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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors,

In tho District Court Of the United atatos
for the Western District Of Arkansas,
Fort Smith Division,
in the matter Of
sWEARlNGEN BROTHERS \ COMPANY,
Bankrupt
To tho creditors Of swoarIngen Brothers 4 Com
pany " Chester In the county OF Crawford
and Dletflct Aforesaid, bankfupts
Notice u hereby given that on the 10th day Of
January, A, D., 1903 the said swearlngcn Broth.
cH & Company were duly adjudicated bank.
tupt and that the first meeting OF his creditors
VIII be held NJ my Office In the Federal Court
building In the city OF Fort Smith, on the
2nd DAY or FEBRUARY, A, D., 1903,
\, eleven o'clock IN the forenoon, NJ which tImo
the said creditors may attend, prove their claims
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt aud
transact such other business MS may properly
come before said meeting
A, &, CrNKLE,
special Referee
Fort Smith, Arb, January ~, ibO3
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

The dropping Of ex-Gov. Eagle and
j. L. Martin Of the capital commission
and Il. j Crump, Sam Crump, Sam
Cohen and J, j. Whitaker from the
world fair board, will likely be aired
soon in the state senate, The governor
says these men resigned, while it Is
common rumor they were forced out
without any charges being preferred
The senate has by resolution called on
the governor for the transmission to II
of the letters of resignation.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
MAN KILLED NEAR RUDY.
The Mutilated Remains or Rusn
jackson Found Near That Place.
Supposed to Have Fallen

4
jackson Found Near That Place.
Supposed to Have Fallen
From Train.
Word was brought to Van Buren,
Monday morning that the mutilated re-
mains Of a young man had been found
alongside the Frico track near Rudy
and foul play Suspicioned. Later in the
day the remains were identified as those
of Rush jackson. resident OF Fayette-
vile, oy his brother.
Justice of the peace n. F. w. Stein
sick empanelled jury and held
coroner inquest over the remains, the
Jury rendering verdict of murder at
the hands of unknown parties. When
found the left leg and arm were found
badly crushed, the hand, separated from
the arm was found in the overcoat
pocket. In the other pocket was found
bloody handkerchief, This, together
with the fact that his skull bore evil
dence of a heavy blow, led to the YER
dict. Later evidence secured by Sheriff
Pitcock, who at once repaired to the
scene on receiving notice, leads him to
suppose it simple case Of accident.
Jackson, brother and some others
went to Fort Smith Sunday, Rush
Jackson had been drinking before leav-
ing Fayetteville, and at Fort Smith
drank more, so that when the party
boarded the q. IN. Frisco train for
Van Buren, he was in maudlin condi-
ton. His brother took his money from
him and they became separated on the
train. At Van Buren, Jackson was
elected from the train because he was
! making a nuisance Of himself. He tried
to board the train when it pulled out,
and fell against the moving train, cut
ting his head, and this accounts for the
bloody handkerchief in his right over
coat pocket, he no doubt having used
it in wipng his head. According to
the night operator at the Frisco depot
he remained there until first No. 80, a
north-bound freight, pulled in, when
it is supposed he boarded it, and becom-
ing either numb or sleepy, fell off and
was ground to death.
The coroner jury found the verdict
on the supposition Of robbery, but as
Jackson S watch was found on his body
and his hand in his pocket it is not a
tenable theory.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

A short residence in the Philippine
islands will teach even superficial OBJ
server two things in regard to the
Chinaman. First, that he is prere
quisite to the development of the archi-
pelago, and next that he is the least
desirable of immigrants for the United
States and should be excluded from
entrance to them.
In the Philippines development will
be rapid with sufficient Cinnamon to
perform the manual labor, and not
only this, but the presence of the
Chinaman will better the labor Of the
Filipino. Today the islands are at the
mercy Of the native laborer, who is
slow, lazy and generally unsatisfactory
but with proper competition the Filipino
will surely show improvement. II he
cannot dictate terms he will come tc
terms. He differs from the Chinamau
in that after he earns n dollar or two he
quits work until he has spent 1t. After
the Chinaman makes a dollar he comes
again to make more, and keeps coming
as long aS there is pay to be had for
his labor.
The unrestricted or even the restricted
admission Of Cinnamon to the United
States would unsette labor conditions
and cause other troubles, The China
man can and does live on few pennies
per day, while the American must have
better aud costlier food Even IL he
desired the American laborer could
not live on the food which the Chinese
laborer thrives on, 1t would give an
American dog indigestion, Again the
Chlnaman is the only immigrant that is
never sssimilated 10y the civilization OF
the United States He rarely learns
more Of the English language than
sufficient of the ridiculous "pidgin , t.
make himself understood, and he boards
his money and sends 1t back to China,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
LOOK OUT
For CoIds-La Grippe !

