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TO WINTER TROOPS IN CHINA
The Regulations of Gen. Chanee
Fully ana Promptly Com
piled with.

Washington, Sept. 5.-ln cable re-
ceived from Gen. Chaffee, some days
ago, he said he needed eight escort
wagons for each battalion Of infan-
Try and ten for each squadron Of
cavalry. The escort wagons were
tour-mule wagons and somewhat
lighter than the siy-nule wagons.
There are now on the way to Gen
Chaffce 1877 of these teams, and 30
were sent over from Manila. Tha
tents and equippagc asked for are
now on the way, and lumber in spfi-
cient quantities for the army in Chiua
will be sent in ships that sail In n
few days. Preparations are going
forward for wntering the troops in
China.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

A light vote was polled at the gener-
al election Monday This is accounted
foi from the fact that in most counties
the regular democratic nominees were
without opposition. Davis majority
will be in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
Amendment No. 6, and license received
large majority and in most counties a
road tax was voted The next issue Of
this paper will contain the official vote
for governor, license and on amend.
ment No. 8.
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Resumed with Lowcr wages.

Cleveland, o., Sept b..-'rhree mills
owned by the American Steel nnd
Wire Go. In this city, which were
closed down June I, resumed opera
lions yesterday, giving employment
to between 500 and 900 mon. II ~
stated by the employees that there has
been II general cut In wages amount'
Ing, In some eases, 10 ~ high Ms 20
per cent, also thc hours OF lnbos
have been increased, The locnl oi'l'
rers OF the company refuse 70 deny Or
confirm this statement
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
COL. C0RLISs' WIFE DEAD.
The Colonel Passed Through Den
yer, Zen Route 10 china, Hut Gould
Not NemRin with Her,

Denver, Col, Sept, 5,--Mrs, CorlIss'
wife OF Col, a. w, Corliss, of the Sec
ond United stni"s infantry, died ~
Fort Logan at 3ii5 u. m, after an liz
ness lasting many weeks,
Col. Corliss IN now en- route 10 Chi.
ma with his regiment, lie passed
through Denver n few days ago, bu'
his orders did not permit him to 10
TO his wifc's bedside,
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victory for shirt waist.

A woman passenger in Southern
railway train, having complained that
Il man wore shirt waist without his
coat in ladies' coach, the matter
was referred to the legal department
OF the road, and 1t has submitted an
opinion holding that 80 long as u
man Is decently dressed, whether he
has on his coat or not, his appear.
ance can not be offensive to any sep
sibe person"
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
BuLLER REcoNNOITERING.
The beers Open ON Him From the
Mountains Overlooking
Lydcnburg.

Crocodile River Valley, Tronsvaol,
Sunday, Sept, 2.-Gen, Butler to-day
accommodated the Boer position In
the mountains overlooking Lyden-
burg. Gen. Botho and 1000 burghers
had previously joined the forces hold
ing the pass. The Beers opened with
three long toms and fred continuous
ly all day, The British had few
cusuultlcs
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Rsrioua Accident Ayerted.

A serious wreck on the Fris co
near Van Buren,, was averted by farm
er tagging the passenger train and
giving information that the ties on a
culvert had broken. Had the discovery
Of the broken ties not been made many
passengers would have been injured
and probably many lives lost.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Death OF chief Charger.

Pierre, $. D., Sept. 5,--1'hc forcs,
City Press announces the death OF
Chief Charger; at his home near the
Cheyenne agency, Charger was one
of the party which helped TO rescue
white captives from the hoslilcs nftcr
the New Tim massacre, The suryiv'
Ing members of that purity nrr Swift
Bird, Little No Heart, Four Hear aud
White Swan. Three Of them attended
the funeral,
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

John Bourley shot and killed John
Johnson his brother-in-law. at St
Rutlcdge, Ala. johnson had been
drinking and drove his wife, Bourley's
sister, away from home. Armed with
a shotgun, Johnson started to hunt
his wife and terrified the town. He
finally went to the home OF his father
in-law and gained entrance to the
house through window. He fired
Que shot into room where Bourlcy
was, and, just as he was preparing
for another shot, Bourley fired two
shots from revolver, one bullet 60
ing through Johnson's heart. Bourley
was discharged on examination.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Reported Plague Discovery.

