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The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
kentucky PEACE TREATY
The Conclusions Arrived at by the
Conference Held at Louis
vile Monday.
II MAY AVERT THE THREATENED STRIFE.
Gov. Taylor in Wiling to step As'uo
4, M. EeyIow Citizens Can be Az
surcd Of just and Fair Eiec'io"
Law--Thc Remains of Uoebel AT
CGyingtOn.

Louisville, Ky, Feb 7.-'The peace
conference held at the Gait house,
Monday night, between seven repre-
sentatiyes of the republican party and
seven representatives of the demo-
cratic party resulted in the
unanimous signing of an agree
ment embodying six specific
propositions, which promise settle
ment of the party differences which
have brought about two state govern
ments in Kentucky. This agreement
is in substance as follows:
The Agreement.
First That If the general assembly,
in joint session, shall adopt resolu-
ton utifying their recent action
adopting the contest reports seating
Goebel and Beckham the contestees,
w. S. Taylor and John Marshall, shall
submit without further protest.
Secondhand all parties shall unite
in an effort to bring about such
modification of the election law as will
provide for non-partisan election
boards and insure free and fair cleo
lions.
Third-That the conditions shall re-
main in status quo until Monday, the
general assembly meeting and ad
iourning from day to day until that
time.
Fourth-That nothing Shall be done
to hinder or prevent joint session Of
the general assembly for taking action
On the ratification resolution.
Fifth-That the state contest board
shall meet and adjourn from day to
day, until Tuesday, without taking
any action on the contests for minor
state Offices. This postponemcnt is
suggested in order that the action of
the general assembly on the ratica-
ton resolution may be taken first
Sixth-rhat the state troops shall
be removed from the state capital at
once, though with all necessary pre-
caution for the public safety ms
matter is to be under the direction Of
Gen. Dau Lindsay, Of Frankfort
Seycnth-lhat the republican Off
cials and officers Of the state guard
Shall have immunity from charges Of
treason, usurpation, court martial or
any other such oflcnses,
The agreement was signed by the
following;
Republicans-John Marshall, Judge
John W. Barr, Gen. Dan Lindsay, /, h.
Edclen, DIR, +, II. Banter, David W..
F0irleigh, c. Y. Ballard,
Democrats--J. c. $. Blackburn, j. C.,
w, Beckham, Sam j. shackelford,
Trey Woodson, James Il. McCrcary,
Phil Thompson and Robert j. Brcckin-
ridge,
The Sipucrs.
The agreement in full was not given
out Monday night, as il was desired
| first TO submit il to Gov. Taylor for
his signature, 1t was stated by The
republicans present that Gov Taylor
would agree 20 anything that all OF
them signed.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
ST. VALENTINES DAY.
of Our Grandmothers-
Probable Origin.

Valentines day to most of us means
mysterious ringing of door bells and
the production from no one knows
where Of little packets, more or less
dainty, containing loving messages or
droll lines from friends-the love
words entwined with poses and gar
lands, and trimmed with lace or sill
yer paper,
In our grsndmothers' day they chose
the fancest and dantiest sheet Of note
paper, and, after much cuGge,ing Of
brain and measuring of poetic feet
and counting Of syllables, they took
the finest quill pen that the dexterous
hand of man could fashion, and in tiny
nourishing letters copied their poem,
refolded it inside a sheet OF coarser
paper, sealed it with big drops OF red
wax, stamped with a device Of two
hearts pierced with an arrow, or a
dove bearing an olive branch, and then
with beating heart and throbbing
brain sent it to The One.
But why do all this on the fourteenth
Of February? Nobody knows exactly
why, The day is set apart to the mem
ory OF st. Valentine, who died for his
religion in Rome in the year 27O, but
what link there is between him and
Cupid nobody pretends to guess.
Some people think that as the birds
choose their mates and begin to think
Of housekeeping together about that
time, so the young men and maidens
choose their special friends on that
day. 1t is o fact that the Romans
had a custom at their feast Of Luper-
Gala, which was held in February, OF
putting the names Of young women in
q box from which they were to be
drawn by chance by the young men.
Our custom may be derived from this
one, a fashion before the Christian era
The clergy Of the early Christian
church found it hard to root out these
relies Of heathenism, so they tried
10 give them Christian meaning and
turn them TO good account, They sub
stituted the names Of saints for those
Of the women, and II is still custom
among Roman Catholics in some sec'
tons TO choose patron saint for The
year on St. Valentines day,
For centuries the day has been eel
ebrated all over northern and western
Europe, in England, Scotland, and par
ticuarly in France. lr'the latter coun
try the lads and lasgcs met on the ey,
Of the saints day, and each wrote Tho
name Of an acquaintance Of the oppo
site sex upon little slip Of paper
These were thrown into box Nnt
drawn as In lottery, Each maid thus
chose her mate, and was Of course
chosen by some one else, which in som'
cases might have caused strained re
iatlons before the year was over, Tn,
young man was bound to the servic,
Of the fair one who fell to his share
somewhat as the knights in the be
wltchlng tales of the middle age
served their ladies,
SO, though the custom be from heath
en- Rome, though the Offering range
from coarse colored print toa jewelct
trinket or dainty souvenir, we ilnt
human heart responding to human
heart down the ages, and many an ar
row has Cupid sent, winning rs way
straight and true, on ST. Valentino
day.-Annn nrPnth. In Christian INnrls
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Fatal I,enr.iGnd Wreck,

