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The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

HERE is the way the st, Louis Re
public sizes up the recent advance In
wages by the railroads, which was
herslded abroad with so much trumpet
blowing;
Like The Good Old Summer Time
Prosperity has been very much over
played recently. The billion bushel
corn crop and all other crops that were
good. together with the sun, moon and
stars, likewise all the elements-especi-
ally the plenteous rains which hid to
some extent Republican losses at the
polls and u balmy autumn for farm
work: everything is susceptible to but
one explanation, prosperity. "
When a few days ago the railroads
raised wages 10 per cent. prosperity
did Il. - Possible, some thought that
apprehension did It, Nobody really
knew except the roads,
No sooner IL the news flashed over the
wires that freight rates will advance
10 per cent. than prosperity is Of
fered to explain this also,
The 10 per cent, raise IN wages cost
the roads seventy millions, advanced
freight rates will bring in, roughly n
hundred and thirty millions increase
The roads figure sixty millions annual
profits as q result Of the two raises II
is now perfectly clear that the roads
raised wages merely as an excuse to nd
vance rates, but the lazy intelligence
will prefer prosperity as the explain
alton,
For Republican prosperi,y's' sake
the consumer, the shipper will dump a
ret sixty millions into the railroads
treasury.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

The condition OF the county ros ds 1.
so bad our farmers cannot haul any OF
their produce to town. Many declare
that IN empty wagon is now good load
for team.
The stairway to the third story OF the
Citizens Bank has been remodelled this
week, making access to that floor much
easier. The A. o. L. W, lodge will
occupy that floor after January lst,
Nicodemus Bros. were putting the tin
roof on the new Coil building this week
Carpenters and plssteres will rush their
work so as to have the building ready
for occupancy by the drst Of the year.
Mayor Woolum has plan for helping
the destitute worthy poor, that should
enlist the assistance of everyone able TO
help In any way in alleviating the
sutferings which winter always brings
In its wake for these untortunates.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
oOOp ROADS CONVENTION.
VIII be Held in the City Of Little Rock
the olst and 22d OF January.

The Office of public road inquiries, de-
partment of agriculture. United States
government, having signihed its will
ingness to cooperate with the citizens
of the state Of Arkansas in promoting
interest in the subject Of public road
Improvement, we, therefore represent
atives of the state, county. city and
business interests centered in the capital
city of Little Rock. acting under direc-
tion of mass meeting of citizens, do
hereby issue the following call for state
GOOD roads convention, to he held in
the city of Little Rock on Wednesday
and Thursday, January 81 and 22, 1903.
The Judges of the county courts of the
several counties are authorized and re
quested to appoint ten delegated to
represent their respective counties in
SAID convention, the mayor of each city
to name FIVE. aad the president OF each
business organization to select five dele
gates to said convention. The judges
of the county court, members OF the
legislature, mayors of cities, chairmen
of village boards and presidents and
secretaries of business organizations are
hereby made members Of said conven-
tion. The proceeding Of the convention
will comprehend discussions upon the
most scientific methods of public road
construction. modern means of equaliz-
ing taxation in providing for their cost,
and will include addresses upon the So
cial, economic and commercial value Of
good roads in the state development.
The Hon. Martin Dodge. director
of Office of public road inquiries, United
States government; Hon. w. H. Moore,
president Of National Good Roads asso.
citation; Hon. A. w, Machen, superin-
. tendent free mall delivery, postotice
department, United States Hon. Frank
II. Hitchcock, division Of foreign mar
kets, department OF agriculture, and
Hon. Joseph A. Holmes, highway con-
missioner for the southern states and
director department Of mines and min
ing, world fair. st. Louis, will give
practical addresses on the subject OF
highway improvement. Other promi'
nent men together with government
and state engineers and experts will
take part in the deliberations Of the
convention.
Special rates have been secured on all
railroads, information Of which may be
had from local ticket agents.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
A Series OF Wrecks.

