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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
OTHERWISE UNNOTiCED.

The new defender for the Ameri'
rs cup will be chrstened Defiance.
The civil service commission has as
signed woman to supervise the eN-
aminations in st. Louis and Kansas
! City.
Half a million dollars is to he eN-
pended in improving Jefferson bar
racks. ST. Louis before the Worlds
fair.
| A. VI. Kearful. a former resident OF
| st. Louis, was found dead in a hotel
at Seattle, Wash.
An equipment of new breech-load-
ing field gums are promised to Bat
terry \. of 81. Louis, in time for ii TO
participate in the Worlds fair dedica-
ton exercises on April 30.
Lady Granville Gordon has been or
| dered by a London court 10 give up
her daughter to her former husband,
Eric Gordon.
Secretary Shaw, in preparation for
possible stringency in the money
market, plans to anticipate the April
interest payments on bonds,
The alum bill passed the Missouri
senate 10y a vote of 10 TO II. The bIil
provides for the labelling OF baking
powders and repeals the present law.
The fortieth anniversary OF the
marriage of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra was celebrated, Tuesday,
with the customary firing of salutes
and ringing of bells.
The school fund of st. Louis VIII
profit Sl97l4.5l by the payment OF
the Kratz forfeited bond.
Mrs. Alice Collins, 90 years old
committed suicide at ST. Louis by TAX
ing carbolic acid at her home, She
died at the city hospital.
Newton Watkins, a miner working
at the WilIsyille mine, at Percy, lll'
was killed by falling slate. He leaves
a wife and six children.
Col Green Clay's constitutional
amendment for the separation ot
state and local taxes was defeated by
the Missouri house If representatives.
Mrs. Martha MrQuinn Martin, a
widow. IS years old, was found dead
in the power-house pond At LeXing-
ton, Ky. There were indications OF
foul play
An unidentified man was killed by
the Illinois Central fast train at Cen
trala, III. The superstition is that he
was sitting on the track when the
train struck him.
In its final report the grand jury
in the United States district court at
st. Louis returned II additional indict.
mcnts, said To be principally in nat
uralizaton fraud eases.
Mayor Wells Of st. Louis has re
ceived cablcgram from King Al.
fonso's private secretary thanking
him for Minister de Ojeda's reception
and entertainment in st. Louis. The
dispatch was in French and was sent
from Madrid.
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HEAVY INCREASE OF CAPITAL.
The Pennsylvania tRiirond Co. {,
Increase Its Capital stock
to 100000, 900,

Philadelphia, March 1.-THE stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Railroac
Goa in annual meeting, voted to in.
crease the capital stock Of the com
pany by $4,000, 600, making the totO
authorized capital S400,Oo0Ooo, or thC
increased capital, rlO0,0oo,oOo will be
issued In straight stock, and the d.
rectors are given the option OF issu.
ing the remaining S5o,OOO,oOo In con-
,ertihr bonds, The increase will be
ratified by n stock vote two weeks
hence, os required by law, The stock
holdrr' also voted to lease, For pc.
riod Of 20 years, the Western New
Norl. d Pennsylvania railroad,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
DASHED INTO ETERNITY.
Fatally Injured in Automobile
Accident ut Buffalo.

Buffalo. Y. Y. March 1l.-One of
the chief figures in the Burdick muc-
der investigation, Arthur Il. Pennell,
is dead and his wife is in dying con
dition, the result Of an automobile
accident on one of the mOst-frequent-
ed thoroughfares If the city.
Mr.. Pennell was riding in his cleo
trio automobile with Mrs. Pennell.
They were on kensington avenue,
near Fillmore avenue, skimming along
the edge of the Gehers stone quarry,
huge, rock-ribbed hole in the
ground. Mr.. Pencils hat blew off.
The automobile swerved. and in some
ineXplicable manner il leaped over
the curb into the abyss below. Pen
nell was killed instantly, his head be-
ing crushed To IN unacceptable
mass. Mrs. Pennel was injured so
severely that the surgeon at the SIS
ters' hospital to which she was taken
say her chances of recovery are very
slight.
Two boys saw the tragedy. They
were too far away to know positively
just how it happened. Mrs. Pennell,
when found, was unable to speak.
She was taken to the hospital and
lapsed into Inconsistencies, and
hence there can be no true version of
precisely how the affair occurred.
Recently Mr.. Fcnncll made the fol-
lowing statement:
"AbOut this case Of Burdck | have
told the authorities | went away to
New York before the murder, and
that | met Mrs. Burdick while | was
away In fact saw Mrs. Burdick
near New York two or three days be-
fore the murder of Mr.. Burdick. |
came home again Wednesday, the day
before the murder. | have told it
frankly, and the meeting was a prop
er one, But they seem determined to
drag all this business cut in the pa
pers. l would do anything to stop
it,
Mrs. Pennell has been loyal to her
husband through his trying expert
ence during the last ten davs. She
frequently said that her faith in him
was mistaken and that she would
stick to him TO the end.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
FRANCIS TURNS HOMEWARD.
Worlds Fair President Much Grnti-
ned mt the Results Of His Inter-
view with King Leopold.

