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The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
THE FRANKFORT TRAGEDY.
II seems 10 Have Cast u Pail over
the TcOpk Of the Kentucky Cap
itnl-cOl. Colson In jail.

Frankfort Ky, Jan. ls.-Tuesday's
tragedy, in which three men were
killed, seem, to have cast pail over
the people OF the state capital, and on
al sides are seen evidences OF mourn.
ing. The bodies OF Ethclbcrt Scott
and Luther ". Demaree, victims of
Colson's bullets, were shipped to their
respective homes, Lexington and Shel.
byville, while the remains Of Julian,
who was probably killed by Scott, lie
In caskct at the residence Of his sis.
ter, where hundreds Of friends called
to poy their sad tributes. Capt, B, Il,
Golden, who was also shot by Colson,
Is very much improved, and the physi.
c'ons entertain hope OF his recovery.
Goldcn says that he was hit by Col.
or's first shot, and that Demnree was
killed by Colson's rcclSlcssness, Col.
on passed the night in Jail.
AZ the coroncr's inquest oil Of the
syc-wl,nesscs who testified stated that
Dcmnree was ldlltd by Colson. Sew
eral witnesses sworc positively that
Scott was not the man who shot first,
Ind described the man who begun the
Ihooting us tall, handsome man, who
oscd the long pistol. This tailed with
the description Of Colson and his re-
vol,cr, The coroner's jury returned q
verdict TO the effect that Scott Julian
md D,mnrcc cnmc TO ~ cir dpnth by
pistol shots Arcd by David 3, Colson,
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Tho Kansas Fly and the Spider.

A spider carefully wove his web Ia
the corner of room and waited for
his victim. Gy and by. seeing a fly
meandering along that way he in-
vited him to chat awhile, casually
offering TO set EN- up as an extra in
ducement, "May ask" said the fly
as he brushed breadcrumb of his
left eyebrow with his left foot,
"why are you so blamed anxious TO
strike up an acquaintance with an
entire stranger? So far as know
you never saw me in your life be-
tore" "rrue," replied the spider,
as he fastened another strand, "buS
as saw you was struck by your ap-
pearance and determined that you
were the individual l had been look
ing for to go into great business
venture. ] can see in minu'o that
you have head for business" But
The fly simply said; my fuzzy
headed friend, might be caught with
this glucose you are giving me II 1t
wasn't for the fact that ] see the re-
mains of friend OF mine from
Missouri hanging up there In the cor
ner Of your establishment. He had
TO be shown, ! don't" And with a
light "ta ta, viii see you later" the
Kansas ny wended his way towards
the bald head OF fat man who was
slumbering on u neighboring couch.
Topeka Mail and Breeze.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
FORTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
The Regiment Has Left Manila foy
the Islands of samar
ana Leyte.

Manila, Jan. II, 7:05 p. m.-Col
Sobbe, with the Forty-eighth infantry,
sailed on board the transport Hancock
to-day with gunboats escortlng, The
objective Of the force Is probably the
important islands of Samar and Leytc,
which the insurgents hold, The Amer
icun blockade and the levies of the
TagUl army have caused Rrcot suffer-
Ing among the people, and hundreds
OF persons nrc in an almost starving
condition, The Tagnl general, Mau-
ricio, recently landed at Negrcs from
the island OF ranuy, ana requested .
conference with Col. Byrne, lie pro-
posed that the insurgents be let alone
aud permitted to wear side arms and
uniforms In the towns until the war
In Luzon wns ended, when they would
surrender. Col Byrnc refused TO agree
to this, however, and said they would
be considered as bandits and shot II
they were found armed, Col. Byrne sur.
prised The insurgcnt camp the same
night, and scattered the Filipinos,
killing 30 Of them, including general.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
FOR ESCORT DUTY.
British Men-of-War Said to be on
Hand to Protect Mule Transports
From UnfriendIy Interference.