London, Sept "a report was cur
rent that two eases Of the plague had
been discovered In the vicinity Of the
London docks, but the medical object
when questioned ON the subject, said
he knew nothing about the matter,
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REJECTED ADMIRERS DEED.
AlvinR UOlIcn Shot aUd Instantly
Killed by william &. Dnrnpar
NJ Denver, Col.

Denver, Col, Sept. 5.--Alvini l'ollen'
~ years old daughter OF Hans bof
len, proprietor OF the metropolitan
hotel, was shot and instantly killed
on sixteenth street by VIM, G. l'ar@
gnr, n rejected ndmlrcr, who has been
employed M n cook In her fathers
hotel The murderer was arrested
lie had swallowed dose OF poison
but nntidotcs were promptly admin
istcrcd and he will recover.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Railroad Cashier In Trouble.

A. r. Nible, cashier in the general
Office Of the Kansas City Southern rail-
way at Fort Smith, has been placed
under arrest on warrant sworn out by
the travelling aud itor OF the road,
charging him with shortage Of $3.50
Nible says the error is with the audi
tor, and that he will be able TO prove
his innocence.
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suspected Murderer. Captured.

Anderson Erwin and Robert Nc.
Neil, colored, supposed TO be impli.
Gated 10 the killing Of Louis Atkins and
child, near Pine Bluff, about three
weeks ago, have been captured, AT.
kins was fred upon from ambush
while returning from church with his
family. He was instantly killed and
his little child, whom he was carrying
IN his arms, was NO badly wounded II
died.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
The GOebel Law.

The Kentucky Legislature will do
nothing with the numerous bills in
troduced providing for the repeal or
amendment Of the Goebel election
law until the democratic caucus has
met and decided upon some election
system.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Springfield, H., Sept. b,--llorry
kuebler one of those badly injured
by the premature discharge OF can.
non at Camp Lincoln during the re.
cent Illinois national guard sncamp.
ment. died from lockjaw AZ the re-
suit of his injuries.
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Alleged Hor.. Thief Dies In jail.

John Thomas, colored died In Jail at
Pine Bluff, Thomas was awaiting
trial for grand larceny. He was thrown
from the horse he was accused Of hav-
ing stolen and his leg broken, The ac-
cident led TO his arrest and was the
cause Of his death.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Cotton Picking Retarded,

Extreme hot weather the past two
weeks has retarded cotton picking,
Rains during the week ending on the
9TH were general over the state, and
cotton, especially in the owlands, was
greatly benefited thereby,
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
L,yerpoo, Grain Imports,

Liverpool, Sept 5,-'fhe imports OF
wheat into Liverpool last week were
100000 quarters from Atlantic ports
and 10000 from other ports. The I'M
ports OF corn into Liverpool last week
from Atlantic ports were $4,000 quar-
tcrH, tNIH
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
ARRESTED FOR RIOTING,
Nineteen Arrests Have Now Dcen
Made In Connection with the
Akron tO) Riots.

Akron, o., Sept. 5,-up to the pres
ent time 10 arrests have been made
Of persons alleged to have taken purt
in the recent riot In this city, Earl
and Charles Frank have been taken
into custody charged with rioting.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
|DUE IO CROSSED WIRES.
two ST. Louis Policemen Killed and
Thirteen Others More or Less
Seriously Shocked.
AEN STRICKEN At THEIR TELEPHONES
The Police Telephone Wires HAD !"
s.,. May. Come i'm Contact with
n Heavily Charged Power WIRE
Panic Reigned While senrch
for the Cause Went On.

ST. Louis, Sept. 1.-Two police OH
rers were instantly killed and 10 oth-
err attaches and officers of the police
department were more or less serious
" shocked, Monday night, by the
crossing of the police telephone wires
of the northern part of the city WIN
~ ire of a powerful electric light or
bower circuit The deadly work OF
the invisible current was done as the
officers called up from patrol boxes
in various parts of the district to re-
port TO their stations. The first IN
ptimation OF the horrible state OF al
fairs came when Officer John Dineen
went to the patrol box at Twelfth and
Morgan streets to call up the Fourth
district station, and from that time
for an hour or more the deadly work
went on, with little apparent possl-
bility of stopping it before the day
platoon went off duty, for the officers
were so widely scattered as to render
it almost impossible to warn them OF
the danger confronting them on open
ing the patrol boxes of their beats
To the executives the situation was
most bewildering, as the reports OF
shocked men came pouring in, and
the consciousness was upon them Of
their inability to reach more than a
moiety of the endangered force With
q warning.
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Made . Proposition.

