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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21
a STATE HOTEL.
The Peculiar Arrangement OF House
in the South.

in the South.
(Chicago Times-HeraldD
Il ran across one OF the queerest ho-
tells in the world not long ago." said
don't care TO advertise the establish
ment gratuitously, so suffice IL to- say.
it's situated in city made by nearly
all travelling men out OF New Or
leans, and is run by an eccentric old
chap who has named his rooms after
states, instead of given them num-
bers. The effect is somewhat start
ling. | went there first TO inquire for
a friend. Yes, he's in Maine replied
the clerk. when / mentioned the name.
But he isn't in Maine ! protested.
for Il happen to know he's right here
in this hotel Then he explained
While | was standing there waiting.
the side talk at she desk was enough
to- make n man crazy. Gent in Mas
sachusetts is kicking, sir said a bell
boy; claims dat feller in Utah is all
de time playin' re 'cordian 1t nights
Put him in Montana. replied the
clerk. No towels in North Dakota.
said 4 chambermaid. and that fat
man in Florida wants 30 be changed
to Vermont My friend came down
looking very rocky. He said he'd been
sitting in a little poker game in Rhode
Island the night before and woke up
in California. Didn't know how the
dickens he got there. The place inter-
ested me. and ! could hardly tear NY
self away. My friend assured me that
it was run strictly according TO state
traditions. He was in Maine at first.
but they refused 10 send any beer 70
his room on account OF the prohibit
ton law, so he had them change him
across the hall TO kentucky, and now
he likes it so we'll he has concluded 20
stay indefinitely"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21
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Sole Agents
FOR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
new LOCATION.

Have you visited our ne~ Qn.--srs a;
st1 ktax skrc~s and sea our r>zn p1<s
foe 1roa Peace ast Nonu-praial wora
Also those Plata and ornzspeptal Irvr.
ssttses. Chsirs. Vases. RabAass. and
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21

The japanese cruiser "ka-
sagi." which was built by
VIM. Cramp & Sons. Phil7-
delphia. for the japanese
Government. since she began
her trial trips in June last has
used the
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
A Great Speech.

Among those who went to Spring
dale Monday to hear the lecture of
Hon. w. j Bryan before the Summer
Chautauqua from Van Buren, was Mr.
P D. Scott. Mr.. Scott had heard the
eminent Nebraskan on eight differ ent
previous occasions. but he says that
his lecture on Imperialism at
Springdale, to his way of thinking.
eelipsed all former ones he had had the
pleasure of listening to. He says that a
repetition of Mondays speech. in his
opinion. delivered before the next
national Democratic convention, would
insure his nomination as candidate for
the presidency without doubt.
Col. Bryan highly complimented,
during the course of his speech. both
of out [. 5. senator's as we'll as Con
gresham Dinsmore, saying they would
be among the leaders of the party dur
ing the next national election. He
predicts that free silver, anti imperial
ism and anti trust will be the leading
planks the next national Democratic C
platform.
This is Mr.. Bryan S position on the
Philippine question:
"First-There are only two sour ces
of government. force and consent,
monarchies being founded on force, and
republics upon consent.
'Second-The Declaration of Inde
pendence asserts that all governments
derive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed
"Third-If the Declaration of Inde
pendence is sound, we cannot rightful
ly acquire title to the Philippine Islands
by conquest or by purchase from al
alien monarchy, to whose rebellious
subjects we ourselves furnished arms.
Fourth If the Filipinos are and OF
right ought to be free, they should be
Immediately assured of our nation s
intention to give them independence as
soon as a stable government can be
established.
Fifth-The Philippines having fall
Ell into our hands by accident of war
should be dealt with according to Amer
ican principles, and not only give in
dependence but protected from outside
interference while they work out theil
own destiny
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Policy of Retaliation.

