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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Under Fellow Servant Act.

RALEIGH, N. "A strange and sen.
sational suit for damages ended vt
Carthage III verdict for n, 800 against
the Seaboard Air Line Railway In favor
Of Herbert +. Seawell, who. two years
ago, was the Republican nominee for
acknowledgements Seawell WAS maxi
Ing speeches, very bitter campaign
speeches. and one Of these was ut
Shelby. After the speaking Seawrll
went to the Seaboard Air Line station
to take the train, and while IN the
station was hit by eggs thrown by sew.
eral persons, He claimed that one Of
these was the railway agent that Others
were railway employees, and that the
railway was liable under the fellow
servant act, The agent claimed that
some boys were the offenders, There
were able lawyers and hot legal fight.
The railway appealed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
We have heard Of the FLOWING milk

We have heard OF the FLOWING milk
and honey, but Fayetteville streets
truly flowed with whiskey this morning.
Saturday Prosecuting Attorney Naples
swore ont u search warrant for Smith,
Pettigrew IL Mechanism 3 and Bon.
brook 3 drug stores, and Sheriff Rollins
and Marshal Duggans searched the
stores and found the following goods !
one.half barrel Of alcohol ut Smith =
and one whole and three pieces OF bar.
rels OF whiskey Mt Benbrook ., All
were placed in Jail until this morning
and the court ordered tho whiskey
brought on tho square and burned, II
was brought on tho south sldo just In
front Of the Sentinel Office, and the
barrels bursted and vet fire, The
fumes were 10 strong that ono unaccus.
toned to drink WAS almost made tipsy.
Some poor fellows have boon standing
where the whiskey was poured out and
inhaling the fumes oil day, and
squads OF men are gathered hero and
there discussing tho whiskoy fire. -
Fayetteville Sentinel.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Large Cotton Crop.
I'M the Little Rock Democrat,

From the Little Rock Democrot
Cotton men are all more optimistic iE
regard 10 the crop than they were few
weeks ago, and the prevailing opinion
is that the lateness of the frost has done
much to bring out the late crop. There
have been frosts all over the state, but
they have not been severe except at q
few points along the Arkansas river;
The only frost in Little Rock occurred
on the morning of October 99th, but IT
was very light. The favorable weather
has enabled the planters to get out the
crop much cleaner than usual at this
time, and the top crop has developed
we'll and is yielding heavily. Many
estimstors place the Arkansas crop at
over a million bales, and the average Is
over 800, 000
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Plans Of the Frisco.

From the Little Rock Democrat
To improve the passenger service
from Memphis to Eureka Springs the
Frisco Is now building new line which
when completed will reduce the distance
between Memphis and the resort by
over 100 miles, says the Memphis
News. - This great saving in dis
lance will be accomplished by the build
ing of less than fifty miles Of new road.
The present route from Memphis Is to
Springfield, Mo-. 2s2 miles, thence to
Seligman. rs miles, and thence on a
branch line to the springs, about 20
miles. This branch line extends east
from Seligman, fully rs miles from st.
Joe, Ark. The Frisco now has q line
under construction from Hoxie. Ark. :,
west to st. Joe, less than so miles.
This line will be completed. according
to present plans, in time for the open
ing of the summet-resort travel. Hoxie
is SO miles west of Memphis on the main
line to Kansas City. The completion
Of the Hoxie-St. Joe link will make a
direct line west from Memphis to Eure-
ka Springs, with the great saving in
distance between the two points. The
effect Of the construction of this link
will be to make the resort more popular
In this section than 1t has been hereto.
fore.
The Frisco Ia already planning Its
passenger service from Memphis to
Eureka Springs for next summer. The
Frisco fast night train west will carry
an extra Pullman sleeping car to Hoxie,
where it will be cut off. II will be
carried to Eureka Springs over the new
line from that point by the local passen.
ger train which will be operated to con.
meet with the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City
fast trains at Hoxie and the st. Louis
Paris fast trains at Seligman,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

