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The independent., 1903-06-25
The Great Parks of Colorado

Constitute one of her chief glories.
They contain fields, forests, AMI
Ilains; they are watered by creeks
and rivers, and contain. villages and
farm-houses; they have springs and
lakes where hotels and other places
of entertainment are found for those
seeking health and recreation
To enable people to reach these
favored localities without unneces-
sary expenditure of tine or money.
the UNION PACIFIC has put in eff
feet very low rates and splendid train
service from Missouri River and Lin
coin to Denver.
Accommodations are provided for
all classes of passengers on these
trains, the equipment including free
reclining chair cars, dining cars, buff
fet smoking cars, drawing-room Sleep
ers, day coaches, etc.
Full information cheerfully fur
rished on application to
E. B. SLOSSON, Gen. Agt.,
Lincoln, Neb.
The independent., 1903-06-25

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Karl Marx Edition, July 90, 1903.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
THEY'RE BOUND FOR BOSTON.
Tn. Honorable ARTILLERY. Two Hun
drsd strong, Leave London
10 American Airs.

London. Sept, 2<-To the strains OF
"The Star Spahgled Banner March
!ng Through Georgia." and other
American airs. some two hundred
members OF the Honorable Artillery
company left their London armory,
Wednesday and TOOK train for Liver
pool. to embrak on the Dominion
line steamer Maynower, bound for
Boston, Mass. A large crowd OF friends
OF the artlllerymon assembled at the
armory to wish tho company q sue
cessful campaign" Many OF the mem
bers Of the company who participated
In the previous visit expressed keen re-
grot at being unable TO accompany the
departing detachment, while those go'
Ing were evidently delighted at the
prospect. Prior to the departure OF
the artlllerymon, Llout-col, the earl OF
Denblgh, commanding, paradcd the
company, whose smart uniforms and
good alignment created an excellent
impression
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
THE OLD GRANT HOMESTEAD
The Grant Heirs Offer 1t as a Gift
to Galena, Ill.
II Was Presented to Gen. Ulysses "
Grant By His Fellow Towns
men At Close of the War.

Gelena, ILL.,, Sept. 24-Brig. Gen,
Frederick ID. Grant, his brothers and
sisters, wish to deed the Grant home
stead TO this city, as will be shown
by the following letter to Isaac F
Moore:
at is not probable that any OF
my fathers family will ever again
live In Galena. My two brothers
having located In California, where
they have established homes my
sister and family being in the east
and in England. and being in the
army, 1t is not likely that any OF
us children will ever go to Galena
to live.
This little house. which was the
home of my father and mother, Is
OF some interest as a historic relic,
and | believe would be OF interest
to the people Of Galena. wish you
to consult the mayor Of the city
and let me know II It would be pos
sible for me to deed the property
to the town, which could keep II as
an historic relic You know that
the citizens OF Galena presented
this house to my father in 1865.
Just after the civil war, and he and
my mother took great deal OF
pride In owning this property, and
we, his children. do not wish to sell
It, but would like to have 1t pre-
served and have it the property
old Jo Daviess county, for whom
we have the warmest recollections
and among whom we passed many
happy days,
III you will let me hear from you
on these points you will greatly
obilge, yours truly,
FREDERICK GRANT"
The city will accept the building
and It probably will be converted int
hospital,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
"Maj. Gen. Commanding
"F. T. Vaughan, Colonel and Chief
Of Staff
Cotton Men Organize.

About fifty representative business
men, including cotton growers, gin
ners, spinners, buyers and seed men,
met at Little Rock September 2s and
perfected the organization OF the Ar
kansas Cotton Dealers Association
The object OF the organization IL nv.
tual protection and assistance to those
engaged in the cotton business, wheth.
er planter, buyer, banker or mannfac.
turer. The bylaws exclude from
membership those interested In the
round bale process, Officers Of the
association are as follows; President.
II. L. Morris, Little Rock; first v!nR
president, Ziba Bennett, OF Little
Rock; second vice president, Peter
p. Byrd, Of Pine Bluff; third vice
president, w, A, Short OF Helena;
secretary and treasurer, Geo, N
Brown, OF Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Injunction Continued.

