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Evening star., 1901-06-25
Somersetshire Furmenty.

To pint of ready-boiIed wheat put by
degrees one quart Of milk, breaking I'D
the Jelly; then add two ounces of picked
currants; stir and cook in double boiler
until currants are tender. Beat the yolks of
two eggs with little grated nutmeg and
two tablespoonfuls of milk: add to the
wheat; stir together few minutes over the
hre; sweeten to taste and serve cold with
whipped cream or fruit
Albany Pudding.
Thickly butter a rather shallow pudding
dish, line sides and bottom with slices of
bread; make custard of milk, eggs and
sugar and pour into the dish; place thin
slices OF buttered bread on top of clrstard:
sprinkle with sugar, 1ev chopped almonds
and currants. Bake vi IL custard is set.
Serve with fresh fruit sadce.,Y
Spaghetti, Mexican Style.
Put two tabiespoonfu1ss OF oil or butter
In a porcelain-lined saucepan; when hot
add quarter Of pound OF spaghetti broken
in three-inch lengths, half a sliced onion,
one large tomato cut into CUBES. green.
sweet pepper sliced, and salt and pepper to
taste. Stir and cook until slightly brown.
Then add one and a half cups of good stock
or not water and cook slewly until all the
water is absorbed and the spaghetti is ten
der Serve hot. 10 "a
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
GIVING THE RATCHET A REST.
Mrs, Nation Deyotes One Day TO Eff
forts at Moral Suasion--Lesson
of the County Jail

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 20.--Mrs. Carrie
Nation has been busy to-day along
the lines Of moral suasion and has
pursued nothing in the way of forcible
tactics,
sne called upon the sheriff, city at
torney and probate judge, urging
each to enforce the law against the
illegal sale of liquor. She visited the
county Jail and furnished bushel of
apples and a large bunch of bananas
to the inmates. She addressed the
prisoners, asking them how many
were in Jail by reason Of whisky, and
ascertaned that all but two of the
~ inmates attributed their arrests to
liquor.
In the Office of the police court,
Mrs. Nation observed some calendars
containing pictures which she regard
ed as of an Objectionable nature. At
her request the judge took down the
pictures from the wall,
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
A REVOLUTIONARY RISING.
Poles Preparing TO Turn Upon the
Heel that Crushes Them-An
Indignation Meeting.

Berlin, Jan. 30.-The Prussian au-
thorities in the Polish provinces OF
Prussia have discovered evidence of
the existence OF secret societies, aim
ing at revolutionary rising, A num-
Der OF arrests have been made In
posen, One Of the ringleaders, u med
ical student named Nlndlslav Bolcvski,
escaped across the Austrian frontier.
On Emperor Williams birthday an
Indignation meeting was held by the
Poles in Poscn to protest against the
recent postal practice ofnot delivering
mail addressed to Poles. IL was large.
ly attended and speeches were made
by prominent Polish members OF the
rcichstng and diet, one Of whom said
thnt Emperor William must drop the
title OF grand duke OF Poscn II he will
not recognize the Polish language.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Fire HID Got Good Hendwny before
Being Discovcrcd-MOst OF
the Goods saved.

Tolono, H., Jan. 30.--A fire which
originated in T. +. lIoover's restau-
rant, located In what was known as
the Burr building, at 3:I5 o'clock yes
terday morning, destroyed that and a
half dozen adjoining buildings. The
fire Is supposed to have originated from
a defective flue, but as the entire
building was developed in flames be-
fore the blaze was discovered the eX-
act manner in which IL started can
not be determined,
The citizens turned out en- masse
and succeeded in moving most OF the
goods to places Of safety, and with
The advantage Of II splendid system OF
waterworks confined the flames to
the frame buildings in the burning
district, The loss Is estimated at $l9,-
000 with but little insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
GETTING READY FOR A SIEGE.
Kansas City SaIoOn-I< ccpers Prepar.
Ing for Visit From the
"JOint" Smushcr.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 30.-A special
to the Star from Arkansas City, Kas.,
says:
A report that Mrs. Carrie Nation
would be in this city about the middle
of this week was circulated and inn
mcdiately the joint keepers began
making preparations to prevent her
from destroying their property. Bar
rcades that can be put in place at q
moments notice have been construct
ed and sentrics win be placed about
town to give warning of her APP
proach. Some members of the local
w. c. +, u. wrote Mrs. Nation, whes
she was confined in the Wichita Jail,
urging her to come 10 this city and
carry on her work and she promised
80 come,
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Regarding y ate Universities.

