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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
A GENERAL ORDER =,
To RUSSIAN TROOPS
Garrison at Port Arthur Warned to
Fight to the Death.
NO SURRENDER IS THE WORD
Japan, Gen. stoesscl Says, Considers
The Capture of the Fortress n
Question of National Honor
There T. No Way Out when II
Comes to the Tug Of War.

Port Arthur, Sunday, Feb. 2S.-Gen.
Stoessel, commander Of the garrison
here. has issued a general order direct
ing the attention of the troops and in
habitants to the fact that the Japan
csc intend to land and seize the fort
ress. The general declares that ia
pan considers the seizure of Port Ar
thur TO be a question of national hon
or, and from their obstinate attacks
and bombardments of the fortress and
bays he can only conclude that the enc
my will make every effort TO capture
the fortress, failing which the Japan
csc viii destroy the railroad and with
draw
THE enemy, however, proceeds the
general order lis mistaken. Our troops
know and the inhabitants are here
with informed by me that we will not
yield. We must fight TO the finish, as
!, the commandant, will never give an
order to surrender ! call on all TO be-
come convinced Of the necessity Of
fighting to the death, Those who leave
without fighting will rot save them
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Saved the Prisoner.

0ne.oimed Sheriff Bandy Of Jack.
son county faced mob Of over one
hundred people al the jail in Newport
and. with persuasion and q determi.
nation that gained the leaders admi.
ration, prevented the lynching Of a
negro suspected Of attempted assault
on young lady. Sheriff Bandy stat.
ed that he had grave doubts Of the
suspects guilt, and that while he per.
sonally would offer no protection to
n brute known to be guilty Of such n
crime as had been attempted, he
would prefer TO lay down his life in
the performance of duty than to SCI,
m innocent man put to death.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
WILL NOT HELP HIS BROTHER
The Refusal of Paul Neidermeicr TO
Testify for His Brother Causes
Alibi To Fall Flat,

Chicago, March Paul Neidermei-
er, brother of Peter, who is one Of the
car barn bandits now on trial, Tuesday
refused TO testify for his brother. 1t
was announced that Paul Neidermeier
and Mrs. Neidermeier, the mother Of
the two boys, would testify that at the
time the car barn murders were COM
mitted Peter Neidermeier was home in
bed. The refusal Of Paul to testify
caused the alibi to fall fiat and the
cases of Neidermeier and Gustaye
Marx to go to the jury without a single
witness having testified in their be-
half, The evidence given in behalf Of
Van Dine to show that he was the ir-
responsible victim Of epilepsy and
hereditary insanity will be Offset by tea
or a dozen witnesses who will give evil
dence in rebuttal It is expected that
the case will go to the jury early next
week
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
HIS REASON FOR RESlGNING
Postmaster of Junction, Ark, Says
Four Members Of Ills Family
Have Uccn Nssnssinntcd.

Washington, March 2-Postmaster
T. s. Parnell, Of Junction, Union coun-
ty, Ark, has resigned his Office, and Is
bis letter 10 the general
says the action Is due to political
loud, His letter follows
81 beg to tender TO YOU my resIgna-
ton rs postmaster at junction, Ark,
and return herewith all papers sent
since my recent confirmation, My rea-
sons for resIgning are that my family
have become mixed up IN what Is
known as the Parncll-Tucke feud This
Is a political foud, and as four mem
bers Of our family have been OsSos-
sinated within the last 10 months, |
feel that It Is clearly my duty to my
family and friends that leave the
state ! hope the department viii re-
lIcyc me ut the earliest possible mo-
ment"
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
THE DEWEY-BERRY
FIGHT DESCRIBED
Defendants In the Murder Trial
Tell of the Fatal Fight.
ADMIT TO KILLING BERRY
Chauncey Dewey and william Ne
Bride Testify In Regard to the
killing and Describe Events
Which Led ID To 1t.