New Orleans, Jan. 1S.-lt is stated
here that there are British warships
within easy reach of the Mississippi,
assigned TO the duty of escorting the
mule transports When they shall have
been loaded with animals from New
Orleans for South Africa. The pres
tnce of the warships in the gulf waters
Is said to have been brought about by
advices received at the British war Of
fee in London to the effect that two
old hullls had been fitted out by Amer
ican sympathizers with the Beers, with
the avowed intention of capturing and
sinking the mule transports as soon
as they left the mouth of the river on
their voyage across the Atlantic.
These advces, it is said, were cabled
from London to Capt. Marsham, in
charge of the buying Of mules in this
country for the British army. Capt.
Marsham admitted that there were
British wnrships within easy call Of
the rivers mouth, and while not alb
solutely denying the fact that he had
received information of the alleged
Bocr expedition on the seas, he Of
fered strong argument against the
possibility of the expedition being in
existence.
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THEY MADE HASTE TO ACT.
No Time Lost by the Trustees In
Acting On the Permit.

hNthuh OH
tockport, H., Jan. 1s.-The bear
trap dam was lowered at 11:16 u. M,
allowing the water from the Chicago
drainage canal to flow Into the Des
PLANES river.
The canal trustees arrived at Joliet
nj ? u. M, and at 1O,jO o'clock secured
permission from Gov. Tanner TO lower
the dam. They Immediately took a
special train, and arrived at Lockport
in short time, and went at once to
the dam.
President Boldenwerck Of the tfus-
tees board made n short speech, intro
ducing Col. Isaac Taylor, of the canal
commission. Col, Taylor made a five-
minute Speech in which he said the
opening of the canal was but the be-
ginning Of u greater work, which
would connect the great lakes Of the
north with the Mississippi river. He
added that he authorized the trustees,
on the authority of Gov. Tanner, to
lower the dam.
At ll:l6 q. m. the dam was low
cred
The gates were Immediately opened,
and the water rushed through on its
way TO the Mississippi and the gulf o.
Mexico,
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
A VICTIM OF FooTpADs.
uentcn, n0bbcd ana Pushed on .
bridge by Hiphwnymcn In u
NNst' -. Louis suburb.

81, Louis, Jan, ls,--Lying under.
heath n foolhrldgc which spans River
Des Percs, between the Old and New
Manchester roads, near the Tumm ave.
aue intersection, DR., Engelbert Voers
ster, OF the city dlspenaary staff OF
physicians, on INesdAy Night found a
man IN semiconscious condition, Al
Ter he had been resuscitated the man
Informed the physician that his name
was Willum II, Miller; that he was
IN employe In the Office Of the recorder
VI deeds, und that no had been held
up, M he wns on his way home, robbed
and beaten by highwaymen, who had
lhovcd him from the bridge Into the
wssdSs ,.e,a-~
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
ADVANCE ON LADysMITH.
Public Anxiety In London unap'
peascb by Vague Rumors.

London, Jan. 1s, 2:32 p. m.--fublie
anxiety regarding the advance on
Ladysmith remains unappeased, and
the vague rumors that general en-
gagement is progressing, purporting
10 emannte from Durham and Pieter.
maritzburg, are based solely on the
belief that Gen. Buffers arrangements
to advance would be completed Mon
aay or Tuesday at the latest.
The war Office has posted this no
Nee
"The following telegram is the only
news which has been received in re-
gard to Gen. Buffers operations neal
Springfield"
The telegram then proceeds to re-
port the death Of private from dysen'
terry, at Springfield bridge camp, Jan
uary 10, and the wounding Of another
private in reconnaissance towardi
the Tugela river January Is.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
RECONNAIssANCE IN FORCE.
Gen. Mcthucn Feels of the Boei
Lines nnd Finds Them There,

