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The Assessors books were closed
Tuesday and deputies will now look up
such cases as come under the law.
John o Kane spent portion of the
past week at Winslow, where Mrs.
O'Kane Is located for the summer.
Mrs. G. II. Cordell and children re-
turned Saturday from their week'svisit
to MIR. Kramer's family near Lille.
viii Hawkins returned Thursday from
Winslow, where he has been for week
Incorporating from u light sick spoil
A game of base. ball between Van
Buren, and Alma was the attraction at
the ball groundsyesterday afternoon
John McRaven came over from Fort
Smith Tuesday evening and was the
guest of G. r. Cordell for n short time
John o Bryan loaded car with very
fine watermelons Tuesday. They were
sold to q Kansas City commission house
John Weaver attended a meeting OF
the finance committee Of the grand lodge
A, O. u. Wat Bentonville last Thurs
day,
Miss Pauline and Master Willie, child
ron of Circuit Clerk W. p, Sadlor, are
visiting relatives and friends at Paris
Ark
Work ON tho wuterworks dam Is pro-
crossing and unless there should be
heavy rise will be completed within a
short time,
Geo. T, Maddox has been purchasing
and packing peaches for shipment Nv DIV
old stand near the head OF Main street
this week,
n j. prothro, who has been running
A bottling establishment at Howe, Il. H.
wb,le he had his establishment here
leased, has decided to return to Van
Barren.
A gentleman recently cured OF dys'
oepais gave the following appropriate
rrepdering Of Burns famous blessing
,,Some have meat and cannot eau, anc
sora have none that want ~ but we
have meat and we can oat-Kodol Dye
n"nsia Cure be thanked, - This prepa9,,
rrsiIon will digest what you eat, ,,,. !.
instantly relieves and radically 9ure'
,,mmJIisasiion and Nil stomach disorders
"o'B''''' II, 9, JOHNSON
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DR.. o. NJ. Bourland will be hospital
surgeon for the month Of August
Dovo hunting Is engaging the attention
Of our devotecs of field sports now,
Miss Mamie Mayors, OF Fort Smith,
was visiting Mrs, Durham this week
BoRNi-0n Friday, July Goth, to Mr.
and Mrs Marion Tanner, daughter
Earl Byars spent tho past week visiting
his mother at Magazine, Logan county,
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
famous little pills for liver and bowel
troubles Never grippe. II O. JOHNSON
BoRN,.-On Wednesday the 25th inst ,
to MIR. and Mira. j, X. johnson u son,
Brick work was begun on the new
livery barn on Fourth and Main Thurs
day,
Mrs, W. s, Beal, OF Fort Smith, was
the guest of Mrs. G. X. Ingeborg Wednes'
day,
Miss Mamie Woolum left Thursday
for Little Rock TO visit friends few
days.
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Sol, Cravens spent the greater portion
OF this week ut Kansas CITY visiting
triende,
Earl Allen left Wednesday for
Wnslow to spend n few days with his
parents,
Mrs. d, r. Simpson has been the guest
the past week Of Mrs, Geo. r. Wood at
Winslow.
Mrs. Frank Anderson and daughter
have gone on "a visit of couple OK
months TO relatives and friends ut
Nevada and ~. Joseph, Mo.
For burns, injuries, pilee and skin
diseases use DoWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve. II IN the original. Connterfeite
may be Offered. Uso only DeWitt's,
II. g. JOHNSON.
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LOCAL and Personal.

Jess Wood spent Sunday at home,
A colored baseball team has been
Organized.
Harry Wood spent last Saturday and
Sunday at home.
judged. W. Littleton was down from
Lancaster Tuesday.
Rev. G. n Wall spent several days
at Ozark this week
Mrs. G. r. Cordell was ON the sick
list first Of the week.
For your field and Garden Seeds 90 to
II. 81 f. BRIsCoE,
Rev. j B, Stevenson returned Wednes
day from Bentonvile.
Rev. Father Keefe visited Little Rock
several days this week.
Mrs. Alex Gooding was visiting friends
at GAINESVILLE this week.
Even poor upland is producing good
crops OF corn this season,
One Minute Cough Cure is the only
harmless remedy that produces i'm.
mediate results. IL. &. JOHNSON.
Rowe Hays returned Monday from a
few days stay at Winslow.
G. G, Brannon and family are back
from short stay at Ozark.
r. r. Hunt has been laid up with an
attack Of malaria this week
l.. II Johnson returned Monday from
avist to Washington county.
Mrs, L. Gipson was visiting friends
at Coffeyvills first Of the week
There are no better pills made than
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Always
prompt and certain. II. C.JoHNsoN.
Miss Tennie Watts spent last Sunday
with friends ut Eureka Springs,
Mrs. Oscar Bruun Is back from visi,
TO her parents at Talahina, l. T.
Cashier II. Il, Brown is spending a
two weeks vacation at st. Louis,
Rudy growers shipped their first car
load Of watermslons last Friday.
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p d. Scott has gone into disguise.

