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The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
MARK TWAIN AND AN EMPEROR
The Famous Authors Funny story Of
Himself and n Jealous
Man.

Once | was received in private au.
dicncc by an emperor, Last week /
was telling jealous person about H.,
and could see him suffer. revealed
the whole episode TO him with con.
siderable elaboration and nice atten-
tlon to detail. When ] was through
be asked me what impressed me
most, relates Mark Twain, in the
North American Review. sad;
Ills majcsty's dcllcocy They told
me TO be sure and back out from
the presence, and find the door.Snob
the best ! could; it was not allow.
able to face around. Now, the EN-.
pcror knew II would be n difficult or.
deal for me, because of lack of prac-
tce; and so, when IL was time 10
part he turned, with exceeding deli.
cacy, and pretended to tumble with
things on his desk, so that could get
out in my own way, without his sec'
ing me-
II went homcl II was yitriol, !
saw the envy and disgruntlcmcnt rise
IN the mans face; he couldn't keep
II down. saw him trying TO OX up
something in his mind to take the
bloom oif that distinction, enjoyed
that, for / judged that he had his
work cut ont for him, lie struggled
along inwordly for quite while;
then he snld, with the manner Of n
person who has TO say something and
hasn't anything relevant TO say
"You said he had n handful Of spe-
ciol brand cigars lying on the tablet"
"Nesi never saw anything 20
match them
had him again. lIc,hnd TO tumble
around in his mind MS much as an.
other minute before he could play;
then he said in ny mean way as J
ever heard person say anything:
He could hnva been counting the
cigars, you know"
cannot endure man like that, IL
" nothing to him how uEklnd he ",
no long az he takes the bloom on, II
IN all he CnrcN for,
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FOR EDWARDS CORoNArlo,
Formation of the Procession r..
Buckingham Palace to West.
minister Abbey.

London, June 1.-THE formation :.
the coronation procession frO'
Buckingham palace to Westminst.,
abbey is to be as follows:
Trumpeters.
Escort of the household cavalry
Eight carriages containing mem
bers of the royal family and relath.,
from abroad.
The prince of Wales, with an =,
cort of cavalry.
The princess Of Wales, with PriD,
and Princess Charles of Denmark
Several carriages containing IN
royal household.
King Edwards aides-de-camp.
The headquarters staff Of the arm,
including Field Marshal Earl Robert
and the yeoman of the guard in an
cient attire.
An escort Of East Indian colopi,
cavalry.
Their maJesties, with the gold an
silver sticks, in the state carriage
The officers of state, preceded an
followed by the sovereign escorts.
The household cavalry.
Returning from the abbey to Ii
palace the king will wear the crow
and robe.
A rehearsal of the coronation GER
monies has been held in Westminst
abbey, with dummy rcgalia, by IL
duke of Norfolk, earl marshal an
chief butler of England, and Il
great court officials.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Thinks 1t IL q Combine.

Attorney General Murphy caused a
decided sensation at Little Rock by
making the following statement rela'
tion to an organization which has
branches all over the state: Il think
that the Retail Grocers' Association
of Little Rock is an unlawful COM
bination to raise prices, but the facts
are not sufficiently in my possession
to warrant the institution OF proceed
ings at this time. Moreover, the leg
islature placed no funds at my dispos-
nj for the investigation or discovery
of offenses of this character. have
to depend on what can learn from
those who are willing to give the in
formation voluntarily. | think it will
not be long till | will have obtained
even in this way enough to justify the
institution of suits. The association
is not the only combination for raising
prices, to which am seeking to give
attention. When | get enough evi.
dence to sustain suits | shall bring
them, but 1t would be worse than idle
to sue whe,, for want of evidence,
failure is inevitable.
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THE STONE RANSOM MONEY
A secret Congress Held ut SODA II
Arrange for Disposition OF the
American Money.

Snlonca, Roumelin, June ll,-Th'
Stroumuuh u newspaper published o
Kostcndit, Bulgaria, says II ha
trnnspred that n secret congress o.
delegates from Krostendit, Dubnl'7
and elsewhere met in Sofia, nt TN
end Of March, and arranged for lh'
disposition of the money received q
ransom for Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, th'
American missionary, and her com
panion, Nine. Tsllko. karapcoh ALA
Tccncrpcoif, the lender of the brig
ands who captured the missionor'e'
was among the delegates, who de
cidcd to send bands into Mncedon'l
ON n secret mission,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
May Visit the Springs.