Moddcr River, Cape Colony, Jan. ia
Modder River, Cape Colony, Jan, a.
There was reconnaissance In forces
under Gen, Mcthucn, Tuesday, n d.
vision being engaged, with the obIec,
OF osccrioIning the strength and dis
position OF the Boer force, and also
In order to try to draw the Beers from
Kimberley where, lately, they have
been Oc,Ivc, The British discovered
the Beers In great force, and being re.
laforccd from the direction OF Jacobs
dal,
Al a,a0 the artillery opened fire, tho
shells dropping In the Boer lntrcnch'
ments with great precision, The at
tack wOs directed against the Boef
left, The firing continued until sun
set, mostly with artillery, although
The guards, ON the right, fired some
long-rengc volleys, The Beers re-
served their Hire until the British wer
returning 20 camp In the darkness
when SIX shells followed them, There
were no casualties among the British
troops.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
THE DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Hoar's Amended Inquiry ResOlu-
tiOn AdOpted-VOte on the FL
nancial Bill February Is.

Washington, Jan. 17.-At the con-
clusion of routine business in the sem
ate, the resolution of inquiry intro
duced by Mr.. Hoar (Mass), and
amended by Mr.. Lodge (Mass.), call
ing for general information regarding
the conduct of the insurrection in the
Philippines, was laid before the senate
and adopted after another violent at
tack on the administration by Mr..
Pettigrew.
The senate agreed to vote on the
iinuncial bin on Thursday, February
Is. No hour was set, however.
House.
When the house met it decided by a
vote of TIA to 1888 that the census bill
reported by Mr.. Hopkins Qll), was
privileged.
Mr., Barney wis.,, from the COM
mittec on appropriations, reported the
pension appropriation bill.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole and resumed the consid-
Grafton of the urgent deficiency bill
under the five minute rule.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900.
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

George French was nominated by th'
president to le census supervisor o.
the Fifth Arkansas district.
William j. BRAN WAS hanqueted py
The democrats Of the Kentucky legis
lature, at Frankfort, Tuesday night.
Mrs. Polly Ooud Graves. of Lexing'
ton, KY. celebrated her one hundred
and third birthday anniversary Tues
day.
Sir Alfred Miner, the governor, has
proclaimed martial law in the districts
of Hopestown and Philipstown, Cape
Colony.
Gov. LongiD of Mississippi in his
inaugural address fiercely denounced
mob violence, and suggested drastic
remedies.
Coils P. Huntington has declined an
invitation to make a donation of $780,
900 to the Troop polytechnic insti'
tute at Pasadena, Cal.
Admiral Dewey has accepted ar invi
tation to be present at the Illinois
state encanpnent of the G. A. r., a
Jacksonville, Hay, 2.
St. Louis untertakers think they are
entitled to btter name, and are dis
cussing the aivisability of calling
themselves "mTtionists."
Two unknown men, one about As OF
so years old, AMI the other about 25 OF
80, were found asphyxiated in a room
at the Santa Mari hotel at Chicago.
Representative Lentz,of Ohio,charges
that papers alleging that certain fed
eral otliceholders are polygamists have
disappeared from government files.
The New Yorl Rapid Transit board
awarded the contract for the rapid
transit tunnel t, John b. Mcdonald
His bid for the work was $35,000,000.
A church collapsed during the cele-
bration Of a massin Maloousene town.
ship, Samara dist'ict, Russia. Nine
teen persons wee killed and 6e
wounded.
Gel. Randall, tn, commander of the
newly created military department OF
Alaska, arrived in Washington from
Cuba, Tuesday, AID conferred with
Secretary Root.
A dynamite factory at Avigliano, IA
miles from Turin, Italy, exploded,
Tuesday, with the result that five
buildings we're reduced to ruins and
ten persons killed.
Count and Countess Boni de Castel'
lane are On their way to this coun-
try, having sailed from Havre last
Saturday. They will be the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould.
Chief-ofPolice Campbell of St. Louii
Mrs Hannah j. Stetson, an actress
knc wn as Hannah lngham, leading
lady of tle Murray Hill New York;
theater stock company, died suddenly
Tuesday o. apoplexy, aged 80 years,
offers 500 out of his own pocket, tc
any memb,r Of the police force or cit
izen, who ills highwayman, burglar
or porch-cimbcr caught in the act,
Information has been received by
tn, authorities of Sioux City, Ia, that
Henry Peters, the hackman supposed
to have bem murdered, ten years ago
and burned in brewery, is living Ii
Oklahoma,
George Downing, fireman at tht
works of he Nebraska Cereal Co., al
Lincoln, Neb., was fatally injured by
the explosion of boiler after lear
down 40foot well to escape death
from scaldng.
The United States government hai
become alarmed at the large purchase
OF pea or navy beans by the British
government, and has begun to buy
heavily on its own account before th'
supply becomes exhausted.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
THREE BOLD HIGHWAYMEN.
u Thousand Dollars worth
of Fine Jcwciry.