The Spring River Baptist conference,
In regular session ut Pocahontas, passed
. resolution denonncing Gov. Davis
for pardoning blind tiger and saloon men
and being generally under saloon con
troll. JEFF Davis doesn care for unia-
vorable resolutions no long rs he gets
che prohibition vote. and the fact Ia
that be carried In the primaries every
prohibition county and nearly every
prohibition township IN the state, All
OF the countless live In number carried
by Rsctor against Davis were sxces
sively wet. Strange. brt true. Hardy
Herald.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

TnEIlE has been u custom prevalent
IN soue parts Of the state for person
guilty OF y uiisdemeanor IN one town
ship 70 20 before u magistrate In an nd.
joiuing township, plead guilty and nc.
cept Y minimum hne as \ penalty,
Attorney. General Murphy has annouced
m opInlon IN which be holds that the
fine thus imposed seems to be no protec.
tion " the offender, Nv the law requires
them to 20 before justice OF the pence
In tho townphIp wherein tbe oileuse Il
comnIitteds Frequently tle uobInissior
VI case IN AN adjoining township
susAps that The offender Ia enabled Il
tscsps ths more just penalty that ,
fuller Investigation Of the case woal,
eptxjl Little Rock Democrut,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
The Question of Working County
Prisoners.

Judge Falconer, the new county judge
of Sebastian county. has announced
himself opposed to working county
prisoners on the public roads, and bases
his opposition on the following reasons :
..There are two classes of prisoners
in the county jail-those charged with
fel0nies and those convicted OF misde.
meanors. The felons cannot be worked
by the county at all. and il worked by
anyone it il done after their sentence to
the penitentiary, when they are under
the control of the state The misde'
meanants may be worked by the county
Judge If he deems it expedient. When
they are merely confined aud not
worked the county is not liable for the
costs of conviction and the fine. When
they are worked, the county becomes
liable for the fine and costs in addition
to the cost of guarding, etc. and the
able bodied ones must be hobbled. as
we'll as guarded. so that they couldn I
work II they would, and the sick and
weak can t work II they would. II Is
an ignorant and debased labor and Is
dear at any price, and for the county to
work them would entail great expense
upon the county without any compen
eating advantage. Hence, until otaer
and better reasons for change OF policy
are presented than any | have yet heard
shall continue the plan now being fol-
lowed.
This question of working county pris-
oners has been agltated more or less in
this county at various times. Judge
Falconer's deductions are correct, no
doubt so far as mentioned above, but
the working of prisoners has another
object. Crawford county-and no doubt
every other county in the state-has a
class of habitual law breakers, whose
violations never reach beyond the mis-
demeanor stage and to whom term in
Jail means no disgrace and In fact some
thing to be sought for during the winter
months, when 1t means comfortable
bed and plenty to eat without labor
With this class the idea of having to
work acts as deterrent influence to
commission of crimes. They should, II
nothing else offers, be used like the city
prisoners, in preparing road material.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
New Iron Mountain Superintendent