Brussels, March ll.-prcSident
Francis Of the ST. Louis exposition
arrived here Tuesday morning from
Berlin. lie was met by United States
Minister Townsend, who accompanied
him on visits 10 the premier and the
minister Of agriculture, st four
o'clock In the afternoon King Leopold
received Mr., Francis in an audience
which lasted an hour, The king eN.
pressed great interest in the ST. Louis
exposition, and assured Mr., Francis
That Belgium would participate in it..
Later Mr., Francis left for Paris, In
order TO catch the Kron priny WI.
helm for New York az Cherbourg, BE.
fore leaving Brussels Mr., Francis said
he was much gratiRcd 1T the results
Of his visit here II Is said that he
intends &c return 20 Europe In June,
and will then visit 81. Petersburg,
Vienna, The Hague and Cairo.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
DETAINED AT QUARANTINE.
A Peculiar series of Deaths on
Board tho steamer I<uramania
En- Route TO New York.

New York. March 1.-THE Anchor
liner karamania, from Marseilles,
Palermo and Naples, was detained at
quarantine, Tuesday, because some of
the crew and passengers died under
peculiar circumstances on the voyage.
Six died in all, two of the crew and
tour steerage passengers. All were
taken with the same symptoms,
cramps. nausea and collapse. 1t is
thought they were poisoned by some
uOXious gases emanating from the
cargo. On February S while the ka-
ramania was steaming from Mar
settles for Palermo, four of the crew
were suddenly taken i'll with nausea
and spasms. Two died, one recovered
and the other was sent ashore TO the
hospital, where the doctor said the
men were poisoned. Two days after
sailing from Naples another sailor
who slept in the room in which the
others were taken i'll, was found in a
stupor. When revived he said he had
felt the same symptoms. Others in
the same room fen i'll, ran TO the deck
and soon recovered The compart-
ment was then stripped, disinfected
and closed. February p "A passen-
ger was sent TO the hospital suffering
from stomach trouble, and on March
two other passengers were stricken
suddenly and died within few hours
The next day, March >, the passenger
in the hospital died and another pas
scnger was found dead in his bank,
All the dead passengers had occupied
adjoining hunks in No. / Storage
They were buried at sea.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
WAS ST. PATRICK A BAPTIST
Rev. Addison Moore. n Jersey city
Baptist Preacher, viii Try
to Prove He Was.

Jersey City, y. j., March I'm his
sermon next Sunday, Rev Addison
Moore, of the Bergen Baptist church
will try to prove that Ircland's pa
tron saint was a. Baptist. at is n
matter Of history" he says, THAT ST.
Patrick baptized his converts by inn
mersion, the same as Baptists do. ST.
Patrick was not a missionary sent 10
ireland by the church at Rome. TAX
ing the facts into consideration, the
Baptists have more right to st. Pat
rick than the Roman church. He was
simply canon2ed by the Roman
church.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
DOCKS ON FIRE AT PORTLAND.
Tramp Applies Torch Causing =
Loss Of Four Hundred Thous-
sand Dollars.

Portland, Ore, March ll,-Canning,
Wallace q Co., ana Iau Brothers,
wholesale houses, and the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Co.'s ASH
street docks are on fire, The loss will
probably be heavy,
Victoria dock situated on the east
bank Of the willamette river, north
Of the railroad bridge, was entirely
destroyed by fire about noon Tuesday,
ogcthcr with 10000 tons of wheat and
1000 tons Of salt stored ON the dock.
The total loss is estimate dat $500.
900. II is certain that the fire was
started by an inccnliary, as tramp
was seen leaving the dock after the
IRE had gained some Roadway
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
KANSAS NUI SANCE CLAUSE.
Having Been Declared Repealed by
the HnrreI Law IL Has Been
Re-Ennctcd.