The Iron Mountain Railway Company
has made aproposition 10 the citizens
OF Fort Smith 70 make the bridge
across the Arkansas river at that place
u free bridge II the citizens contribute
70 the company one.half Of the revenue
now collected annually.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Archer Applegor, OF Bristol, Tenn,
has accepted the Office OF supreme
court Judge In Virginia, made vacant
by the death Of Judge Riley.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Bishop Edward Fitzgerald, who for
several months past has been at Hot
Springs under treatment, has returned
TO Little Rock and has resumed his
duties partially as the head OF the
Catholic diocese OF Arkansas.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
lnAncClcL md NnlenacL.

New York, Sept. 5.-rhe steamer
State OF Nebraska arrived from
Glasgow and reported oil well on
board. However, ns she camc from Il
plague port she was held at quaron'
tine for examination, but was re-
leased after inspection.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Judge French Tipton,one Of the old
est and bcst.known newspaper mon
IN Kentucky, who was shot by u. G.
Woods, at Richmond. died.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

The city council Of Atlanta, Ga, has
directed the city attorney to draw Inn
parchment paers against Mayor
Woodward for neglect OF duty.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Tobe Harrison, who IL wanted a. Hot
Springs Oh charge Of eounterfeiting,
and who was shot and slightly wounded
by an officer about three weeks ago in
making his escape, came In an volun.
.srily surrendered. ...Y. .....
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

patch, something the department has
been trying to have done for many
weeks.
Merely Il Superstition.
The supposition is that this particu-
lar message came down from Peliin
to Tien Tsin by courier, and was put
ON the wires either at that point or,
at Taku. The state department de-
cided to make no statement as to the
contents of the message, beyond the
simple one that Mr.. Congers com
municaton did not mark any mater
ial change in the situation in Pekin.
Responses to be Made to Russia.
1t appears that whatever responses
are to be made by the powers to the
proposition to evacuate Pekin are ex-
pected to be directed to the govern
ment of Russia and not to our state
department. The Russian govern
ment undoubtedly will, in turn, mott
fy the United States government as
well as all the other governments
concerned as to the nature of the re-
sponses.
Less Than Majority So Far.
1t is stated that up to the present,
less than majority of the powers in
terested in the Chinese question have
responded to the Russian proposal, so
far as our government is advised, and
our officials here agree with the gen
eral tenor of the European dis
patches in the conclusion that final
action on the part of all the powers
may not be had for several days at
least.
Everything Depends on Russia.
Everything now depends on the ac-
ton of Russia, the attitude of the
other nations being negative, and If
she does not hasten to carry out her
announced purpose to withdraw the
troops, the other governments prob
ably will be content, cherishing the
hope that, in the meantime, some kind
Of Chinese government can be re-
established In Pekin, with which the
powers may negotiate for final set
Element.
step In the Right Direction.
Ii Hung Changes attempt to secure
imperial warrant for the institution
~ peace negotiations. through him
self and the Chinese notables referred
to in the European dispatches, is re-
garded here as step in the right d.
rection.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
ssu,eresd 70 he IIanu.

Ed Eastling, colored, WA convicted
A. Perryville Of murder In the frat de.
gree and sentenced 70 be hanged %.
tobsr Goth. Eastling killed nj Parker
~ choctaw railroad camp about .
vsss Aso.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Judge Frank Hill, Commissioner Of
Agriculture Of Arkansas, was elected
president Of the Cotton States Associa
tlon Of Commissioners OF Agriculture,
In session NJ Raleigh, N. G., last week,
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Cincinnati, Sept. 5,-'rhe viii Of ia.
vld Slnton has been probatcd, The ~.
tate IN valued NJ slb,OO0,OOO 10 so, 1000.
900, and Mrs, Charles r. TAFT, the only
her, IL mndc exceutrIE without bond.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Richard Stahl, aged s years, killed
Roy Morgan, accidentally, aged ~
years, at For, Smith, by shooting him
with 4 30 target rife There was a
party OF five or six little boys playing
In swimming pool by Jumping from
the bank into the water. The boy
was shot through the heart while maxi.
ng his Jump and fell dead.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Gloves are unstable when they ere
:ept on hand.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Lee j. Hales, OF Malvern, has been
appointed on the Dawes commission as
IN appraiser OF the Ia nds TO be allotted
TO the Indians OF the territory.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
The Cotton Crop of 1sso-1ooo.