From the Arkansas Gazette.
IA night or two since, - said George
R. Brown, secretary of the board OF
trade, TO q number of business men
yesterday afternoon. II had the pleas
ure of several hours ride with W. 7.
Tyler. the new general superintendent
Of the Iron Mountain railroad. We
were going over the new work on the
Little Rock & Fort Smith line, and Mr..
Tyler, from the rear of his private car,
pointed out to me the great and contin-
uous work the company Ia doing. The
moon was shining Its brightest and the
scene was one that will not soon for
get. There were half dozen detours
where the old right Of way had been
utterly abandoned, and In other stretches
the roadbed has been alternately raised
by fills and lowered by cutting through
the rock until the company will soon
be able to move trains of fifty loads
where twelve and fifteen used to be the
limit, 1t Is more difficult than would
be the entire construction of new line
for the reason that during all the work
the road must be kept open and in oper-
ton. mo" said Mr.. Tyler, II do
not think the people have been unduly
impatient; in fact, l have been charmed
with the people of Arkansas. or
course there are many complaints from
belated traveller, but the great mass of
the people when they once see and
know what we are doing cease at once
to criticise. 1t Is a tremendous UNDER
taking, but when once the road is
changed into first-clsss line 1t will be
Of inestimable value to Little Rock and
the state of Arkansas. 1t will revolu-
tionize much of the freight traffic from
the central West and Northwest to New
Orleans, sending 1t In vast volumes by
way Of Little Rosk.
''Talking with him In regard to the
difference between operating railroad
In Arkansas and the Dakotas, his old
home, for he was formerly with the
Great Northern, 1t was evident that he
was pleased with the change. Up
there, he said. remember when
one OF our lines for three months
WAS closed by continued snow
storms, which alternated with sand
storms. until the drifts were In
places thirty.one feet In thickness.
when the commission urged the import.
ance Of opening the road and intimated
that fine was impending, Mr.. Hill,
the president, told the commission he
would be willing to pay $25, 900 II the
commission could got removed the drifts
on the line. On another occasion so
extremely cold was the weather that
his face was frozen In going distance
sixty feet--the cold being so intense
that Il was impossible to live out Of
doors. Mr.. Tyler Is receiving most
cordial welcome to Arkansas, and Is
making friends OF the business men
wherever he comes In contact with
them.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Rights OF Citizenship Under Executive
Pardon.

Attorpey.dcneral George W, Murphy
addressed II, u, Means Of Charleston
~ follows In response to IN Inquiry
II have yours Of the 30th nit In
which you asked whether, when u per
son sentenced TO the penitentiary, and
after serving n part Of his time receives
the ordinary pardon or communication OF
sentence for good behavior, he IN emit
tied TO the rights Of citizenship, no that
he becomes n qualified elector, and say
that such u case has arisen wherein you
were m officer OF tho election,
ut the convict WA actually par.
dOned by the governor, he WAS entitled
TO vote, but II II WAS n mere commute.
ton OF his term OF confinement, be was
not, You will readily sec this frotn
reading section 5,b45 OF Sandels Il
Hill digest, -
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

J. A. Dickson, for three years past
the local agent for the Pacific Express
company. has been transferred to
Helena. Ark where he will have
charge OF the company's local Office,
The transfer Is IN the nature OF u pro-
motion and while our people ARE sorry
to lose Mr., Dickson and his family they
rejoice In his well. merited advance
During his stay here Mr., Dickson built
up the b5siness OF the local company
from next to nothing to one Of more
than passing Importance.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
General Murphy's Opinion.

From the Little Rock Democrat.
Accomplishment Murphy has deliv'
cred an opinion to the effect that In case
of q tie the law does not authorize the
governor to FIJI an Office by appointment,
but on the contrary the incumbent holds
over until bis successor is elected and
qualified.
In such a case 1t would be the duty Of
proper officer to call special election.
II this opinion is q fair construction
OF the law. the governors recent ap'
pointmsnt of q reprepresentative fol
Independence county Is Illegal, and We
have no doubt that the attorney
general, sview would hold in the highest
courts Of the state.
II Ia apparent that the governor holds
otherwise, as he has filled offices where
no election was had because OF q tie.
We notice disposition on the part Of
the chief executive to criticise the
Encouragement for his readiness 10
deliver an opinion on any subject which
may be brought to his attention.
General Murphy believes that the
humblsst citizen of the land Is entitled
to the same consideration at his hands
No the biggest politician in the state
house and Is always willing to look W
the law to accommodate such citizen.
II IL true he has delivered large
number of legal opinions, but he ha'
done 40 TO accommodate the public,
Unlike his predecessor, who was seldom
ever In his office to deliver an opinion
Murphy is always there and ready Il
serve the people.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
the PRESS tor Superior Printing,
Jumped on b Ten Penny Nail,

