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The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
storm Damage at TsxarkanR. q.

Texarkana was visited by destruc.
tive storm May 25, the churches be-
Ing the special prey Of the wind. The
Christian church, Oak Street Baptist
(colored), and c, M. e. tcolored)
were nearly ruined The Fairview
Methodist and Episcopal churches were
also badly damaged. The Odd Eel
lows hall, mammoth structure, was
shifted over foot. The damage to
fruit and shade trees, fences and out
buildings was terrible and many fine
residences were stripped of porches
and shutters. The business houses
of s. M. Ragland and the Hoffman
Hardware Company were unroofed,
viii Chances house and a smaller one
west of town were totally destroyed.
Dozens of dwellings under course Of
construction were leyeled.
A 16.year.old boy named Blunt is
In jail at Yellville on the charge Of
blowing open safe in sore at St,
Joe. Ur
At a recent gathering Of members
of the ex.Slave Association Rev. II. D..
Campbell, colored, was nominated for
governor.
Mrs, Mariana Vogel aged S5 years,
sucided by jumping into a well at
Little Rock. She had been in feeble
health and was not In her right mind.
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laRcd ON Observed Facts.

This Is the first positive scientific
statement based on observed fncts.
Prof, lin has now started on horse.
bHck for the volcano, He Will study
the whole affected area, and will try
TO get TO both crutcrs, lie will surely
visit Mornc Rouge and the slope on
Mont pclcc, The undertaking Is very
hazardous, ms explosions my occur at
any moment ~ one did may 20, Prof,
llill knows the risk ho takes, but sNys
the only way TO discover eSnctly
what has happened Ia to go to the
crater Itself or near II as possible,
lie will be gone two days
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
CHAUNCEY AND THE TRAMP
The New York senator's Exchang,
of Information with "Wenry
while"

cannot resist here telling a story
concerning Chauncey Depew. 1t is tOo
good to be original, but the senator
must be in it, just as Lincoln was 10
all the stories of n past period, write'
Mitchell Chapplc, in the National, A
tramp met the senator and asked him
in that easy yelyet.tongued way
"Would you kindly assist a" etc,
Chauncey, Of course, is an easy
mark, and, as he famed himself afe'
extracting the quarter, the tramp To-
CURED.
"And who may say was so kind
henrtcd?"
"Oh, never mind, That's all right
"But in after years, when ! recall
those whose tender hearts"
"Neycr mind, my good fcllow''
"Then ! cannot accept it, sir. lmus'
let my friends know"
"Well, tell 'em II was Grover Clev''
and, and let it go at that"
The tramp put the quarter BACK u
his pocket leisurely and shook his
head.
"Now, my good fellow" said th'
senator, "mny ask your name"
"A gentleman In distress is loath 70
confess"
"Ycs, but II ! have your name maJ
be able to hell you"
"No, my pride will not permit"
"But allow me to know whom have
had the pleasure of meeting In thl'
happy way"
"Oh, well, tell 'cm II was Chaunce'
Depcw, and let 1t go at that"
Chaunccy famed himself and 'e'
IA 20,
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Meat SCUM 2,

Make one cup Of cream sauce NV
season with chopped parsley ana on y.
ion juice. Stir one cup of chopp,I,
meat into the sauce. When hot auu
the beaten yolks Of two eggs c' coO'
one minute, and set away to co.,.
When cool stir In the whites OF Wv
eggs, stiNly beaten, Bnke In pu'
tered dish about 20 minutes NV
serve immediately.--Mrs. Lincoln "
UostOn 1Iidrct,
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THE KITCHEN OF TO-DAY
II Is Great Improvement Upon Al
One in which Our Grand.
mothers Worked.

