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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30

The wind swept city by the drainage canal
IN illinois proud, nopulQus Chicago. Is having
nSIi I'm" rhe H. neE W. "a tms y ,uGa "i
gymnasium in the open air. after the fashion
OF that On the Chnrlesbank In any other city
gymnasium; but Chicago 10 satisfied with
nothing less pretentOus than q stadium 1t
calls ~ hotel the Auditorium. ana each OF its
quently, when it wants u bicycle track. II calls
II a stadium
That is what the newspapers call il The
municipal board OF art calls II q "stawdVeOom, -
and all the Chicageesr who make any pretcn-
sions to culture and artistic taste use the same
Of the city Of the moaning wind, howevNT. cali It
a studio" "Htcadyum" or a "Btudyum."
This freedom OF pronunciation has been an
Outraged by the movement ~ so-caed " spell
ing reform "a novelty whereby the average
Chicago man EXCUSES his bad oEthoGraphy pn-
pressionist scheme Of colortng the spelling OF
the English language.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
.EsCHYLUS. sOPHoCLES d CO.
Admiration Aroused In tho Newly Arrived
bN n Fine job Done In Brooklyn.


by Fine job Done In Brooklyn.
Two park laborers sat on the curbstone Of
the Eastern Parkway in BROOKLYN eating din
n"r out Of their pals for 1t was the noon hour.
and discussing their surroundings IN n brogue
which suggested that they hadn't been over
very long. One Of them fell to admlrnR the
Museum OF Arts and Sciences. which stands
back from the Parkway
It's ioine big Duildin'." no said; 81 an solid
enough put up to last foriver"
'Tis thot." agreed the other. But what IL
II ierf"
To kape dead hoogs an other c ra lures in +"
said the first. It's q museum 1t L."
An are them big letters cut into the stone
above the wlndies the name av IT."
- dono what thin letters wud be. said tho
first speaker He fell to spelling out the words
and presently a ray of intelligence succeeded
the puzzled expression on HIS face
Sure. ! hav it," said he. Thin Is the
names av the contractors
TT, ione Job they, done. anyway"
observed the other admiringly They'd he
big men IN thelr, own line wild slathers av In
tlooence. belize"
And Patrick made good guess. for the
names craven In the stone were .Eschyus.
Sophocles. Percles. Herodotus. Socrates
ThucydideS and Demosthenes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30

clubs and wheeling enthusiasts. Many were
the confident predictions that the low wheel
would go out like candle, and those who per.
sisted IN riding 1t were subject to, oil manner
OF cha1ng from cyclists aStrdc the high
wheelers. But in less than two years the few
men who continued to mount thu 2-inch ma.
chimes were gliding around the seuurstered
parks OF the, city i1 order to escape the re-
morseless ridicule heaped upon them hy the
growing army OF safety riders. II was the
quickest Victory and most complete annihila-
tion in the history Of sports and even within
three years after the Introduction Of the low
whee man mounted on high wheeler was
sufficient Of q novelty to draw n crowd
Hundreds Of the high wheels found their
way TO Mexico. Brazil and other countries In
South America, but there were tens OF thou
sands which have never been accurately nc:
counted for. One OF our agents who travelled
through Brazil some time ago told me that no
saw quite number OF the old high whaelers
down there. Besides he saw several OF the
very early safeties. with nice hard tires spring
forks. and the whole outflt Of back bone shat
terers peculiar 10 that period, The low wheels
however. were unpopular the people prefer
ring the high wheels because they were nm
derstOod TO be harder TO ride. and. therefore. q
man who would straddle a low wheel was
looked upon as a coward
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
Ship That Brought the Ob-ilsk Now n Coal
Barge.
From Ms Baltimore American.

