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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
SAD TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO
4 Man Believing He Had Mort.,,-
Wounded His Wife, by Mis-
take, Commits Suicide.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Believing that h.
had MORALLY wounded his wife wh,Is
shooting at fancied burglar, win.
IAN D. Brockman, lineotyper, LIVING
in Austin, turned his revolver unon
himself and committed suicide. Al .
precaution against burglars, Brock.
man always slept with a revolver I'm.
der his pillow. Early Wednesday
morning, imagining he saw an in.
truder at the window opposite hi,
bed, he fired. The bullet passed
through the pillow close beside hi,
wife's head. Frantically he asked her
if he had killed her. She replied
seepily that he had not, but too lats
to save his life.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23

the doxology as never before; At least
there were two voices that rang out
with new inspiration Of faith.
When they were once more at
home, and the children in bed, Wesley
Norwood again took his wife into his
arms and opening his Bible at a place
much marked and worn, they read to.
gether with the guileless faith Of
children: "And it shall come to pass,
that before they call, will answer;
and while they are yet speaking, ]
will hear."-Ram's Horn.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Convicted 1t Texark ana.

The following persons were convict.
cd In federal court at Texarkana; Bill.
lings Washington, King Jackson,
Frank Smith, George James, W. Lo.
gan, selling whisky without license
fined 800 and thirty days In jail; r.
Hancock. Jim Frank, A. N. Wells, Al.
len Willis, same charge, ninety days
and 800; George Harris, forty days
and 800; Robert Franks, sixty days
and 500; Geo, Grimm, six months and
800; Dan Car, one year In Leaven'
worth and 800.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
DESTROYED THREE CAMPS.
Marines Carry an Almost Imprerna.
BILE Position In Samar, InAicting
Severe Punishment.

Washington, Nov. 21.-The follow.
ing cablegram has been received al
the navy department from the com,
handing officer of the Asiatic station.
dated Cavite, November 20:
"Capt. Waller reports that on the
18th marines attacked an almost i'm.
pregnable position at Sojoton, Samar,
destroying three camps, killing 30
men, capturing 40 bamboo guns, rice
and stores. He reports no casualties,
and commends Porter, Bearss and
other officers.
[Signed ROGERS"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
BRIEF MENTION.

A lad named Glover was seriously
injured In runaway at Warren.
The Western Arkansas Teachers As.
ISOLATION will meet at Fayetteville De-
cember 20.
An organized gang Of crooks have
recently held up a number of citizens
on the streets OF Texarkana.
G. l.. Moore, young railroad man
Of Paragould, was killed in Cotton
Belt freight wreck near Weiner.
VIM. Millsap was shot and killed by
Emory Garland near Clinton In q
dispute over the gathering Of some
corn.
Tho state Baptist convention I'D.
journed at paragould on the 10th inst.
Conway was selected as the place Of
meeting In 1902.
A drummer giving the name Of Shaw
was badly used up by citizen Of Sher.
rill for being too fresh In his remarks
to the said citizens wife.
Gov. Davis has offered reward Of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction Of
Dave McWhorter, who shot and killed
his wife at Mulberry recently.
The railway sta.on OF the Iron
Mountain at Warner. Lincoln county,
and the saloon Of Capt Bob Rice were
destroyed by fire on the 18th.
At Anderson Mill, on the Cotton Belt,
south Of Pine BLUM. Fred Hitler shot
and killed Dan Williams. The men
had quarreled over Williams domestic
troubles, Both were negroes.
Chas. Peake. o switchman, while rid.
Ing on the pilot Of an engine in the
Iron Mountain train yards ut Fort
Smith. received fatal injuries by the
locomotive running into u train at q
crossing.
Mrs. II. Il. Cole suicided at Harri.
son by shooting herself through the
heart. Dependency Is said to have
caused the woman to take her life.
A farmer named Harlin, living near
jacksonville, Pulaski county, was rob.
bod ut his homo by q burglar of $240
In cash. the proceeds from the sale Of
his crops.
U. s. Brown, while operating q pile
driver on the White River railroad
near Batesvllle, was instantly killed
and companion fatally injured II
Is not known Just how tho accident
happened.
Tho report Of the treasurer at the
recent Baptist state convention, held
at Paragould, showed the receipts for
the past year from all sources to have
been S2,34S.S9; disbursements, g..
sos. 80.
Henry Williams and q man named
Routon, working on the Choctaw
bridge over the Saline rivcr near Ben.
ton. quarreled an 10 the manner OF do
Ing some work, when Williamr hit
Routon on the head with u maui,
knocking him on the bridge Into the
river, q distance Of thirty feet, Rou
tons skull wss fractured. II
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
LONG OVERDUE VESSELS.
Several Vessels ON Which Heavy Re,
Insurance Premiums Have
Been Paid.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-The Prince
Albert, 1872 days out from Vancouver
for Queensborough, with reinsurance
quoted at 20 per cent, has been add
ed to the overdue list at the Mer.
chants exchange.
Reinsurance of 25 per cent, is quot
ed upon the ship Roanoke.
The British ship Glenbrock, now OUT
1856 days from the Tyne for Val.
paraiso, is quoted at 30 per cent.
The Norwegian bark Anglia, out 1877
days from Newcastle, Australia, foI
Panama, stands at 40 per cent.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Baptist Convsntion.