In response to q communication
from the Business Mems league in.
yiting President Roosevelt to visit Hot
Springs on his southern tour this fall,
the following reply has been received ;
Executive Mansion, Washington, d,
c., June 4, l902,--To Secretary Cooley,
Business Mems League Dear Sir
Your favor Of the I'd inst. has been re-.
ceived and In the presidents behalf
1 beg to thank you for the cordial in.
vitation you extend to him on behalf
OF the citizens Of Hot Springs, Ark
No plans for western trip have yet
been made, but shall give your
wishes full consideration later on
assuring you that your thoughtfulness
and courtesy are appreciated
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

A single church in Edinburgh, Scot
land, has, in the last ten years, sent
out from its own membership 20 mis-
sionaries.
The first woman to be numbered with
the alumni of Oberlin college was a
member of the class of 1888. In the
class of the next year, 1889, there were
six members, and the only survivor IS
Mrs. Sarah Capen Putnam, Of Wichita,
Kan.
The author of the popular Anderson's
school histories is John j. Anderson, Of
Brooklyn, nearly 90 years of age who
recently entertained some children
with stories of his own memories OF
the time Of Lafayette, Burr ana John
Quincy Adams.
OF the AIS ancient and modern trans
lations of the Bible, 4j6 have been
made by missionaries, and the annual
circulation in what are known as MIS-
sion fields is over three and quar-
ter million Of volumes, largely por-
tions, but with nearly $4,000 entire
Bibles.
American missionaries to the num-
ber of "a are now in the Philippines.
They represent ten Protestant bodies.
They have an evangelical union which
fedcrates them and prevents overlap
ping. Thus far harmony and success
have marked the workings of the fed
Grafton.
There is n Christian printing com
pany at Yokohama, issuing the Scrip
lures not only in japanese but in chi
nese, Thibetan, Corean and two dia'
lects of the Philippine islands, Last
year there were circulated in Japan
over l3S,OOO copies, which is an in
crease of 80, 600 copies over the previous
year.
"rhc Girls Letter Guild is the name
Of unique reform movement in Eng
land. Women OF culture pledge them
selves TO write letters of friendly tone
to the girls OF the lower classes, TO
aid in their mental and moral uplift'
ing. The object is to win the girls
friendship, encourage them and disa-
buse them Of false notions and class
prejudices. Good results are said to
be already noticeable.
Johns Hopkins has an anonymous
benefactor who wishes the university
to take up systematic investigation OF
the history, activities and influence OF
labor organizations in the United
States, and for that purpose has con
tributed $500 for present use in the
purchase OF books, journals and re-
ports and has made 81 900 available TO
meet the expenses incident 20 the car
rying on of the investigation during
the next academic year. The ipyesti-
CATION will be conducted by the eco
nomc seminary and will begin during
the next fall term.
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LEARNED MUTUAL RESPECT
Boer ana Briton, Having Testu
Each Others Metal, Are Ready
10 Fratcrnize.

Pretoria, June II, -Boer comman
dos arriving here report fresh ID
stance of differentiation between he
Beers and the British troops, The
surrender of commando at Bal
moral, Transyaal, was followed By
big sing song The British sol.
diers stationed at the blockhouse'
between Balmoral and Pretoria 10
Some instances held up the trains and
proifercd coffee and tobacco to theIf
late enemies.
The Beers generally hold unfayor
able estimates Of their foreign allies
except the Americans, whom they
declare 10 be crafty and great fight
ers. \ prominent commandant said
"All the Germans are III for Is 10
give horses sore backs"
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Mysterious Killing.

A dispatch from Pine Bluff tells OF
q gruesome tragedy which was en-
acted near Montrose, a small town in
Ashley county. Parties from Mon
trose, while passing through stretch
of woods about a half mile from Mon
trose, came across a new-made grave,
There was no graveyard in miles OF
the secluded spot and speculation be-
came rife In the party as to the iden'
tity of the grave 1t was marked by
NO tombstone, not even a board slab.
The suspicious of some were aroused
and the discovery reported in Mon.
trose. Investigation was set about,
and the grave was robbed Of its dead
by the proper SGicials. The discovery
astounded every one. In the grave
was found the remains Of journey
man printer, Frenchman, who was
known in the community An exam
ination of the remains followed, and
the cause of his death was shown.
Several gaping bullet wounds were
discovered. After creful investiga
tion into the tragedy clew was
found OF sufficient value to cause the
arrest Of B. F. Newton, merchant OF
Montrose, for the murder, and DR..
Nickelberry Of the same place for ac'
cessory.' Both were lodged in Jail, and
Newton confessed to the murder, say
ing that the deed was committed in
self.defense. He also exonerated Nick.
CHERRY from any connection with the
tragedy.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
MEN OF SCIENCE TELL US.