A vessel which was once famous steamer
but Is now a commonplace seagong coal barge
Il In port loading for a New England port
Dessoug Is the name OF the craft. and she has a
hhlHt1rE which + not ooPPoTPaGe , shs wa;
named the Denton. At that time she was con-
sdercd one ofthe fastest and most beautifully
appointed vessels afoat, and the Khedive en-
loved her immensely for while. But he got
tired OF her and in 1870 William II. Vanderbilt
bought her to transport the ohelisk from Egypt
mander GorrinRe took command OF her, having
been detailed Tor the purpose by the United
States Government. His mission was accom-
plished brilliantly in the face Of great obstacles
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30

he Will take one apart to Replace the broken
and missing parts on the others. In case the
substitution should fail to answer. what then
Oh. the dealer is hound TO make them III in
some way On ono OF the cranks Of the refur-
bshed wheel he will place rubber conf ina-
ton pedal taken from Il womuns wheel and
Destow upon the other crank Tremendous
rat-trap pedal which would make No. IL boot
Il was sauntering down Centre street Just II
lore rshS6ilit%tel machine when GTacei the the
assorted show before one of the Junk shops.
The proprietor remarked me. and, scouting u
possible customer. came bowling out W talk
about the merits Of the contraption.
lest hXed that wheel up good as new
pounds. an III sell 1t cheap as It stands
that's sqt yff P0pTss Don" H You o%ks Gp a
me in aston shment. apparently holding my
knowledge Of wheels In great contempt
A heavy wheel is worth q great deal more
than one Of dere cheap little light ones what
stun "a Sp see holds You
THAT seemed to be the. prevailing ldeh
among the Centre street Junk dealers. as as;
me quite eoniidentially. on learning that was
connected, with, the bicycle trade, that the buA-
capitalists and corporations had reduced the
price II good and new wheels to a minimum.
WorkinHmen, said he. can afrord to buy new
many az formerly. There was good trade In
the obsolete wheels few years ago. but at
present IS almost wholly
confined to supplying young men from the
Italian quarter. who are the most enthusla stlo
wheelmen among our foreign population T"
What ever became Of all the old fashion
62-inoh whees-the high wheelers, as they
were calIed2" asked the reporter
Well, I have often wondered what became
OF the dangerous old giants. which those high
man. g was In Washington In 1889 and $40
about the time the saleties first began to get
iutiopizihg wheeling began. There were more
high wheels In that city then than there were
In many OF the States, and when tho low safe
howl Of derlsion went up from all the bicycle
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Reported Scheme.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. pa piece of
information leaked out in Omaha today
that will be of special interest, partic-
ularly to the people of Nebraska, Ohio
and Iowa.
The administration deems it to be of
the greatest importance that the three
States named go Republican. 1t is said
to be the intention of the Republican
managers a few days before election to
send out kilograms announcing the
surrender of the Filipinos and their
complete acquiescence in the policy of
benevolent assimilation.
1t is hoped that this may carry some
people off their feet and give them the
impression that the Philippine question
has been completely disposed of. Operat-
ing on this idea, Republican leaders aud
organs in Nebraska, Iowa and Ohio are
expected to endeavor to stir up senti-
ment in favor of the policy of conquest.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
General Lee Discusses Conditions on
the Island.

WASHINGTON, October 29.-General
Fitzhugh Lee, who arrived in Washing
ton last night from New York. in an
interview today, said that the people of
Cuba are steadily improving under the
guidance of the United States and are
slowly but surely rebuilding their war
wasted homes and repairing their Grip
pied fortunes.
Life and property are secure in Cuba,
owing largely, he said, to the salutary
restraint exercised by American military
authority. He thinks the time not ripe
yet. however. for a purely Cuban
Government.
aCuba, said General Lee, lis i'm
proving. The Cubans are tractable and
quiet and the revolution has given them
self respect and self reliance. Their
impulses are generally in the right
direction, but. of course, both in the
theory and practice of self government
they are wholly without experience.
There is among certain Cubans deep
seated prejudice against some men who,
the Cubans think, oppressed Cubans
under a Spanish rule, and, if given a
free rein, the Cubans would make short
work of them. The United States
Government is pledged to grant in
dependence to Cuba after the island has
been paeified and | believe, that promise
should be fulfilled just as swiftly as we
can in reason and justice. The industrial
situation is improving and money is
gradually going into Cuba, but nothing
like as fast as it would if investors were
sure that property would remain safe
for years to come and be protected by Il
government strong enough to enforce
law and order.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Sensible Judge.
From the Texarkanian.

