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The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

A long face is not a passport to
Ileaven.-Ram's llron.
You will get nearest God In get.
ting near to men,-3oston Congrega-
tionalist,
Every trial of our faith is but II
trial of His faithfulness,-Frances II,
llavergol.
The greatness Of those things which
follow death makes all that goes be.
fore II sink into nothing,--Wlliam
Law.
If we would learn patience, there
Is no school but in experiences that
require us TO exercise patience. West
Minister Teacher.
Life Is made up Of little incidents,
not OF brilliant achievements, and
upon the little the eternal hangs
Chicago Standard,
II is easier to go six miles to hear
sermon, than to spend onc.qu0rter
OF an hour In medItating on IL when
| come home,-philip Henry.
Holy souls love retirement; II will
do us good to be often left alone;
and II we have the art of improving
solitude we shall find that we are
never less alone than when alone
Matthew Henry.
A wish is but the leaf through
which the tree brcothes, II rustcs,
whispers, withers and is forgotten; u
will is the fruit summing up the
Juices of the tree, sending forth seed
that embodlV the secret Of the tree
and will reproduce the life II the soil
wishes as the tree wills.-0. p, Gif'
ford, u. y.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
APPROVES THE FRENCH NOTE.
That In, So Far as the Mnin Proposi.
lions IRE Concerned, Hut
Some We Are Shy or.

Washington, Oct. 1l.-There is no
longer any doubt that this govern
ment heartily approves the main
propositions laid down in the French
note made public on the 5th instant,
in regard TO o common programme to
be adopted by the powers as a basis
for peace negotiations with China.
As to the first Of the proposed terms
of settlement, the punishment Of the
principal culprits, this government
has already declared itself in unmls-
taxable terms.
As TO the second, the maintenance
of the inhibition against the import
Of arms, this government will not de-
clare itself to the point of making 1t
an absolute prerequisite TO further
negotiations.
AS TO third and fourth propositions,
providing for equitable indemnities
to states, societies and individuals,
and the formation of permanent
guard for the legations In Pekin, n
cordial assent will be given.
AS to the fifth, which requires the
dismantlcment OF the Taku fortifca-
tons, this government Is not dis.
posed TO go quite to the length of
making IL an indispensable condition
as does the French note.
The sixth OF the French conditions
reads ms follows;
military occupation Of two or
three points on the rond from Tien
Tsln TO Pckin, which would thus be
always open TO the legations wishing
TO go to the sea or TO forces proceed.
ing TO Pekin from the sea-
This paragraph would seem to make
IL obligatory upon the powers to
maintain gnrrisons at these points,
and while the conditions are such rs
TO make their present occupation nee
essnry for the safety Of the members
of the legations and others desiring
TO travel between pcltln and Ticn
Tsin, this government Is disposed to
make the demand ns n matter OF
right to be exercised by any or all o.
the powers at WILL
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Present Land Law Inadequate.

In an extract from his forthcoming
biennial report, State Land Commits
siopioner Colquitt calls attention to
the inadequacy OF the present law to
prevent the cutting OF timber from
state lands, and recommends that the
law creating the Office Of timber in
spector be so amended as to allow the
inspector to appoint competent and
reliable man as special deputy, the
state paying him reasonable salary
for his services, who shall devote his
whole time to looking after the lands
Of the state As provided for at pres
ent, It is claimed that the remunera'
ton is not sufficient to induce good
men to accept the duties OF inspector
In the various counties, hence 1t rs dith'
cult to secure convictions,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Masonic Memorial Services,

Prominent Masons from all parts OF
the state participated in the memorial
services held at Hot Springs Sunday,
the 18th inst, in honor of the late grand
master of the stste Masonic lodge, R..
M, Smith, who, together with his fam
lily was swept away in the Galveston
flood. Grand Master Harry II. Myers,
OF Brinkley, delivered the opening ad-
dress. He was followed by Grand Sec
rotary Fay Hampstead and Rev. Julian
Brown, pastor of the First Methodist
church, of Hot Springs. The Hot
Springs Musical Association, of which
Mr.. Smith was president, furnished
music for the occasion.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.