The nlgh,ingalc's song may bs
heard nt u distance OF n mile on n
calm night
Two periodic eomcts are expected
60 come into sight Ia November and
December, 1909,
A London balloonist Is collecting
the microbes OF the upper air, and
has already discovered many hither.
20 unknown germs.
The butterflies Of Central America
and Mexico number 1905 species, ae.
cordIng 20 Goodman and salyln,
Only 6i5 species are known TO occur
In North America north Of Mexico.
Ia case of cold wave warning
100000 kilograms are often dstrIb.
uted within q few houre, and tho
weather bureau claims that In one
instance s3,aoo,ooo worth Of property
WAS saved.
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ChriatIsu Church Convention.

At the annual state convention Of
the Christian church held at Hot
Springs last week, DR.. Mcconnell Of
Hot Springs was elected president Of
the missionary board for the next
year. Messrs. John Fletcher, r. Meek,
J. N. Jessup, Alex c. Hull, T. o, How.
land, B. r. Davidson Fayetteville
and e. T. Edmondson fort Smith
were elected as the executive commit
tee. A committee Of fve, consisting
Of Messrs. Davidson, chairman, n NJ
Ragland (Fayetteville), Edmondson
Fletcher and Hull, was appointed for
the purpose Of considering plans for
the establishment Of Bible chair In
the state university, also for the edu
cation Of ministers. A preachers In
stitute was organized by the ministers
ut the convention.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
HuOnos Ayres I,Rw,

Here is an illustration OF Justice ap
hhc Is administered In this free and
glorious country, A farmer up the
rivers caught small craft loading
produce from his land, The thieves
were caught In the act, Complaint was
made 90 the river police and the boat
was detained when the case wen. TO the
court The owner, who was not with
the craft, visited the farmer and
begged him to have mercy and let his
craft go md not pursue the case, az IL
would mean starvation 70 the family.
He listened 10 the plea and did not
present the witnesses, Of which no had
several The case then went by de.
fault and the accused was acquitted.
After this the boat owner ran foul Of
q shyster, who saw chance TO mulct
the farmer, and he was condemned 20
pay damages for accusing and not prov.
Ing his case, although he proved that
he had witnesses aud deslsicd IN mercy
70 the thieves,--f,uenos Ayrcs Herald
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
THE TAYLOR KIDNAPPING.
Reprirves In the Case Of Mrs. Fran
crs Taylor ana Her Daughter
Estend~d by Gov. Nash,

Columbus, o., June il.-Gow Nash
haa extended the reprievc OF Mrs
Frances lhngworthy Taylor and her
daughter until October 10, This no.
tlon Is to give them The benefit Of
any Hight that may be thrown ON
their cnsc by the trial OF Clara Tay.
lor, now under arrest In Italy The
charge against ullthrce women IL the
kidnapping of Baby Margaret Taylor.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
BRIEF MENTION.

Three robbers held up W. NJ. Orr a
Mena, and secured ;l,l00 in cash.
Attorney General Murphy will likely
prosecute the beef trust under thu
state antitrust law.
w. X. Pilkington. merchant a
Bald Knob, suicided by shooting him
self in the mouth.
The Iron Mountain railroad has
awarded a contract for the construc
tion Of a new depot at Newport,
A mormon elder was severely whip
ped by mob in Van Buren, county
and given hours to leave the commu
nifty.
A call has been issued for the annual
meeting of Arkansas Division, U. c,
", to be held at Hot Springs Septem'
Der %. "a anu 25.
Below is a list of losses from re.
cent fire at Newark: John Martin.
IS, 900 stock, total loss, insured for
S2,4O0: w. /. Magness, So,0UU STOCK,
insured for $1,000, total loss; Grif'
fifth & Morrow, $4,000 stock. insured
for $1,000, total loss.
Litia Butler, colored, fatally stabbed
anothre negress named Laura Payne
at Texarkana. The Payne woman had
left her bay with the Butler woman.
who took the child to saloon. The
mother took the other to task. and
was cut to pieces as result.
According to the catalogue just is
sued the University Of Arkansas has
enrolled COG students during the past
year, while the branches at Little
Rock and Pine Bluff have had an en-.
rollment Of 476, making in all who
have taken advantage Of the university
work q grand to,of Lose students.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Prohis VIII Nominate = Ticket.