Protect yourself, and don't trust 10
Providence. Considering the harm
done, neglect" before and after taking
n cold is n physical crime. You may
prevent a cold, or, II too late, you can
insure yourself against tho "after ef'
ects," for there Ia tho greatest danger,
by using DR.. lIarter's Iron Tonic. Few
die from Colds, or Ia Grippe, or Ca.
tarrh. They die OF the after effects.
These diseases all weaken, and to n
weakened body come ilocking a host Of
diseases that fastcn on weak lungs,
heart, stomach, kidneys, and other
weak parts that we seldom think Of.
The easiest and bost thing TO do Ia TO
fortify the system no that you will not
catch cold, but II too late to do that,
then you must zee that no lasting In.
Jury IL done. Medical authorities oil
agree that iron isthe fighting element Of
the blood enabling tho aystcm not only
10 ward OF disease, but 10 Tight II after
"A Laa f..t
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

MR.. HOLLAND Of Sebastian county
has introduced bill in the lower house
of the legislature making the first Mon
day in September-labor day-a public
holiday, Arkansas is one OF the few
II not the only state IN the union which
has no legal holidays aside from Sun
days, and THE PRESS fayors not alone
che bill Of Mr.. Holland but that such
dHys rs Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Decoration Day and July 4th be legal.
ized, which would compel storekeepers
and factories TO give their employees "A
day Of rest on those days, which
strange to say, they appear so 10th to
do
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

HOUSE bill No. So. introduced by Mr.
Daniel should become law. 1t pro
vides "for the punishment Of minors
for obtaining Intoxicating liquors by
misrepresentation as to age; penalty, n
fine OF not less than $40, - We warrant
that In fully one-half the cases where
dram-shop keepers are fined for selling
intoxicants TO minors it ia sold on the
strength Of misrepresentation M regards
age,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

A. Ruthranf has gone to Muskogee
to accept position with the Katy. -
A case Of smallpox was reported
from the Campbell farm last Saturday,
Miss Leila Abbott Of Buena Vista,
Miss. is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. 5.
Bliss.
Mrs. II. f. Rymal after an extend
ed yisit here left Saturday for her home
al Little Rock.
7. w. Edmondson WAS Wednesday
elected treasurer OF the State Retail
Grocers Association.
Until March lst THE PRESS will make
rate Of IS cents per year for subscrip-
tons PAID IN ADVANCE.
Henry Faber is able to be out again
after having been confined for almost
six weeks by catarrhal fever
John d, White left Saturday for
Los Angeles, Calf, after months
stay here looking after business inter-
ests.
Two children In the Crowley family
have contracted smallpox, The family
10 Quarantined aud no uneasiness is felt
by the doctors,
Mrs, Claude Cain left last Saturday
for her home ut Temple, Tex. after
having spent several weeks here visit.
ing her parents,
q, D. Kilgore, brother-in.law Of Joe
Curtis, arrived last Saturday from
Lima, o., aud expects to locate here
aud engage In fruit growing
John Weaver visited Little Rock this
week TO attend meeting OF the finance
committee OF the A. o. U, w. lodge
aud incidentally the good.roads conyen-
| ton,
Late Friday evening Charley a young
son OF Mr. and Mrs, Frank Woolum,
while riding hoseback behind darkey
WAS thrown near the negro store In
Babylon and quite severely injured, the
negro falling upon him,
A Bad Man from the Territory giving
the name Of Parker King, contributed
s25 yesterday to the city treasury Tor
trying the old plan Of leaving town
firing OIL his tru'ty torty.fve - King
claims Long, |, T., ~ his home,
The Fort Smith Times speaks Of Bob
Hunt OF that city ~ manager Of the
Fifth Street line and 1.-the Van Buren,
Electric Light Company, - No doubt
Mr., Powers, owner OF our light plant,
will be surprised when he hears he has
a manager TO boss him.
Carl Brodio has purchased the sad
dlery and harness business which he
has been conducting FOR Geo, r. Wood
q Co for the past two years aud will
continue the same ut the former stand,
Mr.. BrOdie IN fully up IN the bushes n
good workman aud viii no doubt hold
all the old patrons OF Geo r. Wood Il
c.,
There II trouble IN the rRuka Of tho
members Of the Christian church, AS
was uord recently additions to and u
reconbtrnclion NJ tho church ediRco
were contemplated, II appeara a nun.
Der OF the old members decided the
congregation WAS hot IN financial rondi.
ton to undertake such improvement
aud entered aH injunction, with the re-.
suit That u coulutss now exists between
the two Adre,
The Degree Of Honor Installed its
newly elected officers 1T the new A, q
Y W lodge room Tuesday night The
following IA the roster Of the new OH.
cora Mia Anna Morris y, G, VI II,
Mira Maggie Edmondson, G, OF n, Il
Miss Eula Arktbuuer, l., Of H. Mira,
Il e. AfkebNuer, Cot g., Mira Fannie
Lyons, usher, Miss Nora PHILIPPE, +,
!, q, MoCoulough, u, Mira Lizzie
Michel receiver II, n MuriIa NJ ~
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