From the Little Rock Democrat,
THE executive department at Wash
ington seriously proposes to fine the
American people $l8. 900 900 year.
says the New York World. for an of
fense committed by the Brazilian gov
ernment. This is the way of it. We
consume 900. 900. 900 pounds of coffee a
year More than ten elevenths of it
or practically all-comes from Brazil
But Brazil imposes import duties
not nearly 80 heavy. it is true. as our
own average-upon many articles which
we sell to that country. Our govern
ment complains of this and has asked
Brazil to quit it, in order that our peo-
pie may sell more of their products to
Brazilians Brazil needs revenue and
hesitates to yield to this demand. Our
government therefore threatens under
provision of law which permits the
president to legislate in such cases-to
levy retaliatory duty of three cents a
pound on all the Brazilian coffee we
use. That is to say. it proposes to
make everybody in the United States
pay cents pound more than now
for every pound of coffee used. With
our enormous Dingley tariff duties in
force, why should we complain that
Brazil imposes much lower import dues
for the sake of reyenue7 And why
should the American people be required
to suffer for Brazil 5 offense7
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Judge Rogers Allows no No lnterier'
ence With his Courts
Jurisdiction.
From the Fort Smith Times.

From the Fort Smith Times
The strike in this district has been
the means of bringing into the court
some very interesting complications and
has caused several clashes between state
and Federal courts.
The latest is the suits against Assis,
tant Superintendent Glore, of the
Kansas and Texas Coal Company at
Huntington and several of the colored
miners in the employ of the company
there. AS was stated in The Times
yesterday morning, suits had been
brought before Justice of the Peace,
Ragle. Il. Huntington against these men
for perjury in the cases against the
miners for contempt which were tried
last week
Glore and several of the negroes swore
positive that they saw Galloway a negro
at the Huntington meeting on the night
of July 5th, but Galloway proved that
he was not there. After he was dis
charged, he instituted the suit against
the men named above in the local
courts. thinking that they had judisdic-
tion in the matter, and SO did the court.
The men were arrested on Wednesday
and placed under bond of $500 each
The arrests were Immediately reported
to the attorney of the Kansas & Texas
Coal Company in this city and they i'm
mediately laid the matter before Judge
Rogers, who wrote to Justice Ragle
that he must cease the prosecution of
the men and turn them loose on the
penalty of being arrested for contempt
of court himself He further said that
he alone had jurisdiction of perjury
actions growing out Of perjury in his
court. and would attend to all such
cases himself if perjury has been com.
mitted. The Justices attention was
called to several sections of the statute
and decisions on the question.
The attorneys of the city are unani-
nous in the opinion that Judge Rogers
is entirely correct in his position as to
the jurisdiction of such cases and it is
not likely that the township officers of
Huntington will act further in the mat
ter against the command of the Federal
court.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
rier. White County Citizen. Lee

Courier. White County Citizen. Lee
County Courier and others. These, to.
gether with the state and government
agricultural reports and experiment
station reports furnish me as much read.
ing matter rs | can do justice to.
When the editor of the State Repub-
lican was last in my Office there were
lying on my desk two papers with mark.
ed items, kindly sent by the writer's.
These were the sole basis for the re-
marks he made in that connection, and
when he said that | asked or expected
marked items he simply states what is
untrue.
Failing to get from me the price of
subscription he served notice on me that
| might expect a write up, and he is
accordingly endeavoring to place me in
the attitude of refusing to subscribe for
and antagonizing the newspapers.
As matter of truth no man in Ar
kansas has a higher regard for the press
as a power for good, or higher regard
for the editors of the state as class,
than myself, and am proud to number
great many of them among my best
friends.
| have no means of knowing what
papers | as citizen or as a state official
should subscribe for. but trust there is
no code of ethics that will require me to
subscribe for or read paper edited by
a man for whom have such utter con.
tempt as | have for the editor of the
State Republican.
With profound regard for the gentle
men of the press of the state of Arkansas,
l am sincerely yours. FRANK HILL.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Card From Judge Hill Relatives to
Charge Made In the estate
Republican"