Miss Lille Meyer came down from
Winslow Monday to spend few days
at home.
All the fire hydrants and sprinkling
plugs have been receiving coat of paint
this week k.
Mrs. w. H, H. SHIRLEY returned
wednesday from a few days visit to
Ozark friends.
Monta Baxter has accepted position
as engineer at the Abbott Touring mill
at Fort Smith.
O'Kane's Safety Liver Pills, only
"2 Dimes" bottle.
C.. Hoffstetter this week showed some
of the finest specimens of liberia peaches
ever seen here.
Ashton Vincenheller and Sam Hender,
of Fayetteville, were visitors in Van
buicH luuToudy.
There is a general exodus now every
Saturday evening of Van Buren, business
men to Winslow.
The front of John O'Kane S drug
store has been embellished by the
painters this week
O'Kanes Safety Tasteless Chill
Tonic-guaranteed-only "a Dimes"
bottle.
UoRN:-On Saturday morning, the
2lst, inst. to Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Martin, daughter.
G.. p. Frazier left Tuesday for the
central and eastern part of the state on
insurance business.
Gen. Passenger Agent H. c. Town.
send, Of the Mo. Pacific spent a few
hours here Thursday,
G. b. Fontaine left last Friday for
Wichita, Kas. to join his family in
brief visit to relatives.
O'Kane's Safety Improved Liver
Invigorator, only "2 Dimes" u pack.
age-twice as large as Simmons
Thurman Hunt is able to again APP
pear at his place of business after being
laid up for few days.
Ben Cole arrived Tuesday from South
McAlester on few days visit to his
uncle, Mr.. Max Lyons.
A little more practice and less preach
ing wouldn't hurt some of the most
loud mouthed moralist.
Mrs. Will Melton left Saturday for
Kansas City to join her husband, who
has decided to locate there
1t has been demonstrated by experience
that consumption can be prevented by
the early use of One Minute Cough Cure.
This is the favorite remedy for coughs,
colds, Group, asthma, grippe and all
throat and lung troubles, Cure quickly.
H. G. JOHNSON.
Sheriff Branson went to Little Rock
Tuesday to make his settlement with
the state for taxes collected.
Mrs. M. A, Gillette left last Saturday
on u months visit to her daughter, Mrs,
Cullom, at North Little Rock.
Mrs. Park Crutcher and little son left
Wednesday for Cairo, Ill. to spend the
summer months with relatives.
The Health Problem is most quickly solved by
making the blood pure and digestion perfect by
taking Hoods Sarsaparlla. Its cures OF scroiula,
salt rheum, dyspepsia nervousness ana That
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The non.irritatng cathartlc is Hoods Pills,
The peach business this week has
caused activity rivaling the strawberry
business of earlier in the season,
II. Bayless, formerly section foreman
on the Frisco here, but now stationed
West Fork, spent Saturday here.
M. NJ. Brewer left Saturday for Sedalia
Mo. to resume his duties az special
pension examiner of that district,
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

MISSOURI PACIFIC
GOING WEST.
No 2sl. Arr. S;27 pm Depart 4;25 pm.
No 2SS. =" 230am. 2;35
No. 2iS. ll25 am. Stops at Van Buren,.
GOING EAST.
No oS2. Arr. 100 pm. Depart 1885 pm
No 9Si ] am Los am
Goal Hill Local Arr ll:2j am 220pm
GREENWOOD BRANCH.
Greenwood Local Arr. las pm. Depart, Spm
No 2OS.e Lv, $50 pm. Arr. Greenwood 500 p M
Is) Daily, except sunday
Trains 2Sl, 231. 2S3, 234 run daily.
Trains 2i3 and 2i4 do not run on Sunday.
Trains 23l, 49,, 233, 23i. 243 and pa will carry
A. HAYS. Agent
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THE COURTS.

