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The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Good Democratic Doctrine.

1t Is very consoing in these times OF
doubt and difference ns TO the policy to
be adopted in dealing with our "island
possessions to see 80 many prominent
Republican newspapers espousing Demo-
cratic doctrine, Here is that stalwart
Republican organ, tho Chicago Inter
Ocean, that on the question Of free trade
with Puerto Rico sustains the Demo
cratic contention in every part. Witness
this crushing argument against the Re-
publican policy
A few newspapers in the middle west
nre seeking TO excuse the Puerto Rican
tariff on the ground that II imposes
very light taxes. We may note that
most TO these newspapers are published
near beet-sugar factories, or are bound
by postoliice and other ties to con-
gressmen who feel accutely their need
of defense for refusing to do plain duty
We have never heard that unjust taxes
are any less unjust because they are
light, but are the Oxnard taxes lightY
Here are the rates that the Puerto
Rioan tariff leyios Oh things that the
Puerto Ricans have TO sell In our mar
kets. Sugar, 10 per cent leaf tobacco,
80 to 81 per cent manufactured tobac'
90, 25 to 100 per cent, Moreover, upon
hundreds Of personal and household
necessaries, articles Of food tools and
materials of industry, the Oxnard tariff
levies 10 per cent. Of the practically
prohibitive Dingley rates.
Again, IL the proposed taxes are 80
Every light, why do we find the Puerto
Ricans protesting against them with
one voicel Why do Puerto Rican plant
ers, merchants and manufacturers de-
clare that they "hy m embargo on our
(their) foreign commerceY' Why does
Manuel Z. Juncos say that they are "a
great deal higher than those imposed
under Spanish ruler Why does W. T..
1'ownes, Of the Puerto Rican Tobacco
company, call the Oxnard bill "a crime
against the labor and capital of Puerto
Rico2' Why does another Puerto
Rican write. "Since the American
occupation we have gone back 100 years
In progress. We are all going fast to
ruin9' Why does Mayaguez merchant
say 1.-the situation Ia this dear land Is
fatal, -,
IL the tariff is such little thing why
do Puerto Rican mass meetings de-.
nounce the customs duties and pray for
our internal revenue taxesY Why does
the San Juan News say to congress
"You cannot tax any crop more than IL
Is worth, for then no one will produce II
or pay any tax on itY'' Why does
Governor General Davis telegraph that
he must have ~ loaat 900 tons of food
weekly to prevent absolute starvntionY ?
Why does W, II, =, Lothrop, United
States fiscal agent In the island, write
II tell you now that IL Puerto Rico
does not get relief IN the way Of free ex-
change of products before next summer
we Americans who 90 there will take
our lives IN our own hands There has
been feeling OF discomfort ever since
last summer and about all
that kept them the Puerto Ricans) quiet
was the assurance from American
authorities TINT as soon ~ congress- mct
everything would be set right. I. :
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The hesitation now shown is making
them desperate. A starving people Is
the worst in the world. -
"Very light" taxes bid fair TO turn
the loyal and long suffering Puerto
Ricans into paupers, and perhaps lnto
rebels. About 1875 years ago certain
loyal subjects of King George Ill, IN
the town of Boston and elsewhere were
made rebels in law and fact by tax OF
8 pence pound on their tea. They
freely admitted that it was q very
light tax. But they also said 1t was
an unjust tax, and they would not pay
it. They did not pay it, and the results
of their refusal are too well known 10
need comment. -,
AS Senator Proctor has clearly shown
under the same pretenses Of imposing
every light" taxes for the alleged
benefit of the taxpayers, we are treating
the Puerto Ricans worse than the British
parliament treated our ancestors. DO
we wish to goad the Puerto Ricans into
rebellion2
The Puerto Rican tariff is, in fact,
neither Just nor light. What is the use
in trying to blind the voters with false
hoods when the truth is plain as print IN
the records of congress and the text OF
the Puerto Rican bill itselfY
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the State Constitution