Early on Monday morning Esquire
H. F. w. Steinsiek of Rudy WAS mott
fed by one of the section hands that a
dead body WAS lying on the railroad
tracks about one and one-half miles
south Of Rudy in the "cut' near the
James II. Smith farm. whereupon a
jury of twelve men was summoned by
said justice, who at once proceeded to
the place indicated, where they found II
well-dressed yound man lying by the
side OF the rail on the end of the ties
his right arm and leg cut entirely of
and lying inside of the track, the right
hand still in the pocket Of an overcoat
His face was turned up and square
across his forehead WAS cash an inch
and a half long and cut through the
skull as smoothly rs If done with Il
knife. A nice watch, chain and charm
with the picture Of an elderly lady
| (which proved TO be the picture Of his
mother) u small knife and bunch OF
keys were about all that WAS found
upon the body. On the key ring was
found small charm engraved one side
Rush jackson and on the other side
Fayetteville Arkansas. -
This gave the jury the first clue rs to
who the unfortunate young man WAS,
and just as the name WAS read, Earl
Monroe, n young boy present, said
he knew the man and that 1t was Rush
jackson, On account of the fact that
not cent OF money was found, and
also the position in which he WAS found
the jury decided that he WAS murdered
and robbed and then placed on the rail.
road track, but the jury was no doubt
mistaken, for when at 2;l5 o clock Mr.,
W, =, Jackson, u brother OF deceased
and Mr.. Oscar l.. Mcmillan OF Fayette.
vile arrived, they both said he had nc
money on his person. Mr.. Mcmillan
stated that on Sunday morning four
young men (himself and Rush Jackson
included) went on tho cannonball train
to Fort Smith, intending 30 return that
evening on No, (cannonbalD but
missed that train and boarded the next
passenger train that when the train
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
The Chinaman In the Philippines.

By "F II " in Little Rock Gazette.
The Chinaman in the Philippines is
for many reasons II man to be reckoned
with. He is important In point Of his
wealth. his progressiveness, and his
contribution to the material advance
ment and development Of the country.
Today he is the backbone of the labor
market, and many important works
are tagging, or not yet begun, because
under our laws more Cinnamon cannot
be admitted to the archipelago.
In the time Of the Spaniard, in spite
of stagnant commercial life, antigua
ted laws and free and unlimited corrup-
ton on the part of government officials
the Chinamsn prospered. Under the
Americans he has flourished Today he
is the chief small merchant of the
islands, the best laborer the most in
telligent and honest servant, the most
certain and accomplishing taxpayer.
And those Of them in China who have
sufficient money to cross the China sea
and reach Manila look longingly toward
it as land of promise, and take the
most reckless chances with their lives
and fortunes in order to gain admit
lance to It. One hardly wonders that g
Chinese coolie should risk his life and
his earthly possessions to reach coun
try where he can earn u gold dolla,
each day when one considers that this
man in his own country earns from ten
| to fifteen Mexican cents per day, anC
lives on two or three of them.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

THE bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Killough for the protection OF
fish and game. especially fish, is y good
one and we hope to see our representa-
tiyes give it their support, for there is
and has been for sometime strong
sentiment here In favor Of just such a
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

0UR strenuous president has now got
ten the "bean caters on his trail, for,
goaded by the criticisms Of the North.
ern press on his action IN the lndianola
Miss. affair he turns around and ap.
points a colored brother to office in
Boston and now bedlsm has broken
loose IN earnes, There were many
who thought the storm oeoasioned by
his dining with Booker Washington had
taught the president II lesson, but It APP
pears not, He IL making no friends by
the policy Of forcing negro officials on
tho people either North or South aud
~ anything will csus. u breach between
tbs two races, when each nov realize
that It HIS IT. own sphere
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
Unclaimed Letters.