When two women get 20 quarrcllng
h IL sure 10 spread to their husbands,
Little girls and boys don't know
what trouble Is. Why you can pull
their teeth with thre0dl
There are some women whose sole
claim TO gentle breeding Is that they
have been made very sick by discover
Ing ny In their coffee
SO prevalent Ia indigestion that In
stead OF preparing feast for a guest
a hostess IL more apt TO strike IL II
she serves health foods and hot
water.
North Atchison women are pointing
with pride TO a man who recalled
when he reached his office, that he
forgot to kiss the baby good.by, and
who walked pack ten blocks to do H.
An Atchison man whipped his wife
recently, and, instead Of getting mad
about II, she recalled with gratitude
how many unmarried women there IRE
m the world who have no husbands to
shlp them.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

A special dispatch from Washington
says the monster United States moni
tor Arkansas will be launched at New
port News, Va, shipyard about the
first of next month. The work of
greasng the ways, preparatory to
launching the ship, has begun. The
ship is well advanced and when she
goes over the ways will probably be
nearer completion than any Of her Sis
ter monitors now in building. The Sc.
lection of sponsor for the ship has not
been named, but it is expected it will
be announced in few days. Without
doubt lady from Arkansas will be
chosen to break the traditional bottle
OF wine over the bow of the engine o.
war as she glides to the water,
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bryan % A[|KLbyDAN.
William ]. Bryan Replies to Let
ter Sent Him by the Assistant
Secretary Of War.
II HAS RELATION TO THE SUlU TREATY.
He Claims that the Republican Par
ty, with the Approval of the Adj
ministratiOn, Has Adopted the
Theory that the Constitution Does
Not Follow the Flag.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct. 11.-Wm.
Jennings Bryan took cognizance OF
the letter sent to him by Assistant
Secretary of War Meiklejohn, which
was given out Tuesday, and prepared
reply to it, The reply says;
VIM. j. Bryan's Response.
81 am in receipt Of your favor of the
9Th inst, In regard to the Sulu treaty 1t
is true that the president, two months
after the signing of the treaty sent to
Gen Otis the instructions which you
quote, You will note that the treaty, or
agreement as the president describes,
was confirmed and approved subject to
the action of congress, and the only ex-
to article 10, relating to slavery. You can
but know, however, that since the presi-
dent sent those instructions, the repub-
lean party, with the approval of the ad-
ministraton, has adopted the theory that
the constitution does not follow the flag,
and, therefore, the thirteenth amendment
does not interfere with slavery in the
Sulu archipelago.
The Porto Rican Law.
"Thc Porto Rican law asserts the doc
trine that the people of Porto Rico are
beyo the protection of the constitution,
and can be governed by the arbitrary and
unrestrained power of the president and
congress. If the constitution Itself can
thirteenth amendment find its way across
the Pacific into Asia? The president does
not repudiate article Is which reads as
follows:
Suggestion For the President.
"The United States will give full pro-
lection to the sultan and his subject If
any foreign nation should attempt to i'm
pose upon them.
I'm view of the fact that the president.
In his letter of acceptance, declares II
dangerous for us to agree to protect a
Christian republic in the Philippine is
lands, would II not be wise for him to
withdraw the agreement to protect a
Mohammedan island? The agreement boes
not repudiate article IA, which reads as
follows:
Reading Of Article Fourteen.
1.-THE United States will not sell the Is
land OF Sulu or any other island OF the
Sulu archipelago to any foreign nation
without the consent of the sultan or
Sulu
or we buy all the Philippine islands
from Spain without the consent of the IN
habitants, is It fair that we should agree
not to sell any OF the Sulu islands without
the consent of the sultan? In other words,
is IL more important that n sultan
wishes should be considered than that the
interests of Il rest of the people should
be regarded?
"W, j. BRYAN
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A fool always has plenty Of fool i'd
mlrers.
A glass Of liquor Is the toper's spir'
ltual comfort
The hand that grasps too much
holds but little.
Jonah was q conundrum and the
whale had to give him up.
A confidence man Is man who Ia
unworthy Of your confidence.
The elevator may be lowered, but
the boy who runs II is hired,
Do what you think Is right and
don't worry about what other folks
say,
The vocalist who expects TO make
fortune on the stage trusts to
chants.
Some magazine poetry should be
used as ammunition for magazine
guns,
Shortly after the wedding march
many n man discovers that he Is an
April fool
Adam must have been swlft.footed,
inasmuch as he was Arst in the hu.
man race.
Some men enjoy chronic lazlness
more than some others enjoy well.
earned rest.
A girl who Ia an accomplished CO.
quette can Alrt fan anu ut The same
time fan nlrt.
The smaller the girl the larger the
doll necessary to oppease her inclpient
materBs! affection,
Beware OF the man who processes
10 be your friend, but who IL given
TO drawing unchoritable differences,
lIghwaymcn ask too much when
they request their victims TO throw
up their hands and throw down their
arms,
Says an egotisti "rhere are two
things that bother me, One Ia, how
the world got on before | came into
II, and the other Is, how II Is going TO
get on after leave it."--Chicago
Daily News.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
nunr,srl, Rcport of Auditor Sloan.