Norton, Kas., March William
Mcbride, one of the three defendants
in the trial for the murder of Burchard
Berry, took the stand tuesday in his
own defense and told of The fatal fight
at the Berry ranch. He rorroborated
the various testimony to thu effect that
the Berry boys had opened fire, and
said:
"Burch Berry fired directly at me
twice. | put a cartridge in my gun
and fired at him and he fell. fred
at him because he fired at me and tn
protect my life"
Mcbride denied that he had ever said
that Il Dewey could not buy out the
settlers in the vicinity Of his ranch
he would drive them out or kill them
out"
Chauncey Dewey, another OF the de-
PENDANTS. was the next witness He
testified his cattle were frequently shot
and killed, his fences cut, his range
burned and other property destroyed
anu lt IOI IODOl dltu IllNlNll VI
mony given by other witnesses lor the
defense There were ten men IN the
Dewey party, all armed Dewey salu
that when they arrived at the Berry
place and were loadini the tank IN
their wagon the three gerry boys rode
up. They dismountei, and as they
advanced toward theDewey men they
laid their hands OF their revolvers.
Witness added
"Burch said: 'Ycl will not take any
thing away from here to-day | was
holding my rihein my right hand.
took hold of it with both hands and
held it up, at the same time saying;
Stop, stop wbre you are. They then
pulled their gins and fired Roy Berry
fired at me. then raised my gun and
fired at Ro, Berry | fired at him be-
cause remembered his threat against
me and because he fired at me-
Court adjourned with Dewey on the
stand
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN JAIL.
After KILLING Wan Who betrayed
Him scott Nenl Is KILLED Trying
to shoot His way 80 Liberty.

Wheeling, W. Va, March Pacing
the certainty Of his third term in stau
prison, Scott Neal Of Martins Ferr,
charged with attempting to kill lis
wife. tried TO shoot his way to Liberty
Tuesday night, and was responhble
for a bloody tragedy in the jail It ST.
Clairsyile, O. Neal had secured pos
session of a revolver and told James
Sutton, a Bellare prisoner awaiting
trial for two mysterious murdes, OF his
intention. Sutton dropped Iote from
his window warning the jairr. clyde
Bulger, the jailer, entered tie corridor
to lock up the prisoners sC the night
and was accompanied by Sheriff Majors
and two deputies,
Neal realized that he had been be-
trayed, shot Sutton through the
temple, killing him instantly He then
pointed his revolver At the jailer, de-
handing that he unlock the doors Bull
ger grappled with him, and with Meals
gun resting againsthis temple whipped
out his own revolver and shot Neal
through the heart
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President of State Pharmacist AS
ISOLATION Urge Enforcement OF
Law on Sale of Drugs.
EVENTS OF LWEeK BRIEFLY CHR0HIClED
Mrs. 3. n. Dresser Shoots Her Hus-
band in Self Defense Hot Springs
Man Confesses TO the Charge OF
Burglary.
Warning to Druggists.

President King of the State Pharma-
cists' Association should be commend
ed by the people in his effort TO pre-
vent the sale of cocaine, one OF the
most destructive of drugs, without a
prescription from a reputable physi-
clan. There is law providing pun
ishment for the indiscriminate sale OF
poisonous drugs, and both the citizens
and officials should see that II is en-.
forced. President King has issued the
following circular, which should re-
ceiye the attention of all pharmacists;
ITO the Druggists of Arkansas;
Complaints are being received in
regard to violation of the pharmacy
law of this state.
"The law requires every druggist to
place his certificate of registration in
a conspicuous place in his store. No
prescriptions are TO be compounded or
reflled except by a registered phar-
macist, or under the personal super
vision of registered pharmacist.
1.-The association is determined to
prosecute those druggists who have no
registered pharmacist on duty, and all
dealers who are found guilty Of sell.
ing cocaine Illegally
AS some druggists in the state may
not fully understand the law, ! will
mail a copy Of this letter to ALL |
propose to look up all that are not
complying with the pharmacy law and
with the cocaine law approved May,
1899 This association proposes to
see that the laws are enforced
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JAPS FINISH THE
PORT ARTHUR FLEET
Cripple Two Russian Cruisers and
Sink Torpedo Boat In Attack.
TO STORM THE FORT BY LAND
The Bomb a rdme Lasted Two
Hours, the japanese Withdrawing
In Perfect order After Destruc-
ton of Russian Fleet.

London, March IA dispatch TO the
Daily Telegraph from Yin kow, dat
ed Februnr, 20, says;
Fifteen Japanese wnrsbips furious
Iy bombarded Fort Arthur from 10
Russian cruisers Noyik, AskOld and
Bayan. accompanied by four torpe-
do boats, steamed out to meet the
attack. They were, however, forced
To retire. The Askoid was In IA sink
ing condition. The Noyik was badly
damaged, and n torpedo boat was
sunk. The Russian battleship Ret
wien was nRain damaged. The Jap
nnese withdrew in good order.
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yL,DI,osTol< is BLocNADEU.