CIRCuIT COURT meets at Van Buren, on the
I third Monday In June and November, ]. II.
Evans, Judge; Ed. II. Mathes, Prosecuting Atty.
COUNTY COURT meets In Van Buren, on the
u LIST Monday in January, April, July aud DC.
tober
DRoBATE COURT meets the third Monday
/ in February, May, August and November
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FRISCO LINE" tsT. L&s.FJ
GOING NORTH.
No. 2. Mail lis a. m.
No 4. Springfield Passenger go D. m
No. 6. st, Louis Limited 6:l3 D. m.
No, 40 Local Freight $40 a. IN.
GOING SOUTH.
No. J. Mail 3:07 a. m.
No. g. Fort Smith Passenger 2:l0 p. m.
No, 5. Texas Limited 1918 a. m.
No, 80 Local Freight 6:3j p. IN.
Trains 30 and 40 run daily except Sunday, bal
ance run daily.
pullman seepers and reclining chair cars on
ali through trains Through tickets on sale to
For full information call upon or address
=. w. FURRY. Tkt Agt
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AkN<NS~
ABOUT bloemfontein is so deep in mud
that the farmers carts are unahlo ~
reach the town. We had heavy rain
last night. Today the weather is i'm.
proving. but progress will be impossible
until the roads are in better condition
Strenuous efforts are being made to
searrahge the transport to meet the 70.
quirements Of the enlarged army. The
task is one Of considerable d;ftic,ltr
necessitat,ng the transference OF trans
port animals and causing consequent
Sadness to those who have spent the last
hve weeks in getting their own beasts
INTO condition. However, there is no
other solution of the problem possible
In view OF the impending advance
anxiety increases among the troops con
cerning the future of the garrison at
blocmfontein, everyone hating the
thought OF being left there. There has
been no increase Of sickness
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SOME MINT STATISTICS.
ASAska and Klondike Regions Show Gre
Increases in Output.

ASAska and Klondike Regions Show Great
increases in Output.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-The super
intendent Of the United States mint
here has forwarded to the director of
the mint at Washington a report show
ing that the gold and silver product of
California for the calendar year, 1899,
amounted to $lf,S4O,043, Of which
$15, 1885, ,O3l was gold and $5O4,0l2
silver. The silver is given its
commercial value, its coming value be-
Ing 81, lO6,57s. Comparing the totals of
gold and silver with the corresponding
figures obtained from the same sources
In the year 1898, the gold yield Of the
state shows decrease of $57O, O,447 and
the silver yield an increase Of $S9,957,
making net decrease from the pre-
vious year Of $3.50, 400.
The receipts of Alaska gold at mints,
assay Offices, refneries. smelters, etc.,
for the calendar year 1899, were S5,6O2,-
OLE, and the silver $229,343, total OF
1881, ,355. or So, 1893, ,S44 more than in
the year 1898. OF this increase, it is es
timated that So, 400, 600 came from the
placer camp at Cape Nome last season
the first year in its history, and the rest
Of the increase from the quartz mines Of
Southeastern Alaska. The receipts al
mints, assay Offices. private refinerie:
and smelters for the calendar year 1895
from the Northwest Territory 1.-THE
Klondike) We're $l5,9S6,62s gold and
$287 1870 silver, a total Of $l6.254. l07
This shows a marked advance in outpu,
for the Klondike field, the increase ovel
/ the previous year being :5,02S, 1873.
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DRAWING DOUBLE SALARIES.