In his biennial report Dr., John L..
Buchanan, president of the State uni
versity, makes the following recon-.
mendations:
The organization and maintenance
of state universities seems to be the
settled policy of the country But they
cannot meet in any large measure the
diversified demands Of modern educa-
ton without an adequate support
/. That the board, either in com.
mittee of the whole or by special com.
mittee, determine the amount Of the
several appropriations which the leg
islature will be requested to make
2. That a committee be appointed
to supervise the publication of the bl.
ennial report.
3. That a committee be appointed
to secure, II possible, the detail of an
army officer who is a graduate of the
military academy at West Point, and
is otherwise a suitable man to take
charge of the military department
4. Provision for renewing insur.
ance on buildings
B. Constituting the resolution adopt.
ell by the board regarding member
ship in the fraternities. The question
at issue is, when does freshman
who passes his examination become
q sophomore?
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
FATAL FIGHT AT A DANCE.
In u Row over a Divorced wife One
Of the Participants Was
stabbed 10 Death.

Newton, ILL.,, Jan. 30.--A dance at
Edgar McCoy's, smear Hunt City, wound
up at about one o'clock yesterday
morning In general fight, In which
knucks and knives were freely used,
Edgar Mccoy was stabbed TO death.
Edgar and Egra Mccoy, bro,ncrs, on
one side, and Vince Mccoy, n cousin,
with Ben Phillips and u young man
named Sparks, on the other, were par
Elephants.
The trouble appears to have grown
out OF jealousy over the wife OF Vince
Mccoy, from whom he has separated,
She attended the dance In company
with young Sparks, Vince Mccoy and
Ben Phillips are under arrest. Both
prisoners protest their innocence, and
the belief Is growing that third
party, not yet apprehended, Is the ono
who did the cutting.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

Springfield, H., Jan. 30.--Thc fupcr.
al Of Federal Judge William j. Allen,
held yesterday afternoon ut 81. Poul's
Episcopal procathcdrnl, was one OF
the most impressive and among the
largest attended funerals ever held In
Springfield, Services were conducted
by r. Rev, Bishop Geo. Seymour, Sls.
hop of Springfield, assisted by Arch
deacon Frederick Taylor, rector OF 81.
Paul's,
Gov Yates and Ms military stan,
lIeut,-Goy, Norlhcott and other state
officers attended In u body,
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Rcar-AdmiraI <auts Retired.

Washington, Jan, 30.--Rcar-AdmIrnl
Kautz, who has Just been relieved
from command OF the Pacific station,
was placed ON the retired list, ycster.
day on account OF age, He had long
and distinguished career, OF which
nearly eighteen years was spent at
sea. During the Samoan troubles,
about two years ago, Admiral kuuts
was In command OF the American
forces In that quarter and II was
mainly through his flrmncsa and con-
scrvotism that serious international
complications were Nvcrtod,
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
BIG FIRE At D[S MONIES.
Over Half a Million Dollars Worth
of Business Property Goes
Up in Smoke.
me INSURANCE WILL COVER The LOSS.
The Fire started in Franhci bros'
p.,,rtment store, which was En-
tireIy Destroyed, While seVer"'
Other Concerns in the vicinity
Suffered Serious Damage.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 3O.-Flre'
which broke out early in Frahkei
Bros department store, corner oiNth
and Walnut streets, destroyed over a
half million dollars worth of proper
ty.
The fire was first discovered by
natrolman at 1905 a. m, in the corner
of the clothing department, coming
direct from the basement. 1t was
but a moment before the whole build
ing was in flames. Every available
fireman in the city was ordered out,
Int the structure was doomed before
they arrived, and their attention was
largely devoted to saving the adJoln-
ing structures, consisting of the Des
Moines national bank, the Utica Cloth
ing Co.., and the Seeley department.
store. by six o'clock a solitary wall
of the six-story Frankel building was
left standing, and the firemen pulled
that down, Not dollar of the $225,-
900 stock was saved, and the destruc-
ton of the property is complete. The
FIRST national bank building, which
is directly across the street, caught
fire, but after a hard struggle was
saved, although damaged to the eX'
ten Of several thousand dollars. The
Utica Clothing Co., the Seeley de-
partment store, upon the adjoining
corners, suffered similarly in the dam
age to stocks and fixtures.
The Estimated Losses.
The loss to the Frankels is esti-
mated at $375,000, consisting of $685.
600 on the stock and $l25,00O on the
building. The firm has announced al
ready that they will rebuild.
The destruction of the electric, tel
ephone and telegraph wires as con-
sequence of the fire led to tempo
rary abandonment of the street car
service and the operation of many
factories dependent upon power fur
nished them.
The heaviest losses are: Frankel
Bros, S375,000; Younker Bros, Si5,'
900; 4, & /. Fredlich, stock, $4,000;
Utica Building Co., $1,000; c. II. See
ley, $4,000; Des Moines national
bank, $1,000; Marx building, $4,000;
Sheer building, $4,000; c. W. Rogg
Co.. $4,000; Iowa Telephone Co., ST.
600; Des Moines City Railway Co., 49,
600; losses to occupants of Office
rooms, 100000.
Later-A detailed account of the
insurance and estimates on the loss
of the fire given out place the total
loss of property at $6s2,OO0 with
5000, 900 insurance. The Frankels es'
innate their loss at $450,000, covered
| by 100000 insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