The recent rain and snow were the
cause Of several disastrous wrec ks on the
X. & A. v division OF the Iron Mount.
ain, The foundation for the tracks
has become so soft that exceptional
care has to be exercised In the running
Of heavy trains, and even In spite OF this
extra precautlon wrecks occur daily,
The first Of these wrecks occurred
Saturday forenoon, A light engine
with Engineer Hal Brown AZ the throt.
tie was backing down from Wagner TO
Fort Gibson TO take water, Il had got.
ten only a short way ont OF Wagner
when the tender jumped the track, the
engine following and turning on its
side, Both Engineer Brown and his
fireman, Emmett Anderson, got out by
crawling through the window, and
found they were uninjured.
Freight No, 50, bound for Van Buren,,
pulled out Of the Wagner as soon as
this wreck WAS cleared ou, Of the way
and all went smooth until Hanson Hill
"A section Of the road noted for the
number Of wrecks ,ha, have occurred
there-was reached, The train was
made up Of 9a carloads Of shelled corn,
and all eScep, one Of the cars and the
caboose went into the ditch. None Of
the crew WAS injured, bat when they
took M inventory they found tramp
badly hnr, and he told them two more
were buried somewhere ia the wreck.
They were not found until Sunday
They had been smothered by corn bury
ing them. Nothing 10 identify them was
found found on their persons and the
remains were taken 20 Malirow for
burial Later scqusin,snces identified
the remains u ons Of ,he men "a those
Of " NJ, Key. aged 81, the son Of
q prominent farmer living near
Natural psm. who had been woTs!ss
Ia the Territory aud was on bis way
home for ,as holidays The re.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
Good Roads Necessary. .

w. B. Roberts, the head of the free
delivery department of the U. S. mail
service. passed through last Fri,
day. bound for Fort Smith, to investi
gate the application for an increase
in that city's free delivery. In
conversation with a reporter Of the
Arkansas Gazette at Little Rock he
said
Good roads are the main point to be
considered in granting rural free deliv.
cry to any city or section. 1t is the all.
important factor for many and obvious
reasons. The department at Washing.
ton is crowded with applications of this
sort from every city and section Of the
country. In fact, entirely too many to
be accommodated at once. The resul,
is that we have to select those places
where the road facilities are best. and
where the rural routes are not only
most needed but most practicable and
least costly to the department. 1t is in
reality singing out Of the best sections
as we come to them In the line of their
good roads facilities. Those which
stand highest on the list get the rural
routes first, and the others have to wait
their turn. Hundreds of routes are be,
ing started all the time.
II Mr.. Roberts had stopped here al
this time he would have found condi-
ton that would have prevented any fur
ther extension of rural free delivery
here for some time.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
A PASSENGER WRECKED,

The west bound passenger train due
here at 3;3j Wednesday afternoon WAS
late and met with sn accident between
Mulberry and Dyer, which caused the
engine, tender and baggage car to leave
the track and the travellers In the other
coaches to be shaken up severely, No
one WAS hurt, but the passengers were
obliged 10 remain up all night 4 spe.
cial train was sent dowg there from
Fort Smith, and passengers and bag
gage transferred, 1t was Q o clock the
mex, morning before they reached here.
4 low join, is supposed to have caused
the wreck The train was no, running
very fast when the accident occurred,
which accounts for there being no
fatalities,
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
Uniontown High School News.

Dec-3-l9O2.
On account Of unfavorable weather.
The Literary Society met Friday after
noon at o clock. 1t being the time
for election of officers the following
officers were elected
Pres. Kennie Comstock, Vice Pres.
Lee Byrum, Sec. Nora Hays, Sarj Coy
Wood, Treas. Bertha Ewing.
Our constable is having some fun
with some of the neighborhood boys,
who were out spreeing the other day.
We would advise the boys to get off
Of the public highway to have their fun.
as it might save them some expense.
Miss Gertie Bassham was here last
sunday visiting relatives.
Mr.. Ike Neighbors and Miss Ruth
Reed were joined in holy bond Of matri-
mony last sunday at 10 o'clock. We
wish them happy and prosperous life.
Our sunday school met with full at
tendance, and was followed by fare
we'll sermon by Rev. D. A. SQuires.
He is going to cast his lot with the
people Of Washington Co. We regret
loseing him from our midst, but hope
he will remember his many friends
here.
The Christian Endeavor Society met
sunday after noon at 3 o'clock with
nearly all Of its members present and
Bro. j. c. Wood leader and every body
seemed to enjoy the meeting.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Howell a
daughter Dec--1.
We wonder
II Minnie, Nora, and Zena laughed
after they went into the Prof's room.
If Lee ran into the recitation room
any more,
The first snow for this winter is fall.
ing this eveing
Rev. NJ. n. Wsldrip is expected here
next Thursday evening to deliver his
famous lecture School Of Life,
Say Edd If your recent purchase Of
rings don't catch her / would adopt
some other plan.
Before closeing we invite anyone who
wishes to locate in the mountains, to
come to Uniontown before locateing.
The Puellae. -
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
Durham and Underwood Found Guilty,