Tho following IN n list OF letters ~ tho Pos!
ONCE nj Van Bufcn, Ara remaining uncAllsd
Tor and advertised Jan ~, 1908,
Allen, y A Jones' Josie
Alexander u l. Jackson, John
Austin, Daisy Lacy, Tom
Bfydgcf, Mrs q Pointer, John
COpphgc, II l. white, \
dish, Mrs Mollio Wnlesl T l.
hughes, W q West II
Young, A u
Parties calling for above viii please ssy az
yeriiscd aud give date A foe Of one cent wiz
he charged on all advertised loltcrs =,
A. NJ oNRick y, "
Freight No, ~ on tho west end met
with slight mishap Wednesday, when
three cara left the track, Spreading
raila are supposed TO have caused The
accident.
Smallpox has made It's appearance In
the Territory opposite Fort Smith,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
Alma Stems. x

&, y, Moore. the insurance man WINS
down from Fort Smith first OF the week
Mrs, Nellie Wood Of Van Buren, wns
visiting IN our city this week
WIN Hyncs drove over from Van
Buren,, Wednesday,
Robt, Dawson has moved TO Fort
Smith, where he will engage IN the real
estate BUSINESS, We regret to loso
him,
DR., Butts viii open up new stock Of
drugs In the John Baker brick,
D, j, Young Of Fort Smith and John
piteock Of Alma will put In m up.to.
date saloon IN Mulberry.
j. u, London has returned from a
trip to Brentwood,
Lewis Bryan and DR., Quarles Of Van
Buren, were down frat Of the week,
Mr. Cronshaw, tho agent Of tho Mo,
Pacific at Altua and wife are visiting
rela,iyoa, Mr., ana Mrs, j II MeUchoo,
speaker Moore announced hls com.
mitteea Last Thursday and we find the
names OF our representatives on several
Of the prominent committees, M fol.
lows Park Crutcher on Judiciary, I'm.
migration, auditor i aud treasurer y
books John VIM, on appor'ionment
public bnildlnRo, ehgrossed blls aud
coal mines,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24

liousE bin No, ~ tby Mr., Jacobs
limiting the amount of money 20 be-
speDt by candidates In any campaigns
for Office, appears to be meeting with
opposition Evidently some of the
gentlemen fear tor their recollection II
They oppose such n law The evil Of
heing compelled 10 spend large sums
1T money 10 secure election has IN
certain sections become IN great that
A. cnlls for something to check H..
While during the last general election
and the campaign preceding n there
WA no great amount " money spent by
my candidate, we have sppn IN previous
elections candidates spend m much
almost ma theD income from the Office
would amount 10 for the frat year,
J'his IL entirely wrong aud leNda 10
boodling There ara many men 40 low
~ the moral scale that they will barter
their yUloe Dr money yes, even
whiskey4a aud the candidate unWiillngly
must toady 10 this class or entirely
forego his ambition The BIN II on,
acted As Introduced wgull ~ long
way toward rampdying lhla growing
sil,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
Rheumatism

Il rack on which you need not suffer
long. 49,. =,
i. depends on an acid condition of
the blood, which affects the muscles
and joints, causes inflammation and
pain. and results from defective diges-
ten and a torpid action of the liver,
kiimns and skin.
Sriatica, lumbago and stiff neck are
forms Of it.
"Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured me OF
rheunS ;ism. ] was so | could not lIft any
thing and my knees were so stif l could
hardly get up or down stairs. Since taking
three bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilla | have
neyer felt a symptom OF rheumatism, and
/ gladly recommend Hoods for this dis
ease" MRS. HATTIE TURNER, Bolivar, Mo.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-01-24
Hoods JdrsGpdTiild
and Pills

Neutralise the acidty of the blood,
perfect digestion and excretion, and
radically and permanently cure rheu'
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-02-07
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(Coattaued from Isl page J