The modern kitchen is ideal wb.,
compared with the old-fashioD.
kitchen in which our grandmotb0,
were compelled to do their work, Saw
the New Yock Tribune. The kitcbs,
floor of to-day is usually of bs,,
wood. The boards are about rb,.,
inches wide by an inch thick, thouoI
they vary in different kitchens. R,
floor when first laid is generaM
rubbed with as much raw oil as III.
wood will hold. After this thorouc,
treatment it will not be necessary !,
oil the floor oftener than once 4
three months. For the second an
plication boiled oil is better, as
dries much more quickly.
There is generally plenty of sn
shine and light in modern ktcbe
The modern sink is made of galyan
lied iron or steel. Porcelain sink,
are said not to wear well if give,
hard usage. The best kitchen faucet,
are now plated with nickel The Old
fashioned brass faucet, which is r.
quired to be laboriously cleaned an,
secured, is no longer used. Galygs
lied boilers are now generally paint
ed like the woodwork of the room
Unless they are treated in this way
they are easily discolored. The cost
ly old-fashioned brass boiler, whbb
required cleaning every week, is rare
ly found in kitchens.
Some of the best ranges are stn
blackened, but many in use are mad
of polished iron. All modern ranges
have ground edges that do not need
to be blackened with brick dust, lE,
a ground knife.
In the modern range the processes
of roasting and broiling are carried
on almost to perfection. The meat
is no longer baked in the best oven,
to-day, but is roasted by current Of
fresh air supplied to the oven. Such
ventilated ovens cook the meat in ei
actly the same way that meat wa,
roasted in the old-fashioned hr,
place. There is cor siderable loss Of
flavor and substance in meat ths,
is baked, and this is easily perceived
by weighing piece of roasted anl
piece of baked meat. In baking III,
juices of the meat are dried up ant
permanently lost. In roasting coat
ing is formed on the outside OF th
meat, and the juices are sealed u
without any loss Of food value, Th
difference between n properly roast
ed piece of meat and that which ha
been baked in an ordinary oven
the same as exists between piece 0
broiled steak and that which has bee
simply fried in hot pan. The mes
of the twentieth century will b
roasted or broiled-neyer baket
much less fried or 'panned.'
One of the problems Of the twer
tieth century will be TO secure
range that will give a roasted 0
broiled meat with the least loss 3
heating facilities, and conscquer
waste Of fuel In some ways it seen
as though modern ranges were pei
feet, yet even the best Of them az
somewhat inferior to the old.fasl
ioned fireplace, with its spit, 0
which meat was roasted to perfe
tion in "A continual current Of air 0
broiled-a process which is substaI
TALLY the same in effect as roas
ing,
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31

