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The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
THE DEMOCRATS OF IOWA.
state Convention Meets NJ Des
Moinc.-Goid Men In Majority On
RESOLUTIONS Committee.

Dcs Molnes. Ia, June 2j.-With the
delegates openly divided upon the re.
affirmation OF the Kansas City plat
form, the state democratic convention
wns called 20 order at II o'clock
Wednesday morning In the new audi.
torium by A. T., Jackson, Of Tnmn,
chairman Of the state central com.
mittec. 4 conference was held by the
followers Of the silver idea, and II
was decided 10 fight 10 the end any
desire 10 keep out II the platform
10 be- adopted reference iu the kansn,
CITY plank $, A, Brewster ~ Ottum'
wa, Is the leader Of the ',lycr forces,
while Judge NonWogcncn, Of Sioux
City, is looked upon ~ leading the
nntlssllycr crowd But two candidates
nrc In the field for the nomination OF
govrrnor-I II, sullivan, Of Crcston,
aud Judge Adam Van Wogcncn, OF
Sioux city j. H. Quick, Of Sioux
City, wa, temporary chairman,
At the district cOucusrs held In the
forenoon the gold men won decided
victory, Seven out of eleven selected
gold men for their member on the
committee on resolutions, the diyi'
sinn standings For gold, first, second,
third, fourth, hfth, ninth and eley-
enth, For silver, sixth, seventh,
eighth and tenth,
At 1870 the committee on resolu'
,Ions took q vote on rcarlrmlng the
Kansas CITY platform The roll call
showed seven votes against nnd four
In favor, This settles the question OF
rrnillrmnllOn.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Two Negroes Engages in a Desper.
ate Battle On Cotton Belt
Passenger Train.
EVENTS OF LWEEk BRIEFLY CHRONlCLtD
! NJ Tifin, Shot and Killed at His
Home Near Little Rock by His
Brother-In-law--Blind Tigers Raid
ed-Husband Cannot Collect In
surance on Wife's Property.
Negroes Fight on Train.

A desperate fight took place on a
Cotton Belt passenger train near
STAMPS, In the negro coach was a
negro who claimed to be a private
detective commissioned to carry a
pistol. He got into an argument with
another negro and pulled his gun
The other negro pulled razor and
slashed the alleged detectives face,
then grabbed his gun, which was dis
charged in the scutfe. At this june
&nre Conductor Thompson was at.
8tracted by the affair. AS he at
$tempted to enter the car he saw that
xall the occupants of it were hald at
Sbay by the second negro, who was
&brandishng the revolver and razor
kOpe ncgress was screaming that she
was shot. Thompson Immediately
Nstopped the train and the negro with
&tbe weapons jumped off and took up
Ia position behind wood pile. As
m was impossible to arrest him with
8out the danger of loss of life, he was
&nOt pursued The alleged negro de
S.ectiye was badly wounded.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Treasurer Upton CompIimented.

II. T. Hampton, appointed by Gov.
ernor Davis, under the act Of March
IL, 1891, to examine and report on the
condition Of the books and funds of
State Treasurer Upton, has finished
his work and has made his report to
the governor. He found 1881 in ex-
cess OF the amount given in the cur.
rency statement, and concerning
which he says Il attribute the small
excess in this fund to the inability to
make exact change in the numerous
transactions at the cashiers window. -
Concerning an excess of s4193 in the
county scrip account. Mr.. Hampton
says: THE excess in this fund is
probably caused by the overpayment
of cheap county scrips by parties pur-
chasing state lands. Were it in my
province to make suggestions | should
recommend that this account in the
state treasury be permanently closed
and the county Iart of the purchase
or demption Of lands be paid directly
to the county treasurer and his receipt
used as a voucher in the transactions,
There was an excess of $137 in the
amount of scrip due cities, All the
other funds agreed to a cent. Mr.
Hampton compliments Treasurer Tip
ton on the efficiency of his clerical
force and the thorough system in
which the accounts of the various
funds are kept.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
RASCALS UP AGAINST H.
Offenders in the Post Office and
Other Departments to Be Pur-
sued Relentlessly.
SPECIAL COUNSEL HAVE tEEA CHOSEN.
IL VIII he Their Province TO sift the
Evidence Adduced, and, Where
Guilt il Apparent, 10 see Thnt the
Offenders Get Al That IL Coming
TO Them.

