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The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
FoI REPRESENTATIVE.

THE Press Is authorized to announce HON
RtNnoIpu CoMsToCK for the position of mem.
ber of the lower house OF the Arkansas uenera'
Assembly, subject to the action ol tue peiho-
cratic party
THE pgrss is authorized to announce BrRKn'
LEY NEAL OF Van Buren, township as a canui
date for reelection TO the Office OF Represent
alive lor Crawford county, In the next General
Assembly Of Arkansas, subject 10 the Demo
cratic primaries
ron sirRIfF.
Tup ppyss Is authorized to announce James
A pITcocK of Alma Township rs candidate ior
Sheriff OF Crawford county subject to the acuoh
Of the Democratic primary
Tup Purss Is authorised TO announce join
suApp of River township as a oaudld9,e LOT
Sheriff OF Crawford county. subject TO tho Demo
cratic primaries.
FoR CIRCUIT CLERK.
Tur Press Is authorized to announce W. T.
ghpLER as u candidate ior re'electlon .o wv
office Of Circuit Clerk of Crawford County SUP
iact 10 the action Of the Democrhuc par'N'
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
THE PREss Is authorized to announce E, D.
COcHRANE as candidate ior re'elec,,ou ~ W Wv W.,
ofI,cc of County Clerk of Crawford county,
subjoc, to the Democratic primaries
ron COUNTY TREASURER
THE PRESS Is authorized to announce r. D.
ewrApINGgs M a candidate tor reelection 10 we
Office ofCounty Treasurer, subject 70 'ho poho'
cratic primaries,
FOR ASSESSOR.
THH PRESS Ia authorized to announce w. A.
Assessor OF Crawford county, subject to the
Democratic primaries
THE PREss Ia authorized to announce HENRY
DupRotGu OF Maxey township MS u candidate
for assessor Of Crawford county subject TO the
Democratic primaries,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Alex. G.. Hull.

Editor Press In response to the
numerous inquiries and solicitations Of
my friends throughout the State, as to
whether or not | will be candidate for
Governor this year, desire to say that
after mature deliberation and careful
consideration Of all the existing con.
ditions both of personal and public
or general nature, | have concluded not
TO enter the contest, To say properly
appreciate the interest my friends have
manifested, by their repeated and urgent
solicitations and encouragement to me,
to enter the race, would but feebly ex.
press my feelings. 1t is with deep
sense of gratitude to all my friends and
the Democracy Of my native state, that
| make this announcement, ! realize and
appreciate the very great honor already
bestowed. and | feel that IN earnest
and conscientious discharge Of the
duties of the position now hold to the
conclusion of my term Gas | have tried
to do since It's coinmencement) will
but partially repay the debt owe the
people,
And In this connection, | avail my
self Of the opportunity TO publicly re
turn my sincere thanks to my fellow
citizens for the honor already conferred
IN electing me twice to the exalted po
sition now occupy, and for their uni
form kindness and generosity extended
me during my incumbency. My great
est ambition now is TO return the trus
untarnished and retire with their ap
! proval of my conduct,
Again thanking my friends for thei
encouragement and unseldsh considera
tion for my welfare | remain,
Your obedient servant,
Alex G, Hull,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
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Thought.

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Important political issues ARE daily growing
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W is something TO be desired. aud It is the duty
of every citizen 10 thoroughly inform himself
up0n the leading topics of the day
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cable news service oScch that amy other pa.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the State Constitution

