santiago de Cuba, June 7.-The
friends of Charles Ting, the American
storekeeper at FL Caney, who disap-
peared mysteriously about fortnight
ago, have offered 81 900 reward for in
formation as to his whereabouts. His
accounts have been examined and
found correct and all suggested clewa
have been followed, but without re-
suit.
The secret police have been investi-
eating a report that he might have
fallen victim to "A elan said to resem-
bic the Chinese highbinders, who mark
objects of their enmity for destruction.
In any event, Mr. Carpenter, one of
Mr.. Ting's friends and Il former guest,
is convinced that there was plot to
remove him.
Mr.. Ting was at one time super
intendent of road construction, and
although popular among the Ameri-
cans. had many enemies among the
Cuban laborers
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
BRIEF MENTION.

Blue Mountain is the name of a new
town on the Choctaw road.
Congressman w. L. Terry is quite
sick at Las Vegas Hot Springs, New
Mexico.
Seventy colored miners imported from
Georgia are at work in the coal mines
of Sebastian county.
The general merchandise store Of
John Beam at Montreal was destroyed
by fire. Loss, $1,000.
Rube Thomas, for the killing of Ed
Dick at Hazen May 22d, was bound over
in the sum of $4,000
A carload of colored miners i'm
ported from Tennessee refused to 90 to
work in the coal mines at Huntington.
The receipts of the internal revenue
Office at Little Rock for May were s15.-
227 AZ, against s5,O6l ST for the same
month in 1898.
The American Zinc and Lead Mining
Company of Harrison, capital stock
100000, has filed articles Of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state.
At Menifee, Conway county, Frank
House shot and killed Andrew Robin
son. Both are colored. House accused
Rabinson of intimacy with his wife.
S. A. Williams, of Fort Smith, was
chosen vice-president OF the Trans
Mississippi congres, and Geo. R. Brown,
Of Little Rock, and Geo. Sengel, of
Fort Smith, members OF the executive
board.
Mrs Carl Hanson, Of Hot Springs,
died suddenly under peculiar circum-
stances. She drank large quantity of
buttcrmiils about 10 o'clock at night
and expired in violent convulsions four
hours later.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Suit to Gust State Capitol Com
mission Dismissed in Pulaski
Circuit Court.
AsALlNE COUNTY BOY SUICIDES At MANILA
Rev. DIR. John II. Eye Elected superin'
tendent of Blind school, to Succeed
Col. Gray-A ChiId's Miraculous Escape
Items of General Interest.
Worthless Bonds.

State Treasurer Little received let
ter last week from VIM. L. Jaques, New
York City, inquiring about some Ar
kansas bonds, series of 1870, held by
him as executor of his fathers estate.
The bonds Mr.. Jaques claims be has In
his possession of the above series range
in number from 8 to 42d. They are
shown on the state bond record to have
been redeemed and cancelled, with tho
exception of two, Nos. PAL and 81, which
are now in the public school fund, and
actually in the vaults of the state treas
ury. Treasurer Little says if the gem
tleman really has these bonds in his
possession, either they are connterfeits
or the ones destroyed were eounterfeits.
Most of the bonds included in Mr..
Jaques' list were repudiated by the
Fishbaclz amendment. None of them
can be collected.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Arkansaa BOY Accused.

Press dispatches state that deoree
Rarrow. son of Judge J. c. Barrow, oil
Little Rock, and brother of Hon. John
BARROW. member of the last legislature
from Pulaski county, is under arrest
charged with kidns ping Marion, the ~
months-old little girl of A. W. Clarke
a wealthy New Yorker. The child was
found at the home of farmer not iaf
from New York city. Young Barrow's
relatives are highly respected and hon
est people, and considered wealthy.
After graduating in law in 1894 George
went to New York city and entered the
office of prominent legal firm as an
assistant
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
cap,toI Commission Sustained.

The quo warranto proceedings IN
stituted by Attorney General DAVIS
to oust the new state capitol commits
sion and prevent it from proceeding
under the recent act of the legislature
with arrangements for a new state
house, were dismissed in Pulaski circuit
court The question as to the legality
of the appropriation was not involved
in this proceeding, as injunction pro-
ceedings to determine the latter are
pending in chancery court
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DAMAGE DONE BY A TORNADO.
Farm House Demolished and All the
Inmates Seriously Injured
Crops Badly Washed.

Omaha. Neb., June 7.-Reports to the
Bee from Tilden, Madison county, md
Kearney. in Buffalo county. report
damage from tornado and rain.
At Tilden Monday night small tor
nado struck the farm house of VIM.
Dahmke, demolishing it and the barn,
also prostrating 100 yards of wire
fence and killing some stock. The
family, consisting of Mr.. Dahmke, his
wife and three children, were in the
house. and all received serious injuries.
At Riverdale, in Buffalo county,
farmers suffered heavily, Sunday
night. on account of severe storm OF
hail and wind. Crops were badly
washed out and several buildings
blown down.
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NEBRASKANS' VENGEANCE.
ment Avenged the Mutilstion of
Utah Battery surgeon.