Washington, June 25.--The attorney
genera! has been directed by the pres
ident to retain special counsel for the
prosecution all offenders detected in
wrongdoing in the post office depart
ment. lie has designated as his choice
Charles J. Bonaparte, of Baltimore,
and Holmes Conrad, who served as
solicitor general under President
Cleveland
Mr.. Bonaparte besides being a lead
er of the Maryland bar, is one of the
most absolutely independent and re-
lentless pursuers of rogues in office
that the country knows As far as he
is party man at all, he is a repub-
lican, but he lays the lash Of his crit
icism over republicans even more Wig
orously, il possible, than over demo
Gratis, because he regards them as
especial sinners against the light. Mr..
Conrad is chosen because he is dem
ocrat, and was appointed solicitor
general by President Cleveland on the
ground of his conspicuous ability,
The instructions given to the two
special counsel are not only to aid in
trying the cases which are brought
Into court, but to sift the evidence
which comes out hereafter regarding
anybody, and see what is the last ex-
tremity Of punishment in the power
of the government to infict, and then
inlict it.
Where a criminal prosecution can
be undertaken and the ofcader sent
to the penitentiary, that will be done
Where thc ofYcnse, though capable 81
proof, is barred by the statute of linn
itations and the offender, If still IN
the government service, will be dis
missed peremptorily,
BY this means the president hopes
TO purge the post Office department
and its outside machinery of the last
vestige OF scandal, and also to en-
courage the honest officers of other
departments to cleanse them also, in
the full consciousness that they will
| be backed at the White House, nc
matter who may try to stand in the
way.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
YALE'S COMMENCEMENT.
The Presentation Of Degrees 70
Graduates ana the Conferring
OF Honorary Degrees.

New Haven, Conn, June 2j.--The
presentation OF degrees To the mem
hers OF the graduating class In all the
departments of the university, and
the comforting OF honorary degrees by
President lladlcy, formed the chief
function of the closing day OF lale's
commencement week The Golden
club medal for proficiency in political
economy was awarded TO NJ. Is, Ter
rcll, Dechard, Tenn, Of the academic
senior class, while tho John a, Por-
ter university prize was won by
Richard Webb, of Durham, n. c. I"
graduate school student, for an es'
say on Sidney Lanier.
The honorary degree OF doctor OF
laws was conferred upon George
Gray Judge OF the United States cir
cult court OF Delaware, and William
u. Alexander suryeyor'gcneral Of the
Hawaiian islands, doctor OF divinity
upon Rev Lyman Abott, and master
~ arts upon Herbert W. Bowen,
United state, minister to Venezuela.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Fiqht on Train.

A bloody fight took place on an ex
Cursion train near Wilmar, in which
Sheriff. Byrd, Houston Berrryman and
Il. A. Maury Of Wilmar were proba
ably fatally cut Ed Adams Of War
rem was stabbed three times with a
knife, and was struck over the head
with beer bottle, Clay Collins was
cut about the face with broken beer
bottle and painfully injured. As the
train was pulling out Of Wilmar W
A. Stacey was struck by a rock and
painfully but not seriously injured
The train was making the return trip
from Arkansas City, whore the ex
cursionists viewed the monitor Arkan
Sas
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Killed By Brother.In.laW.

J. NJ TifHn, a truck gardener, was
&shot and killed at his home in North
zLittle Rock by Claude Names, his
Arothern-aw. Names, with another
helatiye, went to Tifhn's home to re
&monstate with him about mistreat
4kng his wife, who is sister Of Ma
Hhees. During conversation with
Glrs. Tfin her husband came into the
broom and ordered Names to leave,
Band told him he had better not med
bdle in his affairs. Names replied
S,hat he did not care to NEEDLE with
bis affairs, but that he (Tifin) must
&top abusing his sister. Tifiin be
}same greatly angered and started to
4ward Names, at the same time run.
Shing his right hand into his pocket
SManees warned Tifiin to stand back
Sbut he continued to advance, and was
fhot through the heart
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Osteopaths Organize.