Tie Injunction suit involving the
increased assessments levied by the
state levying board upon railroad
property in this state was taken up
before Judge Trieber at Little Rock
on the 2lst After some discussion
by attorneys on both sides Judge
Trieber granted temporary injunc-
ton. restraining the secretary of state
from certifying to the various county
clerks the last assessments as ordered
by the board, composed Of the gov
ernor, state auditor and secretary OF
state. 1t was ordered. that. mean
while, the assessments be continued
on the basis Of the figures levied by
the state board last year The ques-
ton as to whether the railroads shall
be required to pay on the Increased
assessments Of this year was deferr-
ed for final hearing on the merits OF
the controversy. No date has yet
been set for such final hearing. The
only railroads interested in the case
are the Choctaw, Frisco, Cotton eBlt
and Kansas City Southern. At the
meeting Of the state assessment board
on June l last the assessments on the
taxable property of the four roads
mentioned were raised to level
with that Of the Iron Mountain, which
was $4,000 per mile. The assessments
of all other railway and the express,
telegraph and sleeping car companies
were increased 20 per cent.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
CHARLES 3. fARWELL DEAD.
Illinois Former United states Sem
ator Passes Away Al His Home
In Like Forest.

Chicago, Sept 2i--Former United
States Senator Charles b. Farwell died
at his home In Lake Forest. Wednes-
day Of heart trouble after several
months illness, slr, Farwell had been
prominent In local, state and national
politics since 1874, when he came to
Chicago from Ogle county, Ill. In his
business life he engaged successfully
in real estate and banking, and In
1864 purchased an interest In the
present house OF J. o. V. Farwell N
Co He was born In Steuben county,
N. Y, so years ago. After serving IA
county clerk, member OF tho state
board OF equalization, and In the
state senate and house OF representa-
tlyes, he was elected to the United
States senate from Illinois In 1887 He
leaves three daughters, Mrs. Reginald
DeKoyen. Mrs. Dudley Winston and
Mrs. Hobart Chatheld-Taylor, and one
son, Walter Farwell.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
A Financial RE-
LIEF MEASURE
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
Will Turn Twenty Million
Dollars Loose.
he WILL RENEW REfUNDING
OPERATIONS TO that EXTENT.
Bonds Maturing February 4, 1904,
Paying Interest to Maturity As
Further Measure of Financial
Relief.

Washington, Sept 24.-Secretary
Shaw authorizes the statement that
owing to the scarcity of two per cent.
bonds, both for circulation and as Sc
curity for government deposits he will
renew refunding operations to the ex-
tent for 10000, 900 in accordance with
the previous circular.
OF the total issue Of s517 ,000,0 600 of
two per cent. bonds the treasurer al
ready holds for circulation and for de-
posits $3.50, 900 Secretary Shaw al
so authorizes the statement that he
will redeem the five per cent. bonds
maturing February /, 1904, paying In
terest to maturity. Formal instructions
to the several sub-treasuries authoriz-
ing them to redeem on presentation,
will be issued Immediately.
The banks that have had on Ale
with the treasurer for 80 days or more
five per cent bonds as security for
public deposits will be permitted to
submit approved state and municipal
bonds therefor which will be accepted
at rs per cent. OF their par value.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Hon. John P. Logan Appeals to the
Farmers to Donate Fruit for
Worlds Fair Exhibit.
EVENTS Of kWEEk BRIEFLY CHR0AIClfD
Nearoes Lynch Negro Prisoner in
Mississippi county-Young Man
Bitten by Mad Dog-Veserans Of
First Arkansas Mounted Rifles to
Held Reunion.
AnpIes Wanted for the Fair.

The following address to the farm.
ers and fruit growers of Arkansas
has been issued by Senator John p
Logan OF Sloan Springs, superln.
tepdent of the horticultural exhibit
for the worlds fair:
81 find that we are going to be very
short on varieties OF apples for ex'
bibition at the worlds fair, and would
like 10 ask every fruit grower who
has any of the following specimens
IN forward same to me by express at
SLOAN Springs 1t matters not If you
have but one apple Of any OF these
varieties, so 1t is good specimen,
forward same to me, for by receiving
one. even, from each farmer it will
enable me to put together and thus
make several plates OF the variety,
and on account of the scarcity of yarl-
cites it is absolutely necessary that
the farmers assist me in this way
"I find will be short on the fol
lowing varieties that | will need
badly:
Grimes Golden, Shannon, Pippin,
Cafelt, Garno, Huntsman's Favor, Kin
nard's Choice, Romans Beauty, Mis-
souri, Pippin, Yellow BellAower, Otris
Givens, Howard's Sweet, High-Hill
Seeding, Oliver Red and Ingram.
III you have any other varieties
besides the ones named above that
are good specimens be sure and for
ward same to me at Sloan Springs,
as we are very much in need of good
specimens of all varieties"
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Neqroes Lynch Negro.