NOTICE is hereby given that the following 1,Nnmi
N Joint resolution, proposing an aniepb am hv tbe
tn the State Constitution, was pass1eu of 300
General Assembly at its regular session. =, 10 tbe
and that the same viii be submitted 70 .iaN .n9
electors of the State at the next general r
10 be held September 3, 1900 for adop''on Vi ~
lection, viz; ,,ryr
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. all
sTbe sureties upon the otticial ponus u boro %,
etote of1cers shall be residents oi, anu nt n"nt
snicient property within the state no. eHett
from sale under execution, attachment oI nds o,nS
process of any court to make goo1 theil ooT of a1
and the sureties upon the ollcial ponus ui "'
county officers shall reside within the c1uh,v hove
where such officers reside, ana shai n",h mch
Sufficient property therein not exempt lro,n hoy
sale. to make good their bonds Proylueu rautv nUr
ever that any surety, bonding or guaiiaa's gaians
comnany' organized for the purpose OF u%ol,iP % "a
surety or bonding business, and authoriIeu on W
do bmsiness in this State may become surrey a, on
tha hnnds of all State, county, and munlclpal
oficers under such regulations as may DC pio-
scribed by law. Approved May s. 1879
Each elector may vote for or against ABOVE
Witness my official signature and seal OF ONCE
this 10Th day of February, 1900 ,,,,
for,r1 Secretary of state
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
The Right OF Might.
rom the st. Louis Post. Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post. Dispatch.
Capt Mahan of the United States Navy
in recent article in the New York
independent lays down the principle
that no people possess the right to
govern themselves, and no State has a
right to independence. He says;
The Filipinos certainly have no right
to hold and administer the government
Of the country they occupy. Their right
is conditional. AS to the Beers, the
right they have depends upon the use
they make Of their powe. and they have
forfeited that right, -
If the FilipinoS have no right to govern
themselves, where do we get the right
to govern them? If their rights is con
ditional what is the condition. How
did the Boors forfeit the right to govern
themselves2 Aud how did Great Britain
acquire the right TO govern themY
Capt. Mahan s DOCTRINES the principle
Of pandemonium, that is, it is anarchy,
in which there is no principle, but only
irresponsible power, Is it not passing
strange that such doctrine is preached
by an American, II servant of the Ameri'
can people, in the country of Washington
and Lincoln?
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Situation Improving.

M. M. Smith, of Searcy, makes the
following report of the situation at Gal
loway college: 49,.
Smallpox situation improving-not
a case in town out of the college Dr'
A. Fl. Glennan, United States marine
surgeon, here this week. The doctor
had charge of the government sue,
cessful attempts to stamp smallpox OUT
of Porto Rico last year. Inc coliege
will be thoroughly fumigated under
DR.. Glenan s directions, from cellar to
garret, at once. The doctor says that
we can reopen with perfect safety by
the 18th of March. All the cases in the
college are improving. DR., Golden odd
has received news from twenty 'hVe
new pupils, who want to come as soon
as it Is safe to do so. | write this no.
tice for the information of all interested
parties,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
What VIII America DOT

LONDON, Feb, l7.-Mr. II W Masing.
ham, formerly the editor Of the
Chronicle - writes as follows to the
Morning Leader
IA new world power has arisen-the
great American people.
president Mckinley and Secretary
of State Hay share ), | believe, the opinion
of a minority of Englishmen that the
war in South Africa is an error and u
crime, but they remember that, thanks to
the pressure from below the British Gov
ernment, the English Government was
bepevolently neutral in the Spanish war
Therefore, so far rs public opinion will
allow them, they would like to sail on
an even keel in South Africa, But, as
they well know, behind them lies a
mighty, IN ungovernable force, eS.
pressing itself with absolute freedom
forcing It's will on party managers and
knocking imperatively at the doors Of
the President
because u few American ladies' who
had married or fought their way into
English society started a hospital ship,
II was Imagined that American sym
pathy We're with British power, Nothing
can be more unfortunate than any
political action that comes from sucl
quarters, and Is blessed by such neg
ligible persons AS Smalley, u New Yorl
correspondent,
America Is not pro English ant
never will be In the sense that ou,
sentimental imperialists desire.
America Is profoundly attached t,
the Republican principle, She will no
see II weakened to the profit Of he
ancient mistress.
1.-THE great popular newspapers hav,
been quick to read this sign Of tn
American temper,
"llostile intervention on the pNrt o
America would not be tolerated, bu
what If, using the machinery Of TIL
Hague conference, or acting ON hin
from private sources, America were t
propose u policy of mutual disarma
mentH'
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Republican State Committee Endorsed
Mckinley.
From the Little Rock Gazette,