Members Of the osteopathic school
Io' medical practice held a meeting at
lLittle Rock last week and perfected
3a permanent organization. The ON
lcers Of the association are as fol
Ilows President, DR.. Clifton +. Whit
,ney, Little Rock vice president, Dr.
Charles Higginbotham, Pine Bluff;
Secretary Dr. Elizabeth Broach, Hot
Springs, treasurer, Dr. W. c, Wilson
Eureka Springs, The state board OF
Examiners is as follows Dr. b, +
Morris, Little Rock, president; Dr.
Elizabeth lligginbotham, Hot Springs
Secretary, Dr. c, W, Ross, Fort
lSmith treasurer.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
AN lNSOLENT TELEGRAM.
The Kinw of nooman'a Receives ="
Insoient TELEGRAM From the
siAth scrvian Infantry,

New York, June e5,-.A dispatch
from Duchares, says the king Of lsou'
mania has received an insolcnt tele-
gram signed by several officers of the
sixth Servian infantry OF which reg
imcnt he recently resigned the hon
orary colonrlcy, The officers de-
clare In offensive language that King
Charles IA not competent to judge
their actions They say that he HIM
self nscended the throne OF Roumanle
after a military breach Of faith,an add
that they forego with pleasure tho
distinction Of their regiment bearing
the Roumaninn kings tame.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
To Prevent Sale of Poisonous Drugs.

"
Attorney General Murphy calls at
tentlon to an act of the last general
assembly, the intent of which is to
stop the spread of the destructive hab.
II OF using cocaine among negroes and
the lower class of whites. The use
OF this drug was almost unknown n
iew years ago, except in legitimate
way by druggists and physicians, but
1t Is said its victims are now mum.
Dered by the thousands. Its effects
are as baneful as opium or morphine,
and soon wrecks the unfortunate who
becomes addicted to its use, both phys.
ically and mentally. Col. Murphy
holds that under the law a physician
has no right to give a standing order
for the sale of cocaine whenever the
party to whom the order is given
wishes it, nor has any druggist any
right to repeat such order or to fill
It more than oace. The object OF the
law Is to prevent those who are ad
dicted to the drug, or anyone else,
from obtaining it except when it is
really needed. In order that its sale
may be justified it is necessary that
the prescription be given on the physi
clans estimate of the need of the
patient at the time he prescribes. Who,
ever fills such an order or prescription
for the same person more than once
contrayenes the spirit Of the law and
renders himself subject to punish
ment Members of the State Pharma
cists Association propose to use their
efforts to stop the sale of the deadly
drug.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
GUARDED BY STATE TROOPS.
| street Railway service Under MIL
tary Guard at the Nir-
| ginian Capital.

Richmond Va, June 25.--A thou
sand troops are under arms here and
detachments are distributed at the
various power houses and barns with
in the city limits, Cars will be run
with four soldiers on each. One o.
the barns of the company being locat-
ed in the county. and the sheriff hay
ing refused to as!; military aid. claim
ing he could give ample protection
County Judge Wickham has called
for troops over his head.
All is quiet, and, barring the tear
ing up of a short stretch OF track
in the lower part of the city, the
night passed comparatively without
trouble.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
OTHERWISE UNNOTlCED.