Toledo, o., Feb, "A north-boupi
express train on the Hooking Valley
road, Monday night ran into the reor
OF freight at Carey, wrccltIng the cn.
glrc and baggage ear Of the express,
ana the paboosc and two freight cars
OF the other The wreck took fire, and
the five cnrs were consumed,
The casualties Wcrci
Brakeman Stcinmnn, killed,
Engineers Rounsvillc and Snyder, Of
Toledo, injured
--, Kraft, Of Flndloy passenger, in.
iurcd.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
sugar Refinery to sho, Down.

New York, Feb, S,--'l'hc New York
Evening Post saysi
at was stated positively In Jersey
City Tuesday that the American Sugar
Refinery Co. * preparing to shat
down It's Jersey city plant, which rn'
ployes 1000 men, The men wiz quit
work within three days,
The stopping of the plant is due TO
The oycrsupply Of refined sugar, The
warehouses In Jersey City and l'rook-
lyn are all oyerslockcd, The refinery
work was stopped ON Saturday night
lupt
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
10 Provide IN Emcrgrpr. Fund,

Washington, Feb, s,-NIr Jones, OF
Arkansas, has introduced an amend
mcnl TO the currency bill now pending
In the senate, directing Che secretary Of
the treasury 70 keep constantly on
hand an emergency fund amounting to
$j0,0O00OO Of United States treasury
notes which may be issued to any citi-
zen of the untcdStH,cs at diseountof
ten per cent, in exchange for United
States bonds, the bonds 70 be held for
not 10 exceed n year and Che holder TO
pny sis ucr cent, interest.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
GoEnrLw nuMAiNs AZ oovNGTON
Thousands Viewed the Body rs II
Inid In state,

Co,ngton, kyo Feb. THE special
Gorbel funeral train arrived here at
u, N, from Frankfort
Although the train mndc no stops
except at functions, there were groups
u; every station along the way, The
train came TO Cincinnati over the
Queen a. Crescent, thence to Coying-
ton via the Chesapeake a. Ohio rail-
way,
During the forenoon there was no
cessation in the current of people pass
Ing the catOfalquc. The body will lay
in state hcrcrun,il 10 p, M, and will
be returned to Frankfort
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10

friends In much the same terms. One
of his friends, Bradbury, had received
on unsigned letter, advising him that
he was not n civilized being, that the
people who congregated in his nat OF
an evening were little better than saw
ages, and that IL was an outrage for
unyoneto play the piano at two o'clock
IN the morning, as at that hour all
honest men and women were sup
posed TO be in bed.
Bradbury was very angry. lie went
TO Walker with the anonymous letter
In his trembling hand and asked;
"Isn't that the most insulting thing
you ever read?'
Walker behaved with admirable
cooln,ss. lie smiled peacefully and
remarked; "Ncver let anything Hike
that worry you"
"Wcll, think know who sent IT,
What is your opinion Of man who
would write that kind of letter and
send II TO you without signing his
numeT
"BruGbury, man who would do
anything like that Is simply beneath
contempt. You can't afford to waste
any rghteots indignation on such u
cur Dismiss the entire matter from
your mind, Don't be foolish. II this
fellow Is too cowardly TO sign his
name, simply throw the letter into the
waste basket, and let that be the last
oi &C."
Considering that Mr., Walker held
such sensible and cool.hcadcd views
concerning anonymous insults, lis
subsequent conduct Is not easily cX-
plulntd unless II be admitted that II
Il easy enough 10 ignore an Insult
which is aimed at some one else,
On the morning Of certain Febru'
ury 49, Mr.. Walker went to his break
fast a, later hour than usual, He
found letter lying beside his alotc
ana tore Il open, carelessly enough
unfolding yillalnous comic yalen'
tine, printed H. shrleking colors,
II was the picture OF mlsshaper
wretch with u sonieal head and larg'
lower jaw which was fastened on n
hinge fashion. There were certait
lines und explosive marks to indicate
that this jaw was in rapid motion
Below the picture was the following
doggerel:
70 A NOISY IDIOT,
"You talk and gabble ali the day,
But there's no sense In what you say
On every subject You must spout,
Yoy are y ehump beyond doubt"
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Rockefeller No Longcr President,