From the TeNarkanian.
The $40 900 damage suit against the
Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, which had
been going since Friday in the Federal
court at Fort Smith, came to sudden
termination Monday, by Judge Rogers
deciding that plaintiff had not established
sufficient ground for action and instruct
ing the jury to return verdict for the
defendant. Smith, the plaintiff, was Il
travelling man, and one night while
waiting for train ut the Howe Il. T.)
depot, was walking up and down the
platform the night being dark he walked
off the end of the platform and fell to
the ground about ten feet below. sus =.
tanning serious injuries about head and
body. for which he asked damages.
If more of our judges would take to
throwing cases out of court of suits
brought for damages on fiimsy pretexts,
the roads and other corporations would
settle all legitimate damage cases with .
out a murmur. This makes the second
case Judge Rogers has dismissed at Fort
Smith coming up on evidence that would
not bear out the claims asked. If there
ever was good conscientious judge who
can see through mill stone as an &ray,
that one is Judge Rogers, and his ap-
pointment was one mistake (fl that can
not be charged to G.. Cleveland.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
commissioners Sale

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of a decree rendered in the Circuit
Court of Crawford County, Arkansas, on the 18th
day of July, 1899, in an action then pend
ing in said court, on the chancery side, between
John II Baker Geo. w. Baker and MN. NJ. Horne,
Executors of the estate ofJ0hn Baker, deceased,
plaintiffs and William A. Hays and Mary
Frances Hays defendants. the undersigned
special commissioner will on
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER. rs, 1899,
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House in
the City OF Van Buren,. Ark offer for sale and
sell at public outcry, TO the highest bidder, on
a credit of three months, the purchaser TO give
note with approved security aud bearing inter
est at 10 per cent per annum from date OF sale
until paid, the lands described in said decree,
situated In Crawford county. Arkansas, to-wit
West half of the Northeast quarter; west hali
of the Southeast quarter of the Northw west quar-
ter and the West half of the Northeast quarter
of the Northwest quarter, all in Section ., IN
Township s. North, Range 81, West containing
40 acres.
said sale to be made in default of payment of
81 54S rs with interest and costs adJudged against
said defendant. w A. Hays. and is declared 10
be a first lien upon said real estate.
W.. p. SADLER, Special Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Asylum Is Crowded.
From the Little Ro

From the Little Rock Democrat
DR.. p. O. Hooper, superintendent of
the State Lunatic Asylum, said today to
a democrat reporter:
1--WE have constant applications from
all over the state for admission. The
house is full already. There is not an
unoccupied room in the house. The
number at present in the institution is
625, being 25 more than the actual
capacity. For instance, Pulaski county
has ten more than its quota, and has, in
addition to this, eighteen in the insane
ward of the county hospital. Phillips,
Washington. Benton, Drew, Independ-
ence, Logan, Hampstead and many other
counties have more than their quota.
I do not know why they continue to
send in applications unless the county
judges simply do not know what else to
do. And the condition will get worse
as the population increases. Some
means must be adopted to meet the in
creased demand.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Elected Officers.

At meeting of the members of Mary
Lee Chapter, U. D. c.. Thursday the
following were elected officers of the
Chapter for the ensuing year.
Mrs. S. R. Chew, President.
Mrs. Lille Hutchinson, Vice Pres t.
Mrs. Coppage, Secretary
Mrs. T E. Rafferty, Treasurer.
The Chapter will after this meet at
the homes of the various members IN
alphabetical order. An appropriation
of S.. 90 was made for the Winnie Davis
monument at Richmond, Va, and
another s. 90 to be expended by the
National Chapter in purchasing present
for Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
We Congratulate.

Thursday mornings Fort Smith
Times contains the following news ::
1t was learned from an authentic
source that Congressman W. l.. Terry
of the Fourth district has become a
benedict, and upon his return to Wash
ington and his congressional duties
next December will be accompanied by
his bride. The distinguished member
will lead to the hymeneal altar Miss
Florence Forshee, one of the most
beautiful and accomplished young lad
les of Texarkana, or of the South, at
her home today. She is a step daugh-
ter of the late Col. John M. Somerville, 4,
who was a brother in law of Senator
Jas. K Jones. 1t is understood that
the wedding will be very quiet affair.
The congratulations of the entire State
are rendered
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04

IT is the swagger thing now for mil
lionaires to copyright the plans when
they build a new residence. w K.
Vanderbilt has done this with the home
he is building at Oakdale, L. l.. to re g
place that which was burned last tspring,
and the architects are sworn to secrecy
There does not appear to be any partic-
ular reason for this except the growing
desire of American wealthy men to in
crease their exclusiveness. Then there
is something dramatic in revealing the
wonders of modern science and luxury
in house building at one burst of the
house warming. That is understood to
be at least one consideration and it is
perhaps a valid one. e.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
District Attorney Mathes spent several
hours here Thursday.