A cabinet crisis is imminent in Hay
Il because of the refusal of the min
lstry to probe government frauds.
Adrt-Gen. Corbin has gone TO New
York to join Gen, Chaifee in welcom-
ing Sir Thomas Upton on his arrival.
John Mitchell, leader OF the coal
miners, has written a book, in which
he treats OF the anthracite coal
strike.
The Free Methodist conference at
Greenville, Ill.,, has gone on record az
opposed TO labor unions and secret
societies
The Mississippi river commission
will be asked to anticipate the 1904
and 1905 appropriation and let con-
tracts for levees at once.
BENJAMIN T., Many, a well-known st.
Louis tailor, died Of blood poisoning
resulting from an Insignificant
scratch upon one Of his legs.
President Roosevelt will invite Sir
Thomas Upton to dine with him at
the White House, Friday, or at Oyster
Bay at later date as suits Sir Thorn
as convenience.
Another Missouri senator has writ
ten to Circuit Attorney Folk of st.
Louis Offering 10 tell all he knows
about certain boodlng transactions
in the legislature.
Large bodies Of Turkish troops are
being concentrated on Salonica and
Adrianople A battle with Macedonian
insurgents and another with Bulgari-
ans are reported.
by the setting aside OF decree Of
divorce, after he had remarked, Hem
ry G. Pert, president Of the Kansas
City Interurban Railway Co., has two
wives on his hands.
jules LepleuX, French landscape
gardener, walked from New Orleans
to ST. Louis, distance Of 706 miles,
in hope of securing employment at
the Worlds fair grounds.
In an exciting and spectacular up
turn OF the cotton market at New
York, Tuesday, following a heavy de-
ma1d from New Orleans, the July OPP
tion climbed at 1890 cents.
The city officials of Beatrice, Neb.,
have been cited for contempt in re-
fusing to obey the order Of the fed.
eral court at Omaha regarding the
payment Of money TO bondholders.
Two girls, one white and the other
colored, living within four miles Of
East st. Louis, H.. were assaulted
and brutally beaten by an unidenti.
fed yellow negro, the white girl prob.
ably fatally.
Officials Of the agricultural. depart
ment are charged with gross neglect
OF duty or fraud in connection with
the execution of the contract for sup
| plying the government with seeds for
free distribution.
The confederate monument COM
mttee at Little Rock, Ark, has award
ed to Frederick W. Ruckstuhl, the
New York sculptor, the contract for
designing the confederate monument
TO be erected In that city. The cost
is $4,000.
The governments crop report for
the week ending Monday states that
weather conditions were favorable for
cultivation throughout the Missouri
and Mississippi valleys. and that corn
prospects have improved in the mid
die west.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
BURNED TONS OF POWDER.
Interchange Of Visits the Occasion
of Much Powder burning In
the Harbor of kicl.

Kiel. June 2j.-The combined
American and German fleets burned
several more tons of powder WedneS-
day morning during the hurried calls
of the captains to one another's
ships and the ceremonious visits of
Ambassador Tower and some of the
belated German officials to Admiral
Cotton. Then Mr. Tower, Admiral
Cotton, the American commanders
and Naval Attache Potts lunched with
Prince and Princess Henry of Prus-
ala, and the German admirals and cap
tains.
The arrivals here included the
American steam yacht Margarita,
with James II. Smith and Il party Of
friends; Oliver Iarriman's Mirage,
with the marquis of Ormond, commo-
dore of the British Royal Yacht
squadron, on board, and the North
Star, which is here to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
BRIEF MENTION.

Mira. John Both, wife OF a Ran
doph county farmer, gave birth last
week to trplets, all girls.
The body Of white girl was found
at the mouth OF st, Francis river a
few miles from Helena. here was
nothing by when the girl could be
identified
c. A, Stovall, engineer Of the Saw
yer, Austin Lumber Company at
Pine Blum was seriously injured by
a heavy piece Of timber striking him
on the head,
Young ladies acted as conductors
for one day on the occasion Of open
ing the new Chic street car line at
Teyarkana, the proceeas being de-
voted 20 charity,
The nnt,gambling association OF
Little Rock has caused the officers
TO issue an order prohibiting the op.
Grafton of slot machines In saloons
and other places,
In a fight near Hot Springs be-
tween Eum Curlcy and Garfield Lew
is, two ,yo,ng white men, the former
was probably fatally stabbed, recoy'
INK qyc wounds,
In n diflculty at pocohontaS a Mr.,
OHar is reported ~ fatally cutting
man named Piece, When the Of
Acers went to arrest O'llalr he resist
cd and was shot dead,
Il, l., Brown, q car repalrer was
Killed while at work In the Cotton
Belt yards Mt Pine Blum He
was underneath ear when an on
gne backed II over his body
Ebert stettman, brakeman on .
log train, was run over and Killed
near Warren. He was riding on the
front Of the engine when he lost his
balance and fell under the wheels,
Mrs william Jones OF Dallas coun'
~ has sent TO the agricultural bureau
A mammoth radIsh, II weighs four
and onehalf pounds, II seventeen
inches long and fifteen and BALI
inches In circumference,
A negrcss by the name OF Josephine
Evans, residing near Antoine was
caught In the act Of secretlng the rt'
mains Of her 2.mon,hsold boy, An
investigation revealed that the child
had been murdered by the motha,
who was held to the grand jury,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
State University Graduates.