From the Little Rock Gazette,
Before Adjournment the Republican
state central committee unanimously
adopted the following resolution;
Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the patriotic, wise and truly American
administration Of President Mckinley.
The committee also ratified the acts
of Hon. II. l.. Remmel as vice chair.
man during the illness Of Chairman
Henry M. Cooper, and continued Mr.,
Remmel in the position Of vice chair
man. The talk in Republican circles is
that Mr., Cooper will retire from the
craftsmanship after the state convention,
March %, and that Mr.. Remmel will be
his successor unless the latter shall be
the Republican nominee for governor.
The state convention which meets
March 90 will elect four delegates at
large and four alternates to the national
convention ut Philadelphia on June 10,
The indications are that the Big Four ,
will be Powell Clayton, II. l.. Remmel,
Judge John Mcclure and j, e. Bush.
After the convention on March 90 com.
pletes its deliberations, It will adjourn
to later date, probably in June, for
the nomination Of Il state ticket. The
adjourned convention will probably be
held at Hot Springs.
The following are the times and places
of four of the district Republican con.
ventions ut each Of which two delegates
will be elected to the national conven.
tion;
First congressional district, at Wynne,
Wednesday, March 2l, at 9A,M.
Second congressional district, at Hot
Springs, March 81, ;30 Pm.
Fourth congressional district, at Little
Rock, March 81, 10 Am.
Fifth congressional district, at Van
Duren, March 10, 0A.M.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
For Monopoly Benefit.

From the st. Louis Republic.
While it is claimed that the operation
of the Hanna-Payne-Frye ship subsidy
bill would most largely benefit the agri-
cultural and laboring classes Of this
country as stimulating the carrying of
ocean freights in American ships under
especially advantageous conditions, the
facts do not support this view of the
case.
1t is apparent instead that the Stand
ard Oil company clique would most
materially benefit by the passage of the
ship subsidy bill, In the first place, the
5000 900, 900 subsidy to be grahted would
not go to encourage the business of ships
carrying ordinary freight. The sub
sides are not to be paid according to the
amount of product exported or imported. .
but according to the capacity and speed
of ships. The great bulk of ocean freight
is carried in steamers running less than
fourteen knots an hour, for which the
subsidy is only II cents per ton per 100
miles, us compared with subsidy of 3. 3
cents per ton per 100 miles for steamers
making 81 knots per hour.
The international Navigation COM
pany which would receive about$2 500, =
900 per year in subsidies, has in its list
of officers and directors the names Of
President Rockefeller, Vice President
Rogers and Directors Griscom and Arch
bold of the Standard Oil company, Mr..
Griscom being president of the Inter-
national Navigation company. Four
steamship companies, owning and oper-
ating lines of tank steamers built ex-
clusively for and used exclusively in the
trade of carrying petroleum for the
Standard Oil company, though having
no legal connection with that company,
in whose building their offices are locat-
ed, would also profit largely from these
subsidies. The stock of all five COM
panies is owned by the same interests.
1t does not seem necessary to burden
the American people with subsidy tax
of 5000, 900, 900 for the benefit Of the
Standard Oil company and kindred
monopolies 1t is difficult to see what
other interests would profit materially
from the passage Of the Hanna-Payne-
Frye ship subsidy bill. All there is in
it for the people, apparently, is the tax
Of 5000 900 000 The Hanna Payne
Frye ship subsidy bill is good bill to
defeat in behalf Of the general welfare.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Lon Black spent few hours here
Thursday.
Mrs. w. e. Barnes returned Thursday
from st. Louis.
A difficult operation wasperformeda at
the hospital yesterday,
Dave Moore has been indisposed by Il
billions attack this week
Al Blackstock has rented the Sageley
property aud has moved therein.
Mrs. John Kcrwin and Miss Kathleen
were visiting Van Buren, friends Thurs
day.
Mrs. Ben Decherd is slowly improving
and is practically out of danger, thongh
yet very weak.
Judge Hill, Superintendent of Mines
and Manufactures was in the city few
hours Thursday.
The polling-place for the Democratic
primary today will be at the city hall
for Van Buren, township,
Sam Merrill Is able to walk around,
but the board of health will not yet let
him 90 to his place Of business.
Col. II. p. King has donated the use
of one Of the rooms in his Main street
block for the meeting of the band, when
the organization is completed.
Mrs. East has taken n lease on the
Broadway Hotel property and Thursday
began moving her furniture therein
SheIwill, AS heret ofore, conduct a private
boarding house.
The street force has done more good
work on Main street this week. A con-
tinuation Of the improvement as Al
present conducted will result In oul
having at least one st.
Hon. W. W. Cotton has been spend
ing the greater portion Of the past weel
in this and other portions Of the county
Mr.. Cotton is about the only candidate
on the ticket to be voted on today will
whom many Of our people are un
acquainted. Those Of the voters whit
have had the chance of meeting Mr..
Cotton have formed u very Favorable
opinion Of him, and he will undoubtedl,
poll quite n heavy vote In the county
or his oponent, Rev. l. l.. Burrows,
10 unnecessary for us to speak, as no
known TO all the old citizens.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
N,
Taken to Springfield.