The annual convention Of Baptists
was held at Paragould last week.
1000 delegates and visitors being in
attendance. Ex-Gov. James P. Eagle.
of Little Rock, was reelected president
for the tewnty-frst time. Gov JET.
ferson Davis was elected first vice.
president; Lieut-Gov. M. P. Huddles.
ton, second vice-president; Hon. w. T.
Smith, of Camden, secretary; Sam
Campbell, of Searcy, assistant secre.
tary; j. H. Kitchens, Of Jonesboro,
treasurer.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23

lightedl We were going to take dim
ner with my wife's folks, but they
were obliged to withdraw the invita-.
tion on account Of sickness
"My wife says that there is nothing
left to do now but for some member
Of the family to fall downstairs and
break leg or something else and the
way in which she gazes at me when
she says 1t, leaves no doubt in my
mind that she looks upon me as the
person to offer himself up for sacri.
fice,"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
A Mystery.

About two weeks ago the skeleton Of
a man was found In the woods near
Monroe, Lee county. The Memphis
police, being notified, made thorough
investigation and discovered that the
skeleton was that of M. G.. Jones, a
timber inspector, who mysteriously
disappeared from a Memphis hotel
July 20, 1900. The skeleton was iden.
titled by bunch of keys which be-
longed to Jones and the gold filling In
several front teeth.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Cha rged with Assault.

Chas Batsford was arrested at Pine
Ridge, near Clarendon, charged with
assault on young lady. The crime
Is said to have been committed while
Batsford was taking the young lady
home in a buggy. The accused is
married man and has several children.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Death Sentence Com mutsd.

Gov. Davis has committed to life
Imprisonment the death sentence Of
George Bedford, colored, who was to
have been hanged at Hope on the 30th
inst. for the crime of rape. Petition
ers for clemency stated that the victim
was a colored woman of questionable
reputation.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Shooting ut Elliott.

At Elliott, q small station on the
Gurdon branch, three young men, VIII
Ponder Sam Sales and c. N. McFall,
while under the influence of liquor,
became involved In a dispute and the
two latter were shot by the former.
Sales lost a finger and McFall re.
ceived bad wound In the thigh.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Arkmnsas' Representatives.

The following delegates represeted
Arkansas at the national W. G. 7. U.
convention, held last week at Fort
Worth, Tex. Mrs. M. A. Dorsey, New.
port; Mrs. l.. A. Markwell, Little
Rock; Mrs. 10. Ethridge, Hope; Mrs.
J. @. Pittman, Prescott; Mrs. 8, 10.
Payne, Fort Smith; Mrs. II. II. Brown,
Fort Smith; Miss Bessie Yantis, Para.
gould.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
ODD FELLOWS OF ILLINOIS.
The Grand Lodge of Illinois Odd Fsls
lows In Annual Session at
Springfield.