Washington, June 6.-Another re-
port from Col. Stotsenburg is made
public 10y the war department. 1t re-
lates TO the capture of the Manila wa
ter works and pumping station on
February 6. Early in this fight 1fr.
II. \. Young. of the Utah battery, was
cut off by the insurgents, and his body
found horribly mutilated. II was only
"a few minutes after seeing this eyi-
dence of barbarity that the Nebras-
kans emptied one insurgent trench,
leaving II of its occupants to be cared
for by the burying squad.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
No More French shore Legislation

St Johns. y. f., June Sir james
Winter. the premier, announced in the
colonial Legislature yesterday that the
ministry did not intend TO enact any
other French shore legislation. lie
also declared his belief that the British
government preferred there should be
no action on the part of the colony
because France would thus be com
PEELED TO negotiate for a settlement of
the difficulty. inasmuch as after the
close of this year. the French will
have no legal warrant for interference
with the colonists.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
A vERITABLE CLOUD-BURST
Narrow Escape of Miners from
Flooded Mine-Six Mules He
ported Drowned.

st. Paul. Minn., June :. Word has
reached here that Eveleth. the mining
village of the Mesa range. was visited
by terrific storm early Monday. II
was "A yeritable cloud-hurst. About
four o'clock the alarm signals at the
Fayal mine were sounded, and the
whole population was at the mouth
of the mining shaft as rapidly as they
could get into their clothes.
The men were quickly brought up.
however. and every one escaped. Six
mules were drowned. The pumps
were unable to keep pace with the in
flow of water.
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Miraculous Eacaps,

Heibert Maniere, years of age, fell
from the second story Of a Little Rock
boarding house, distance of 30 feet.
miraculously escaping fatal injury. He
sat down in window when the blind,
which was pulled to but not fastened,
opened, causing him to lose his bal
ance. The fall was broken by a clothes
line which he struck. and which fact
saved his life.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
The Road VIII He Built.

Col Fordyce was in Little Rock the
other day and addressed a meeting Of
citizens regarding the proposed road
from Hot Springs to Little Rock. Col.
Fordyce made the proposition to COM
plete the Lott road to Little Rock as
an independent line if citizens would
contribute 1000 with which to pay
for right of way into the city. Prop
erty owners present at the meeting
signed for over one-third the amount
asked and committees were appointed
10 solicit the remainder.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Peculiar Matrimonial Tangle.

According to Pine Bluff dispatch
marriage attended by unusual cir
cumstances occurred at Clio, in Cleve-
land county, last week. Mrs. Eva Webb
and Mr.. Win Turner were married for
the second time. Originally Mrs. Tur-
ner was Miss Martindale. Her first
husband was Theo. Webb, from whom
she became divorced in order to marry
Turner. In turn she divorced herself
from Turner to marry Webb, and now
for the fourth time she marries (the
second time to Turner, having secured
her second divorce from Webb.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
EVERY MAN IN TOWN FINED.
They Were Adjudged In Contempt of
Court and Were Fined One
Cent Each.

Princeton, KY, June livery man
in town was fined for contempt OF
court. A petition had beer signed by
all the citizens asking the grand jury
not 10 indict the insurance companies.
and no indictments were found The
commonwealth attorney moved ~
proceed against the signers for con
tempt of court. The judge affixed tn,
fine at one cent.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
DR.. Dye Chosen.

The state board of charitable insti.
tutions elected the following officers,
to serve the ensuing term: Prof F. b.
Yates. superintendent OF Deaf-Mute
Institute; Rev. J. II. Dye, superinten.
dent School for the Blind, to succeed
Col. o. c. Gray; DR.. John R. Murray,
oculist. to succeed DR.. F. Vinconhaler;
DR.. R. B. Christian, physician and sur.
geon; DIR. J. R. Southworth, dentist.
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Good job for n Republican.

Among the offices released from the
provisions of the civil service law by
order of the president was that of
of the Hot Springs
reservation. The position has been
held the past six years by Mr.. w ].
Little, a democrat. who will shortly be
succeeded by republican, probably
NJ. A.. Elsie, of Hot Springs, who was
indorsed by the state central committee
over a year ago TIL job pays $4,000
a year.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
OF Interest to Shippers.