A mob composed Of negroes over
powered the sheriff OF Mississippi
county and took a negro prisoner
named Hellom and hanged him. lie
was charged with assaulting two ne
gro girls aged and 10 years, The
lynchng was conducted In an orderly
manner Negroes conducted the en-
tire proceedings, not a single white
man participating, Ofiicers were
poworless to prevent the hanging,
Not shot was fred. The victim was
asked II he had anything to say, and
after few inarticulate words con
cernug the crime had been uttered
in trembling tones, the rope was
jerked taunt. He died In a few min
utCg
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Eiaht convlsts Escape.

Eleven short term convicts escaped
from the state camp in Perry county
last week by overpowering a guard.
but three OF the number soon tired OF
their liberty and surrendered, Tho
names of the others are George
Washington colsred, Pulaski county.
one year; George Smith, colored, Lo-
gan county, one year Jim Turner.
colored, Desha county, one year; Geo.
Jones, white, Crawford county two
years; II. T.. Johnson, white, Jackson
county. two years Monroe Flood.
white, Pike county, two years; VII.
liam Hill, white, Phillips county ono
year. William Murphy whito, Ran
dolph county, Ave years,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
DUAL TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO.
In u vacant Lot Bearing Fa-
tai Bullet wounds.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-The bodies Of a
well-dnessed woman about 20 years
old and a man apparently 80 were
found in q vacant lot in fashionable
residence portion Of the South Side
Wednesday. A revolver clutched In
the dead mans hand. a bullet from
which had passed through the woman's
lung. and two bullet wounds In the
mans neck lead the police to believe
It case of murder and suicide. The
names Laurie" and Sherman" on the
Homan's clothing and the initials ID.
o. r." on the mans linen are are
only Identifying marks upon the
bodies.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Confederate Reunion.

The following order has been issued
relative to the annual state convention
OF Arkansas division, United Con.
federate Veterans:
"U. c. ", Little Rock, Ark, Septeni.
Der 22, 1903
Headquarters Arkansas Division
General Order No. 4.
81. The commanding general an
nounces to the camps and staff of the
division that he has accepted the very
cordial invitation Of j. Ed Murray
Camp No. 510 located at Pine Blun.
to hold the annual state convention
In that city as their guest.
"2. fhe convention will be con-
vened in the Merrill Institute at the
city Of Pine Bluff, October 81. noon.
"3. The commanding general urges
the Importance Of full representa-
ton Of every camp In the state
Commanders OF camps are therefore
directed to call their camps together
as soon as practicable for the purpcaa
Of electlng delegates. The railroads
will give a reduced rate.
"B w. Green,
maj. Gen. Commanding
"F. T. Vaughan, Colonel and Chiei
Of Staff.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
BRIEF MENTION.

A new bank has been organized at
Calico Rock
The snfo In the poaiotfoo at Don
ton was blown open by burglars VINO
secured only go,
Through service has been ihaDgn'
rated from Fort Smith TO Guthrie on
The Fort Smith and Western dis.
tance Of 2l7 miles
Thomas Linton, n Pope county farm
or while IN drunken fronsy, shot
and Killed hls wife, Tho shooting
wos done with shotgun Linton 10
In Jail
Paul Bufnt and Allen Washington,
tolorod tenants on n JEFFERSON county
plantation, engaged In n ngh, over
pair ~ shoes when the latter struek
the former a fatal blow ever the head
with scahtllnR
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Bishop Brown on Lynching.

Right Rev William M, Brown
bishop Of the diocese Of Arkansas Of
the Episcopal church, speaking of the
race question, says: While | do
not Justify lynching, | can find no
other remedy adequate to suppress
the crime for which this has been
made a punishment by the people OF
the south" he said. Il am northern
man. and used to look with horror on
lynching, but since | have been south
my eyes have been opened. lmpris'
onment does no good am of the
opinion that II would be well to leave
the solution of the negro question to
the southern people. They know
best what to do"
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Ns,sssa Kills Nearess,

As the result Of trivial quarrel
Mamie IIornor colorcd, was S'aooeu
10 death by Minnie owens at JACKSON
villa Tho murdorcss claims that inc
lIorncr woman was swapping a pls'ol
n, her when she drew n hhi'e ana
1ohhod nor three tines once In the
b0ok. once aeycrlng the jugular voln'
and once In the right breast near the
heart and penetrating the iuns Elm,
or wound would have reaul'ed IN her
death She only gurgled, "rll have
vou arrested" and fell over dead
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
THE M'CREA CASE AT PEORIA,
Maoh DiHicWity Experienced In Ne
curing n Jury to TRY the
Alleged Murderer.