Topeka kas,, March IA bill re-
cnactng the nuisance clause of the
prohibitory law, recently declared
unconstitutional by the state SUI
preme court, has passed both houses
and sent TO the governor for his sig
nature. The clause, which was one
Of the most important in the act, had,
according to the court, been repealed
by the Hurrcl law, measure that
grew out Of the Carrie Nation cru
snnr.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
MRS. ROOSEVELT UNDlSTURBED
First Indy of the Land II tnmo,,a
by Criticism OF Te,ns women ON
Handkerchief Glu,

The news that the women Al Dallas.
Tex" are angry because Mrs, Roose.
welt sent them tcnsccnt cotton
handkerchief In response TO their re-.
quest for n gift which they might
sell at a public entertainment for the
boueilt Of the local kindergarten has
apparently made little impression at
the white house. No information
was obtained IA to the exact quality
Or style of this handkerchief, but
the fact IL that the applications for
such gifts during the winter season
amount 10 at least 100 every week,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
WEALTHY CUBAN INSANE.
lie Was n, one Timr n Millionaire.
Hut spent Freely In the Cause
of cuba Librc,

New York, March ll,s-lIcnry Roso,
'he wealthy Cuban planter who, /, In
SAID, gave the greater par, Of his for.
tune ~ AID ut The cuban revolution.
lists, II confined In the Boomngl0lc
asylum for the insane, Rosu's ps,nlc,
which AZ one time was IN the millions,
has dWIndlcd, II IL said 70 little
more, than $4,000,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
CYCLONE IN QUEENSLAND,
Many Persons kiiicd or Injured and
Much Damage Done NJ Towns
vile, Queensland,

Brisbane, Queensland, March H.
Townsville, North Queensland has
been visited by cyclone, in which
many persons were killed ur injured,
A part Of the hospital building coli
lNp'cd during the storm, killing SIX
persons Schools, churches and resi-.
dences were destroyed, and many "
the inhabitants have been rendered
homeless.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
BISHOP QUIGLEY INSTALLED.
Great Throng Attends Ceremonies
Conducted In Accordance with
Ancient Rite Of Church,

Chicago, March lin the presence
If great thronR Of the laity and
priesthood crowding every foot "
spnce in the huge cathedral Of the
Holy Name, Bishop james \, Quiglcy,
Of Buffalo, was installed archbishop
Of the Chicago archdiocese ~ the
Roman Catholic church Tuesday night,
The ceremonies were IN accordance
with an ancient ritual Of the church.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
THE TEXAS CATTLE RAISERs.
TwcntS seventh Annual Convention
of the rrsns cattle Hai,ers'
Association,

VI paso, Tex March 1.-THE TWEEN
ty.seycnth annual convention Of the
Texas Cattle Rniscrs' association
opened here Tuesday morning, The
delegates number d2l, aud come from
all over Texas and adjoining states,
Chicago, st. Louis, Omaha, Kansas
city and Denver are represented, Two
important questions, leasing and
quarantine, win he discussed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14

ANA these requests are lnySrIObl,
granted by the presidents wife,
There is reason 10 believe that the
Dnllhs women are not alone IN then
disappointment over the fact tba'
Mrs Roosevelt has not responded 10
their appeals by something nj lea"
IA valuable IA gold spoon or u dl'
mond ncckace,
Vet the presidents salary II only
$4,000 year, and his expenses are
quite heavy II IN said that the ap
penls made TO him and Mrs, lioose
welt for donations "a charitable anu
other objects amour, to a good many
thousand dollars every year, II nov
every month,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
GREAT COLUMNS OF FLAME.
People Crowd the streets nj PORTED
and watch tn" Imposing Spec
tacis On tssuNius,

Naples, March il,--vcsuyiua con,n.
Oes Ia cns, forth colossal columns u
inmc and thick clouds ~ smoke, 40.
coinpnnied by sub,erroncnn rum.
blings nno slight shocks Of earth.
quake, The population Of the VII.
lagos around remain calm and n, por.
uci, the people crowd the streets,
watching the imposing spectacle,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
KANSAS BANKER DISAPPEARS.
", y, Dickrrpon wanted nj Toronto
on the 'hnrg. ~ FnlsIfSinp
His Accounts,

Eureka, kuso March Nv p. Dick.
erson, cashier Of the dcfunct Toronto
state bank, which was taken charge
Of by the state bank examiner ON
January 81. with liabilities uggrcgaj.
ing $4,000, Is missing, Dckcrson,
who was arrested month ago
charged with classifying his state.
ments us to the banks condition, was
to have had preliminary hearing
here today lie Is out on $1,000 bond,
which be raised by mortRagng his
home,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
To Multi, Naturalization.