Judge Jacob Trieoer in federal coui
at Helena gave an adverse decision in
the case Of Lung Hop and Ming SAM
two Cinnamon who were arrested on
the charge of being in the United
States without authority. The two
men were rivals and Lung Hop re-
ported to the authorities that Ming
sam had no registration papers and
should be sent back to China. An in
vestigation followed and Lung Hop
was hung by his own petard, the
Judgment of the court being that they
both be carried to Portland by the
United States marshal and put on
board a vessel bound for China II Is
the second case Of tue kind to be pros
ecuted in Arkansas.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Jefferson County Farmers Offer
Opposition to the Separation Of
School Funds.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Four Men Slightly Wounded IN . street
Fight Mt Piummervilis. China
men Mt Helena Ordered Deportsd From
the United states
Passenger Train Wrecked.

The early morning passenger train
on the Iron Mountain, south bound.
was wrecked near Walnut Ridge on
the 23d. An open switch caused the
wreck. The train was running about
thirty-five miles an hour when the ac-
cident occurred The engine crossed
the switch right side up, and, break
ing loose from the coaches, plowed
alongside the track awhile, then jump
ed completely from the track and ran
about 400 feet when 1t came to
stop, right side up the fireman and
engineer not being injured. The train
was composed of five cars, the hrst
one being a baggage car, the second
the dining car and the other three
Pullman tourist sleepers. The bag
gage coach was not so lucky as the en-
CINE, and, running down the embank-
ment, turned completely over, the
trucks being on top. The baggage
man in this car was the only person
reported to be injured. The dining
car followed the example Of the bag
gage car and turned bottom up. The
first sleeper, in which were thirty
sleeping passengers, ran off the track,
but only turned half over, as did the
next sleeper. The rear, or observa-
ton car, ran off the track, but did not
turn over. The baggage ard dining
cars were almost totally demolished.
The other cars were not damaged to
any great extent
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
SHE REFUSED A GOLD MEDAL.
hrs Carrie Nation Declines to Receive
Decoration at the Hands OF Hor
Kansas Admirers.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 3o.--'Ihc Kansas
State Temperance union, which is
holding its annual convention here,
Yesterday subscribed over one hun
bred dollars to purchase gold medal
for Mrs. Carrie Nation. Mrs. Hutch
nson, president of the State W. Z. l.
T.. was made chairman of a commit
tee to design and purchase the medal.
The fund was started by Col. [. Il.
Cook. who, after stirring speech DO
mated ten dollars ito help purchase a
gold medal fer the bravest woman III
Kansas--Mrs. Nation
The suggestion was taken up with
cheer and the money was quickly
raised.
Mrs. c. B. Hoffman, who last week
aided Mrs. Nation in the Enterprise
raid. was the second person to sub
scribe to the fund.
When Mrs Nation heard what had
been done she cried little, and then
began to scold those who had planned
the surprise. She said she would take
the money and turn it over to the
fund to aid her work, but she would
have no medal.
Later Mrs. Nation responded to an
invitation TO address the convention,
and her remarks were vigorously APP
plauded.
Monday, when Mrs. Nation called on
him. County Attorney i,icnols toIH
her that he believed in re-suDmission,
and yesterday she said that before
she pushed re-submssion on the peo-
pie he would throw her Ratchet at
his head,
Mrs. Nation said she would remain
in Topeka until every one of the l2O
saloons are closed.
81 will petition the governor every
day." she said. 81 will see the legis-
lature. / will talk and talk and talk
! will use all the influence ! can. and
if this does not suflice-well, there are
other means"
Mrs. Nation called upon the sheriff
the city attorney and the probate
Judge, yesterday, and urged each to
enforce the law against saloons.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

The following corporations nave
filed articles with the secretary OF
state: The Titsworth-Brair Compa-
ny, of Paris. Logan county. Capital
stock. $4,000, of which $4,000 has
been subscribed. f. N. Ellsworth Is
president, and NJ. p. Blair and k. b.
Sheehan are the other incorporators,
The COME Stave Company, OF
Junction City. The capital stock is
10000, of which $4,000 has been
subscribed. The officers are j. d.
Proctor, president; Thos. Robertson,
vicepresident: R. G. Brown, secretary
and treasurer.
The Verret Shaft and Engine Com
pany, of Little Rock. The capital
stock is 100000, all of which has
been subscribed. The corporators and
officers are Chas H. Ross, president;
Henry N. Samstag, vice president;
Nicholas j. Verret, secretary and
treasurer.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Asmnil Appropriation.