NOTICE is hereby given that the ioll9wintt ddwnnt
~ Joint resolution, proposing an sad anls" hy the
m the State Constitution. was pass'eu of 900
ereral Assembly at its regular session o. ne
and that the same will be submlt.eu W ION
aectors of the State at the next genera or
to be held September 8, 1900 for adop'ioh VI ~
PROPOSED AMENDMENT. % all
.The sureties upon the oilleial oomus nH :, have we
State oficers shall be residents oil, anu n, nanf
snfcent property within the state not o. other
from sale under execution, attachhe.e vi honds o,
nrncess of any court to make good theil ooGu1 III
and the sureties upon the Official pohus " a,
county officers shall reside within the c1u,'v hove
where such officers reside, and snaii n"rb ancb
sufcent property therein not exempt iron bow,
soie to make good their bonds, PROVIDED nov, %
sver that any surety. bonding or guainn's ga,
comnany. organized for the purpose Gl u1inS "a a
snrety or bonding business, ana autnorneu on w
do business in this State may become surety oT
the honds of all State, county anu lnullclpo' ,ro
oaicers under such regulations as may DC pre-
scribed hy law. Approved May 8, 1879
Each clector may vote for or against above
amendment and seo, of office.
This 10th day of February 1900 ,,,,r
'hi' i-'- wy ALEX C. HULL
ta,,1 Secretary of state
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Harry Pernot is going it alone for a
time.
T.JLovitt represented Mulberry here
Thursday.
T, L. Wallace shipped 357 crates OF
spinach Thursday
"B. Jones was up from Paris, Ark,
a few hours Thursday.
After the Goth the penalty will be
added to all unpaid taxes.
Mrs. w. j. Martin was reported quite
i'll the latter part of this week,
Everett Cain came up from Little
Rock Tuesday for few days visit
HI. Fitzhugh returned Tuesday from
week business visit at Little Rock.
Len Peel, of Cassville, Mo. was visit
ing relatives and friends here a few days
this week.
Miss Emma Kitchen, of Lamar, Ark.
was the guest of Mrs. C.J. Tucker several
days this week.
Referee e. B. Peirce was attending
to some bankruptcy matters at Muskogee
first of the week.
Dix Hamm and A. H. Marlar, two Of
Mulberrys substantial citizens were
here Thursday.
Gov. Jones Wednesday issued the
commission Of Jonathan Neal to be
mayor of Van Buren,.
Rev. j. l.. Green returned Tuesday
from a week stay at Fort Smith
attending the Washburn Presbytery.
The old Lynch & Colgrove planning
mill building, east of the court was
being torn down and removed this week
The annual meeting of the directors
of the Expressmen Investment COM
pany was held in Van Buren last Satur-
day.
Mrs. w. l.. Parchman was called to
Hot Springs last Friday by message
announcing the dangerous illness OF
her mother which terminated fatally
Monday,
Rev. j, b, Whaling has about recov-
cred from his severe indisposition and
has been conducting Lenten services n
the Episcopal church the greater portion
of the week.
Thursday was record breaker In thu
spinach shipping line, total OF 64(
cases being shipped, The prices have
been such this season as to net TIN
grower some profit.
A new telephone subscribers list wa
gotten out this week from the job de
partment Of this Office. 1t shows tina
the company now has over three hundre'
subscribers on its list, which Is ye
constantly increasing,
W. o. Caldwell, superintendent o
the Border City Ice company, whic
controls the local plant, stated Thursda
that the plant here would be started NJ
first of next week for the purpose G
filing the warehouse.
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Every Transport From Manila Fitted
up With Cell.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
A recent dispatch from Washington
says
From May /, 1898, to April 1, 1900,
according to official records, there have
been SO suicides in the army, nearly
every one due to insanity
During the same period nearly 1000
soldiers have been shipped from their
various posts in Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines to the military
insane asylum in Washington.
OF these about 80 per cent. have come
from the Philippines.
Since December 1, last, there have
been 20 suicides there. all due to in
sanity.
During the war with Spain the average
of suicides in the army was no higher
than that in civil life. But once the
theater of operations was transferred TO
the Philippines the rate mounted rapidly
till at length Gen. Otis reports more
suicides week than deaths in action
The figures show an average OF three
suicides a week nowadays. And these
are not confined to the enlisted men.
To date six officers have blown out
their brains in an effort to rid themselves
of the delusions of mind brought about
by the fevers incidental to Philippine
life and the hardships necessary OF the
campaign in Luzon.
1t is campaigning through incessant
rains; marching through jungles and
swamps in pursuit of the elusive enemy
that fights half naked for its homes and
fresides. 1t is story of no food, no
shelter, no clothing, no shoes, no rest
for men from temperate climate who
must 20 without all these under fierce
tropicla sun,
But the suicides are but drop in the
bucket. For every man Of the 81 who
has blown out his brains with his re-
volvsr or Krag. .,Iorgensen there are
dozen who have Just gone mad and have
been saved by their comrades before
they could do themselves bodily harm.
Each transport is now equipped with q
padded cell, so that the soldier boys
cannot harm themselves before they get
back to their native land.
Statisticians in the War Department,
who have been figuring privately, have
found that the rate Of suicide In our
Philippine army Is the largest In the
history of modern warfare, There were
300 suicides in the Union troops during
the Civil War, but it lasted four years,
there were 1000, 600 men engaged and
the horrors of war were infinitely great
or.
The doors of St, Elizabeth Insane
Asylum are hardly closed upon one
batch of insane soldiers from the Philip
pines before they are opened to receive
more Of the unfortunates.
It was only week ago that eight were
committed to the asylum.
Today there are l50 insane soldiers at
st. Elizabeth, some Of whom will never
recover their minds They come to the
asylum wrecked physically as well as
mentally.
The DISPATCHES Of two days make this
showing;
Soldiers who have become insane, 25.
Suicide, /,
Died from wounds In action, 3,
Died of disease, Is.
Drowned, 2.
Accidentally shot, 2.
In spite Of these figures, the officials
insist that the death rate is low IN the
Philippines.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