Little Rock, Ark. July IL, 1899
To the Press OF Arkansas
Gentlemen-A few weeks since there
appeared in paper known as the State
Republican lengthy article directed at
me as state official as we'll as personal
ly.
l had no idea of paying any attention
to it, because / thought it so unresson-
able on Its face and from a source SO
unreliable as to require no notice.
Inasmuch, however, as some of my
newspaper friends have taken the mat
ter seriously, deem it simple justice
that they know the facts.
The editor of the State Republican
came into my Office and insisted that |
subscribe for his paper for the bureau
of agriculture.
| declined TO pay the state s money
for his or any other paper, and also de-
clined to pay my own money for his
paper.
When he says. however, that l do not
subscribe for any paper he simply states
fslsehood, for l am and have been a
paying subscriber to several newspapers
some Of them for a number Of years.
Among them are the Bentonville Sun,
Rogers Democrat, Springdale News,
Arkansas Sentinel, Fayetteville Daily,
Fayetteville Democrat, Washington
County Review, Fort Smith Elevator
Lamar Leader, Mena News, DeQueen
Bee, Arkansas Magnet. Saline Times
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

AT the last session of the Republican
state executive committee a resolution
was adopted favoring an equal division
of enumeratorships between Democrats
and Republicans in each Of the six
census districts of the state. 1t is now
stated that Senator Berry, on behalf of
the Democrat, declines to assent to
such an arrangement, the consequence
Of which will be that the Republican
supervisors will appoint Republican
enumerstors and the Democratic super
visors will elect Democratic enrtlner-
stors. Although the census work is not
to begin until next year, the supervisors
have already been overwhelmed with
applications from those who desire to be
enumerators.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

THE deficit in the United States treas
ury is greater than it was when he ad
dressed his tremendous wisdom to the
administration of affairs. The extraor-
dinary war taxes have more than pro-
vided for the war expenses. but still
Mr.. Mckinley has run the government
behind 500, 600 600 for the year just ex-
pired, The president distinctly declared
at the beginning of his administration
that there could be no prosperity in
business while the government was run
ming behind. II follows. las the night
tie day that if we have prosperity
and happiness they are in spite of Mr..
Mckinley and not on account Of his
efforts. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Circuit Court Called In Special
Term.

1eTTn.
Our court officials as well as the
general public were greatly astonished
Tuesday morning. when they received
notice that Judge Evans had decided to
hold special term of circuit court, the
date in the order received for convening
the same being set at Thursday. July
27th.
AS soon as Sheriff Branson received
the notice he set his deputies to work
notifying the jurors and witnesses whose
presence would be required and when
court opened Thursday at Pm. every
thing was in readiness to begin business
without delays.
Those comprising the special grand
jury were: NJ. NJ. Housley, Robert
Perkins, H. P. King, A. R. Witt, g..
N. Wall, Fayette Chambliss, Alfred
Lewis, VIM. Snodgrass, j. Neal, j. G..
Rogers, George Hole, RI. Mcintyre,
T. A. Ward, W. G.. Bostick, j. H.
Lynch and Avis Smith.
Promptly at PM. Thursday Judge
Evans called court to order and instruct
ed the grand jury as to its duties. w
c. Bostick was appointed foreman and
j. Neal clerk, and they Immediately set
to work to investigate matters within
their province, closing their labors by
evening, after having found five indict-
ments, as follows:
James Cooley. Doc Harrell and Jas.
Kuykendall, all for assault with intent
to kill; Tom Hatfield. grand larceny
and Jas. Burt, horse stealing.
The charge of grand larceny made
against Geo. Hatfield was ignored.
During the session of the grand jury
the Judge tried several divorce cases
then Jas. Burt, indicted for horse steal
ing expressed wish to be allowed to
plead guilty which was allowed and a
sentence of five years given.
Malachi Keel wished to plead guilty
to selling liquor to a minor and was
given fine of s. and costs
The case against Cooley, ct al. for
assault to kill was on trial at the time
of our going to press.
While there has been some adverse
comment on the action of Judge Evans
in calling this special term, we believe
it good plan, as the certainty of a
speedy trial and prompt punishment will
have good effect, while the cost to the
county will be but little more than
would have resulted from feeding and
guarding Jail full of prisoners until
the next regular term.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
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 May,
1889, term of the Probate Court of Crawford
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 August term, 1899 of thi s
Court or they will be forever barred excepting
to the same or to any item thereof:
Estate of ]. II Whitlock, dec d; W, A. Jeffers.
admir-; second account current
Estate OF 7. IL. Robinson; p. c. Dawson,
adm r; first and final account current
Estate of Canada Filpot; Jacob Yocs guar
dian; final account current
Estate of VIM Spoon, decd: Geo r Wood
admir-; two final settlements
Estate of J. W. Brown, Geo. K. Wood, adm r.:
final settlement.
Estate OF ]. ]. Henson John Henson, admir-;
amended final settlement
Given under my hand and official seal this the
18th day of May, 1899.
Ed, ID. CocHRANE
lsEAI) Clerk of Probate Court
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