At the closing exercises of the
State University at Fayetteville,
twenty.seyen students graduated and
were awarded diplomas by Gov. Da
Wis The names of the graduates are
as follows: Fred White Holt, Harri.
son; Hattie Clementine Melton, Fay.
etteylle; Susie Vaulx, Fayetteville:
Nora Madge Bates, Caney Hill, Jo
seph Pitts Womack, Seba John R
Ellis, Fayetteville; Y. Hill Davis.
Lowell Wm. w. Cartwright, Noun.
tainyiew; Fred Merrett, Bellng
Cobb, Wis; John Brewster. Caney
Hill; Lemuel Berry Bryan, Fort
Smith; Ebert Clark, Waldo; Eliza
beth Crozier, Lincoln; Houston l.,
Daniels Little Rock; Leila Routh
Droke, Fayetteville; William MarviL
Harris, Monticello; Alphonse Milton
Honnett, Pine Bluff James Leland
Longino. Magnolia; Abner McGehee,
Little Rock; Robert j, Middleton
Fayetteville; Samuel Alfred Mitchell
Fayetteville; Jas. f. Muller, Little
Rock; william Benjamin Rife, Usage
Mills; William A. Ruggles Fayptte
Vile; John Paul Streepy, Hot
Springs; Rupert Taylor, Jonesboro,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
THE REICHSTAG ELECTIONS.
The Socialist Vote shows nm In
crease of Nearly Forty-Threr Per
Cent. over Preceding Election.

Berlin, June 2j.-UnofIlcial returns
OF the recent election for members Of
the reich'tag give the following fg-
ures; Socialists, 3,00s,OO0 votes, an in
crease over the preceding general
election OF 100000, nearly 43 per cent;
center party, l,7j2,sl6 votes, an In.
crease of nearly 100000 votes; nation.
al liberals, l,2so,200 votes, an increase
OF 100000 votes.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Shot Himself.

Richard Y Williams, prominent
Foung jefferson county planter, acct
Hentally shot and killed himself at his
pome IN Pine Blun. Just how the ac
|ldent occurred is not known, as VII
Pams was alone in his room at ths
Tlme. II Is believed he went TO re
pmoye his pistol from a bureau drawer
when the hammer struck something
|and was discharged the ball passing
Through his side and ranging below
fhe heart death resulting instantly,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
PREPARING TO PROSECUTE.
Edward y. Mcswreney 0hnrEed
With Abstrncting Papers.

Washington, June 2j.--The depart
ment of justice is preparing to prose-
cute criminally Edward !. McSwee-
ney, late deputy commissioner OF inn
migration at Ellis island, for remov-
ing from the files and taking unlaw'
ful private possession Of certain pa
pcrs belonging to the government
This prosecution will be along the
same line as that OF Tyner for the
rifling oiTensc committed in the post
Office department.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
LonENz AND WIFE ARRESTED.
They VIII Have ~ Preliminary Hear
Inn Mt Toledo, Thursday,

Toledo, o., June 25,-Gcorge r. Lo-
REM and his wife, who were recently
Indicted by the federal grandjury at
Washington in connection with the
scandal in the post Office department,
were arrested Wednesday, \ prelim-
mary hearing will be held Thursday
afternoon. Mr., and Mrs, Lorcnk each
gave bond In the sum Of 5000.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Saved Her Husbands Life.