Springfield, H., Nov. 2l.-The grand
lodge OF Illinois Odd Fellows met
here with 900 delegates present. The
report of Grand Secretary j. r. Mil.
Ter showed that during the year u
new lodges had been instituted and
that the total membership of 6l,i3s
showed net gain of 2,dO3. The
amount paid out for relief was $780,
2Ol. Daughters of Rebecca lodges in
creased II, while the membership eH
panded 957.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Dragged for Milsa

While returning from a dance near
Bentonvllle, Jud Baker, young white
man, fell from the carriage and was
dragged several miles before his com.
panions discovered the accident Ia.
ker's feet caught In the vehicle and
his head was terribly mangled.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
FORGET Not,

"Foigs. aot all His benefits" II We
do not giye thanks for them, we do
forget them; and that 10 unjust ax well
~ unkind, since In all Gods favors
thers IL SO much that IL memorable
Matthew Henry.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23

The remains Of a we'll dressed man
were recently found In Patoau Bottom,
near Fort Smith. The remains were
In such condition Identification was
impossible.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
one Good Thias,

MI my neighbor has a Thanksglvia'
turkey, an | amt" said Uncle Ebea,
II kin be q little thankful, anyhow.
won't halter listen 10 any klcklA' fuD
hlm."--Washingtop Star.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Financial.

New York Nov. 2l.-.Moncy on call
Arm NJ Az per cent, prime mercantile pr.
per I,pmh per cent, sterling eye
change Arm with actual business IN bnnk..
era' bills Ut 3uisSh for demand aud ~
lSlhMiI for 10 dnyai posted rates N.Y.
silver b0As. Mexican dollars 10 uoVsIn'
Ment bonfo strong,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-11-23
Cotton.

Quotations for mlddling range as fnl.
lows ~, Louis me- New York se'
Momrhis. 1890,
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P PAS
THANKSGIVING
- & (nxS Ross lAN6OeN -

OMETHING had
to be donel Such
was the verdict
of the good peo-
nle 0f Elmville
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
The Diet of the Ph n.be.

Among the early spring arrivals at the north none are more welcome than the phoebe. Though naturally building it's nest under an overhanging cliff of rock or earth or in the mouth of cave. it's preference for the vicinity of farm buildings is so marked that in the more thickly settled parts of the country the bird is seldom seen at any. great dis tance from farmhouse except where bridge spans some stream, affording secure spot for a nest. Its confiding disposition has rendered it great fa- vorite, and consequently it is seldom disturbed. It breeds throughout the United States east of the great plains and winters from the south Atlantic and gulf states southward.
 The phoebe subsiSts almost entirely upon insects, most of which are caught on the wing. These species are mostly harmful. Small wild fruits and Der ries comprise the vegetable food. No cultivated fruits are disturbed by the phoebe. It is evident that a pair of phGbes' must materially reduce the number of insects near a garden or field, as the birds often, if not always, raise two broods year. and each brood numbers from four to six young.-Los Angeles Times.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
Farmland Runs Amuck.

Denver, July 10.-AIrs. Bullis, 61 years old. was killed on a lonely road near the east city limits. being stabbed to the heart, and Jessie KinpOrt. II years of age. was assaulted at her home and terribly mutilated with q knife. Christian Jensen. farmland. who is in custody. has confessed to the crimes He says Mrs. Bullis ran against him on the road. and. believing she had gun. he stabbed her. He talks incoherently and is believed to be in- sane. It has developed that a young man was at the Kinport home. calling on the girl. and remained until after 10 o'clock. Jensen was arrested about 9:45 o'clock i'll the evening. making it impas- sible for him to have committed the as sault.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
NeCrn's TerrihIe Crime

Douglas, Ga, July 10.-Jake Devoss. a negro laborer on James Mckinnon's plantation, was working q team of mules. The mules baked. and Devoss flew into a rage. FlOg%ing failed to move the animals. The negro went to his house. got q Winchester rifle and shot both mules dead. Devoss' wife expostulated with him. and he turned the rifle upon her. inHicting a wound which may prove fatal. James McKin- non. who owned tie mules. and his brother, Charles, attracted by the shooting. started for the scene. The negro saw them coming and began shooting at them. Charles McKinnon was instantly killed. and James Me Kinnon was so badly wounded that he will probably die. Then Deyoss es- capped to the SwampS.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
FEAR ANOTHER FLOOD.
High Wind Driving Gulf Water Owe
 n Large seeffuu ag ssnIxaSfDn