The following has been issued by the
railroad commissions: ut is ordered by
the commission that no amendments to
the tariff sheets now on file in this
office shall be effective or become oper-
alive until approved by the commits
sion, and that no increase in rates will
be admitted except by the sanction Of
the commission and upon application
made to the commission in writing fol-
lowed by proof showing the necessity
therefor, and the reasonableness of the
same"
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
VAR ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Gov. Tanner of Illinois Convinced
that tuberculosis is an Ac-
tual Existent Menace.
II CONDITION, AND NOT A THEORY.
He VIII Vow Lend All the Aid In His
Power TO the State Live stock
Commission I'm Their Efforts to
Rid the Diaries of the state of In
fected Cows.

Chicago, June after the post
mortem examinations of the tubercu-
losis cows killed at the stock yards.
Gov. Tanner said:
Il am convinced that tuberculosis
has made more general invasion of
live stock than is generally believed,
and / also am confident that such
condition, if not remedied by proper
laws and liberal appropriation by the
state, will have results more serious
that the mere loss of cattle | shall rec
ommend at the next meeting of the
live stock commissioners be given an
appropriation of at least $4,000 with
which to carry on the work of eNter-
minating tuberculosis cattle. i also
shall exert my influence in obtaining
for the commissioners more authority.
An Inadequate Appropriation.
THE appropriation this year for
this work was $1,000. The commission
ers asked for $4,000. | myself was in
strumental in cutting down the sum
requested. Having seen conditions as
they exist, / shall take g personal in
terest now in the matter and spare all
necessary time in aiding the board,
whose work is, 10 say the least, prac-
tically humanitarian.
"My-observations lead me TO believe
that il is unsafe TO drink milk which
is not known positively to be non-tu-
berculous.
Hns Seen for Himself.
slaughtered and disseeted, and which
| saw, were saturated with tuberculo-
sis, ten days ago, were furnishing
milk to my family. did not institute
this investigation. | had no reason to
believe that the milk sold me was 9TH
erwise than pure. The fact is. like the
thousands of others who drink milk,
| never questioned its purity. And
there is the secret of the official neg
ligence which has permitted this dis
ease to make such progress. am glad
my eyes have been opened. The recent
awakening Of public interest on the
subject will have practical results.
what fs Necessary.
"Wbat is necessary is this: The live
stock commissioners must be given |
police power TO enter any and all dali |
ries for the purpose of testing the |
cattle with the tuberculin test. They |
must confiscate to the state all cattle |
that show symptoms of tuberculous |
infection. They must also be allowed |
enough money to remunerate the for
mer owners of such confseated cattle. |
The cattle then must be slaughtered |
and destroyed"
Plans for the Summers Work.
! In view of the encouragement given |
the commissioners by Gov. Tanner the |
live stock board held a meeting at the |
Great Northern hotel and adopted |
plans for the summers work. New
rules were adopted in accordance with
the advice given by the governor that |
the commissioners utilize. as rigorous
ly as possible. all the authority gwen |
them under the present law. The live |
stock commissioner has started on a |
tour of inspection of dairies in Nc /
Henry county.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
THE PARIS BANK ROBBERY.
Westby Richards, Who Had Three
of the stolen Notes, Discharged
on Hearing in London.

London, June 7.-Westby Richards,
the commission agent (bookmaker),
who was arrested at the bank of En-
gland, April 30. while attempting to
cash three & 100 notes which were
stolen on January last, at PARIS bank
was discharged, the evidence against
him being insufficient. Richards claim.
ed he had received the notes at the
Newmarket races
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Wna An Arkansan.

Lieut.. Fred w. Pierce, of the Sixth
United States Artillery, committed
suicide at Manila by shooting himself
through the head. Lieut.. Pierce was
appointed cadet from Usage Mills,
Benton county, in 1898, and was as
signed to the artillery in March, 1898,
rs second lieutenant. He recently suf-
fered a sunstoke, which affected his
mind
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
The Yosemite at Port said.

Port Said. June THE United
States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite, en
route to Guam, carrying Capt. Richard
r. Leary, L. S. n. the newly-appointed
governor of Guam. and a garrison of
marines for the island, arrived here
Yesterday.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Need Railroads

Hardly week passes but there are
one or more zinc mining companies in
eorporatei under the laws of this state
With proper railroad facilities for get
ting the ore into market, certain sec
tions of Arkansas will outstrip the
famous zinc producing regions of
Missouri and Kansas
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
IHAMed His RenuiGitlOn.

Gov. Jones has issued requisition on
the governor of Kansas for Harve
Bruce, Alva Church, Dave Millsap and
Turner Skidmore, shortly to be released
from the government prison at Leaven-
worth. They are under indictment for
the murder of Deputy Marshals Dodson
and Taylor in Pope county.
The Van Buren press., 1899-06-10
Cut Down the record Four Hours,

New York. June THE Ward liner
Havana. Capt, Stevens, arrived yester-
day from Havana, making the fastest
run on record between this port and
Havana. The time of passage from
M0rro Castle to Sandy Hook lightship
was two days, Is hours and so minutes.