Jno, Harris and Louis Warren the
youthful robbers Of the Purdy (Mor)
postolfice were last Friday taken to
Springfield Mo, by us, officers The
Fort Smith p,rimes' says
Young Warren Ia tough character
for his Nge and apparently seemed TO
take no little pride In tho supposed
notoriety he was enjoying, To the
officers who were taking him to spring
field, he was quite communicative
speaking freely OF the robbery and going
into minute details,
Ho sought TO exonerate his partner !,
Harris, saying the latter had no hnnd
In the affair, He eaid he awaited his
opportunity and when the postmaster
had gone TO the depot for the mail, he
entered the office through n window, ana
though he saw the postmaster returning,
he made no effort to escape until he had
made n thorough search of the prem
iseS,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Enlarge the Asylum.

The London Democrat says: 'Ihe
last Legislature increased the capaclty
of the insane asylum by adding thereto
an intirmary, but still it is too small.
This institution should be increased to
meet the demand even IT It strains the
credit of the state to do it. There Is now
within the cold dismal walls of our jail
lady-the mother of five children, the
Youngest of whom is only two years
old-who up to a few weeks ago had a
good mind and was happy in the midst
of loving family. Suddenly on account
of some physical disorder her mind was
affected and in response to knock at
the door of our public institution, where
she might be treated came the reply mo
room. ;" The husband is dead, the wife
in Jail, the children alone. Our jail is
intended as place of Keeping those
charged with crime and we condemn
the insufficiency of system that renders
it necessary to place there those who
never contemplated crime, If this lady
could Immediately be admitted to the
asylum and properly treated her mind
might be restored and she restored 10
her children but If she remains jailed
like criminal or Gagged like a beast
permanent insanity is the inevitable re-
suit. Our asylum is public insti'
tuition and all afflicted have equal rights
there. 1t should have capacity to meet
the demand regardless of cost and in the
future lei no one be turned away, when
that turning away means an awful life,
to be relieved only by death. -
We can fully endorse the above from
the democrat, and think the next
legislature instead of fooling away Its
time with local option and other kinds
of local measures could do some good
for the state by looking after such
mattprs
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Timely.

Lyddite, the terribly destructive ex'
plosive used by the British against the
Boers, possesses eleven times the ex'
plosive force of gun cotton, and unlike
other explosives, which destroy .oy
scattering fragments Of the enclosing
shell, kills by atmospheric concussion'
The instantaneous expansion so com
presses the air, which is not given time
to absorb the pressure, rs to destroy
life-actually killing by pressure, at II
distance of several yards giving an at,
mospheric pressure of several hundred
pounds per square inch. 1t is a com
bination of carbolic and nitric acids,
called picric acid. -Ex.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
KANSAS CITY-JULy FOURTH

The Democratic National Convention
will meet ut Kansas City July Fourth,
a. shown by the following telegram re-
ceived yesterday morning by p d.
Scott from Senator Jones
Washington, d. c., Feb. 93, 1900. -
,'Convention meets ut Kansas CITY,
July Fourth. james K Jones'
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

THEY tell us the tariff does not protect
trusts Take two instances that are
ones IN this section. The borax
trust Ia selling its products to Americans
ut u cents pound and to Europeans at
81 cents, 1t is enabled to do this by q
tariff Of J cents pound, The steel and
wire trust Is selling barb wire to Ameri-
cans, who have kindly provided 1t with
u protective tariff for this purpose, ar
SLl8 u hundred pounds, TO Canadians
at ~ 90 and to Europeans at u. ~, 49,
Harrisburg, pa } Patriot,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