THE Puerto Rican tariff bill was
rushed through the house Wednes.
day and passed by vote of 16l to 1883,
BY this time II Is law. The bill denies
American citizenship to the inhabitants
of the island. The Puerto Ricans, by
The will Of the Republican majority at
Washington, are without flag and
without a country, When the Presi-
dent sent his message TO congress In
December he made nm appeal for fair
treatment Of Puerto Rico. What the
President considered the plain duty of
congress has been ignored. Puerto Rico
Il treated differently from any other
territory ever acquired by the United
States. The high protective tariff laws
which foster and maintain trust comb.
nations have been extended to the
island.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

TIE postofiice department has made a
new ruling that should have been made
long ago. On account Of poor service
rendered In so many instances, the de-
partment will decline to consider bids
for carrying the mails from any one who
does not reside upon or contiguous TO
the route upon which the service Is to
be performed. II has been the custom
to let II large number of routes to specu'
lative contractors who sublet TO parties
rendering the actual service, Mt u rate,
IN very many instances, that barely
covers the cost, and poor service is tho
result, The government pays u good
price for II and the carrier rendering
actual service should be the one to re-
ceive IL.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Roosevelt on Mckinley.

From the ST. Louis Republic
At the Teachers Convention, which
met vt Logansport, Ind, April 3, Presi-
dent David Starr Jordan Of Leland
Stanford University was the star Mt
traction. After the lecture he was the
center of n group Of listeners, with whom
he discussed current politics freely. He
very much opposed the Filipino war and
declared that he would vote for Bryan
now, although he did not in 1896. He
was asked:
"Is 1t Bryan 8 or McKinley's view
that is gaining among the peopleY'
AFTER all this talk, do You ask what
| thinkY' he replied, Let us quote
you Roosevelt ON that. He said to pe
last week; Jordan, ] wish to God that
we were ont Of the Philippines and had
them off our hands, and many Republi'
cans are thinking the same. ! am free
to quote Roosevelt because | consider
him in many respects one Of the greatest
men IN the Republican party,
"How do you size up Mckinley
''Let me quote you Roosevelt again,
He said Mckinley has about rs much
backbone rs toy chocolate man thai
YOU see on the confectioner 8 stand he
is u dreadful disappointment. -
"What do you think OF President
Shurman 3 report on the PhilippinesY
"Schurman Is n good man, but he Il
essentially an aristocrat, and nm aristo
crat cannot make government for th'
masses,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND orrlor AT DAnpANrLLr, ARHo,
Mur,h Du Iuuu

TANN UTTTVE ut UNWNNNTTNTi NNNnI
March ~, 1900
Notice IL hereby glyon that the following
named settler has lllod notice Of his intention
that said proof win be made before the County
Clerk of Crawford County Ark, Mt Van Buren,,
Arkansas on 49,.
MAY 49, 1900
viz. Mark i. London, OF Remy, Indian Terri
tory, Homestead Entry No, lOOOy, for the South
oast quarter of the Southeast quarter. and
the Southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter,
section 4, anl the Northeast quarter of the
Northeast quarter Section y Township ~ North
Range 49, West
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz
LAFAYETTE Montgomery, james white, Samuel
Coz, and Isaac n, Rose, all OF Eads, Crawford
county, Arkansas,
Jostpu II, BAr,rHrrLD, Register
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Not Much Damage.