The house of representatives at
Washington recently passed the bill
giving the Arkansas river an appro-
priation of only s75,00G to do the work
for the ensuing two years. In re-
Spouse to kilograms from Presidents
Moodson and Mitchell, of the Arkan-
sas State and the Little Rock Boara
OF Trade, the following telegram was
received from Senator Jones: THE
river and harbor ccmmiltee adopted a
positive rule TO hear senators only
VINO presented application for spu'
cial hearing. Senator Berry and 4
will do our best. The hearings close
next Saturday"
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Adopt Resolutions.

The Fort Smith city council, at
a recent meeting, adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Resolved, by the city council of
the city of Fort Smith, That where
as, it is conceded that another asy-
lum for the insane is now a necessity
in this state and 1t is probable that
same will be erected in the near flu
ture, and the city Of Fort Smith, by
reason of its location and other ad'
vantages, is in every way suited for
the location of the same, therefore be
it
Resolved That our representatives
in the legislature at Little Rock be
and are hereby urged to use all hon
orable means to secure the location of
said asylum in our city should action
be taken at me present session of the
legislature
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
NEWS FOR PENSION SEEKERS.
Only Private Records Were De-
stroyed In the Milo u. stevens 4
Co. Five In Washington.

New York, Jan. 30.-0n January 10
a New York paper printed n special
dispatch from Washington which said
that more than 10000 pension claims
In the Office Of Milo b, Stevens e. Co.
had been destroyed By Are. The sub
jet matter Of this dispatch was han.
died from New York.
Milo y. Stevens g. Co. nscrt that
the papers destroyed were private
records, and included no applications
nflidavits or other evidences sent to
them by their clients. The interrupt
ton TO their business was very
slight.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

The following changes in fourth
class postmasters have been announc.
ed Antoine, Pike county, j. ]. Wing
field, vice II. e. Vancamp, removed;
Caulksyille, Logan county, T. j. Hin.
ton, vice G. p. Hairston, resigned;
Cominton, Drew county, j. A. Woods,
vice e. II. Finch, resigned; Byzantine,
Van Buren, county N. T. Gaddy vice
Lewis Gaddy, resigned; Esau, Perry
county, w. II. Forte, vice Mary Smith
erman, resigned; Piney, Johnson
county, G. r. Martin, vice j. M. Par.
IRISH, resigned; Prattsvlle, Grant
county, F, A. Hodges vice B. d. Camp,
resigned; Wigs, Garland county, C.
II. Braughton, vice j. e. Kemp, re
signed
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Damage Suit Filed.

A damage suit against the Cotton
Belt railway was filed In the federal
court at Helena last week by Mary
Jane Norman, a negro woman, who
wants $4,000 for the loss Of both
legs The allegations are that in De-
cember, 1899, she boarded q train on
the defendants road at midnight,
bound for Altheimer station; that the
train slowed down on reaching her
destination, but that II started for.
ward violently as she reached the
platform. throwing her under the
coach and crushing both legs 80 that
amputation was necessary in order to
save her life.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
Four Men Wounded.

Four men were slightly wounded as
the result of a pistol duel on one OF
the principal streets of Plummerville,
between J. w. Bane, on one side, and
W. T. and c. B. Crawford on the 9th
err. About fifteen shots were ex-
changed and Bane and W. T. Crawford
each received two insignificant wounds.
A bystander, an old negro, had his
knee broken by one of the shots and
another negro was shot through the
fleshy part of the arm, Bane is tn
constable and the Crawfords are
large planters. Hard feelings of say-
eral months standing is thought TO oe
the cause of the shooting.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

Mrs. Laura Earhart made an at
tempt at Texarkana to kill the second
wife of her husband firing two shots
from q revolver at her. About four
years ago Earhart deserted the nrst
named and married another woman
lie was arrested, convicted Of blgamy
and sentenced to two years in the pen
ltentIary Only few weeks ago his
term expired and he returned to Tex.
arkana, making his home with his
second wife, This angered number one
and as a result she tried to take the
life Of her rival.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
THE FULL EXTENT OF THE Law
Sentences Imposed Upon the Paru
cipants in the Paterson
IN. - Tragedy.