Peoria, H., Sept 2i.--Great dlfllcul'
~ Is being experienced In securing u
jury to try John McCroa for the muir
der Of Detective Murphy such wide
spread attention aud indignation did
the crime attract Up 10 noon Wodncs'
day but four Jurors had been selected,
aitor cxhaustlng tho regular panel and
noarly finishing n special yonlro OF ~
men. A third ycnlro has been ordered,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
MIGHT JUST AS WELL DIE.
Negro wounded and Captured After
Firing On n Posse Ncnr shell
Dy, Mississippi,

shelby, Miss, Sept, A,-Tho posse
with bloodhounds In pursuit Of the me-
gro who fred on NJ, V, Blum, n white
man, Monday, was led straight TO the
house OF N, Carter, two miles from
here. When the men raped for ad-
init lance the lights were extlngulshed
md ~ they broke down the door IN
negro fred twice, but hit no ono, Tho
posse replied, fatally wounding Carter,
lie was brought here and should he
show signs OF recovering viii be-
lynchcd,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Killed His Rival.

William Morgan, colored shot ana
killed w. c. Coates. another negro, ~
the home Of the formers wife In Hot
Springs. Morgan worked In Little
Rock. and went to Hot Springs with
the deliberate intention Of killing
Coates, Morgan says that he made
Ps many as twcnty'oIght trips TO the
springs TO get chance 10 XIII
Coates, but M all his former tfipS
were made on Sunday the man he
was looking for would ovade him
Jealousy was tho cause Of the killing
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
lltten bY Mad DOG.

C0rrIo Wasscll, aged 20 years, o.
Little Rock, Ia In the Pastcur lhsti
,utc at Baltimore, undergoing trcat
ment on account Of being bitten bS
collie dog The young man rni
into the street to stop n dog hgh'
when he was bitten on the hand pS
his own dog, The animal acted ~
though II was suffering from the raD
les, and young Wasscl decided ,c
lako no chances, and left at once foI
Baltimore,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Aaed Man Suicides.

Rather than become charge on tho
county, william Brtton aged GS
years, committed suicide at Eureka
Springs by hanging himself He ar.
rived at Eureka Springs from oregon
about six years ago, and made his
living by doing odd jobs Recently
his health failed. and tho fear that
no would be sent to tho poor farm
caused him TO take his lie
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
To Advertise the state.

", W, Lcl)aume, general passenger
agent Of the Cotton Belt railroad, N
collecting exhibits for the Illinois
state fair, to bc held at Springfield
lllp running from September 20 70
October 3, In n circular letter Mt
Lollhnme requests the farmers, man
ufac,ufera and miners 20 aaslpt MIN
In mabing erehiiable exhibit All
transportation charges viii be palu
by the railroad and instruction Tor
shipping viii be given upon appllea'
,on 10 Mr. Lollaume
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
CHUNKY" HINES MINUS EYE.
bail T~am Meets with u se-
riOus Accident,

Rockford, H., Sept 2,--Ilcnry
"Hunky" llIncs, captain OF the Davcn.
port (la) baseball team OF the Three'l
League, met with an accident Tuesday
night that cost him tho sight Of hig
right eye, Hines was Ia n blacksmith
shop when u silver Of metal struck
him IN the eye, Examination showed
that the cyoball was pierced 40 deeply
that ~ removal N necessary,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
REWARD FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
The Burlington Company Anxious to
Get Hold of the Men Who Held
In Their Train.

st. Joseph Mo, Sept 24,--The OFF,
cials OF the Burlington Railroad Co, In
81. Joseph annonce that a suitable re-
ward will be offered by the company
for the arrest and conviction of the
four masked men who held up the
Portland express north Of St Joseph
Tuesday night The railroad and en-
Dress officials still insist that the rob
oers got no booty, Posses are scour-
.ng the country adjacent on both sides
If the river, but 30 far without sue
,ess. 1t has been found that one Of
he robbers boarded the tender OF the
engine at St Joseph.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
A TRIO OF COSTLY FIRES.
An Entire Block of Nine stores In
the Hearst OF Ayreshire, in.,
Totally Destroyed.

Des Moines, Ia. Sept 24.-One en-
tire block in the heart Of AYRSHIRE
including property valued at $4,000 OF
more, was totally destroyed by fire a,
an early hour Wednesday morning
Nine business houses and their con
tents were burned.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
levee Bonds placed at Par.