The fear generally expressed Thursday
morning that serious damage had beer
done by the previous night frost appears
premature, rs reports since then would
20 to show that the damage generally
has been light, lt is thought by our
largest growers that stone fruit has been
scarcely injured at all aud but few berry
blooms were frozen In the low places,
those on high ground showing no damage
whatever, Our people now feel safe
from any further frosts and one might
safely any m exceptionally large fruit
crop, aside from straw berries is as-
sured.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

THE Doors are far from being whipped
and are not alone holding their own but
are on the aggressive and seriously en-
dangering Lord Roberts line of COM
munication, They are reported also to
have destroyed and captured this week
force Of | 800 British, 1t is certainly
u spectacle that should appeal to the
hearts of the civilized world to see u
force not exceeding 40, 900 men fighting
for their homes, holding in check and
almost endangering the existence Of an
Nm army of 1850 900 or more.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT DAnpAsELLr, AZ AK"

LAND OPTION AT DAnnANELLE nTN"{
March ~. lVou
Notice IL hereby given that the iollow,vs =
named settler has filed notice Of her intenuo."o .o
make ilnal proof In support Of her claim, un, ~,
that said proof will be inado before tho oouYl
Clerk Of Crawford County NJ Van Buren, "''
on 1000
MAY l2 1900
viz Mary Il, Spears, OF Mountalnburg, Aa,S Asna,S
sas Homestead Entry No, 2Olb7, for the so%,% so,,os
east quarter " the Northeast quarter, sov"G
Is Township H., North, Range ~, west .s,e, sD.
TO Northeast quarter Of the Northeast qu""'
same section o,o hc
She names the following witnesses 70 p,ni,on d
continuous residence upon and cultlv"uO"'
said land, viz, ,.,..s pui
Green II, Bridges OF Graphic, Arkuls"nn,a nn,ar,leu
Edwards OF MOUNTAINEERING, Arkansas, hnrIt hno"t
Irving ana Franklin Irving, OF saho '''
Arkansas po,,s,et''
JOSEPH II, BATTgsrifiD, Regl"wn>
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

HOWARD 9. HiLLloAs, a newspaper cor
respondent IN South Africa, asserts
positively that thousand Boer women
are fighting with their husbands and
brothers They 90 into the trenches
and not only reload the men rifles but
use them themselves when occasion de-
mands. Instances of the valor and de.
yotion Of these women are numerous.
At Spion Kop Hillegas says fourteen
men, with their wives, held u position
against large force % British, Finally
tifty Britisb soldiers charged the earth
work. The Boer men tried with the
butts Of their rifles TO hammer back the
assailants, while the women began
firing. The men were killed, but the
women would not surrender and were
finally shot In their turn. Mr.. Hillegas
met bride and groom going TO war on
their honeymoon and found u girl OF
10, whose twin sister had been killed by
n shurpshooier, and whose father and
five brothers were like herself, in the
Apld. II IL no wonder the British
renaors have made n desperate effort to
prevent this news reaching the outside
world. These noble women are fight.
ing for their homes. 1t IL y spectacle
10 excite the sympathy Of the civilized
world.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE At DAnpASELLn, AnK',

land UFFTUF ut UNWUNNTETFi NNKuT
March %, 1900. :
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of HIS Intention
that said proof will be madc before the County
Clerk OF Crawford County, at Van Buren,
Arkansas, on
MAY ~, 1900
Via LOWS T. Bcll Of Ccdarvlle, Arkans Ms,
Homestead Entry No, 202i7, for the Northeast
Township 10, North, Range 81, West,
He names the following witnesses TO prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land viz
u, H. buckles, Ezra Rogers W. A Coin, of
Cedaryllle Arkansas aud G. O. MounVoN OF
Rudy Arkansas
josEpn II. BATTEsrlrLD, Register
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Trade aud the Flag.
From the patesvillc Guard.

From the Batcsyillc Guard.
The export business Of the United
States IN increasing with enormous
strides; but very little of this increase
is following the flag into our new
possessions. The exports Of merchnn.
disc for February were worth $lI0 $3.50.
002--a sum never before reached III any
previous February IN the country :
history; but the administration expNn.
sion policy hss had little to do with this
Our exports for February, 1899, were
the value Of S93, s87, l5l The increase
for the same month this year is. there.
fore, S25 ,55e, 15l. But where did this
immense increase goS The official
figures which answer the question, show
that but 500 $3.50 Of II went TO Cuba, and
Sle9, 152 TO the Philippines; while our
exports 70 Puerto Rico have actually
fallen oil to the amount OF S2l .0li, We
find, thus that, while our exports for
that month increase $e5, 55a, f5l our new
possession We're able TO take but S20e 1894
of this large amount. BY far the greater
part of this increase went TO Great
Britain, France and Germany. Ex
pansion, thus far, Is u commercial
failure, costing many times more than IL
is worth The allegation that trade
follows The flag IL little more than a
political myth. and will never be much
more than that under the system of
government proposed by the administra.
ton fer our new possessions
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Democratic Ticket.