French battlcship, swung through
Pennsylvania avenue to Lafayette
square, where the shrouded figure of
the French field mashal awaited the
signal for unveiling, The American
soldiers, sailors and marines already
had assembled, and gave their French
brothers-in-arms hearty welcome.
The American troops were under com
mand of Maj,-Gen. S. B. N. Young,
and embraced n battalion of engi-
neers, n battalion Of sailors and ma
rines with the Marine band, n bat
talon of cavalry and Of field artil-
lcry, and n brigade of national
guardsmen from the District of CO.
lumbia, representing all the various
branches of the United States mill
tary and naval service.
President Roosevelt and the mem
bcrs of the cabinet arrived at the re
viewing stand shortly before II
o'clock, and took position facing the
drapcd figure. Alongside the presi-
Dental party sat the French ambas-
sador, NJ. Cambon, Gen. Brugere, Vice
Admiral Foruer, and other distin-
guished Representatives of the French
government, and also the Count and
Countess De Rochambcau and Count
De Lafayette, descendants of the gal
liant soldiers who fought with Wash
ington. Cardinal Gibbons was to have
opened the exercises with an inyoca-
ton, but In his unavoidable absence
Rev, DR.. Stafford delivered an I'M
prcssye opening prayer At It's con-
clusion President Roosevelt stepped
60 the front Of the platform and ex'
tended II generous welcome to the
French guests, The president spoke
ns follows
"Mr. Ambassador and you, the rep
resentatiycs Of the mighty Republic
| Of France express TO you on behalf
Of the people Of the United States
their warmest greeting WcNpprceiote
TO the fun all that Is implied In this
embassy, composed OF such men us
those who have been sent over here
by President Loubet TO commemorate
the unvciling Of the statue Of the
great marshal, who, with the soldiers
and sailors Of France, struck the de-
cisivc blow In the war which started
this country on the path of independ.
cncc among the nations of the earth,
(Applausc,) | am sure that ! give ut.
| ternncc to the sentiments OF the
United States, Of every American 20
whom the honor and glory OF the
past, as well M the present, are dear,
whcn say that we prize this fresh
proof Of the friendship Of the French
people, not only because II Is neocs-
sarily pleasing to us TO have the
friendship OF n nation no mighty IN
war and 80 mighty In peace as Franc,
has shown herself TO be, but be.
cause IL is peculiarly pleasant to
feel that, after century and quar-
ter of Independent existence as ma
tlon, the French republic should feel
that In that century and quarter we
have justified the sacrifices France
made on our behalf. (Applause,)
II am sure, my fellow.cltizens, that
you welcome the chance which brings
II about that this embassy OF the
French people should come TO our
shores AZ the very time when we, In
our turn, have done our part in,s:art.
Ing on the path Of independence u sis.
ter republic--tbe republic Of Cuba.
(Applsusc.)
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A GrpWgumaI Find.

The dead body Of an unknown man
was found hanging to the limb of a
tree two miles south OF Fayetteville,
The decomposed condition of the body
indicated that II had been hanging
to the limb for several weeks. There
were no papers about the body tend.
ing to identify him, He was hanged
with a piece Of train bell cord, The
man appeared to have been Of medium
size, brown curly hair Two fingers
were missing from the right hand,
Walter Dickerson, laborer, at the
Sawyer & Austin Lumber Company
plant at Pine Bluff, was struck by the
logging skidder and crushed to death
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Worlds Fair Commission.

The Arkansas worlds fair commits
sion met at Little Rock May 27, with
all members present-Messrs. George
r. Belding of Hot Springs, James c.
Rembert of Helena and George T. Lake
of Fayetteville Attorney General
Murphy sustained the board in its con-
tention that the old board had no au-
thority to make contract for build
ing at st. Louis to cost 100000, when
only $4,000 is available. Another
question decided by the attorney gen
eral is that the old board exceeded
its authority in allowing the members
mileage and hotel expenses in attend
ing meetings of the board, the law
being specific in the designation of the
uses to which money may be put. The
attorney general says that the legisla-
ture may not have intended such a
construction, but that the act is very
clear upon that point. Several hun
dred dollars have been paid out on that
account. President Belding says that
a literal construction Of the law may
force the closing Of the Office until fur
ther legislation can be secured, which
would be serious loss. but they must
move in strict accordance with the
law. A resolution was adopted re-
voking the contract made by the form
r..
100000 building at st. Louis. An
other resolution was adopted contin-
uing the officers until July /, when
definite action will be taken. A third
resolution adopted requests the form
er members Of the board to refund
moneys they collected as travelling ex'
penses.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
THE FERNIE MINE HORROR.
Dispatches 10 Col, Pryor Detail the
number of Dead, Missing and
Those who Escaped.

Victoria, u, G., May 26,-Col Pryor
last night received two dispatches
from fernle, In one, A. Dicks inspec-
tor Of mines, s0ysi
"All bodies in No, mine and high
lying positions Of No, (iO) rccov-
cred, Air turned into west division
near where other bodies nre,'
Mr., Armstrong; the government
agent says
Forty bodies recovered; about 80
still missing "a escaped alive. No
fire in mine Jury impancled last
night and adjourned for u week. Ev-
erything possible being done"
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Homestead Rights.