American Officers in Cuba Said Not to BE
Underpaid.
WASHINGTON, April 23-The fact that
some half dozen American army officers
in Cuba are drawing two salaries will
undoubtedly very soon be made public
officially.
There have been reports at the capitol
for some time to the effect that certain
high administrative officers were draw
ing double salaries. In commenting on
these reports a day or SO ago, Senator
Chandler said he did not think it possi-
BILE that any American officer would
think of drawing double salary, and
he felt quite certain that none Of the
officers in Cuba were so imposing upon
the natives.
This seemed such a reasonable state
ment that Republicans and Democrats
alike took it for granted. Yet for some
reason the reports of double salaries
were persistent, and when some Of the
officers were asked about it they gave
evasive answers. Friday Senator Ba-
con introduced q resolution calling upon
the secretary of war to state whether
any of the American army officer. in
administrative positions in Cuba were
drawing double salaries. The resolu-
ton was adopted and will be answered
by Secretary Root in a day or SO.
Secretary Root is said to have unof'
fcially admitted the truth Of the state
ment in some cases. justifying it by the
extraordinary expenses to which the Of
ficials were subjected in order to keep
mn their DositiOns
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rhr-. Men instantly Killed At kawkaw-
lin. Mich.
RAY CITY, Mich, April 23.-Ihe
Westinghouse Of the Ajax dynamite
works. near the village Of kawkawlin'
this county, was blown mp during the
.f,ernoou. killing three men. The dead
are William Weaver. Kawkawlin; Ed Ed
~.rd Hnlliran, Kawkawlin. and Will
lam Van Vlassar. West Bay City.
All left young wives ana cm'oren.
Their bodies were torn to shreds' only
enough being found to NIL ousne'
h.skct. Great trees were uprooted OF
torn ss, to splinter. and houses and s, store, re.
in Kawkawlin were wrecked ny tue
force Of the explosion. II. II. inomns
Of Bay City is the owner OF the WORKS.
h Ia believed that the explosion wnic1
ia the fourth in seven years. was causeu
nv one OF the men dropping paiiiul .,
dynamite on the floor. The nn"nc'"
loss il slight.
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House lnsular Affairs Committee
Materially Changes Foraker
Resolution
Vn Porto Rico So as to Make Con-
cessions imperative Until
Approved
By the Presidential Also Places
Vigorous Restrictions on
Corporations.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The house
committee on insular affairs has voted
to amend the Foraker resolution ON
Porto Rico SO as to make franchises and
concessions imperative until approved
by tho president; also placing rigorous
restrictions on charters to private cor.
porations. The text Of the amendments.
as adopted, follows:
Section 2. That all franchises, priv.
lleges or concessions, mentioned in sec.
ton 81 of said act shall be approved by
the president of the United States, and
no such franchise, privilege or conces.
sion shall be operative until it shall
have been SO approved.
Section 3. That all charters Of pri-
vate corporations shall provide that the
same shall be subject to amendment,
alteration or repeal; shall forbid the
issue of stock or bonds, except in ex-
change for actual cash, or property at a
fair valuation, equal in amount to the
par value of the stocks or bonds issued;
shall forbid t : declaring of stock or
bond dividends, and in the case Of pub
lie service corporations shall provide for
the effective regulation Of the charges
thereof, and for the purchase or taking
by the public authorities Of their prop
erty at q fair valuation. No corporation
shall be authorized to conduct the busi.
ness of buying or selling real estate, of
issuing currency or of engaging i'll agri.
culture, or permitted to hold or own
real estate, except such as may be rea.
sonably necessary to enable it to carry
out the purposes for which it is ere.
ated. Banking corporations, however
may be authorized to loan funds upon
real estate security and to purchase rea
estate when necessary for the collec
ton of loans. but they shall dispose o.
al real estate SO obtained within fiv,
years after receiving the title. Corpor
ations other than those organized il
Porto Rico and doing business therein
shall be bound by the provisions of thi
section SO far as Trey are applicable.
The meeting was special one ant
attracted unusual interest because o
Chairman Cooper's purpose to urge th'
franchise restrictions. Thirteen mem
bers attended. viz: Cooper, Cannon
Hit, Payne, Hepburn, Loud. Tawney
Moody, Crumpacker, Jones Of Virginia
Maddox, Williams Of Mississippi, ant
Carmack.
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CANNOT SELL TWICE.

Judge Harrison Of Minneapolis Delivers IN
Interesting Tax Case Decision.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 23.-Judge Har.
rison has rendered decision in the case
of the State of Minnesota against Mary
NJ. Camp. in which the state attempts
to sell lands under the forfeited tax
laws. The court decides i'll effect that
the state cannot sell the same parcel of
land twice for back taxes, or cannot
sell land for back taxes and afterwards
resell the same land for the taxes of a
previous year. The case will be taken
to the supreme court, where it is ex-
pected an early hearing will be given.
There are several other cases OF the
same nature on the calendar, and the
decision of the supreme court will be
awaited with much interest by the peo'
pie Immediately concerned in the point
at issue.
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Is A BRITISH SHIP.

Authorities Unable to Send Supplies to
India in AN American Craft.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The vessel
which has been secured for the convey
ance to Bombay from New York OF the
relief supplies for the Indian plague
and famine sufferers is the British
steamship Quito. 1t was desired to Sc
cure the vessel under the American flag
but no available craft offered. The cargo
will not be in charge of a naval officer
this trip. but the persons who collected
the relief supplies will send an agent
with the vessel. Pay Director Dennis
ton telegraphed the navy department
that the persons who were supplying
the food to make up the cargo had
agreed to increase their contributions
from $500 to 5000 tons the full capacity
Of the Quito.
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ECCMENICAL CONFERENCE.