Chicago, Feb, GA special 10 the
Record from Cleveland, On sNysi john
D, Rockefeller Is no longer president
OF the Standard Oh Co, Of Ohio, This
Is the parent company of all the wide
spread Standard interests. Mr.. Rookie
felior resigned last December, but the
facts were kept secret until now,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Heavy Firing at Lndysmith.

Modder Spruit, Feb. s.-Messages
from Ladysmith, dated Monday, Feb
uary 3, say continuous cannonading
has been proceeding since five o'clock
in the morning, with the occasional
rocr of Long Tom, The firing, it is
added, continues,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Pensions for All.

Washington, Feb, S.-Senator Pen.
rose, Of Pennsylvania, Tuesday intro.
duccd n bill extending the pension
laws TO persons who served IN the
civil war for only one month,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Thc Goycrnmcnt rroposItlon.

The goycrnmcri proposes to pay all
the expense OF JAg Canadian soldiers TO
Cape Town, there TO be merged into
the buttuiions OF the empire and paid
for by Great Britain. In addition to
the pay given by Great Britain, Cana
GA win make it up to what would be
paid If the Canadian soldiers had been
serving at home This extra amount
viii be kept in fund for the return
Of the men or given out to their iami.
In.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10

For a moment or two Walker was
shocked and benumbed by the awful
impact of such an insult. He felt the
surge of hot blood TO his head, and in
the dizziness of his wrath all the articles
on the breakfast table went swinging
in semi-circles. He crumpled the en-
velope and lis contents into his pocket
and sat tuning while Mrs. Walker
poured the coffee.
"Who sent it?" "Who sent it"
"Who sent it?" he asked himself over
and over again. He tried to fix in his
memory list of all who might be his
secret enemies and to select from this
list the most despicable, vindictive and
unprincipled scoundrel of all. This rep
tile he would meet. He would, meet
him and then-and then he would slap
him in the face and compel him to get
down on his knees and apologize, and
then he (Walker) would spurn him
(the wretch) with his foot and call him
all the vile names which may be used
in propriety by high-minded gentle
man whose feelings have been out
ragged.
Oh, the visions OF revenge which are
conjured up by fine, feverish rage!
Walker snapped at his breakfast as
if he were a Gagged animal, and there is
no denying that he had murder in his
heart. Once Mrs. Walker saw him
staring emptily at the popovers and
asked what was the matter. He did
not reply, for ha was absorbed in con-
temptation of picture in which he was
throttling the villain who sent the
comic valentine.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
strike Disorders In Chicngo,

Chicugo, Feb, i,-As u result OF the
building trades strike, begun Monday
one man was shot and several were
lenten by strikers. Most of the rloting
was umoug the men employed by the
Newman Piano Co, The police made
several arrests.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Rests ON Prosecutions Evidence.

New York, Feb. AT the opening
of the proceedings In the MolInruy
itml the defense announced that they
rested their case upon the evidence as
submitted by the prosecution.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Imitation In Paraguay,

Washington, Feb, s,-Consul Rulll0n,
ut AsuncIun, reports 20 the state de-
pNrtment that Paraguay has emitted
S5,OOO,oOD paper money ana has IN
vlted bids for printing Si5,OOO,OOo
more, ....r..,s.. |
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
No Yellow Fever In Unynpp,

Havana, Feb, g., For the first time
In months Havana Ia clear Of yellow
fc,ef, No ease has been officially re.
ported for some days.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
u, lu,nrcs, 20 halfway Mnu clerks