Mrs, Jack Harris, wife Of a Monroe
county farmer, saved the life Of her
husband by brayely shouldering
shotgun and going to his rescue, Har
ris was engaged In a fight with a des
porate negro, who had broken one OF
his arms and was belaboring him over
the head when Mrs Harris leyeled the
shotgun at her husbands assailan'
and compelled him TO Zee.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Three Injured in Runaway,

George Smith, a Jackson county
farmer, his wife and one child, were
Injured in a runaway Two Of Mr.,
Smiths children who were in the
runaway escaped injury, Mr., Smith
was thrown out and run over by the
wagon. Several ribs were broken, his
back was hurt and he sustained in
ternal injuries. Mrs, Smith and a
little girl sustained bad bruises,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
A CARRIE NATION DISCIPLE.
Miss blanche Boies Sent 10 Jail mud
Fined for saloon smashing at
Topeka, kns.

Topeka, KaS., June 25,-Miss Blanche
Boics, previously convicted OF smash
ing saloon windows In Topeka on
February II last, was sentenced by
District Judge llazen to 30 days In
the county Jail and to pay a fine Of
800 Miss Boics is follower Of Mrs,
Carrie Nation, the temperance re-
former
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
farmers Strange Death,

II, x, Richie, a prominent farmer
residing nine miles from Carlisle
met death In a strange manner lie
was hauling hay with a tall frame on
his wagon. Richie was on top OF
the hay, and by the turning OF a bale
he was thrown on Just as the wagon
was passing large tree, HIS OodI
was caught between the tree and
wagon and he was crushed TO death
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Sireni Car Accident,

Dan peil, driver Of bakery wagon
was run down and badly injured ny
n stree, car at Little Rock Peil was
driving In the same direction the ear
was going, and It seems attempted TO
pull hIs team away from the track
but instead pulled the wrong llhe'
Aa the ear was only few feet away
when the team stepped on the track
II was impossible to prevent collision
Tho wagon was literally rolled up pc,
meath tho ear and pell was plhsehou
among the debris,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Injured BY LiRhinIng.

Mrs. b. V, Reoder her daughter
MISS May aged 10 years, her son Fred
years old, together with Miss JAMIE
t'on's and Andy Darrow, were serious
~ INJURED by stroke Of lightning at
newport They were sitting on &
fofeh when u flash struck large tree
III the yard, hurllng flying bits OF
lumber In every direction, The vie
Inns were paralyzed by the shock, but
|all viii recover.
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
viii Advcrilao thu State

"h Alexander Jackson, general I'M
ss'u'oh agent OF the Rock Island
u' uss'en' has been visiting points IN
~" STATE to gather data for large
w. "vuol OF advertising matter shortly
|p,VV " Vlelributed by hls company, The
,s so,N island win spend considerable
.,1a Tor literature, setting forth
~ many advantages this state offers
"e home'seckcr and investor,
fh,s " WY council OF Hot Springs
|,No pustod on ordinance prohibiting
,Nooplhg open OF all cigar aud con
''V'efS stores on Sunday
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Col, j, W, Jrnkins,

Kansas city, Moo june 2j,aCol !,
W, Jenkins, prominent attorney,
died at his home here, aged 7s years
lie wns born In New York In 1898,
settled n, MaquokcitO, lO, In the
enrly sos, and served through the civil
was ns colonel Of the rhlrty'hrs
Iowa. \ son lives Ut Shreveport,
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Edie, MeCoolt Aenn,,ied.

Decatur, H., June 95,-'fhe iury
In the case OF Edley Mccoole charged
with the murder Of Wm, q, MeNler
on May I, found verdict Of not
guilty, Mccoolc was acquitted On the
ground ot seii-defeass. - A''H''
The Van Buren press., 1903-06-27
Can't Insure Wife's Property

A case which will be of the greatest
interest throughout the state was
passed on by the supreme court last
week. That body decided that an In
surance policy issued to husband on
the property of his wife is void, as
he has no insurable interest In the
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