Paterson, n. j.. Jan. 30.-Walter
McAlister, William A. Death and An
drew j. Campbell, who were found
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree for the killing of Jennie Bon.
scbieter. or October IS, 1900, by u.
administration of choral and sube.
ouent assault, together with Georps
j. Kerr, who pleaded non vult conten.
DIRE to the charge of assault, Were
brought into court of oyer and tern.
iner for sentence by Judge Dixon
McAlister. Campbell and Death wer
each sentenced to 80 years imprison
ment at har labor and Kerr to /,
years at hard labor. The sentences Of
all the men are the full terms Of i'm
prisonment which the law provides.
Judge Dixon, in sentencing the
prisoners, said:
II trust the fearful consequence
from this crime will help young mel
and young women of this communitI
and point out to them that they car
not hope to secure happiness outsid,
of virtue and honor"
When George Kerr was called to The
bar his attorney entered plea oil
non vult contendre to the charge Of
assault. In entering the plea counsel
asked the court to exercise clemency
He spoke of the prisoners father, said
now to be dying as result at least
in part, of the trouble into which the
son had fallen; of his sisters, wife and
six children, one of the latter only
two months old, and concluded by
saying:
"There is no one who can say that
the prisoner has not been honorable
in his past relations and that he has
not been a peaceable citizen.
Judge Dixon at once proceeded "
pass sentence. He said, addressing the
prisoner:
"The evidence in this case does not
say that you helped in administering
the drug, or participated in the raw
| ishment of the girl. In one respect
your case is worse than the Others
You were older and had more obliga
tions for virtue. You had wifi,
worthy of the highest affections, AM
children for your concern, but yol
disregarded all, and permitted your
self to drift away from proper do
nestle life, and now you stand her
a wreck of vice and crime-and sue
crime. No wonder it shocked tn
community and startled every woman
ly and manly heart. That pitiles
ride, that dastardly outrage, the poo
victim laid dead by the roadside, re
CARELESS of whether she would b
found by kind friends or by beasts
How gladly would ! spare your rela
tives, but in the exercise of my dut,
/ can not withhold anything which tn
sentence of the law requires. Tn
sentence of the court is that you b
imprisoned in the state prison q
Trenton for term of 10 years O
hard labor"
The four prisoners were prompt
removed from the court room aftt
shaking hands with their counsel an
a few friends.
The prisoners probably will not l
taken to the state prison at Trento
for a couple Of days.
While Judge Dixon was sentencin
the prisoners, Hugh Kerr, the fathC
Of George, lay dying within n stone
throw OF the courthouse. Mr.. KeI
is dying because Of the disgrace OF h
son George. George did not kno'
until tonight that his father was
i'll. Equally ignorant of the son
sentence viii the father remain
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
4 suggested Ala.

A an. aid to such equipment, the
study Of the great mass of informa.
ton ny to foreign industries and trade
conditions which Is to be found In
the two volumes of Commercial Rcla-
tions, will obviously prove most use
ful to our manufacturers and cSpor-
tiers, and l therefore recommend that
congress be requested TO authorize,
az was done lost yeur, the printing of
u special edition of 10000 copies Of
the Review Of the Worlds Commerce
and 5000 copies Of Commercial Rela'
tlons. JOHN HAY"
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

At n recent meeting Of the Jeffer.
son County Farmers Association, com.
posed Of the wealthest planters Of that
section, resolution was adopted
posing the bill now before the logisla.
ture to separate the taxes paid by
whites and blacks for school purposes.
A committee was appointed to prepare
and present to the general assembly
q bill making It criminal oifense for
a laborer to leave his employment be.
fore contract IL finished.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02

A country lad devised means OF
beating the surething slot machines
at Hot Springs, He procured some
lead and cut II into pieces the size
and shape OF n nickel, and got the best
Of a number of the "sure.things' be-.
fore any one tumbled to his game
The boy was arrested but as there
was no lettering on the lead pieces a
charge Of counterfeiting could not be
made against him, and he was r..
leased.
The Van Buren press., 1901-02-02
A COnciiint0ry Appointment.

Cape Town, Jan, 30.-R. Solomon,
the attorney general of the late
Schrclner ministry. has been ap-
pointed legal adviser to the Trnnsvnal
colony administration. His appoint
mcnt IL commended M demonstrating
the deslre of the imperial government
TO coucilinte the Dutch,