High Wind Driving Gulf Water Over
 large section Of Galveston.
 Galveston. July t0.--A high wind which sends the gulf water high up on the island is causing much alarm here. The weather bureau has hung out storm signals to warn shipping of the danger from the gale. and the vessels in port arc taking every precaution.
 The wind has driven the water of the gulf across the lately devastated dis trict and is now encruaching on the res idence distric; of the city. Tine trains to Houston early in the evening carried a large number of people out of town. While none expressed any fear of Il repetition of last September's storm. they declared they could sleep easier away. The general alarm is evidenced by the constant inquiries coming by telephone to the weather bureau office and the offices of tine newspapers.
 Measuring answers are given from both places. and every effort is being put forth to quell the panic. but if the wind does not die down soon the water will probably be over the greater part of the city. including the business dis trict. The wind is blowing about 8 miles an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Prince von Hohenlohe, former inlpc. rial chancellor of Germany, has died nt Ragatz, aged S2.
 The torrential rainstorm nt Slmfero. pol. q town In the Crimea 31 miles northeast of Seyastopol washed away all the bridges on the Salghir river
 A new transpacific record has been made by the Empress of China. The ship made the run from Yokohama to Vancouver, B. C., distance of I.300 miles in D days and IS hours. The best previous time made hy n Canadian Pa- citic liner was 10 days and iI hours.
 The London Daily Mall publishes ad. vices from Simla to the effect that the latest contract for 30 locomotives for the Burma railways hus been secured by British builders, whose tenders as regards price and time of delivery were more favorable than those of the American bidders.
 A dispatch from Cape Town says Scheeper's Boer command has entered Murraysburg, Cape Colony, and burn. ed the public buildings and residences. The town was not garrisoncd. Mur- rayshurg Is situated in about the cen. ter of Cape Colony, not far from the railroad leading from Cape Town to Kimberley and 2I5 miles from Algoa bgy
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
Rnsh fn 0kInh nnla

Fl Reno. O. T., July 10.-Every train brings extra coaches crowded with peo- pie coming here to register. and roads leading into the city are lined with travellers to this place for the same pur- pose. The hotels and restaurants are already taxed to their utmost capacity, but there will be no suffering here for lack of food and accommodations. The opera house has already been turned into an eating and sleeping house. and as rapidly as needed churches and schoolhouses and every available room will be given up for the accommodation of the crowd. Many come without blankets, expecting to camp out, and hundreds of tents now dot the side St raptc
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
My Cat and |.


 He has cheeks round as apples. Mine are hollow.
 He is portly, even naughty. I am not. He has big, sleepy eyes. Mine are dim.
 He has paws soft as velvet. Thin and trembling mine.
 He stands ready for frolic. I've not time.
 He has repose. Worried am I.
 He is, in short, big and beautiful, sleek and silky, fat and fine, which Pm not and never can be.
 Yet we live the same.
 He has no advantage.
 The same house shelters us. We breathe the same air. We eat the same food. he lingering fondly over all save fruit courses, being especially devoted to rice, milk, soup. meat, oil and vege- tables. We even sit upon the same chairs.
 So why this awful difference?
 But, hold! Though neither has the advantage in the matter of board and keep, there is one great difference! He does not work between meals-Phlla- delphia Record.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
LfucOlu'a Pranhe ecv.

During the civil war President Lin coin discussed the impracticability of maintaining a discovered country and submitted some proposed amendments to the constitution looking to the elimination of slavery, without which, he said, ''thc rebellion could never have existed..' His plan was to purchase emancipation in a period of g years, and he entered into an elaborate argu- ment to show that this would be more prudent and economical than to con- tinue the war. This led him to forecast the probable increase in population, which he believed would continue at Its normal rate of growth. He said:
 "At the same ratio of increase which we have maintained on an average from our first national census, in 1T90, until that of 1860, we should in 1900 have a population of 103,20S 415. and why may we not continue that ratio far beyond that period? We have 2,963,000 square miles. Europe has 3,S00,000. with population averaging I3 1-3 persons to the square mile. Why may not our country at some time aver age as many? # Several of our states are already above that average, and yet they have increased in as rapid a ratio since passing that point as before. Lippincott.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11