Martin N. Henry, Of Jacinto, chair
man of the state central committee OF
the prohibitionists, has issued the fol
lowing call: There will be state
convention of the prohibition party
Of the state of Arkansas in Little Rock
on the oath and 25th of June. for the
purpose OF nominating full state
ticket for state Offices and perfectine
arrangements for the campaign anf
such other business as may come be-
fore the convention"
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Beers wan, Transportation Hon.

Washington, June 1.-THE Brlls'
embassy yesterday received u let'eI
in behalf of ten Beers nt Denver oo'
asking that means be provided 'o
transportation TO their homes u
South Africa, The embassy VIII W
form the British foreign Office "
London of the receipt Of the com
munlcntion, Meanwhile, nothing oa'
be done by the embassy officials
this matter, or In other ones OF slm'
lar character which present the%
selves, as there Is no fund avallap'
To further the rcamcst
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
to the respective county conventions 10
he held on the day designated above.

to the respective county conventions 10
be held on the day designated above.
Resolved, That the state central
committee selected by this convention
shall be empowered to fix the basis OF
representation for the respective couh.
ties in said state convention, and that
said committee be directed TO give due
notice of these resolutions by furnish
ing to the chairmen and secretaries OF
the respective county central committees
comics Of the same at least sixty days
before said township meetings are 10
be held, as above provided.
s. Resolved. That said state central
committee shall have power to enter
upon the roll of delegates for temporary
organization Of the next state conven-
ton only the names of such delegates
as may be chosen by the respective
counties on the day fixed above.
Attest: Gray Carroll, Secretary.
There being no further business,
the chair declared the convention ad'
joudned.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Law School Banquet.

The annual banquet Of the law de
partment of the state university was
held at Little Rock on the night OF
the 10th inst which was preceded by
the election of the following alumni
and officers: President. Thomas b
Norfeet, of Paris, Logan county; vice
president, Julian G. Dunaway, OF Lit
tie Rock; Secretary, VIM. NJ Lewis. OF
Little Rock; treasurer, Glide E. Pett
Of Stuttgart. Arkansas county.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Dr. Hoopsr'a Report.

superintendent p. o. Hooper OF the
state lunatic asylum reported to the
state board Of charitable institutions
Gal patients in the institution on May
81, and a total Of 1l3 officers and EN-.
ployes. There were 1879 cases Of sick.
ness and five deaths during the month,
and two were discharged and eleven
admitted during the month,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
win be Good Citiscns.

Aliwal North, Cape Colony, Mond',
June i0,-Commandunt Fouche' "
supervising the surrender Of nr'ou'
Boer commands here, said the l'oe',
had been good citizens OF their oW" ,,
country and they would be cqua,p
good citizens under the British gO'
ernment.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Nicely and ItnthbOne Free

Havana, June ii.-Prcsidcnt Pal'n'
has signed the amnesty bill, wh'''
will free all Americans convicted u
crimes In Cuba during the term o.
the American occupation and tho'
awaiting trial. Nicely and Ro,hOon'
convicted OF post Office frauds a'
among the bcnciclnrica,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Trled a Enoil.h TricL.

Peoria, ILL.,, June ii.--Daniel Shultz
and wife, OF Pckin, were drowned
while ont bont riding here Monday
evening, They were In light skIif
und attempted TO ride tho waves from
the steamer bald Eaglo and their
sklif was overturned.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
pled q, One hundred ana r,,.

Saline, kns,, June ii..-Matt Tobin,
u pioneer Of this state, IL dead In thls
city, aged iO5 years, llis irst wife
died In 1890 and hts second wife, who
survives him, n W years OF age.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
j. Pierpont Morgan IN Dover

Dover, England, June lii r~.d ,d
pont Morgan. OF New York, arrl'.., y,
here last evening from the con''p'''
and proceeded for London,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Sad Aoeidsnt,

Bessie Hutchlson, aged s years. was
accidentally shot and killed near Van
Buren, by Homer Webb aged IS.
Young Webb was sent out to kill q
chicken with target rife, and, et.
amining TO see II II was loaded, the
gun was discharged, the ball striking
the little girl In the breast passing
through the body,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14

Gov. Davis offers reward for the
arrest and conviction Of Jesse Moore,
colored, who killed Eugene Tuck, col.
ored, In Craighead county, May 8, and
is now at large.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Cuban LnwmaLcrn' sainric.

Havana, June l0,-IrcsIdcnt Palm'
has signed the bin fixing the salar'''
Of the members Of the Cuban bou''
and senate at $4,000 year,
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Again . Church Member.