District Attorney Mathes spent several
hours here Thursday.
Rev. G. n. Wall is still confined with
a slow fever, though not seriously Ill.
Dan Smart and family have returned
to Van Buren, after residence of some
six or eight months at Fort Smith.
Mrs. Jno o Kane, who has been very
i'll the past ten days is, we are pleased
to be able to state, considerably I'M
proved and out of danger.
The night attendance from here to
the circus Wednesday was not large.
The cold kept many away and the
small pox scare many others.
Nuts of all kinds are plentiful and the
bottoms will be swarming with the
Younger generation today, as the frost
has opened the hulls on the peeans,
The PRESS force was generously re-
membered by Mr.. and Mrs. j. a. NC
Ilyaigh Thursday, for which they all
extend their thanks and best wishes.
Cards are ont announcing the'marriage
on Nov. 14th of Mr.. Charles Norman
and Miss Marietta Allen. The wedding
will take place at Trinity Episcopal
church.
Crawford county has drawn its pro
rata of the school fund from the state
treasury, to the amount OF $40, 520 70.
OF this $40, 900 was paid in gold This
is the last payment on the August
apportionment.
A blaze occurred at the gin being
conducted by Will Hynes (lhe old Hay
man milD, that but for the prompt
action on the part of the manager and
assistants would have caused the des-
truction of the building and a large
amount of cotton. A hot journal set
fire to some of the seed cotton. The
damage was about SIS.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Dictated lr the sultan of sulu and his

Dictated l,y the sultan of sulu and his
advisers:
1. Hadgi Mohama6 Womolol Kiran,
on behalf of the hesnltanate of Sulu, agrees
to maintain absolute peace among his
subjects and TO punish, with the assist
ance of the United States government,
all hostile acts against the sovereignty
of the latter government.
2. The sultan and his government
agrees to the second article dictated by
the United States.
3. The snltan agrees to the third ar
ticle dictated by the United States.
4. The sultan agrees To make no
change concerning the government or
his people without proper consultation
and the approval of the United States !;
as also the article defining the rights OF
bondmen to purchase their freedom.
). The sultan accepts on behalf OF
himself and his snbordinates the salary
TO be paid him and them by the United
States government by an authorized
agent of the United States, on the first
dav of each and every month, so long
AS the treaty shall remain in effect.
6. The sultan agrees not to sell, dis
pose of or lease any part of the archipel-
ago over which he rules to any foreign
dover without the consent of the United
States.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
The Apple Crop.
the Bentonville Democrat.

From the Bentonyile Democrat
The apple season is about over, as most
of the apples have been sold to shippers.
There are still some being hauled to the
evaporators, but not enough to keep
them running on full time, and they will
no doubt close down within the next two
weeks. Notwithstanding the fact that
the apple crop was not large and the
quality not generally first class, it has
caused very considerable sum of money
to be scattered throughout the country
and has stimulated the business pulse to
very marked degree. The prices for
this produce have been very good from
start to finish for both shipping and
evaporating fruit. Last week some ship
pers were buying crops and paying 81 10
per barrel straight, taking culls and all.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Cornelius J. Scott,
From the Baltimore Sun.

CHEsTERTowN, Md, Oct. 20.-Cor-
nelius J Scott died this morning at his
home in Galena, Kent county, of typhoid
pneumonia. Mr.. Scott was one of the
Oldest and most prominent citizens of
Kent county, man OF considerable
wealth, superior intelligence and sterling
worth. He was school commissioner
for 90 years, county commissioner,
county surveyor and judge of the
Orphans Court. His chosen profession
was the law, but he never practiced in
court, confining himself to Office work in
his native village, realizing handsome
profits. He was an extensive landhold-
er, his farms comprising some of the
finest farms in Kent. He was stock
holder in the Second National Bank Of
Chestertown and one of its ablest ad-
visers. His good Judgment always
caused his appointment as foreman when
drawn on grand juries, and he was
highly esteemed by the district judges.
He leaves three children-Dr. Edward
A. Scott, of Galena, who married a
daughter of Samuel Diggs, of Baltimore
Mrs. Sophia G.. HURT and Mrs. Eliza
beth Woodside, of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Scott was lifelong subscriber to- The
Sun, whose principles he upheld and
whose enterprise he admired. He was
rs years of age.
Mr.. Scott was younger brother OF
Mr.. Ed. A. Scott of Van Buren.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Mason VIII Resign.