The little daughter Of Mr., j, N.
Powell jumped on an inverted rake
made OF ten penny nails, and thrust ono
nail entirely through her foot and q
second ono half way through. Cham.
berlAin's Pain Balm WAS promptly ap.
piled and five minutes later the pain had
disappeared aud no more suffering was
experienced, In three days the child
WAS wearing her shoe as usual and with
absolutely no discomfort. Mr.. Powell
Ia n well known merchant OF Portland,
Va. Pain Balm Ia M antiseptIc aud
heals such injuries without maiuratIon
aud Ia one.third the time required by
the usual treatment, For sale by JonN
Q KANE, Il, u, Kern, Druggists,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

WE have observed a tendency on the
part Of certain newspapers TO settle the
contests for positions In the forthcom.
jng legislature without consulting the
members. Better let the boys who will
constitute the house ami senate have q
voice In the matter and there will be
less dissatisfaction They like 10 be
heard on matters affecting the public,
Little Rock Democrat.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

The Boston store company has an
announcement IN The PRESS this week
that should catch the eyes OF our read.
ers and cause them to visit that man.
moth establishment. Their stock Is
complete In every department and You
can furnish your house, supply your
harder, clothe yourself and got your
means Of locomotion and the imple'
ments to tn your land or build your
house MI from the one firm and ut
prices that are causing their competi-
tors to wonder. They are preparing to
assist farmers Of limited means next
year TO u greater extent yet than this,
and nsk those who wish credit to make
their wants known, You can always
find market for your cotton or produce
with the Boston Store company,
II will devolve upon u body OF CON-
missioners to DO appointed by the county
Judge TO select sites for the Alma and
Mulberry bridges and let the necessary
contracts for their construction, In
our humble opinion some other site
than the one heretofore occupied by the
Alma bridge should DO chosen. The
location was " bad one, entHiling too
lengthy M approach on tho west bank
OF the creek, making the tstructure
much more subject 10 destruction by
high water than would otherwise have
been tho case,
RAY BUCHANAN, non OF ex.president
Buchanan OF the state university, has
been selected IA Congressman Dins'
more ~ private secretary,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

WHEN free from Ice the Yukon river
"a navjgahle for large stenmere ,00j
miles, n distance OF more than twice ma
great M that from Chicago to New
OrlaApA,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

JUDGE j. II. EVANS, who has entered
upon his third term as judge Of the
Fifteenth circuit. was given banquet
Friday night ut the Arlington hotel In
Bonneville.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

FIRST LIEUT.. CHAS. G. ToDD, United
States army, upon his own application
" detailed az professor Of the Arkansas
Military academy. Little Rock, Ark.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08


Joe Curtis and lily Tinsley spent ses.
eral days on Rose lake first OF the we' ~
hunting ducks, Hy for the purposeSg'
getting a better view OF the surro ,.inon
ings, climbed a dead tree, which WIN ar
no had reached tho top, upset un ,us,
Hy q avoirdupois and falling upon '. ,Ss
sportsman drove him 40 deep mo .nU
soft mud that Mr.. Curtis had 70 oo ,t,,,
u pump In the neighborhood 20 ge, . u' n
out, This Ia VIII Haymnn s,oiy, "
tho ailair and he always tolls tho rum
Tho sportsmon MI have tho duck ie Wa
now and those who have been ON a '"s
lakes say the amount Of shooting W.
lono duck attracts reminds pnO on
small battle,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

STRAIN power Ia almost an impossible.
ny IN southern China, fuel being QUO Of
bio meet expensive Chinese lpsurIes,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08

BISHOP Hoss will hold the Arkansas
conference, M. Il. church. South, ut
Harrison on the 18th Of November.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Hoods JdrSdpdrilld
md Pills

cure dyspepsia, strengthen and tone all
the digestive organs, and build up the
whole system.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-11-08
Dyspepsia

What's the use OF a good cook If
there's a bad stomach "a stomach too
weak properly to digest what is taken
into it?
The owner of such stomach expert
ences distress after eating, nausea be-
tween meals, and is troubled with
belching and fits of nervous headache
he's dyspeptic and miserable.
81 have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything.
have tried many different remedies, put
could get no relief until began taxing
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After the use OF TINS
medicine could eat without distress, anu
TODAY | am as well as ever, but l always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" MRS.
]. x. CRowEI.L, Canaioharie, N. Y.
Hoods CdTSUD0riitd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17
Indians on an Excursion.