EVERY department Of the government
IL IN Republican hands. II the conveu.
tional cut.md.dried antitrust resolu.
tions that are periodically passed at Re.
publican conventions mean anything
now Is the time to materalize them.
Too much time is being wasted in mean
ingless apostrophes to the flag u In
Beveridge, Lands & Go, Under the
expansive folds OF "old glory lurk the
trusts, syndicates, oppressive protective
tariffs and combinations of all sorts
inimica TO the best interesta Of tho
people. Indianapolis Sentinel
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
Washing Woolen Blankets.

Tho theory now IL that blankets
must be washed instend Of dry,
cleaned to bo healthy. To have your
blankets soft ny new, make u soapy
suds IN hnlf-tub of warm water by
using ono-hall cup of Gold Dust
Washing Powder, and soak q hlanket
In IL for half an hour; then Simply
movo It around, and rub solled spots
rinse IN warm water, same temperr
turo nv tho one IN which you wasbdt
and hang up IN u warm place or sun
shiny oul.door mir, aud 800 whnt 4
soft white blanket you VIII have,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND oprioE At pAnpAsElLR, Ark,

INHWNTy NI ToUV' i.
Notice IN hereby given that tho following
named settler has hlcd notice Of his intention
TO make hnNl proof IN support Of his claim, s.u
that said proof VIII be made before the .ounu
Clerk of Crawford County Arb, atVan Durcn'
Arkansas on .. .., .
MARCH 10TH 1900
viz Thomas II Hlmos, Of Chostcr, ArkanMt;
Homestead entry No. 20 lls, Tor tho West nv,
of the Northwest quarter Southeast quarter OF
the Northwest quarter, and Northwest quarter
Of the southwest quarter Sec, y, Township u"
North, Range ~ West Al.
lie names the following witnesses 70 prove d.;
continuous residence upon ana cultivation Oh
said land Via
David " nrcunon, Hiram Mcadors, Hiram
N, Klmcs nnd George W, Atwoll, al, OF Chpslci'
Crawford county Arkansas,
Josfpll II, BArrENrirLp, Register
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24
FOR STATE SENATOR.

~ CorroN of Ozark as candidate for the odlce
Of state senator from this, the 2'th; senatorial
district subject to the action of the Democratic
party
THE Ppnss Is authorized to announce REV; l.
L. BunRows of Altns rs n candidate for the Office
OF state senator from this, the 25th, senatorial
district subject to the action OF the Democfauc
party.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

THE next total solar eclipse will be
May W, 1900. The duration of totality
ranges from one minute thirty six Sec
onds, IN Portugal, to one minute six
seconds IN northern Africa. General
scientific expeditions will proceed to
Algiers on account Of Its low cloud ratio
and ease Of access. An eclipse com.
mittee In London Is getting up u grand
excursion party.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

THE Arkansas Republicans endorse
Taylor Of Kentucky, They are opposed
to any change In the basis Of represen'
tation In Republican national conven'
tions and they are also opposed to the
election Of any considerable number of
oolored Republicans a. delegates to the
Philadelphia convention. -Gazette.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

ONCE more the rumor is current that
Whitelaw Reid, the New York editor,
has vice presidential aspirations, His
friends intimate that Mr. Reid 8 services
TO the Republican party and particularly
the part he took In tho recent peace
negotiations at Paris entitle him to
distinguished consideration.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

In one breath the false witnesses OF
Che Administration tell as that the
Filipinos are ignorant savages, and in
the next they proclaim that the Filipinos
read Senator Hoar's speeches and are
encouraged by them to persist In the
struggle for independence. Post Dis
patch.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-24

REPRESENTATIVE Richardson Tuesday
introduced q resolution In the house
aimed at the paper trust, II prohibits
the transportation of wood pulp and
printing paper suitable for the printing
Of newspapers, periodicals or books after
elk months until the interstate com
nerce commission are satisfied that such
articles have not yielded to the manu-
facturers thereof profit of more than
A per cent,