GAINESVILLE, Ark, Dec. G.-Th,s
morning the jury returned verdict OF
guilty OF murder In the first degree
against Durham and Underwood. Only
one ballot was taken after the jury 70.
tired Friday night, They were unsni.
nous for verdict Of murder In the tirs,
decree.
The evidence on which these men
were convicted was all circumstsntial
but the chain WAS so perfect rs to leave
no doubt OF the guilt Of Durham and
Underwood, They were traced from
Fort Smith leaving there on the satur.
day night preceding tho robbery to Van
Buren. On Monday they were IN
Clarksville, whore they put up ut \
boarding house, They secured room
saying they wanted to be called IN time
TO take the II O'Clock train west,
When the landlord went to call them he
found that they had no, occupied the
room at all They were not seen after
that to be recognized They were
traced to Van Buren where on the FOL.
lowing Tuesday they engaged room a,
hotel, leaving orders TO be called In
time to take the train west. Az In
Clsrksville, the landlord found ths,
they had not occupied their room a, all.
They were traced right on to Wichita,
kas' where Durham and Dunn were
arrested, Dunn later made his escape
from the hospital At Wichita, where he
was being treated for wound supposed
to have been inflicted by Sheriff Powers
during the fight following the blowing
OF the safe.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

mains were shipped here, where they
were met by the griei-stricken father
and taken home for burial
A third wreck In which seven cars Of
corn went into the ditch occurred the
same forenoon near Claremore, No one
was injured,
Railroad men say II there Ia one
wreck there will be two more before
fore the chain is broken In this case
all three seem to have come at once.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

THE Lamar Leader" beli,,les tho
action Of the the four members o, the
peuiien,iary board who purchased the
Cummings plantation, and holds up the
immaculate JED m the only satin, worth
worshipplng and (, is followed by sey
eral others OF our state papers, who
only breathe when JET does
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

The price oi cotton has reached a very
low point. /, appears iha, the grea,
damage done 10 The crop yc, nnga,hered
throughout the &oaihses; shoull haze
the efiee, Of forcing It to 20 up again Ia
price.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

Jas. Wallace. who was recently
cleared by Col sam X. Chew At Clarke.
Vile OF the charss u being connected
with tho klll,ng Of sheriff Powers, has
been held IS accessory betor the fact,
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

IL the senate Tuesday Senator Berry
declared, when the smendmendmen to
the immigration bill, prohibiting the
sale Of liquors IN the capitol, was up,
this, the capitol was not the proper place
for conducting saloon. The commit.
tee had recommended the striking out
Of the amendment, but the recommend.
alton WAS rejected and the amendment
retained.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

Work on the foundation u the new
Presbyterian church has been In pro.
gress this week
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
Rheumatism

Is rack on which you need not suffer
long.
II depends on an acid condition of
the blood, which affects the muscles
and Joints, causes Inflammation and
pain, ard results from defective diges-
ton and torpid action OF the liver,
kidneys and skin.
Sciatica, lumbago and stiff neck are
forms OF il.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured me Of
rheumatism. | was so could not lift any
thing and my knees were SO stiff | could
hardly get up or down stairs. Since taking
three bottles Of Hoods Sarsaparilla | have
never felt a symptom Of rheumatism, and
| gladly recommend Hoods for this dis
ease" Mrs. HATTIE TURNER, Bolivar, Mo.
Hoods yarsapariUa
and Pills
Neutralize the acidity of the blood,
perfect digestion and excretion, and
radically and permanently cure rheu'
-N"ti'm.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
TIRED AND
WORN OUT.