Great Gathering Of Christlan Foreign
Missionari~. Now In session.
NEW YORK, April 23.-With an ex-
president of the United States, Benja.
min Harrison. to bid them welcome
there are gathered in Carnegie hall
more than 1900 missionaries from al
most every quarter Of the globe. For
70 years preparations have been under
wa. for this meeting. known as the
Ecumenical conference on foreign mis-
SONS. 1t is the third of its kind ever
held. Every branch Of the Christian
| church is represented except the Roman
Catholic, the Greek. aud that branch Of
Of the Anglican church known as the
Society for the Propagation OF the
Gospel.
The foreign missionary work Of the
world is conducted by seven great So
cietics. They are the Christian Mis-
sionary society. which represents the
Evangelical party in the Church OF
England and is almost as large as
the o;Lcr six together; the
Society for TIE Propagation OF
the Gospel. representing the Catholic
party in the Church Of England, and
which declined to attend the confer
once: the London Missionary society OF
the Congregational church; the Ameri.
can Board Of Foreign Missions. also OF
the Congregational church: the Presby'
terian Board Of Foreign Missions. the
Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and the American
Baptist Missionary union.
The sessions Of the conference will
last until May 1, not inluding Sunday
On Sunday the delegates will be as
signed to churches in the five city
boroughs and suburban towns to make
addresses and preach sermons in regard
to their work.
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies Of the world spend about
$4,000, 600 year to advance theil
work, exclusive of the money expended
on missions in England and America
Every cent Of this vast sum is used L
convert non. Christians to Christianity
This great work was first started in thu
close Of the eighteenth century ana th'
beginning Of the nineteenth. The con
ference now in session is held mt TIT
close Of this century as a fitting tlm'
and TO make way for the great work O
the century about to dawn.
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DO NOT WISH TO SELL.

nicaragua Has No Desire to Cede Terri
tory 10 the United States.
MANAGuA. Nicaragua. April 23.-The
Diario. the official organ of the Mica.
raguan government. declares editorially
that President Zclaya and the members
OF his cabinet, in their recent interviews
with the members Of the United States
canal commission. did not express any
disposition to cede or sell sovereignty
over any portion Of Nicaraguan terri.
tory or canal route. The paper also
asserts that the government is not dis.
posed to sell its sovereignty over the
Route
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OUT OF THE BILL.

Two Important Provisions Of Naval Ap-
preparation Measure Eliminated.
WASHINGTON. April 23.-As result
OF protracted struggle in the house
the provisions in the naval appropria-
ton bill to enable the secretary Of the
navy to contract for armor for the
tho battleships Maine, Ohio and Mis-.
souri,, now awaiting their armor equip
ment at $545 per ton, the price asked
for Krupp armor. is out OF the bill, as is
the provision to repeal the $500 imita-
ton placed upon the price of armor by
the current law. The fight came at the
end Of the consideration of the bill
Although the provision was obnoxious
to the rule all the minority members OF
the committee had agreed to it, but
when the majority declined to allow
the discussion Of n proposition for the
establishment Of an armor plate factory
they retaliated by raising point OF
order against the two provisions above
referred to and they were ruled out
The exact effect of the action of the
house is disputed. The appropriation
of a, 600, 900, under the head OF ''armor
and armament" remains ON the bill. as
we'll as the language Of the proviso au'
thorizing the secretary of the navy te
contract for
Armor Of the Hest Quality
for the Maine, Ohio and Missouri. the
words stricken out being ''at cost not
to exceed $545 a ton including roy
alties."
It is contended by some that this EN-
mowers the secretary to contract for the
armor without regard to cost. By 9th
ers it is claimed that the provision viii
he ineffective unless the senate insert:
the prioe, So much bad feeling was
aroused by the wrangle over the armo1
plate provision that Mr.. Underwood o.
Alabama began a filibuster after the
bill was reported to house and finall,
forced an adjournment without final &C
ton on the bill.
Before the ermor plate question came
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''an Rivers Sweeping Every
Thing Before Them.
D'N' April 28.-The Bloemfon-
respondent Of The Morning
''ieSraphing Thursday. April 10.
'e Is already q 80-foot flood OF
N |''oh river, which is reported to
's'hg. All the drifts on the
river are impossible. Traffic is
''ly interrupted southwark. the
A"ving washed the ballast from
@ the railway. The country
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-23
ADDISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, APRIL %, 1900

up two amendments to modify the pro-
vision for the increase Of the navy,
which authorizes two battleships and
six cruisers. were defeated. One pro-
posed to add provision for six gunboats
and the other to strike out the provision
for the battleships. The question of
building ships in government yards did
not reach vote as the amendment
offered to this end was ruled out on q
point of order.
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Had Fire; Little Insurance.

MILWAUKEE. April 23.-An Evening
WISCONSIN special from Kenosha. WIS.,
says: A disastrous fire visited the VII.
lnre OF Wilmot. in the western par. 0,
this county, wiping out every industrial
,,,ont in the town. The town was aD-
solntely without fire protection and the
only nrotection was bucket brigade.
Tho loss Is estimated at $4,000. with
nrnctically no insurance.