The st. Francis levee board has
sold the s25OOOO of It's new bond
issue to the Tennessee Trust Compa'
ny OF Memphis, The bonds were
bought at par. The result Of this deal
will be to practically nnIsh the con
structIon work along the entire ST
Francis leyee frontage. The uhlteu
States government has made spe'
cial appropriation Of 100000 FOR the
completion of the lower end OF 'h'
line from Cat Island to pillow Mound
on the 81. Francis river whlcA Is tho
contemplated terminus OF the system
The engineers In charge of that part
of the work estimate that 1t VIII take
approximately 100000 to finish TINS
section, The remainder OF the money
will be appropriated next year by inc
81, Francis lcyoe board and tho WORK
pushed to completion with all posSl'
bic dispatch,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Reunlon os Veterans.

Tho surviving members OF company
e, Frs, Arkansas mounted rllles, VINO
went to war In the Confederate ser
vico, desire to have reunion OF tho
company ut the Johnson county tnlr
on Thursday October :, II IN de'
slfod that all surviving members VINO
possibly can attend viii be present
ana spend a few happy hours togeth'
pF
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
ArL.os.. Troop. wi,ndr.vu,

Washington, Sept si=fhe war de.
partment has received n telegram from
the adjutant general OF Arkansas stat
Ing that In view Of the recent eneamp.
ment Of the national guard OF that
state, Arkansas will not be able to
send n regiment 70 participate In the
Fort Nlley manouyefa,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
p,n. elur Normal viii Open.

Tho Pine Dmn Normal school tho
state institution for colorcd stndon's'
has received the sum of $4,000 IRON
tho national government, being us
pro rata of $4,000 annually turned
over to this state from what ls known
A tho Morrill, fund It Is said 'hlS
mm win enable tho school TO run
tho ensuing scholastic year " was
thought for a while that the failure
Of tho appropriation act of 1908 TO
become law would Inyalldate the
quota received from the Morrill, fund'
hut now that the money ma Dcoh
mid over II comoa ot time when
tho Pine Bluh institution needs w.
owing to the inyaIIdlty OF the s's'e
appropriation,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Victim ot an.o,,n. g,p,osioa.

u rrsburg H., Sept, 2t,.-Thomas
Russell was probably fatally burned
by the explosion Of a gasoline lamp
In Gus Gains pooroom here Tuesday
night, lila clothing caught hre and
nearly burned IN before the aames
could DO eatIBguIshed.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
Reward for Horne Thief.

Tho governor has offered n reward
Of 800 for the arrest and conviction
q I'D Millsaps, charged with horse
stealing, burglary and arson, who
made hIs escape from Shorlff John
W, Hatchott while being takon to
Clinton.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
pos, Ou,. I,obb.r..

Joplin, Mo, Sept "a, Robbers blew
open the safe OF the Baxter Springs
post once carly Tuesday morning and
secured $500 worth OF postage stamps
and about 5000 In money Tho robbers
used ntfoglyeerIn
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
An Attempted suicide,

Buffalo, n Y, Sept 2i.-A man
named Northrup, said to be rom st.
Louis. who had been stopping at n
hotel in this city, attempted ouieidc.
Tuesday, but Ia said now TO bc out OF
danger,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
A FIRE-swEPT VILLAGE.
Industrial Center of Gardenvilie, n.
". Wtued Ont,

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 24.--The indus
trial center of the village OF Garden
vile was destroyed by fire Wednes'
day The loss is estimated at 500, %;
covered by insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
cbarxed with Emb.,siement.

Now York, Sept 2i,--John A, Scott,
cashier Of tho London Assurance cor
poratIon, was arrested Tuesday on n
magistrates warrant, charging him
with emboallomont OF $1,000, on tho
complaint Of Chafles l.. Case, the man
AHpr,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
r,,,nc.. M no ulovn ont.

Lebanon, Pa. Sept t--VlcePresl-
dent buckingham OF tho Laceawanna
Iron n steel Co, corroboratcs the state
mont that the furnaces here and at
Cornwall. Pa, will be blown out In u
few days, throwing out 1000 hands,
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
10 uo Undsr IN. Hammer.

New York, Sept Alt IL stated, In"
formally, here, that the Spcyer syndl'
cate probably would sell the assets OF
the Consolidated Lake Superior Co, at
auction on October l.
The Van Buren press., 1903-09-26
HEAVY LOSS Az MORSE, WIS.
sawmiii and Six Million Feet Of
Lumber Destroyed.

Mellen, Wis, Sept. 24,--F, b.
Chase's sawmill, store and 100000
fset of lumber at Morse, Wis, were
destroyed by Are Wednesday. The loss
Is 100000, partly insured.