THE receivers of the Kansas City,
Pitsburg & Gulf railroad have issued a
circular announcing that on and after
today the system will be operated in
two divisions The northern division
will extend from Kansas City to Mena
to Port Arthur. Tex, the Gulf of
Mexico terminus of the road. w.
Coughlin, formerly superintendent of
the Cotton Belt railroad at Pine Bluff
Ark, has been appointed superintend-
ent of the northern division of the
Pietsburg & Gulf and o. H. Crittenden
is named as superintendent of the
southern division. with headquarters at
Texarkana, Ark.
The office of general roadmaster of
the Pittsburg & Gulf has been abolish
ed The report that E. W. LaBeaume
of the Cotton Belt is TO supplant H. C.
Orr as general passenger agent is
denied by the receivers.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

WILLIAM MCKINLEY is the weakest of
American presidents since James
Buchanan. Avoidance of respons
ibility, timidity. the complete domina
tion of politics and an opportunism that
has made anything like de6nate policy
impossible have thus far been the marks
of William Mckinley s administration
Whether or not the people like this sort
of administration will be seen next year
but it is entirely safe to say that with
out the aid of the patriotic impulse
which has been aroused by the war Mr..
Mckinley would have found himself not
only the weakest, but the most unpop
ular of presidents, Rochester Herald,
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Small PoX Raging.
From the Fort Smith Times,

From the Fort Smith Times,
IT has been rumored for some time
that small pox was raging among the
imported colored miners of Hartshorn,
but the coal company has stoutly denied
that there was anything of the kind.
1t has been learned positively that the
report is entirely true and that there are
now 90 cases of well developed small
pox there. A letter was received from
there yesterday. which contained the
following:
THE company is falling off greatly
in its output since the small pox scare
as they have 30 cases in the pest house
at the present time. All are colored
men in the employ of the coal company
The citizens had Mr. Ludlow to move
them further out of town. and they
have put two guards TO watch the
parties going in or out of the pest
house, and they must have doctor s
certificate to gain admittance. Every
thing is quiet here among the miners
and they are more confident than ever
that they will win out against the
operators.
Reports from there from other sources
is to the effect that more than half OF
the colored men have left since small
pox has broken out and that many more
are preparing to leave Immediately
1t is believed that within another week
there will not be enough men left there
to pay the operators to send them into
the shaft.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

Col. w. NJ. BoLEs, of the Ozark Zine
Company. left yesterday for the mineral
fields in Newton and Marion counties.
with party of probable investors.
Fred Boles. of the same company, has
been in the field for some time with a
party. among whom is Congressman
Dennis Flynn, of Oklahoma. The
interest in the whole mineral belt east
of us has not absted in the least, and
every day sees new people going into the
district--not only from here but from
all sides of the diggings from which
they can get there. The Ozark Company
mas done quite lot Of development work
there and are constantly securing and
locating new claims. Eureka Springs
Times Echo.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