Col. ii. G. Hester, secretary and SUI
perintendent of the New Orleans cot
ton exchange, has made public the
leading totals of the cotton crop last
year. According to his figures, the
crop reached 9,436,416 bales, as com
pared with a crop of 11,274,s40 bales
the preceding season. Secretary
Hester shows that the consumption of
cotton last season by southern mills
reached the handsome total of 1,59j,-
112. This total shows that the mills
of the south have consumed 1918
bales of cotton more than they did
during the preceding season. In or
der to arrive at this information, Mr..
Hester is compelled annually to take
a complete census of the southern
mills, a work which is of colossal
proportions. In his complete report,
which will shortly be issued, Mr.. Hes
ter will furnish the customary inter.
esting details as to the southern
mills, their capacity and consumption
of cotton, as well as a complete rec
ord of those working, those idle AND
the new establishments being erected.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

DR., j. Rowland, acolored physician
ut Pine Bluff, has been named by Com.
missioner Evans rs member Of the
jefferson county pension board.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Forest fires have been raging In
I,ertIe county. N, G. The so!! " hsaty,
md burns Ike finder. The sra burned
underneath the surface IN places
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

rls pretty little aneedote about
~ hoy king In Spain IA now given:
, short time ago the queen regent
vas telling her son how poor his
country, Spain, was becoming, and
shat need there would be OF reform
md economy In many respects.
Mother" said the young monarch In
,mbryo, II have quite made up my
bind that we must all give something
br the sake Of my country - some
luxury, ], for my part, have deter.
nined 10 give up smoklnRl"
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Taylor Family Reunion.

The Taylor family, one Of the larg'
est and oldest In the south, having
connections In several states. held
their reunion at Brownsville, Tenn.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
To LegaIixe shirt-Waists.

Representative Stitle, of Meade coun-
ty, introduced the following resolu-
ton legalizing the wearing of shirt
waists by Kentucky legislators dur
ing the sweltering days through
which they are sitting to consider the
amendment to the election law. 1T
will be remembered that it was
charged that some Kentucky legisla-
tors wore shirts of mail at the regu-
lar session:
Whereas, The atmospheric and
thermometeric conditions existing in
this state of Kentucky make it intol'
cradle to exist clad in the convention
al amount of clothes prescribed IN
Kentucky society; and whereas, the
cool and convenient style of clothing
or lack of clothing prevailing among
our fellow-countrymen the Apaches,
has not yet commended itself to the
people of Kentucky in lieu thereof,
and until such reform as the above
reaches the rather backward civiliza-
ton of our state, be it resolved, by
the representatives of the common
wealth of Kentucky that each of its
members and officers be permitted to
wear shirt-waists, provided they con-
tain not more than six colors of the
rainbow, with suspenders.'
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

RawlIns, Wyo. Sept. 5.--Courierp
from the posses In pursuit of the Tn
Ion Pacific train robbers report thui
The trail has been lost at Timber
lake.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

The nickel In the slot machines have
been banished from Pine Blum.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

The Injured.
Michael j. Burke, patrolman;
knocked unconscious; badly burned
about hands; will recover.
Andrew Barry, patrolman: serious
~ burned about hands and badly
bruised about body; taken home il
serious condition!
James Edwards, patrolman; right
hand badly burned
Oliver Miller telephone boy, Fourth
district station; knocked unconscious
and badly bruised.
George Lyman, inspector of wires
etc; hands badly burned, taVs
John Dineen, patrolman aud signal
officer; badly burned and bruised
from fall. ...I.f
Patrick Noonan, patrolman; hands
frightfully burned.
Patrick Lardner, patrolman;
blocked unconscious and hands
burned.
John Killoran, patrolmnn; injured
by fall and hands and right ear
burned.
Morris Birmingham, patrolman;
knocked unconscious and burned
about face and hands.
James Moran, patrolman; hands
burned and left side injured.
Anthony Dryer, patrolman;
knocked unconscious and burned
about face and hands. I'D.
Charles Kilcullen, patrolman;
burned about face and hands.
Confined 10 Fourth District.
The trouble seemed confined to the
Fourth police district, and IN the
course of the efforts to notify the
men in danger three special officers
were sent through the territory en-
braced in the district as early as
seven o'clock to warn the patromen.
This was before the deadly character
of the trouble was realized, AS soon
MS II was found that the cross was
of such serious character q patrol
wagon was sent pOst'hastc through
the district to warn all officers not to
touch any of the boxes II was $3.50
o'clock before the danger of further
accident was entirely over, and then
the source OF the trouble had not
been definitely located. An invest'
cation by daylight is in progress.
The Trouble Locnted. tI.
The trouble was finally located Il
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08

Thomas U. Green, Of Birmingham,
Ala, and ex.postnaSter, died recent
", aged ".
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
Result of One Pracr1cai JOKE.