Following Is the report OF Auditor
Clay Sloan for the quarter ending Sep
TENDER 3d. OF receipts from all sources'
Sales and redcmptions, s3,i6s 7oi land
commissioners fees, tl,ss675i swamp
land sold s56l26; real estate bank
land sold, $500; internal improvement
land sold, ti00; Saline lands sold SO'
secretary OF state fees, tg,Oois bi insur'
anec fees, $500; nomination fees, sO13''
30, sixteenth section lands, t3l lOo'Os;
state penitcntiary, ts7,s55oo miscel'
lancous, $500. So; receipts from collec
tors, s7l0, 737.4b. Total, t7oi ,47039,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Nav Bankruptcy Buies'

Federal Judge Tricber last week an"
nounccd n new set OF special rules gov
erning bankruptcy cases He provides
that the referee for the district OF Pu'
laslsi county shall be the referee for oil
the counties comprising the western
division; the referee for the district OF
Phillips county shall be the referee Tor
nil the counties comprising the eastern
division, aud the referee for the district
OF independence county shall be the
referee .ior nii the counties oomprib'ng
the northern division Of the eastern
district OF Arkansas,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Captured Aftor Six Years OF Freedom.

Geo. Gates, colored, captured in Mem
phis last week, will be tried at Marion,
Crittcnden county, for crime commit
ted six years ago, Gates lived on
Graves Bayou. Kye Durham was a
neighbor of his. Gates conceived an
attachment for the other mans wife
and Durham thereupon made orepara'
tions TO move his wife away from the
place, beyond the reach Of Gates, How
ever. when the moment OF departure
arrived, Durhams wife refused TO go
with him. Bitter jealousy naturally
arose, and one day Gates shot Durham
to death from ambush, The murderer
was arrested and ordered committed to
Jail by magistrate but on the way to
the Jail he escaped.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
SECOND FATAL CLASH.
A Coal ana Iron Policeman killed
and Others wounded. In n Fight
nj oneida Gallery.

llo2leton. Pa 0c, Il, The second
fatal clash between the striking
mine workers and non.union men oc.
CURED OF Oneida collIery, In Schuyl.
kill county, ~ miles from here, when
coal and iron policeman was shot
and instantly killed, policeman
and striker dangerously wounded.
In addition about dozen OF the EN-.
ployes of the colllery were badly IN
iured BY being stoned BY the strikers
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