An important opinion was deliver.
ed In the federal court at Little Rock
last week In the bankruptcy case OF
j. N, Stone. Of Casa. On December
IA, the day before his failure, stone
removed his family from n rented
house into the back part OF the store
and claimed It M his homestead, The
court holds that the homestead OK,
emptlon, as construed by the supreme
court OF the state, entitled him to re,
turn the entire premises as exempt.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Proposed santa Fc Enpnsion.

Guthrie, Okla, May 26,--rhe Atchi.
son, Topeka and Santa fc railway
will, II Ia announced, extend It's line
from ERIN Springs TO Lawton, Okla,
and on the southwest into Texas, thus
entering territory hitherto belonging
TO the Chicago, Rock Island IN | Pa.
clfc-Frisco system, The connection
will be made with the Santa Fe syp.
tenn In Texas toward El Paso.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Killed by the Cars.

An unknown man was run over and
killed by Kansas City Southern
train near Fort Smith. The unfortu'
nate victim was literally ground to
pieces. He was sleeping on tres.
tie when the train approached, but
awakened and attempted to roll to one
side, but to no avail. There were no
papers or means Of identification
found about the victim.
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AN OFFICIAL HEARD FROM.
Prof. Robert T, Hill Gives the he-
suit, of His investigation So Far.

Fort De France, Monday, May 10
Prof. Robert 7. Hill, United States
government geologist and head of the
expedition sent by the National Geo
graphical society, has just come in
from u daring and prolonged investi-
CATION of the volcanic activity in
Martinique. Prof. Hill chartered a
steamer and carefully examined the
coast as far north as Port De Macuba,
at the extreme end Of the island,
making frequent landings. After
landing at lie Precheur, five miles
north of st. Pierre, he walked through
an area of active yolcanism to the
latter place, and made minute ex-
animation Of the various phenomena
disclosed.
First In the Volcanic Area.
Prof. Hill is the first and only man
who has set foot in the area of the
craters, assures and fumaroles, and,
because of his high position as a sci
enlist, his story is valuable In addi-
tion to his work of investigation, the
professor rescued in this steamer
many poor people of lie Precheur
who had ventured back after desert
ing their homes and found themselves
in awful danger, He reports as fol-
lows
Zone of the CutUstrOuue,
"rhe zone Of the catastrophe In
Martinique forms an enlongated oval,
containing on land about eight square
miles of destruction, This oval is
partly over the sea. The land part Is
bounded by lines running from lie
Precheur to the peak Of Mont Pelce,
thence curying around to Carbet.
There were three well marked zones:
First center Of annihilation, in
which all life, vegetable and animal
was utterly dcstroyed; the greater
northern part Of st, Pierre was in
this zone. Second, n zone Of singeing,
blistoring fame, which also was fatal
TO all life, killing all man and ami
mails, burning the leaves on the trees
and scorching, but not utterly de-
stroying the trees themselves, Third,
a large, outer, non-dcstructyc zone
OF ashes, wherein some vegetation
was injured,
The Forces Of AnnihiIntion.
"rhe focus OF nnnihilation was tho
new crater, midway between the sea
and the peak Of Mont pelee. where
now exists n new area of active vol
| cuniSm, with hundreds Of fumaroles
or miniature volcanoes, The new era
ter is now vomiting black, hot mud,
which is falling into the sea. Both
cratcrs, the old and new, are active,
| Mushroom shaped steam explosions
constantly ascend from the old cru
ter, while heavy ash.ladcn clouds font
| horizontally from the new crater The
old elects Btenm, smoke, mud, pumcc
and lnpili, but no molten lava.
salient Topography unnItcrcd.
"rhc salient topography Of the re-
gion is unaltered. The destruction OF
| st, Pierre was due to tho new crater,
The explosion had great superficial
force, acting In radiNl directions, as
Is evidenced by the dlsmounting and
carrying for yards the guns in the
battery on the hill south Of ST. Pierre,
and the colonial statue Of the Virgin
In the same locality, and also by the
condition Of tho ruined houses in ST,
Pierre"
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
RoCHAMBEAU STATUE, WASHINGTON, D. c.