ST, Louis, Jan, ,s,-'rhrec highway
mcn, Tuesday nlght,nbout nine o'clock,
robbed the jcwclry store OF August
Wmgler, No, 1850 ST, Louis avenue, OF
nearly $1,000 worth of dlum<nd rings,
gold watches aud other jewehS, Henry
Spellman, the clerk In charge of the
store at the time, was knocked sense.
less with n sandbog In the hands OF
one Of the robbers. No arrests In con.
nection with the cnse have been made.
md there is no clew 10 the robbers.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Martins Way.

Irishmcn are inclined TO word,
pcrversion, but, the following de-
scription of slow speech which often
dcgcncra'cd into stammer shows
that occasionally they used the best
words possible In explaining thing
"lt's u square sort o. way Martin
talks" said Pat "It's MS u he TUX
the words out nv his mout' an luked
at 'em before he gives 'em to yea"
Nineteenth Century.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Won Molike,n Meihod.

During the FrNnco.prussian war a
well.hnown English correspondent
was sent TO the front by his paper,
and Oh one occasion Won Moltke sent
for aim and said, "Mr. -, on such
day the German army will perform
such and such u movement. IL that
appears In the - naming the paper,l
you will be shot" OF course tho
news did not appearl--London Spec.
tator.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Returned His Pay Check,

New York, Jan. 1s.-William A. En-.
glish, of Indiana, a captain Of volun-
teer' in the war with Spain, has re-
turned to the treasury check for ST..
172, sent him for pay for his army serv-
ice, with the statement that he would
not accept pay for service to his coun.
try in time Of danger. 1t is the only
case Of the kind in the Spanish war.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
LATE PHILIPPINE NEWS.
The American Forces Keeping Up
the Campaign Mt Lively Rate
No Siesta For the Tagnls.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-The following
cablegrams We're received by the war
department from Gen. Otis:
manila, Jan. l7.-Schwan's troops
are in possession of Batangas province,
and are about to move eastward into
the provinces of rayabas and Laguna.
Wheaton is moving on Lemerk and
Taal, and has naval cooperation.
Our casualties are slight; insurgent
loss, considerable in men and prop
erty, as we keep up constant opera
tior. The expedition under Kobbe
leaves for the hemp ports tonight,
"OTIS."
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Anent rod sloan in England.

New York, Jan. ia dispatch to
the World from London says:
No confirmation can be found for
the report that Tod Sloan's license to
ride in England will not be renewed
by the jockey club. The only possible
basis for the statement is that Lord
Wm. Beresford has engaged 7. Well
don as first jockey.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS.
81. Louis Authorities Seek 10 Re-
strain the sanitary Trustees.