One hundred and fifty girls en-
ployed in packing-house in Akron, o.,
have gone on trike for higher wages.
The laying Of the cornerstone OF
the new Y. NJ. c. A. building at
Springfield, Mo-, took place Tuesday
with impressive ceremonies
W. Bourke Cochran, of New York,
has practically recovered from his
throat trouble, and he resumed his
speech making tour.
The assignment of Lieut.. Caldwell
to command the submarine boat Hol-
land leaves vacancy on the personal
staff of Admiral Dewey.
Burlington Ua.) census figures
show an increase of only 636 over
ten years ago. The business men have
decided to have alrecount at their
own expense. "A
The British warApfiice has issued
orders that the bulk of the militia
regiments called out for service dur-,
ing the South African war be dis
banded, Hei M
Bubonic plague, says dispatch to
the London Daily Mail from Bombay,
is becoming epidemic in many dis
tricts of the Bombay presidency.
President Mckinley is contemplate
ing note to the powers suggesting
a further reduction of military force
in Pekin.
The formal opening Of the mag
nificent new terminal station in Nash
vile, Tenn, took place Tuesday.
The st. Louis police are searching
for Thomas Gleason, wanted in WASH
ington, Ind, for the murder of Thorn
as Tolliver October 4.
George W. Laurie, aged 10, and Mrs.
Rachel Hembrouge, aged 81, died at
Jacksonville, Ill. They were among
thcHpldest residents of Morgan coun-
ty.
William j. Bryan completed his
tour Of Illinois Tuesday, making 10
speeches during the day. He has
started his speechmaking tour of
Michigan.
Sam Sorrels, who lived about three
miles south Of Ava, ILL.,, shot and
Killed his wife, Tuesday morning, and
II few minutes later killed himself
Col. Joseph Payson Wright, assist
ant surgeon general of the United
States army, died suddenly at his
home in Washington, in the sixty
fourth year of his age.
For the first time in many years
Mound City, Mo-, is without any,
saloons, the temperance people hav.
ing waged winning fight against
them.
William Wnkelmann, one of the
largest property owners in st. Clair
county, Ill.,, and ex-mayor OF Belle
vile, entertained his 200 tenants at a
picnic at the Belleyille fair grounds.
Despondent because he could not
control his desire for liquor, George
Stllman, an electrician, while enting
dinner, with his wife and child, at
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, suddenly drew
revolver and killed himself.
The United States supreme court Mt
Washington has announced that, on
November IL, 1t will hear oral argu-
ments in the case Of the State of Mis-
souri, against the Chicago Drainage
canal.
Chicago police state that forty or
more arrests may follow in the
Dcfenbach case. The developments
show the plot to defraud the insur-
ancc companies to have been gigan'
tic one.
The board Of trustees OF the Illi-
nois Southern hospital for the insane,
nt Anna, have appointed DR.. II. i.
Bennett, of litchheld. superintendent,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Nav p.n,,ent,ary Walls are Complc,sd.

The walls OF the new penitentiary
about two miles from Little Rock, are
practically completed, with the excep'
ton OF the four grand towers as Tho
corners, gates and the capstones The
walls IRE 400 by 300 feet long, four feet
thick nj the base and ~ inches at the
TOP, with an average height OF % feet
The foundation for the hospital, dining
room and Office has been completed
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
State Treasury Funds

The following report shows the bal
ances in the state treasury for the quar-
ter ending September 80, 1900; United
States currency, s46S, 9665s; county
scrip, s7,S9S.3l; city scrip, s62 rs; Gov
Jones notes, slO3, 9l5. 95; auditors GER
tificate Of indebtedness, s549 80; three
per cent funding bonds, 81, 1885 cou-
pons attached, s96s,745 Total, 81 ,65s.
1872 So
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Lana Com mls,lonsr's Report

Following IL the quarterly report OF
State Land Commissioners D. W. Col'
quit,
Fees, o., $50. ~; swamp land sold, ell
400. N acrcs, q, 7Ol ,sb; internal improve
ment land sold, $50 acres, eaOOi Saline
land sold, 40 acres, &c; real estate bank
lands, $40 acres, 600, forfeited land
sold, 2,o4b acrcs, U,SSi,ao, forfeited
land redeemed, s,aAia ~ ucros, f'SS1'aol
town lots sold, sao3li forfeited land
donated, II, 0as, 40 aces, forfeited land
decided 70 actual setters, b,70o.Ts.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

Chas. Anderson, negro, was con.
victed in the Pulaski circuit court Of
criminal assault, and sentenced to be
hanged Anderson was indicted June
30 on the charge Of criminal assault on
Mrs. Belle Edwards, young white
woman, on May 14th last, at tie camp
near Marche,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
County Clerk Short.

The grand jury of Cleburne county
'eturned an indictment against j. E.
Digger, present clerk OF that county,
charging him with being short. Dug
ger is now in Texas, and another party
has been appointed to fill his office.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

Santiago De Chile, Oct. 1i.--(via
Laredo Junction. President ErrazurIx,
who was stricken with paralysis June
10 last, IL now In perfect health and
will resume charge Of the govern.
ment affairs. f|IaNN
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

Wichita, Kas., Oct. 1.-THE Anti
Horse Thief association, covering
Kansas and Indian territory, met In
this city. There are 5000 members In
the association and 900 delegates are
present,
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
For two years ending:

Although the price Of all printing ma
terial has advanced at least 30 per cent
during the past two years, the cost OF
printing TO the state has been reduced
tl, OASIS.
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Cost OF state Printing.