Bishop Satterlee brought the cere'
monies to close with the benedIc.
tion, and the French and American
forces passed in review before the
president,
In the afternoon the French guests
visited the capitol and the congress
sional library.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
TAXABLE Values,

The state auditors Office has Just
completed statement showing the
taxable values Of the state under the
1901 assessment, The increase In val
ucs for 1901 over 1900 is in excess of
s2O,OO0,O0O, while the assessed valua
tion OF property owned by railroads
express, telegraph and sleeping car
companies Is $S,5S6,9ll more than II
was In 1900,
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
wife Murderer Sentenced,

william Ware, negro who brutal
ly murdered his wife near Sheriff.
last February, has been sentenced to
twelve years in the pententiary, Ware
choked his wife to death, His case
was submitted to the court without
argument, and lenlency was exercised
for reason that Ware is slightly un.
balanced mentally.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
A HEAVY Rain Of Ashes.

Roseau, Island OF Dominica, y, W,
L., May 2s,--During the whole OF Mon
day night, ashes from the volcano on
the island Of Martinique fell here In
created quantity than has been ex.
perienced since the outbreak Of Mont
Pelee.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
walter NrOomnn, Closes Contracts
for Purchase of Six Large
WEert Elevators,

Kansas City, Mo-, May 26,--Walter
Vrooman, Of the Western co-opcra-
tive movement, has closed contracts
for the purchase Of six Of the largest
wheat elevators in the Kansas wheat
belt and two Of the largest Touring
mills, The price paid is said to have
been $750,000, and Mr., Nrooman, who
has left for New York to complete
the financial end Of the plan, says the
present purchase Is but the begin.
ming of movement to center the
farmers OF Kansas In cooperative
branch Of the Nrooman cooperative
company. The concern will be known
as the Wheat and Flour Western CO.
operative Co. The farmers are to be
taken into the scheme upon the pay
mcnt Of 500 each, for which they are
to receive the market value Of their
wheat sold TO the company and In
addition will receive one.hOlf Of tho
profit derived, the other half going
TO cooperative stores through which
the wheat and -four will be handled.
"Thc plan" said Mr., Vrooman, us
to eliminate wheat spectators and
the middlcmcn, The farmers are in
earnest sympathy with the move.
ment, 1t Is the only way to head Off
the talkcd.of -four trust that Is form.
ing in New York"
II is intended TO ship TO Great Brit.
ain, TO be sold among the cooperative
members there, the surplus product
not disposed Of In Kansas and Mis-
apnpi
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Regulation for Ailcg d Murderer.

Gov. Davis last week issued a requl.
sition on the governor of oklahoma
for jim Wallace. one of the alleged
murderers Of Sheriff John Powers at
Clarksvile last February, Wallace
is under joint Indictment with George
Durham. John r, Dunn and Fred
Underwood for the murder, Dur.
ham and Wallace were captured In
Wichita, Kan, but Dunn escaped from
the Jail hospital and has not been re.
captured. Durham is now In the Ar.
kansas pententary for safekeeping.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Natstu pu ~.

Cream one cuptul OF sugar ano -.
piece OF butter size OF IN egg ~, ~.
egg, ono cupful OF milk, two euP',,, P,,,
Of -four, two teaspoonfuls OF oass; a.s
powder, and one eupful OF CHOPIN, ~,
.ecdcd raisins. steam one.half Nv
In eups,--Ladies' World
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Fort de- France Nearly Deserted

Fort De France is nearly deserted.
new source Of fright is that II tidal
wave may come, A wave eight feet
high would certainly destroy Fort De
France, and probably cause enormous
loss of life,
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Preacher In Trouble.