Washington, FOB. s,--'rhc house COM
millcc On post offices nnd post 'roads
has hScd Friday, February 49, for
hearing those interested in The bill for
the re-clOsslfca,lou Of railway may
clerks. ......
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
THE DOMINION CoNTiNGENTs,
The Question OF Thcir Pay II subject
of Contention,

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. THE Trans
yaal war was discussed in the house Of
commons Monday night The posi-
ton Of the government was announced
by f. j. Gould, who moved the adj
dress in reply TO the speech from the
throne, in regard 10 the pay Of the
contngcnts, which is the bone of con-
tcntion between the two political par.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10

After breakfast and when he was
safely away from the house he took the
envelope from his pocket and studied
the handwriting. He did not recognize
II. 1t was evident that the sender had
disguised his penmanship, or else had
the address written by some one en-
tirely unknown to Walker.
The coward!
He looked at the valentine and re-
read the verse of doggerel, and it Is
needless to say that he discovered
depths and varieties of insult not in
tended by the hack who wrote the
lines.
Sitting in one corner Of the car, with
the valentine folded carefully, he took
the lines one at time:
"You talk and gable all the day"
1t was simply brutal. He read it
again, and suddenly this question
flashed into his mind: "Do talk too
much?"
He knew that the comic valentine was
always supposed to touch on a ruling
weakness. Could il be possible that the
sender Of this valentine had struck on
his (Walker's) greatest failing and
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
A Princciy DonRtiOn.

Calcutta, Feb. S.--The maharajah Of
Jaipui has made donation of 100000
rupees TO the South Africa war fund.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Timely Arrival at KoprIe's Dam.

London, Feb. S.-The Standard has
received the following dispatch, dated
Monday, February 5, from Koppie's
Dam;
"Gen. Macdonald, with brigade of
infantry, a regiment of lancers and
one battery, has reached here from
Mcdder River camp, in what is regard
Ell as an important movement to the
right of the Boer position at Magers-
fontein.
"Koppie's Dam commands the roads
FROM Kimberly to ollopetown and Doug
las Two Boer laagers, at kamulhoek
and Griquatown are within striking
distance,
"Thc arrival of Gen. Macdonald g
column was opportune, as it just pre-
vented two large comInandos eifecting
a junction. lie now holds both banks
OF the river.
"Our lancers had two brushes vita
the Boer patrols. There is great activ-
ity among the enemy, and stroAg
forces are concentrating to oppose our
further advance. The troops suffered
from heat and scarcity of water dur
inC the march"
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
Justice Of thc War.

Sir Charles Tupper insisted on pay
ing the full sum TO Great Ilritain,whlc
the Canadians were IN the field,
Sir Wilfrid Lgurier, spoke Of the
Justice Of the war and supported the
view taken by the government for for.
wardinp assistance. Ne did not want
10 be more imperial than the inn
ppralists, and said the sending OF the
contngcnts offered no precedent
which any government would he cy
pcctcd to follow In future,
No Lack of Recruits,
Fort steele, y, G., Feb, j,--liecruit.
Ing for the StrNthconn Horse, the dc.
luchment which is being equipped ANA
maintained by Lord S'rathcono, Ca
madam high commissioner in London,
has begun here, Although the number
to be taken from Ollie section is rc.
slrlcted to 10, there are over 200 up
plicHnts for enlistment
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
hat no one of his friends contradicted

that no one of his friends contradicted
him when he said these disparaging
things about himself. 1t was evident
that whoever sent the valentine had
done so with at least measure Of JUS
tification. If Walker had stopped to
consider he would have known that it
is never considered polite to contradict
man when ne is saying mean things
about himself. But he was not in
mood for fair consideration of any
thing. He had discovered his true char
acter, and he held himself in contempt.
Fortunately he had his pride and self
respect remaining, and he decided upon
reform.
For two days he didn't speak except
when he was compelled to do so, and
then he talked in monosyllables. Mrs.
Walker was frightened and began to
fear that he was going into decline.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10