a constant supply Of blood.making ma.
terial or their systems will break down.
The complicated female organism is
40 delicately adjusted as TO be easily
thrown out Of balance. As a result,
health and strength are affected by
divers diseases. Motherhood, fhmily,
society all levy such drains upon her
strength that most women break under
the nervous tension. The demands
upon her nervous strength are much
greater than similar demands Of the
opposite sex. Hence she must be sup.
piled In greater measure with the ele.
ment-iron-that gives strength. The
reason women feel tired and worn out
and suffer from headache, pains In the
back and limbs, etc, Is because they
have used up their supply Of iron.
Menstruatlon trouble Is largely caused
by lack Of iron.
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13
DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic

supplies this element II enrlches the
blood and restores what strain has
used up.
Augusta. Arb. May ID, lNi
sAfter having sold DR.. Hsrters remedies
for thirty ycarg can cle(rfully recommend
The Van Buren press., 1902-12-13

An them. | might add that
ICAA1As hold IN special favor Or Har.
fk~ iers Iron Tonic. and would
T~ recommend n a. the very
~ beat preparation OF iron ! am 90.
" ausiuted with. To weak. worn nout
n women. and thcss troubled With nerv'
ousness. poor digestion. and pale, thin
blood, | bsiieyc " 70 be panacsa
-. H. wtLxSssox, Druggist"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Trains arrive Savannah as follows;
NO. 70, daily, from New York, Wash
ington, Richmond and Cincinnati. $50
a. m.
No. 81, daily except Monday. from
New York and Washington. 1920 a. m.
No: 80. daily, from New York and
Washington. 3:05 p. m.
All trains arrive and depart from
tne rant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE. ETC.
Trains 81 and 80. THE SOUTH
EMS PALM LIMITED. Soli1 trains
between Savannah and New York.
composed exclusively OF Pullman
compartment Observation and Draw
lhg-room Sleeping Cars. Dining Cars
serve all meals en- route.
Iralns 80 and "a. NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS. Vesti-
puleo limited trains, with Pullman
I'rawing-room Sleeping Cars between
savannah and New York Connect at
washington with Colonial Express for
boston. Pullman Sleeping Cars be-
tween Charlotte and Richmond and
Charlotte and Norfolk. Dining Cars
serve all meals between Savannah
and New York.
Trains 29 and 80, THE WASHING
1NGION RICHMOND AND FLOR1-
DA LIMITED. Vestibuled limited
trains, carrying Pullman Drawing
room Sleeping Cars between Savannah
and New York via Richmond. Dining
Cars serve all meals between Savan-
nah and Washington. Also Pullman
Drawing room Sleeping Cars be-
tween Savannah and Cincinnati,
through Asheville and THE Land Of
the Sky"
For information as to rates, sched-
ules, etc, apply to
F. S. CANNON, Sd v. p. and @. NJ.
S. H. HARDWICK. G. P. A.. WASH
ington, D. c.
w. H. TAYLOE, A. G. P. A.. Attain
Ia, Ga
r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent, Plant System Station, Savan-
nah, Ga.
E. G. THOMSON. C. p. & T. A., sa-
vannah, Ga, 141 Bull street. Phones
$50.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
H, & r. Beers Gotten Letter,

New Orleans. March 12.-As Liver
pool advices were not favorable our
market opened unchanged, but imme-
diatelv after that came firm and adj
vanced IL points on outside buying on
the report that a New York operator
would issue a bullish circular showing
that the uncounted town stocks were
much less than year ago. The semi
weekly receipts at the thirteen leading
interior towns We're $4,000, against 3D.
900 last year, the loss in stock being
10000 as compared to a loss of 1000
last year. Manchester cabled officially
that short time was increasing in
yarns. Fall River wires that the OPP
erat:ves hold a meeting tonight, and
are likely to approve strike unless high
err wages are granted. Sentiment con-
tinues very bullish on the assumption
that stocks are depleted in the Interior
and that the long expected perpendic-
ular drop in receipts will certainly ma
terialize shortly. The reiteration of
this same feature for over twelve
weeks. even though it has never been
realized. has not lost its charm with
the speculative public. To make the
crop only 100000 900, there must be a
loss from now out of over 100000 un-
der last year, and loss of $4,000 dur
100000; therefore it can be readily seen
that there must be a decided decrease
in the movement for the balance of
the season to bring out either of the
above figures. In the meanwhile the
demand for spots has become restrict
ed and short time is increasing in
Manchester, consequently we still think
it advisable to pursue a conservative
policy for the moment.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
TRADE AND FINANCE
,,yroN MARKET TAKES ANOTHER
TURN UPWARD.
futures 5 TO II HIGHER.
sPOr MARKETS VERY STEADY AND
FAIR BUSINESS GOING.