Rev. II. S. Deener is under arrest at
Batesvllle on the charge of forgery,
1t Is alleged Rev, Deener, while pas.
tor of church at the above place ten
years ago, forged paper on business
men to the amount Of 10000. He left
the country ana located in Mexico,
where he remained until few months
ago, when he returned to this state,
taking up his residence at Hunting.
ton. Deeners wife returned to her
parents in Lee county few weeks ago,
and her presence gave the clew that
resulted In his capture.
The Harlow Lumber Company, at
Harlow, Calhoun county, suffered a
loss Of 100000 from fire.
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
outt Far htmn,tap.

n. r. Graham, clerk In a Hot
Springs clothing store, has Instituted
suit against John p. o'Nelll. Of Kan.
nas City, for $4,000 damages. O'Nolll
claims TO be sheriff Of Kansas City,
and while visiting IN Ho, Springs 70.
GENTLY he lost $3.50 and accused Ora.
ham Of stealing II from him
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
New Limo ouen.

The first passenger train passed over
the Iron Mountain extension west from
Batesville to Penters Bluff, a distance
of twenty-four miles, May 27. The
contract has been let for the exten.
sion of this line to Yellville by Sep.
tember /. and 600 men are now at
work on the extension into the zinc
regions.
Wallace Jones, a colored barber, was
instantly killed by passenger train
near Charlottesville
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Wholesale tirocers,

At the annual meeting Of the Whole.
sale Grocers Association OF Arkansas,
held In Little Rock few days ago,
the following officers were elected: |:
President, W, D. plunkett; vice pres.
ident, W. ", Tobey; secretary, Max
Meyer treasurer. y. M, Fletcher.
Amy Hyson and DoeIe Bailey, two
young girls IN male attire, were ar.
rested at Eureka Springs last week.
They are Of prominent families and
had started out for the Indian Terri.
tory ITO have time" 80 they stated,
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
Clerks Must Comply with Law.

In response to an inquiry by State
Auditor T. C. Monroe, Attorney Gen.
eral George w. Murphy has written
the following opinion In answer to
yours of the oath inst. asking me if
there is any way of compelling coun.
ty clerk, who fails to do so, to COM
ply with section $3.50 of Sandels &
Hills digest, by furnishing you with
a statement Of the aggregate value and
of the total amount of taxes for all
purposes assessed for the year, and ali
abstract Of the number and value Of
each of the enumerated articles, etc.,
i have to say that you should report
such clerk at once to the prosecuting
attorney and have him proceed to have
the clerk indicted and removed from
Office. In addition to this, you can pro.
coed against him by mandamus to
compel him to furnish the statement
and abstract as his duty is pain one" J"
The Van Buren press., 1902-05-31
To Organize a State Fair.

The following call has been issued
! by citizens of Little Rock:
Whereas, The state of Arkansas IN
the last decade has rapidly increased
in population, in the development OF
her agricultural and mineral resources,
and her people have put forth large in
diyidual efforts for the improvement OF
her different enterprises, especially in
the raising of hogs, poultry grain, cot
ron and fruit; and
Whereas, No state effort has been
made on the part of the people for any
organized attempt to exhibit and de-
velop her agricultural industrial, com
mercial and other industries, and the
state has long been a laggard in this
line, while other states have far out
stripped her by Systematically display
ing their advantages at state and coun-
ty fairs and industrial exhibits. Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, For the purpose Of organ
izing a state fair, so as to give an
exhibition of the various products, in
cluding livestock and other resources,
a mass meeting of the citizens Of this
state county and city, is hereby called
at the board of trade for June 10.
1902 at the hour Of s o'clock p. H.,
for the purpose OF taking steps to in
corporate a state fair association and
put on foot all necessary movements
to successfully accomplish said end;
that all citizens having in view the de.
velopment Of the industries and re-
sources of the state are hereby cor
daily invited to attend said meeting.