The trouble at Lake Village is over
and DR.. Whitaker, who fomented the
strife. has been driven from the town
Whitaker came to Lake Village last
October. originally from Muncie. Ind.
a graduate of the Jonesboro Ky } Ma.
tional Medical College. with extreme
ideas of racial equality. But for the
prompt appearance of Sheriff Preston
on the scene, Whitaker would have
been lsnched.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
Dyer has been having a big Baptist
revival this week

Dyer has been having big Baptist
revival this week
Zill Lamb has been appointed pos :
master at Rudy. in place of Samuel
Cooper.
Miss Katie Bushmaier has been assist
ing County Clerk Cochrane on the tax
books the past week
Horace Littlefeld is assisting post
master Jarvis during the absence OF
Assistant Postmaster Jones.
Miss Tinnie Watts, of Van Buren,, is
visiting in the city with her friend
Miss Fannie Hooker. Rogers Democrat
Miss Lou Brown passed through Van
Buren Wednesday on her way to Cali
fOrnia, where she will remain for two
or three months.
Uncle Perry Brown. brother OF
Judge b. j. Brown, of Little Rock
died July 26 at his home at Cabir
| Creek, after lingering illness.
The question of holding street fair
such AS have proved such great sue
cess in many of the Northern cities, il
being agitated by the people of For
Smith
Rob Jones left yesterday to spend
two or three weeks vacation at Poteal
and other points in the Territory. H,
has not been entirely we'll for some tim,
and takes change of scene on the ad
vice of his physician.
Cards are out announcing the marriag,
at Salt Lake City, Utah on the 20tf
inst. of Lieut.. Theo. A. Baldwin, Jr.
and Miss Mary Judge. THE Press, to
gether with numerous other Van BureI
friends of the family of Lieut.. Baldwin
extend their hearty congratulations
Roy Moore, a 13 year old boy wa
run over by Nathan Troop who wa
driving buggy at a fast speed, nea
the head of Main street last Saturday
The boy was badly bruised up but no
seriously hurt. 1t is said the driver O
the buggy did not even stop to se
whether he had hurt the boy, but drov
on at break neck speed. He should b,
taught lesson.
J.E. Kuhn. the driver of the Anheuser
Busch beer cart that struck and killed
Joseph Leiber, was arraigned Wednes
day afternoon, charged with manslaug
ter. The state attempted to show tina
Kuhn was driving in fast, reckless an,
dangerous manner, and by reason o
this was guilty of criminal negligenc
and manslaughter, but the contention
was not sustained by the evidence AM
he was released by Justice McDonal,
after the state had finished giving it
testimony, as he was of the opinion tina
the evidence did not warrant him il
holding Kuhn on the charge. For
= Smith Times.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

Ir is not generally known that Afro
Americans have more societies of one
sort and another than any other race
element of onr population. Most of
these societies are of benevolent charac-
ter and aim only at properly caring for
the sick and burying the dead. Like
the negro academy at Washington,
d. c.. the Scientific and chronological
Academy. just organized at Atlanta
Ga. is a new departure in the society
line. Bishop Henry NJ. Turner was
elected as the first president and he will
have nine vice presidents, a council of
fifteen and two general secretaries to
assist him in perfecting the objects Of
the society.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
LAND OFFICE AT ArHARR1soN. ARK.

June 26 1899.
Notice ls hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
70 make final proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the County
Judge or Clerk ofCrawford County, Ark, at Van
Buren, Arkansas on
AUGUST Z, 1892
viz George W Pense Homestead Entry No
l7el2 for the Southhalf Northwest Northeast
southwest aud Northeast Northwest Section 80
Township l3, North Range % West
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz W
John Pense, W. A. Pense Charles seabourn
and Samuel Cartrght all of Winslow. Arkansas
IoHN |. WoRTRfvGroH Rerister
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

THE office of auditor of the Texarkana
& Fort Smith Railway headquarters
at Texarkana, has been abolished, and
the entire Office fixtures, records, etc. ,
ordered to Kansas City. To make the
order more excitable, each of the large
body of clerks received notice that their
services were no longer needed The
Texarkana & Fort Smith Railway is the
Texas line of the Kansas City. Pitts
burg & Gulf.