Gov. Davis is again a member OF
the Baptist church in good standing.
Immediately after his expulsion from
the Second Baptist church Of Little
Rock the governor received a number
Of letters from his old home at Rus.
sellville inviting him to return and
again Join the Baptist church at that
place.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14
Ci.rk said TO be .,short.

The examination Of the books and
accounts OF Frank G. Place, cx.county
clerk Of Garland county, disclosed an
alleged shortage Of s0,9l7?4. Judg.
mont was rendered for this amount
against Place ana his bondsmen. Tho
case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14

The North Arkansas miners All o.
citation will make complete exhibit
ef zine and lead at the worlds fair.
The Van Buren press., 1902-06-14

L. 9. Street, q stock dealer, WAS
fatally shot at Morrilton by J. II.
Bunker, a barber. The difficulty grew
out OF a dispute over the price Of q
COW.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-21

of the bureau Of soils at Washington,
ID. c. His salary has recently been
raised to 81, 400 per year
Arthur Slower of the class of 81
was visiting the college on Thursday
Mr.. Slower is also in the employ Of
the national government
1t has been decided to change the
skating rink from the campus 10 the
field near the new barns. There is q
natural place for large pond here.
which viii be used to the best advan-
tage.
Considerable disappointment was
caused among the students by the fail
ure of the publishers 10 have Student
Life printed "a time for the students
TO receive their numbers before de-
parting for home. The paper VIII be
issued on Saturday.
The SorOsis society was unable to
complete arrangements for the produc-
ton Of one OF. Shakespeare's dramas
before the holidays. But il viii be
presented early in January
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the farmers institute work
Of Dr. WidtsOe, Professors Ball. Mer-
rill and HUT in southern Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-21

During three days of the past week
Mrs. Prosser has given speed tests in
simultaneous equations 20 her mid
year algebra class. Those who handed
in the greatest number of examples,
worked correctly in a given time, were,
in the first division. Helen COhn. Ma
thilda OrlOD and ono Peters; in the
second division. Stella Cohn and Elsie
Ridge
In the test given on Thursday to the
beginners classes, Robert Alexander,
Elmer Fruhling and celia Gurley
handed in perfect papers. Robert Hay,
Samuel Risley and Ruby KOeler also
did particularly wen. making 50 per
cent.
The past week Miss Peterson's Cicero
classes have written reviews of the
Second Grafton Against Catiline
speaking both OF the thought and style
OF the GRAFTON. The excellence of many
of the papers bore evidence of pupils
careful work and good understanding
CT the subject.
The competition for the prize Of
fered by the Red and Black manage
ment for the best short story closes
Jan. l. Some stories have already been
handed in and it is hoped that others
may follow
In closing their study of Hamlet -
Miss Dukes senior divisions have been
writing themes on subjects connected
with the play. Among the best pa
pers arr those by VIII Bateman, jean
nette Richards. Fairchild Sherman.
Louise Bascom and Lillian Connolly.
a unique brief for debate on the
system of education is detrimental to
girls" has been prepared recently by
one Of the senior pupils.
On Thursday Miss Goddard's second
mid-year class engaged in q quotation
contest from "Silas Mariner Sides
were chosen by the leaders, Lucy Mich
OILS and Ellis Black. Sallie Kello was
successful in giving the greatest num-
Der of quotations, with Lucy Nichols
as a close second.
On Thursday the classical and scien-
tifc divisions in English of the junior
class debated the subject, Resolved.
That Lady Macbeth was more guilty
than Macbeth" The topic proved one
of great interest, and in handling their
subject the debaters showed that they
had given careful thought and prepa-
ration to their arguments In the
classical division the affirmative was
well supported by Ruth Slower and Or
lando OveTn and the negative by Violet
Iverson AMI Paul Stevenson The
judges Frank Fisher. Helen BOxrud
and VIII Fowler. decided the debate
in favor of the affirmative In the sci
entific division, the same question was
again agued, with Isle Smith and
Corydon Higgins on the affirmative
side ard Ed Davidson and Earl Have
nor on the negative. The judges were
unable TO reach a decision.
A quotation contest on s.The Mer-
chant of Venice" was held Friday in
Miss Corbin's English division of the
sophomore class IN the second period
division sides were chosen with Ma
ME Hogan and Hattie Tremayne as
leaders. Ruby Malin was successful
IN giving the greatest number Of quo
tanons, but others who did particulars
" well we're loretta Laubly, Florence