Leavenworth. May 17.-Indian Agent
". B HonneIl of the PottawatoTrlie res
ervation near Holton will bring an ex-
cursion of 200 young Indians attending
the schools Of the reservation to Leav-
enworth to visit the fort. soldiers home
and the state penitentiary at Lansing
The party will arrive today on the
Missouri Pacific and the Indians will
march from the Union depot to Third
and Delaware streets where they Will
take the electric line to Lansing. They
will spend an hour at the penitentiary
and an hour at the soldiers home At
both places arrangements have been
made to receive them and special
musical programme has been arranged
al the home. From the home they will
go to the fort, leaving from there for
horne.
The Indians who viii be IN the ex-
cursion represent the schools on the
reservation and will be in charge Of
their teachers and Agent Honnell. This
is the first excursion OF the kind ever
given the Indians on the reservation in
either Brown or jackson counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17
1 Big Offer Has Been Made For
the Colt g OWentOn.'
Regarded by J. A. Drake as a
Second Robert Waddell.
HE WOULD PAY $4,000.
Fast Animal Owned by a Firm
of Three Hen.
One Refuses to Sell and Now
There is Trouble.

Chicago. May III c. Milan & Co.'S
colt Owenton is evidently regarded BY
some one as another Robert Waidell, for
Mr.. Milan has been offered $4,000 for
the colt by a wealthy Chicago owner.
He would not divulge the name of the
gentleman, but as John A. Drake and
NJ. H. Tfchenor are the only men around
here who are paying that kind of
money for racing material the pre-
sumption is that the big offer came
from one of them. Milan refused the
offer, and by so doing stirred up some
thing of a tempest.
It appears that Owenton is the joint
property of Garrett Wilson, J. Q. ROg-
ers and J. c. Milan. Wilson is not at
all pleased over Milam's action in refus-
today that he wanted to sell. and stated
plainly that he was dissa tisfied over the
refusal to accept the offer made for the
colt The outcome of the matter may
OF at public sale in order to dissolve the
partnership in him Either that or
Milan and Rogers viii buy out VIII
sons interest. Rogers has wired that
he will be here today and then it will
be determined what viii be done in the
matter.
Owenton is engaged in all the big
stakes for 3-year-olds and the all-aged
events at the Chicago tracks, and Mr.
Milan says he refused the $10,0 600 offer
because he thinks the colt worth more
than that amount
One important transaction was re-
corded. Sam Hildreth sold to H. I Sax
Tor prop ietor of a hlg stock farm near
Chicago, the good 6-year-Old horse Fed
eral The consideration was s., 000 ex-
actly the amount which Hildreth paid
Lew Marion for the horse late last sum
mer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17
KANSAS NEWS.
A Farmer in Bourbon County
Makes Valuable Find.
Cluster of Thirteen Pearls in
Old Clam Shell.
ARE VALUED AT $500.
Picked the Mussel Out Of the
Usage River Mud.
Jewels Are Perfectly Formed
and Very Large.
ARE VALUED AT $500.

Fort Scott, May 1.-THE Monitor says:
Farmer Fitzgerald. living near Fulton,
was the lucky fellow to make the most
valuable pearl find in this part of the
country. The pearl which Mr.. F1tzger-
aid found is not only very valuable, but
it is a monstrosity. He found it in the
Usage river. but today It is being exhib-
tied around the city.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was not looking for
pearls. He was walking along the river
bank and happened to see large clam
in the mud close to the bank. Out OF
curiosity he took the bivalve I'D and
opened it with his knife. There inside
he found the strange pearl alluded to.
1t cannot strictly be called pearl
as pearls would be better. for it is l3
perfectly formed pearls in one, making
the entire lot about as large as a small
marble. An estimated value of $500 has
been placed upon this clam master
piece. Mr.. Fitzgerald thinks that the 10
pearls must represent the 13 original
states.