his Assets and his Business Expert
ence, but that didn't take long. Then
he told how much he saved every
Month If he swelled ii little 1t was
because he loved the Girl
After he had answered all the Cues
tions he had to sit and listen to that
| well-known Monologue which is tho
Prize Speciality of the Self-Made Par
| ty who began life by working for 81
per Month and saving So of it. Lu-
Giles Father said that Young Men
nowadays are too eXtravagant and not
had been about the Time that he es-
capped from the Farm. He sat there
and hurled Bouquets at himself until
his Arm gave out, after which he told
Horace to go and fix it with Lucille's
mother.
Mother wanted to know, first, if he
was willing to be married in the Epis'
copalian Church. He had to-tell all
about his Family. She seemed much
relieved when she learned that he had
Relatives in Virginia. Horace knew
that part of it would be all right-un'
less she should happen to see the Rel
atives some day.
She told him why House was pref
cradle to Flat and scratched two or
three of his Suggestions for Ushers.
After letting him know that he would
cut but little Ice at the Ceremony, she
suggested that he go over and make
| himself solid with Uncle Samuel be.
cause he had been accustomed to hold
Lucille on his Knee when she was a
mere Tot.
And, of course, that gave him right
to butt in on all Family Issues.
Uncle Samuel asked Horace what
f; Church he attended regularly. The
only thing that saved Horace was that
he happened to remember the Name of
Church. Horace tried to sidestep tho
Questions about Drinking and Smok'
ing, but Uncle pinned him down, so he
said that he had been tempted but he
had not fallen, as yet.
After running the Family Gauntlet,
Horace heaved a sigh of Relief and be-
| lieved he had clinched all the Prelim-
inaries. Not so, he had forgotten to
fix it up with his own Firm.
An Employee can go on the outside
and do almost anything and the Firm
Twill not interfere, but the Minute he
talks Marry, then old Mr.. Side Whisk.
ers sends for him to come to the Pri
yate Office The reason for this is that
every Antique in the Wholesale Dis.
trict has lot of cut-and-dried Advice
which he loves to unload on any one
who is compelled to stand and take it.
So Horace learned from his respected
Boss that for two or three Years the
Couple should live on Cereal Food and
make their own Clothes.
The next Bunch of Warning and AID.
vice came from the True Friends ar
the Club. They put him down at
Table and sat around him and inhaled
! the Scotch until they were all Pieeyed
aad then they told him what a Hor.
rible Risk he was taking and how not
more than balfdozen Married Men in
town seemed really happy, and, al,
though she was a Nice Girl, she had
been engaged two or three times be.
fore and Mother-in-Law would be
For a Hann,a,, n,at ,ba NIo,, c,1,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-02-07
CLAUS srREoKLrs VIM g. IRnw
Claus Spreckels 4 Co.,
BANK.HR5.
HONOLULU
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HONOLULU

pgAw nyoHABeR or
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Bank OF San Francisco.
JONDON--Ths Union Bank Of Lone'
Ltd.
NEW YoRK-Amerlos:. Exchange Ne
tioDsl Bank.
OHICAGO-Merohsnts National Bank.
PARIS-Oredit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HONG KONG AND Y0KOHAmA-Hnnt
Kong & Shanghai BankingC poration
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank OF New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANOOUVNR-Bsas
OF British North America
Transact Gcn,ral Banking and r.; "a
Biuiness.
Deposits Received. Loans made on
proved Security. Commercial and Trayet'
ers Credit Issued. Bills OF Hxohanke
bought and sold.
Collections Promptly AGO ,uptet TtS
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-12
NEWS AT rIEToN.
New sheriff to BE Eleeted-DeaI I'm
Lumber Made.

Triton, Ga, Aug. 1.-THE chairman
of the Board of County Commissioners
met with the Ordinary of Berrien at
Nashville yesterday to act on the va
cancy in the sherif's Office, caused by
the forfeiture of the bond of Sherln
w. j. Knight. Mr.. l. c. AVera OF
Nashville, formerly deputy under Sher-
in w. l.. Swindle, was appointed sher-
if and ]. A. Lindsey, deputy under
Sheriff Knight, was appointed deputy
sheriff, both to serve until new
sheriff can be elected and quaiineo'
Both are men of experience and abillty.
An election was ordered for THURSDAY
Sept. 3, at which a successor to Sher-
if knight will be chosen. Already
three candidates are in the field
Contractor Pruitt began work TINS
morning on the connection between the
Triton and Northeastern, and Ilttoh,
Townsville and Gulf branches OF the
Atlantic and Birmingham Railways IN
Triton. Supt Bonneman, of the At
lantic and Birmingham was in confer
ence with Supt. Grady of the Georgia
Southern and Florida, in Triton Satur-
day and the preliminaries arranged.
The new grade will be about mile
in length and the Atlantic and Bir-
mingham has secured a right of-way
three hundred feet wide through the
southern portion of town from Mr.. H.
H. Tiff A large force of hands is
at woork. and the grade will soon be
completed.
A deal was closed at Willingham
yesterday of great interest in lumber
circles. Mr.. c. A. Afford purchases
the interest of Mr.. B. j. Sloan in the
firm of Afford & Sloan. This is one
of the largest saw mill firms in this
section, and has been in operation at
Willingham for twenty years. They
own immense bodies of timber and
over twenty miles of railroad in Worth
and Colquitt counties. Between $3.50, 900
and 100000 is said to have been invov-
we'd in the transaction.