have talked the matter over with
my wife and few intimate friends and
/ have determined to resign if the Nc
Kinley policy is indorsed by the national
convention. | do not care to say much
until congress goes on record. | am
opposed to criminal aggression, but not
TO expansion II am out of touch with
the Republican platform l will resign
and let the party choose a successor for
the last two years of my term. ! desire
70 serve notice right now that | will be
A candidate for selection. Probably
l could not be elected after arraying
myself against the administration, but
the experience would take some of the
couceit ont of me Senator W. M.
Mason. Of Illinois.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04

REBELLION has been raised, said
the president in one of his electioneering
stump speeches recently in territory
which is as much our own as is the Dis
trict of Columbia or Alaska. This is
an absolute false statement-both as a
matter of fact and rs a matter of right.
1t is false, in fact, because we have not
and never had possession OF the Philip.
pines and it is false, as Il matter of
right, because we bought it of nation
which having already lost possession of
the FiIipinos, had no title to convey. -
Grand Rapids Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04

For more than twenty years THE
Democrat has urged the adoption of
an amendment to the constitution which
will permit cities of the first class, under
certain restrictions, to issue bonds for
needed public Improvements, such as
streets and sewers. If Little Rock
should vote for bonds to the amount Of
half million dollars to improve her
streets and build sewers. both of which
are sadly needed, why should we not
have the privilegel Aud how are we
ever TO get the improvements that are
imperatively demanded unless we are
permitted to use our creditf-Little Rock
Democrat.
We fully agree with the Democrat.
With such a general amendment Van
Buren might have many needed i'm
provements and new school buildings.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04

THE interstate commission claims to be
powerless to enforce existing laws
against determinations. Competition
has long since ceased to be a remedy as
no competition is tolerated. The com
peting lines are either absorbed by their
stronger rivals or forced into the COM
bination. The only remedy the inter
state commission can see is in the public
ownership of transportation facilities.
The problem must de solved in the near
future, as these determinations are be-
coming unbearble and engulting whole
sections of the country in the disaster
consequent upon the continued violation
of the law. Denver Evening Post.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
Our Sulu Possessions.
.om the Little Rock Democrat.

From the Little Rock Democrat.
The Sulu Islands are group of the
Philippines whose inhabitants are Mo
hammedans, ruled by sultan who has
choice assortment of wives and in
addition a great many slaves. A late
agreement entered into between Gen.
Bates, of our army, and the sultan Of
the Sulus provides for the freedom Of
the slaves under certain conditions "a
payment of $50 head to the sultan),
but it is silent as to any interference
with his connubial arrangements.
Doubtless Gen. Bates considered it a
delicate subject, whose final settlement
could be well postponed till more con-
venient season Meanwhile the sultan
of Sulu keeps his retinue of wives, and
the status quo of slavery depends on the
payment to his royal highness of $50 a
head, American money. That sum paid,
the slave goes free e-otherwise he re-
mains slave. One beautiful feature
in the agreement between Gen. Bates
and the sultan is that the govern
ment of the United States agrees to pay
the keeper of his (the sultan 81 house,
known as Raja Mura (keeper of the royal
harem) $40 per month, and Serif Saguin
assistant keeper) $l5 per month, Here
is the interesting document in full:
/. The United States guarantees
protection to the government of the
sultan as it now exists.
9. The United States agrees that all
trade and domestic products of the
archipelago, when carried on by the
sultan or the Moro people, under the
| flag of the United States, is to be free
unlimited and undutiable.
The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04

THE Hollanders of Western Michigan,
who comprise considerable part of the
population, are signing petitions asking
Congressman William Alden Smith TO
present in Congress proposition tender
ing the good offices of the United States
in behalf of arbitration of the difficulties
between Great Britain and the South
African Republic.