ST. Louis March 12.-Forty.six
suits in equity, asking that naturalt
zation certificates issued in an irrcg-
ular manner by the St. Louis court Of
appeals be nullifcd, were filed in the
United States circuit court, These
are the forcrunncrs Of about 1000
similar suits.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
Uond Forfeiture Paid.

st. Louis, March IL sheriff Dick
mann has received from Gottlicb
EycrmOm n certified check ON the
American Central Trust Co, for S2l,-
GRASS in payment Of the forfeited
bond Of Buodlcr Charles Kraft, with
interest and costs.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
curtis Miiinri Elected.

Springfield, H. March ll,-Curtls
Willard, Of this city, formerly general
manager Of the Chicago, Peoria n st.
Louis railrond has been elected at n
meeting of the directors Of the Peoria
a rcNn Union railroad ~ president
and general manager OF that road,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14

Colorado Springs, Col, March IL
Scn,rics NJ three points were fired on
shortly after se,cn o'clock Monday
night by unknown persons, At one
point an attempt was made to enter
the sentry lines and the sentry ON
guard came near being hit,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
Med NJ ripe OLA Age,

hOrrvlllc, Mo- March lg,--Jamcs
SPARKS died here, Tuesday O;
paralysis, Ogcd loi years, lie was l.
'oldicr In the Black Hawk and Men
lem wars, and assisted In removing
the Cherokee indians from Florida Ia
tAt ludiOn territory Ia 1880.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
4 south Carolina Fncuonn, Fight,

Augusta, Ca March il,-.As Ii, re.
suit of iactonnl fight in the Mount
Pleasant Baptist church, elX miles
from Johnston, \, C., one mon was
killed aud three we're seriously
wounded,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
Country Home Iiurncd,

St Louis. March 1.-THE elegant
country home Of Mr. and Mrs, h. D.
Cnbonnc, ON the Clayton road, two
miles west Of st. Louis, was com,
plctcly destroyed by fire, Tuesday
night, with all It's contents, cntailing
n loss estimated nt $4,000,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
Proposed nanau., 90 Francis.

New York, March l2,-1hc Missouri
society Of this city are planning TO
give welcome home banquet TO
President David H. Francis Of the 81,
Louis Worlds Fair Co, when ne ar.
ri,rs ON the kron prinl Wilhelm,
next week
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14

York Pa March IA big find OF
valuable Iron ore Ia the Riyerh,ln
near WrIghtsvIllc, has jus, been made,
aud II Is considered by the state geo.
logist the mos, important ever dis.
covered In Pennsylvania,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14

Chicago, March 1.-THE grain com.
mission firm Of knrrick, Grey d VIII.
ioms have ordered an open trades
with them closed The firm has been
IN existence little more ,hnn n year
but has gained some importance In
the grain trade.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14
Chliian Torpedo noat wrecked,

Valparaiso, ,hllL March IL The
CHILEAN torpedo boat lngencre Merry
IL u total wreck at san Antonio, ~
miles south of this ety. The crew
were saved,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-03-14

10 paint battIcShip requires w
tons of paint
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
CHURCHES OF MEXICO.
They Are Great Curiositics From an
Architect craI Standpoint.

Architectural! Standpoint.
From an architectural standpoint the
churches Of Mexico are the most Won
derful churches in the world. Archi-
tects from all over the world have
been astonished and puzzled BY the
miracles in stone. There are great
arches and domes composed entirely
Of small pieces OF stone cenented to-
gether. According to all the rules Of
construction, these arches and domes
could not have been built in the first
place, and in,the second would not hold
together for a minute, yet they are
there and are as solid as though built
Of steel.
It remained for an assayer from
Denver who had settled in northern
Mexico to solve the mystery. He cult
waited the friendship Of a priest and
persuaded him to aid in his investiga.
tons. Together they went through the
musty records stored in the church
vaults, which run back for two or
three centuries, and there they found
WQaC appears W NC 4 u ul44IOi "A4N
very plausible explanation of the Won
derful feats of architecture.
It was recorded that when one tier
of stone was laid about the base Of the
building earth was carried and heaped
up to the level Of the highest stones;
another tier was then added and more
earth piled up on each side Of it. This
process was repeated until the dome
and arches were reached Then the
earth was rounded off to the desired
shape and the stone cemented together
on the surface Of the ground. When
sufficient time had elapsed for the NOR
tar to set and become as hard as the
stone itself, the work.nen dug out the
dirt from the church, and it was ready
for the finishing touches.
Labor must have been cheap and
plentiful in those days to perform such
q stupendous task, and there is ample
reason to believe that it was cheap and
plentiful. Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
FIRST PICTURE BOOK.
The Daring Idea First Conceived ny
Johann Comenius.