Chicago, Jan. 1s,-Attorneys repre-
scn,ing the city Of st. Louis made APP
plication before Judge Kohlsaat, Of the
United States district court, for an in
SUac,ion TO restrain the board of trus-
tees Of the sanitary district from rnrn-
ing the sewage Of the Chicago river
into the Dcs PLANES river. Judge Kohl
sOnt set Suturduy,January 2o,as the date
for hearing arguments on the question,
when II is probable lively legal bat
tle will take place.
The bin for the injunction, which
was fled Tuesday night, is signed by
Mayor Icigenheln Of St. Louis. The
bill claims that the waters Of the Mis-.
,issippl will be poisoned by the sew
ngc of the ChIcago river; TINT the
water works system OF 81. Louis, con.
s,ructed ut n cost OF $20,000000, will
be rendered vnluclcss, The bill Is ac-
componed by an affidavit from DR..
W. u. Tcichmon, city chemist Of 81.
Louis, combating the theory or dilu-
tlon OF sewage In water, us intended TO
be applied to the Chicago drainage
canal and claiming the sewage will
pollutc the Mississippi river to point
where Its waters will be unfit 20 drink,
Gen, Black, representing the drain.
age trustees, gave notice that the
trustees will resist the application for
q restraining order.
he gates, nt the sides OF the dam,
which are TO be used for regulating
tnc flow, were not opened when the
dam was lowered, and mny be kept
closed until Thursday,
The how over the dam wos between
$4,000 and 100000 cubic feet per min
ute, and when the gates are opened
this now will be largely increased.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Gen. Hughes In Panay.

Manila, Jan. 1s,-Gen. Hughes Is abb
sent on the western coast OF Panay,
policing that section The band of SO
Tagolos which landed at Negros in
December was struck by Byrne in the
Negros mountains, who killed 10 and
captured % rifles and ammunition; no
casualties, The troops in northern Lu'
zon are busy pursuing robbcr bands
with good results,
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
GOT AHEAD 0F ST. LOUIS.
Chicago Sewage is Now Vending
Its Way Towards the Mis-
sissippi River.
The GATES WERE LIFTED At LOCKpoRT.
Gov. Tanner Signed A Formal Permit
and the Trustees Acted Upon II
Promptly, Notwithstanding In
junction Proceedings In the Fed
eraI Court ut Chicago.

Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 1S.-Fears Of action
on the part of St. Louis to prevent, by
injunction, the raising of the gates
COZ trolling the waters of the Chicago
drainage canal at Lockport, caused
hurried conference between the sani-
tary trustees and the special commits
sion created to pass on the canal here.
object of the Conference.
The object of the conference was to
secure the necessary permit from the
commission. This was secured, and
the trustees and commissioners left, a
few hours later, for Lockport to open
the gates. The hurried action of the
drainage trustees was the result Of
movement on the part of attorneys in
Chicago to secure an injunction from
Federal Judge Kohlsaat, restraining
the board from opening the gates OF
the controlling works at Lockpoort.
Trustees Went to Lockport.
The trustees left Chicago on spe-
cial train at an early hour and after
a brief stop here returned to Lock-
port about nine o'clock. 1t was ex-
pected that the work of opening the
gates would not consume more than
one hour.
Work Not Complete at Joliet.
At Joliet the work is not yet in
shape to receive the full volume OF
water, but the trustees decided to take
the risk and avoid the possibility OF
the opening being tied up in the
courts.
1t is probable the gates will be only
partially opened.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Only u Side Issue.

London, Jan, ls,--Gen, Frcnch's suo
cess, though consoling to the British
70 recognized MS being only u side is
sue. The country Is grateful to learn
that the British losses in this engage
men. were only six men killed and Ave
wounded The news that two trans
ports with troops have been ordered
from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, in
dicates that substantial reinforce
men,s IRE on their way to Gen. French
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Fire mt Dawson City,

Tacoma, WASH, Jan. 1S,-A large
part of the business portion of Dawson,
In the Klondike country, was burned
on the night Of the 9th, the loss ex-
ceeding 100000, according to brief
dispatch received at skaguay and
brought to Tacoma by the steamer
Farallon. The temperature at the tiluc
of the fire was below zero.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Assumption, NOT NEWS.
A London Military Critics Idea Of
What Gen. Butler May be
Doing Just Now.
RUM0RS OF AN EAGAGEMENT CURRENT.
They are Vague, However, and Do
Not AlIny Public Anxiety-The
Beers Opened an Artillery Duel
Tue.dny Morning at Rensberg,
Using a Captured British Gun.