J. L. Evans, prominent young rail-
road official at Bennington, Ala, IN
engaged to marry a beautiful young
lady at Pickensville, Ala. Several
friends determined to have some fun
with him by one of them telling him
that his sweetheart had married an
other Evans refused to believe the
statement until the friend insisted
that he was present at the ceremony.
Then Evans hurried to nearby drug
store, purchased ten grains of NOR
phine, and going to a saloon, swal-
lowed the drug. When found he was
almost dead, and two physicians la
bored with him for hours before they
were able to bring him around. lie is
still very low. The young lady in
question has heard of the joke and is
deeply inoensed. She will wed Evan
as soon as he RECEIVERS.
The Van Buren press., 1900-09-08
CONTACT WITH cONG[R.
The Administration Has, at Last,
Received a Dated Dispatch
From Minister Conger.,
ALSO ONE FROM MAJ.-GEM CRaFFEE'
Responses of the Powers in Regard
In the ProuositiOn to Evacuate
Pekin to be Made to Russia'
which VIII, in Turn, Notify the
Other Governments.

Washington, Sept. minister Con
ger has been heard from again, his
last advice being dated at Pekin on
August 30. This message was re-
ceived Monday evening. Preceding
dispatches have occupied a week In
their transmission from Pekln ac-
cording to the estimate of the state
department, so that Mr.. Conger's mes
sage marks a distinct betterment or
the means of communication. Be-
sides, it includes the date OF the dis
patch, something the department has
been trying to have done for many
weeks
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-28

choice program of songs and recita-
lions had been prepared, and was most
creditably rendered. At the conclusion
of the program Father Cleary, in the
children's name, presented Father Arc
lander in few we'll chosen words
with an elegant armchair, the gift Of
the confirmation class. Another sur
prise still awaited the astonished
Father. The Sunday school teachers
had prepared feast of ice cream and
cake i'll the adjoining room, which was
lastly decorated for the happy occa-
sion. Altogether the evening &as one
long to be remembered by all who were
present, and it will be cherished espe-
cially by Father Arctander who is very
popular with the children, as eloquent
proof of their affectionate apprecia-
ton of his devotion to their welfare.
The chair is very handsome one of
oak, richly carved, and elegantly up
bolstered in leather. The bright eyes
of the happy children, and their glow
ing countenances, eloquently expressed
the happiness it gave them to have the
opportunity of showing their love for
Father George. His kind response to
their congratulations evidenced in
turn how happy he felt in the enjoy
ment Of the affection and gratitude of
the children.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-28

The dcvout peasants of Oberam-
merSau are preparing for the dccennial
performance of "rhc Passion Play"
which will be given at frequent inter-
walls during the spring and summer.
The greater part of the cast has been
changed since the last presentations.
The Christ of this years play is the
son OF Il stove maker-a stove maker
himself; the Magdalcnc is the daughter
of an innkeepcr, who helps care for
her fathers holstery, and the Mary is
the daughter of the Burgomaster, Il
pretty girl of eighteen. A most inter
csting and profuscly illustrated article
on the play and the players will appear
in the June Ladies' Home Journal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-28
The Social Calendar.

Miss Barbara Mayo, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. d. Mayo, and James H.
O'Reilly were married Monday morn
ing in the Ascension church, Rev.
Father Harrington officiating. The
BRIDES gown was white organdie over
white silk, and she carried bouquet
of bride roses. Miss Nellie Mayo, sis
ter Of the bride, was maid Of honor.
Her gown was white organdie over
white, and bouquet of white hya-
cinths was carried by her. The groom
was attended by Walter O'Reilly. A
wedding breakfast at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Mayo, 1922 Emerson avenue
NJ, was attended by relatives and i'm
mediate friends of both families. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
pink carnations and ferns. A center
piece of white roses adorned the table.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Reilly will be at home
at 1922 Emerson avenue N. after
May 1.
The st. Anthony Crusaders gave a
very creditable entertainment to a
large and enthusiastic audience, at the
hall, last Sunday evening. Attorney
r. L. McGhee of st. Paul delivered an