Panhandle passenger train NO. Iv, known as the New York express. was "sidewiped" by q switch engine just outside the Union station nt Columbus. O. Twenty-Five passengers were in. jured, seven of them being So badly hurt that they were unable to proceed on their way west with the train.
 Acting Adjutant General Ward has received reports from the officers en- gagged in recruiting the five new in- fantry regiments and the five new cav airy regiments authorized by the army reorganization act, showing that the regiments are all practically recruited except the Thirteenth cavalry, which is reported to be 3s9 short.
 Major 0. l.. Pruden, the former as- sistant secretary to the president, who was appointed paymaster In the regu- lar army in May. has resigned his posi- ton in the army and has been reap pointed to his old position of assistant secretary to the president. This is the office to which the late Adelbert Hay was to have been appointed.
 Jacob s. Rogers, the famous builder of railroad locomotives and one of the richest men In New Jersey, was found dead in his room at the Union League club, New York city. Mir Rogers was proprietor of the Rogers Locomotive works of Paterson from 1856 until ten years ago. The works were founded by Thomas Rogers, his father, before 1920.
 As result of the negotiations with the Vatican by Cardinal Gibbons the trouble about the religious orders In the Philippines has been allayed. The pope will send American and French frlars to gradually supersede the Spanish ones. Ii Is stated that Cardinal GiB- bons undertook the negotiations he. cause President Mckinley emphatic. ally refused to send n special envoy.
 Complete reports received from all parts of the country hy the Chicago Tribune show the following 10 have been the casualties due to celebrating the glorious Fourth. Dead. 2a: injured. 1,S13; fire loss, S12s.1 Those who were injured suffered from the follow ing agencies: Fireworks. no; toy ps- tols, 225; toy cannon, all; firearms. 200; loose gunpowder. 2JG; Injured in runaways, 3S; total. 1.Sl3.
 Coroner Meredith of Troy has an. nounced his findings in the Inquest In the matter of the fatal collision on the Albany and Hudson River ralhoad at Schodack some time ago. ln which ! persons were killed and 05 injured. The coroner finds from the evidence that the accident was caused by the failure of Motorman smith. who was killed in the collision, to hold his car on the sid. ing until the north bound car had passed.
 The directors of the Seventh National bank of New York city have decided not only to raise enough money to pay off all the depositors In full. hut 10 make up a fund and take over the ST.. 100000 loan made hy the bank to Mar. quand X Co. While no formal an- nouncement was made. lt was declared by one of the directors that the Sew enth would be reorganlzcd. with new interests behind 1t. and resume busi. ness as soon as the affairs of the old institution could be strengthened out.
Connecticut western news., 1901-07-11
General MnrLctn.

New lntkt July b FLouR-state and western barely steady and dull; Minnesota patents. sJ5oa3,Us winter straiehts & s0aS.50 winter extras, s250a2. ss, winter patents, sS.6oaspo.
 wHEAT-Opcnrd weak under cable and crop news, but recovered later with corn; September ugA a70 b.16c.; october, 7uhc
 RYEs=Easy, state, j2aa9cs. c, l. t, New York, oarlots, No western, 55r., f. O. b., ahoat. CoRN-Aotivu and strong on renewed buliish crop damage news and outside snynR. oATS-Actiye and firm on crop news, traci. white, state. s2isas7C.i track white, western. s2ikasTc
 PoRR-Duli; mess, as5sio5S; family gSso slc.
 LARD-Easy; prime western steam, ss0e BuTTER-Mcakg state dairy, iialshe.3 craams cry, l5ai9ise.
 CHEESE Steadys fancy. large, eolored ac,s lancy, large, white, ncs fancy, imal, volofed, "a gisc; fancy. small. white, panitc, EGGS=lffeVular; state and pcnnH Hltania, ne ltisc.; western, oandlrd, l3aiGiac, SrGAR=Raw nrm3 lair refining, aIocs cen. tritugal, nd test, 7.S2e.l refined hrni crushed. Bc powdered. 5.G0D
 TTRpENTlNE.= St,ddy al 3ia3sisc, TALON stcadyi city, i5.iGci country, i7sa tc.
 HAY steadyl shipping, 7oaiTgc.i good to ,hoiCc, pAa7aiat,