New York, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
The Morning Posts military critic
says: Assuming that Gen. Butler has
gone to the left with two divisions,
leaving one before Chieveley, he prob
ably moved with the first to Frere and
Springfield. and thence to Potgieter's
drift. For the second he would choose
another passage, as 10000 men would
take the best part of day to make
the passage at one point.
Beers Couldn't See En-.
"a division from Estcourt, moving
off when Gen. Butler moved from
Frere, would be screened from the
enemys observation. The movement
continued would take it to a point
west of Potgieter's drift, as the next
passage to the westward, according to
the maps, is that on the road to
Bethany.
A Bare Possibility.
ut is possible that Gen. Warren's
division followed that road. In that
case, after crossing the river, 1t would
have very long march. 1t is about 80
miles, or two days, to Dewdrop from
Estcourt. BY way of Bethany to Dew
drop it is not less than so miles, or
about a weeks march, so that If Gen.
Warren left Estcourt on Tuesday OF
Wednesday last. he may to- day be
within days march of Dewdrop.
Position of Dewdrop.
"Dewdrop is about ten miles from
Potgieter's drift, and the Boer posi-
ton which fronts Gen. Butler is about
half way between the drift and Dew
drop.
If, therefore, while Gen. Butler wal
attacking the Beers, Gen. Warren
came along the road from Bethany, h'
would strike from a point beyond thu
Beers hank-behind the center Of theii
position
4 COncentric Attack.
Thus two forces would be delivering
on the battlefield, a concentric attacl
"a most effective form of attack-anc
the direction of Gen. Warren's ad
vance would, IL he were successful
carry His troops right into Ladysmith
ADVANCE ON LADysMITH.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
I,ecom,ng Denssiy Inhabited.

llrom-lf had any desire to cx.
plorc around In the polar regions, bc.
licve I'd try making u trip TO the
south pole.
Siras-Why not try the north poleP
"Oh' there's been 80 doggoncd
many others gone IN that direction
lately that fellow wouldn't git
very far without bein' ovcrhaulcd by
some relief expedition or other
pupk
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Work Not Complete at Joliet.
GOV. TANNER SIGNS PERMIT.
Authority Given the Drainage Trus-
tees to Raise the Gates.

tttH 10 N"r"o t"o ""
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. lS.-At 1O:50 q.
m, Gov. Tanner signed the formal per-
nit, which allows the drainage trus-
tees to lift the gates of the controlling
works at Lockport. The governor i'm
mcdiately wired word of his action to
Joliet and Lockport, and officials at
The statehouse expressed the belief
thnt the canal would be opened within
a half hour of the time the governors
signature made 1t possible.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
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Puts and Calls TabbOed.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Trading in puts
and calls, or the payment Of any
money in connection Herewith, will
hereafter be a dishonorabe transact
ton if carried on in the exchange
room Of the board OF trade.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
An Artillery Duel.

Rensberg, Cape Colony, Tuesday
Jan, l6.--The Beers opened an artil
lery duel this morning, using n cap
tured British lo-pounder which the
British gunncrs ultimately silenced
The British kept up n searching FIRE
oil day long on the Boer kopjes, ant
also dragged up another gun to the
summit Of Coleskopf.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Aiding q Good Work.

New York, Jan. ls.-Miss Helen
Gould has contributed s50,0OO to aid
In the building Of the new home for
the naval branch Of the Young Mems
Christian association in Brooklyn, .
work that is being undertaken by the
international committee OF that asso.
citation.
The Van Buren press., 1900-01-20
Transports to be Released.

San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-The trans.
ports Olympia and Pennsylvania are
to be turned over by the government
to their owners at once. The Centen-
nial is likely to be rechartered, as
there are yet several hundred horses
and mules to be shipped to Manila.