On the morning of the 18th, as he was
waiting at the corner for a trolley car,
barber with black ringlets came out
of the shop next to the drug store and
said: "How are you, Mr. Walker-how
do you do, sir? Say, got something
here that belongs to you. guess it
was sent to me by mistake, or at least
/ Judge so as far as / can make out, be-
cause your names here, but it came
addressed to me all right. I put it in
my pocket and says to myself: Now
the first time / see Mr.. Walker passin'
by the shop here I'll give this to him,
and probably he'll know what it means;
but ] was sure il wasn't for me, because
/ haven't bought any meat from Krasch
since l had little trouble with him
about round steak that my little girl
went there and got one morning. ]
told Krasch in so many words that I'd
never deal with him again in no way,
shape, manner or form, because | al.
low no man to send me such meat,
My moneys as good as any other mans
money, and"
Walker might have heard great deal
more if the car had not come along.
In the envelope which had been hand
ed to him by the barber he found an
itemized bill from Krasch, the butcher
How did this bill happen to reach the
barber? Evidently it got into the
wrong envelope. Then what? He saw
il all in flash. That valentine was in
tended for the talliy barber, who had
quarreled with Krasch.
81 don't talk too much, after all"
thought Walker, with feeling of in.
finite relief. "Pshaw! knew it all the
time. Chicago Daily Record.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
JOHN HAY,
PAUNClIFOTE,
The presidents letter of trNnsmittol
Il as follows;

10 the Senate; | transmit herewith, with
n view to receive the advice and consent
OF the senate to It's rauhcQton, con.
venton this day signed by the respective
Great Britain TO facilitate the ,construc-
ton Of a ship canal to connect the At
lanuc and Pacific oceans, and to remove
any objection which might arise out Of
the convention Of April 3D. commonly
construction Of such canal under the
auspices Of the government Of the United
States. .
fSlgned1 WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington ID, g."
Feb ., 1900
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
LORD ROBERTS MANIFESTO.
p.ao s,,ter. and Transvalers Invited to
Desert and Promised Coca
Treatment.

London, Feb. Z, ago a. m'-Loru
Roberts has caused to be distributed
in the towns bordering upon the III
vaded colonial territory an invitation
70 Free Staters and Transvaalers 10
desert, offering all of them goou
treatment and a restoration 10 'heh
farms on the British occupation OF re-
nublican territory. The manifesto
guarantees that those bringing horses
can sell them, Foreigners VIII nave
their passage paid to Europe, Colonlai
rebels are advised to surrender in prci-
erence to being taken prisoners.
Not a word has been received from
the correspondents with Gen, Butler
for three days. 1t is as though Na'al
had been wiped off the map, excepting
the heilogram from Ladysmith saying
that the Beers are cannonading, AMI
that lighting is going on =.
"eGn. Mcdonald, with brigade o.
cavalry and artillery, threatens the
Boer right at Magersfontein. Thls is
the first sign of activity on the part OF
Lord Methuen for some weeks aho
doubtless has relation to the mo'e-
ments of the British further east
Capt Walter Congreye, who received
tbe Victoria Cross for gallantry in en-
deoyoring TO save the British guns al
CCltnso, writes:
90 never saw Boer all day, and | q"
not think anyone else did. Thousands
of bullets pattcred and shells burst AT
over the place, but the Beers were IN
Visible"
The Transyaal special war tax of two
sllillings and six pence per acre affects
1900, 600 acres of English-owned land,
a part of which is not worth more than
the tax,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
The Sipucrs.

The agreement in fun was not given
out Monday night, as il was desired
first to submit it to Gov, Taylor for
his signature, 1t was stated by the
republicans present that Gov Taylor
would agree 20 anything that all Of
ihnm sirnod.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-25
AREAS.
Total net area of claims :.

\ AbJOlNlNNr OLA1MC.
 Aztec lode-On the east Gold Note lode of this survey and Compromise lode of survey No. l2S6; on the south, Main lode of this survey; on the north and west. none.
 Gold Note lode-On the north Com promise lode of survey No. 12S6; on the east. Iowa lode of this survey and cor ner No. - is on the west side line of the Lute lode of survey No. 12S6; on the west Aztec lode of this survey; on the south Olympia lode of this survey.
 Iowa lode-On the west Gold Note and Olympia lodes of this survey; on the south Vesuvius lode of this sur vey: on the north and east, none.
 Maine lode-On the north Aztec claim of this survey; on the east. Gold Note and Olympia claims this survey; on the south, Oregon claim of this survey; or the west. none.
 Olympa-On the north the Colo Note claim of this survey; on the east the Iowa and Nesuvius claims of this survey; on the west the Maine claim ot this survey; on the south the Center claim of this survey.
 Vesuvius lode-On the north the Iowa