The Daring Idea First Conceived oy
Johann Comenius.
Three hundred years ago German
snyant had a wonderful vision. At that
fine children were taught to read by
force Of arms, so to speak, through
hardships and with bitter toll on the
part of teacher and Of child. 1t seems
curious that the first real step toward
tightening the labor Of children as
they climb the ladder Of learning was
the product Of the imagination not or
some fond mother or gentlewoman
teacher, but Of beyigged and Det1.
tied university doctor.
It was Johann Conlenius, however
who first conceived the daring IDEA
that children could be taught by the
aid of the memory and the inagina-
tion working together, "by MEANS as
he quantity expressed it, "of sensuous
impressions conveyed to the eye, SO
that visual objects may be made the
medium Of expressing moral lessons 10
+he Young mind and Of impressing
those lessons upon the memory" IN
other words, the good Herr Doctor had
the bright idea that picture books could
be useful to children. Comenius mace
his first picture book and called 1t me
"Orbis Pictus" 1t contains rude Wooa-
cuts representing objects IN the nat
ural world, as trees and animals, Win
little lessons about the pictures. II IS
a quaint volume and one that would
cause the average modern child not q
little astonishment were it placed be-
fore him.
AS truly, however, as that term may
be applied to any other book that mas
since been written, the "Orbis Pietus"
was an epoch making book. 1t Is the
precursor Of all children's picture
hooks, and modern childhood has great
cause to bless the name Of Comenius.-
Household.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
.,r,. Strain of Rowing.

A medical paper discusses the meath
of the oarsmcn" and comes TO no very
definite conclusion as to the .e1ec1 OF
training and racing on the after lie OF
the varsity oar. Some years ago the
late Professor Morgan, in his little
work, university Oars gave the re-
suits Of an investigation regarding 2o5
who were then living out Of 294 who
had taken part in the boat races. And
his returns seemed to show that oars
men were rather benefited than in
jured by the discipline and struggle.
Il must be remembered that the pre-
liminary sitting Of the torpids, the
eights and the trials weeds out the
weakings at Oxford who could not
stand the strain And every rowing
man knows that the trained man who
tumbles back in the boat after hard
fought race is as fit as ever within a
minute.-London Chronicle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
APHORiSMS.
He who fatters you is your enemy
Cardan.

He who fatters you is your enemy
Cardan.
There is no index Of character 80
sure as the voice.-Disraeli.
Laughing cheerfulness throws sun
light on all the paths Of life.-Richter.
There is no calamity which right
words will not begin to redress.-Em-
erson.
Experience is q keen knife that hurts
while it extracts the cataract that
blinds.-De Linod.
To forgive fault in another IS
more sublime than to be faultless one
self.-George Sand.
Hope is so sweet with its golden
wings that at his last sigh man still
implores tide 10 Pena.
It is great misfortune not to have
enough wit to speak we'll or not enough
Judgment to keep silent-La Bruyere
1t is better to suffer wrong than DO
it and happier to be sometimes cheat
ed than not to trust.-Samuel Johnson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
rrrorsIe Logic.

The logic Of childhood is frequently
as convincing as it is refreshingly orig
inal. Mrs. LIS little daughter is very
much given to reasoning things out Tor
herself and seldom fails to arrive at a
satisfactory conclusion. Some weeks
ago she gave a party to a number OF
little friends, and when the time came
for them to go home she politely asked
them If they had enjoyed themselves.
All replied in the affirmative with the
exception Of one conscientious malo,
who said frankly, mo, l DIDN'T; l nao
horrid time" Did you reallyT said
the small hostess in puzzled tone. Il
don't see why. I had a lovely time;
but, then" she added refectively, II
suppose I ought to, COS, you see, it was
my party."-Brooklyn Eagle.