,..,,,ates of An Eleven Million Bale
go, do Not, shake Faith in StabiIi-
90 Prices Around Their Present
IeveI-Furpentine Firm at 421sQ
,e.-Rosins Firm and Unchanged.
1ocaI and TeIegraphic Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Wednesday, March II.
p,lltsh developments came on sched-
10 time to-day and the cotton futures
~,arl,et at New York closed steady 80
q noints higher. Sales of around AGO.
Ooo bales were reported. The closing
.,os currently construed to point to a
sumption of the upward movement
tbe balance of the week. for it is
o1aimed the statistical position will
d;.,Iose marked strength in the posi-
1ion of cotton.
Talk of short time abroad and a
sontinued large American movement is
hard but the market fails to respond
materially to these conditions. Prices
have been we'll maintained in the face
ri the movement all along and this
being so it is naturally assumed that
any material falling ,off in the re-
CENTS will precipitate sentiment to a
mitch of extreme bullishness. This is
confidently expected in bull quarters,
among them being the large element
Of spot holders at the ports and in the
interior, who confidently look for
higher prices.
Strong interests are still behind the
cotton market, as was disclosed to-
day when Wall street joined the South
in free buying, predicated upon the
theory that an early decrease in the
movement will combine with purchases
by manufacturers to bring about a
further rise. And another element of
strength is the more general express
sion that crop of 100000 bales will
not be an excessive one in view of
present estimates of the worlds re-
duirements of raw cotton. These ex-
pressions came from both New York
and New Orleans, it being reported
that an expert of New Orleans is to
put the crop at this figure. With the
market responding slightly to such es-
Inmates, from number of highly re-
sponsible sources may be taken to sig
Nifty that such a crop will not be an
excessive one.
Tuupentine closed firm at 42h@43c,
with a fair demand at the inside price
Resins closed firm at the decline. Re-
sumo Of The markets as follows:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, March 12.-The cotton
market opened steady with prices un-
changed to points lower and for a
brief time showed a rather heavy I'M
dertone through realizing by tired
longs and urgent bear pressure. The
latter contingent were confident that
receipts would overreach early esti-
mates and that the English market
would be seriously influenced by the
talk of curtailment in production in
Lancashire. But before the end of the
first hour there was a decided i'm
provement, while offerings were seen
to have been greatly reduced. Early
cables were quite as expected, while
at the close Liverpool was significant
ly steady. Eullish reports came
through from the South concerning
the spot situation, and rumor had it
that a well known New Orleans sta
tistician intended to reduce his crop
estimates to barely 100000 bales,
While at the same time estimating the
American consumption at AGO. 900
bales, the latter being an increase OF
some 100000 bales over last year. Then
came small estimates for to-morrow's
receipts, a pronounced advance in the
New Orleans market and substantial
bull support from Wall street. Shorts
were unable to withstand this COM
bined strength and FASTENED to seek
cover. Port receipts of only $4,000 bales
as compared with exports, for the day
of $1,000 bales, helped to stimulate
buying for both accounts in the af-
ternoon.
During the last hour the bear ele-
ment vigorously bid for the May and
July options and at the close the mar
ket ruled firm with prices net 5 to
IL points higher. Total sales were es-
timated at 100000 bales.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. March 12-Cotton, spot,
moderate business; prices : easier
ding, 47d; middling. 4 2l-32d; good or
binary, 1920; ordinary, 4 9-S2d. The
sales of the day were 5000 bales, of
which 1000 were for speculation and
export, and included $500 American.
Receipts 1000 bales, including $500
American.
Futures opened easier and closed
steady American middling, good ordi-
nary clause, March, March-April, 4.44@
4.45d sellers; April-May, 4.45d sellers
May-June. 'June-July, July-August, 445
Q4.46d sellers; August-Septembe AID
buyers; September-O October, 4.31@4.32d
buyers; OctoberNovember, 4.27d buyers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-13
MONEY MARKET.

New York, March 12-Close: Money
on call flrmer at Sls to 4 per cent.
closing at Sd4 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 41z@5 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at s4.s712@4.S7ss for de-
mand and $4.S5G4Ssls for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.S6 and $4.SS1s. Com
mercial bills S4.S45a64S51s Bar silver
54hc; Mexican dollars, 431sc. Govern
ment bonds steady; state bonds inact-
i've; railroad bonds irregular. Silver
certificates 55%c.