State Printing Clerk John r. Jobe
has prepared the following statement
showing the cost of printing, binding
etc, from October |, 1882, to date;
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
VAN buren,, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1900.
Granted n Temporary Injunction

Inc Kansas City Southern Railroad
was granted a temporary injunction
IN FEDERAL court at Little Rock against
the state railroad commission to le
strain the members from attempting
10 compel said railroad to put in
force rates and tariffs made by said
commission on shipments originating
III ARKANSAS and destined to points
in Arkansas where the shipment of
lrelght passed outside of the state of
Arkansas. This injunction was Is.
sued because of the order entered Nv
the commission overruling the peti.
ton for rehearing filed by the rail.
road company. Early in August the
commission decided it had jurisdic
ton over all shipments from any
point in Arkansas to any other point
in Arkansas, even though the trans.
portation or shipment passed outside
the state. The case originally arose
upon the complaint Of the Fort Smith
Chair Company, who shipped a car.
load or furniture from Fort Smith
to Grannis, Ark, the shipment being
fifty-one miles in Arkansas and sew.
enty-seven miles through Indian Ter
ritory, The point is a new one and
has never been passed upon by the SUI
preme court Of the United States.
Counsel for the railroad company con.
tends that the state commission has
no extra territorial jurisdiction, there
fore has no right to regulate rates
which DaSs Out Of the state evan
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

The American invasion OF London
has this year established q new rec.
ord. A careful analysis Of passenger
lists Of the various Atlantic companies
shows that since the beginning Of tho
year moro than $4,000 visitors from
the United States have reached that
city.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

London, Oct. 1.-THE total number
OF members OF parliament elected up
to the present IL $40, 40 follows,
AlnlstsrlslISts, 3sij opposition ioS.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

Some unknown fend entered the
residence of James Hunt at Jonesboro
and after chloroforming the entire
family cut off the hair Of Mrs. Hun.
ter's l2-year-old daughter Nothing
else in the house was molested, and
the family is at loss for the motive
Of the crime.
The Missouri Pacific is to be ex.
tended from Greenwood to Waldron
where the company owns extensive
coal fields.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

An infant child u Mr. and Mrs Jesse
Hashins, ne mr. NJ, PAUL was scalded TO
death IN n vat OF boiling molnssca
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
Quickly Followed Her Husband.

Wichita, k0s., Oct. ii,--A dispatch
from Seneca, Mo-, announces tho
death OF Mrs, Edward Goldberg, from
mushroom poisoning Her husband,
agent for the QuOpow Indians, died,
Tuesday, of the same trouble.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13
A Ifntni Runaway,

A tenn drawing n carriage occupied
BY James sellen and family OF New
mort became frightened and ran OIL a
hiub embankment, killing his S'year'
old daughter, breaking his wife's limbs
and killing one OF the mules Mrs
sollen's recovery Is doubtful the
driver jumped from the carriage ana
broke his ankle.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-13

Asa result OF eating kernels from
,oaeh seeds tho 7.ycar.old daughter OF
Steve Lemons Of Springfield rs dead
Holbrook argus., 1900-07-28
First Bale of Cotton.

San Patricio County looms up in front again in 1900 as it did in 1899. The first bale of cotton of the seas on of 1900, the first for Texas, the first for the United States, was billed out on Wednesday and went by ex- press to H. & H. Beer of New Or leans who bought it for 12a cents per pound and who gave in addition a $50 premium. It weighs 564 pounds hence $120 and $50 will be paid the growers who are $. G. Borden of Sharpsburg, Jas. McKeown Jr., Chas. O'Docharty, and Jno.' Donahue of San Patricio. This bale is two days earlier than San Patricio county's first bale of 1899, which was donated to the Brazos flood sufferers.
Holbrook argus., 1900-07-28

THIS is bad time for withdraw ing troops from the Philippines. The rebels have at last realized that Uncle Sam is bull dog fighter and will hold on until he wins, and they are getting ready to try amnesty and peace. It would be thousand pit ies to encourage them now in the be- lief that he is obliged to withdraw his soldiers for use elsewhere.
Holbrook argus., 1900-07-28

The law holds both maker and circulator of counterfeit equally guilty. The dealer who sells you a dangerous counterfeit of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve risks your life to make little larger profit. You can not trust him. DeWitt's is the only genuine and original Witch Hazel Salye, we'll known cure for piles and all skin diseases. See that your dealer gives you DeWitt's Salye. F. J. Wattron.