ELECTION, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1901
For Prosecuting Attorney,
ROBT. l.. ROGERS.
For State Senator,
W. W COTTON.
For Representatives,
RANDOLPH coN2T0cK.
BERKELEY NEAE
For Sheriff,
JAMES prrcoM,
For County Judge.
AT. GROSS.
For Greet Clerk.
w.P, sADLER.
For County Clerk,
ED. cocHRANE,
For Assessor,
W A. COLE.
Tor Treasurer
T.B swEARINdEN.
For Surveyor,
u.s.. SLAVEN.
For Coroner,
THOs. TREBLE.
For Justice OF Peace, Van Buren Township.
]. II. MILLER.
JESSE MOORE,
THOS DAVIS,
NJ T. WEST.
JOHN MORROW.
For Constable. Van Buren, Township.
WI MARTIN.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

THE following are the results Of the
recent Stone county primaries; Foi
governor--Davis, ia; Vandeventer, n
attorney general-Davidson $40; Chew
9S; Murphy, "a; auditor-Monroe 23s
Milan, 9 Rieif 22; McFarlane, 456,
secretary Of state--Jett, 456; Crockett,
250.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

THE American Tinplate company and
the National Steel company two very
large trust corporations created by the
protective tariff-have moved all their
offices, books and fixtures 10 New York
The anti trust laws of Illinois are re.
sponsible for the exodus of these big
concerns.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

FROM private advices we learn that
Admiral Dewey's offer to become a
candidate for president fell very fiat in
Washington. The American people with
their "'hero-warship'' have evidently
turned the Admiral's head. He will
return to normal condition later on.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

A PROMINENT st. Louis Republican
SAYS that Webster Davis is poor man,
that "his public life has never yielded
him riches. - This Is another way Of
SAYING that he is not like the men who
made his resignation necessary
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

IT seems that titled editors and titled
contributors have not made success Of
William Waldorf Astor's Pail Mall
magazine. Perhaps Mr.. Astor did not
make enough Of an effort for an Ameri.
can circulation. There are Americans
who delight to honor titles whenever
they can lind them.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Parsons, after q
couple weeks visit TO Mr.. Parson 3
parents Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Bush, re-
turned Thursday TO their homo near
Denver, Colo, This was Mrs. Parsons
first visit to Arkansas and she expressed
herself well pIeosed with our section and
its people,
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

SINCE his elevation to the speakership
Gen. Henderson has assumed adictatorial
attitude toward his people In Iowa. He
has intimated to the Iowa Legislature
that the Puerto Rican affair Is none OF
Its business.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
County Primaries.

Democratic primaries, for the various
State offices, will be held in the several
townships of Crawford county on Sat
urdsy, June ., 1900.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

1--WE will ram it down their throats
an we did In 1865. This is what Speaker
Henderson said in caucus anent the
Puerto Rican tariff bill. Very well.
On election day Mr.. Henderson may
find that the mess was not digestible
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Low Rates 20 Eureka.

From now until Nov ll the usual summer
Excursion rates to Eureka Springs Will be IN
effect Each Saturday P, NJ. the rate ior rounu
trim will be $50, limited to Monday following
T. w. PuRRy, Agt
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
Montana popullsts for Bryan,

HELENA, MONT, April IL, -l,s ,a,
populist state convention here yesteru.,,s, y
selected ton delegates and alterna'ssS ss,s a.
the Sioux Falls convention. Inc ue,S ~
gates were instructed for Bryan !"
president.
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
-
VIA Mo. pnCitIC.

Reduced zone way second class ra,csy ,vJipe a,,hipe
fornIa,points, Portland oregon soatlio ", Ifcl
ton md .intcrmcdiatn points. Call w
Mountain Ry Ticket ONCE ,,. Ag N
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14

LOGAN and Saline counties vote on
state officer today. Bradley county
held its primary yesterday
The Van Buren press., 1900-04-14
JoB PRINTING Of

Vlli NJ living rates, Oiicc upstairs in The Wood
blacs: -.Ne 100 Nau srpef