Confirmation Cnn Not lie Obtained,
Hut II ~ Considered Probable.
St Petersburg, March direct
confirmation Of the report from Ia.
kodate that Nladiyostok is hlockaded
by the Japanese vessels can not be OBJ.
tanned here, but Is considered not i'm.
probable. During the japanese land.
ing operations In Coroa the Russian
warships to the north were a con.
slant menace, and blockading them
would be the most effective means
OF securing noninterferenco, Fur
thcrmore, 1t Is worthy Of note that for
more than one week no word has been
allowed 10 come from NlalIyostok
and this In itself seems strong pre-.
sumptIye evidence that important
events are Transporting,
The report from Liau Yang, Man.
churia, that the japanese feet has
received orders TO attack and cap.
turc Port Arthur on March ! at oil
costs, coupled with the comparison OF
Port Arthur and Soyastapol made by
tho Noyoe Vremya, has created pro
found IMPRESSION and has added to
the belief that the Japanese possibly
intend to commence land and sea 0p.
orations against Port Arthur sooner
than was anticipated.
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Wife Shoots in SeIf-Defense,

B. H. Dresser, a painter, was shot
and killed by his wife at TeNarkana.
The tragedy took place at the home
of the couple and the woman acted
in self-defense. Dresser went home
under the influence of liquor IL
was armed with a shotgun, and ha J
declared his intention of killing his
wife. When he attempted TO shoot
Mrs. Dresser grappled with him and
succeeded in wrenching the weapon
from his grasp. She then pushed him
out of the door and 'phoned for an
officer, but before the latter arrive
Dresser broke IN at another door,
The wife warned him to stay out and
presented the gun. As he continued
10 advance the weapon was discharg.
ed, the full charge taking effect in
the region OF the heart.
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FIRST RATTLE ON LAND.


Toxic, March 1.-THE first shots OF
the war on land were exchanged
Monday at Ping Yang a small de.
tachmpnt Of Russian infantry, eyI.
IDENTIFY scouts, appeared Monday morn.
ing to the northward Of the town The
Japanese outposts opened fire from a
range OF LOO metres and the Rus.
SLAMS retired,
The telegram reporting the Incl
dent fails to,mention any causaties,
1t is presumed there were none, on
account Of the small number Of men
engaged and the distance separating
the opposing armies
It IL reported here that there will
be small engc cement soon some.
where in northern Coroa, where the
Russians are scouting over an ex.
tended area, close to the Japanese
positions, but general engagement
Is not expected 10 occur for some
time, The Russian force south Of the
Yam river IL inconsIderablo, liz great
eat strength seeming to be In the "
entity 70 viii, North Of the Yalu the
Russian army is constantly increis'
ing in numbers and Is being mobilipd,
but the chances of II assuming the of
fonsIyc are slight Japan is constant
ly strengthening rs position All In
crcaslng It's force In Cofpa
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
All Must Aid.

The following notice in regard to
compilation Of records of Arkansas
troops in the Confederate army has
been promulgated:
Notice TO All Arkansas Soldiers OF the
Civil War Who served in the {. ).
A or as State Troops:
Headquarters Historical Committee,
Arkansas United Confederate Nete-
rams.
Little Rock Ark, Feb q, 1904.
Comrades-As chairman of the his.
torical committee of Arkansas United
Confederate Veterans and manager or
the work for the restoration Of the
muster rolls of the Arkansas soldiers
who served in the civil war OF 1851
65, make this appeal TO you. The
muster rolls of all Arkansas troops
in the days of the Confederacy can
not be found among the state rec
ords. They seem to have been almost
entirely destroyed We must restore
them If possible This notice Is Tor
you. If you enlisted in Arkansas.
send me the names of as many of your
company as you can, giving letter OF
company in regiment and number OF
regiment and name Of company II not
lettered
If you cannot remember letter OF
company, or, if It was not in a regi'
ment or battalion. give name OF cap
tain or commander. Give your own
name and as many others Of the Off
GERS and private. as possible to re-
member.
Always state whether infantry,
mounted infantry cavalry or artil'
lery.
Also give name and address Of 9th.
ers who may furnish lists. II twenty
lists of same company are sent in all
the better roll can be secured. Give
all the information you can and take
time enough to do the best you can.
This Office will compile and prop
erly list all names sent in
Certify under your signature thai
all names so furnished were in the
service.
Address me at Little Rock.
S. H. Nowlin.
Chairman Historical Committee Ar
kansas U. c. V. and Roster Man
ager.
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BRIEF MENTION.

pave Jones was crushed TO death
by n log train OF tho Drew Lumber
company near Colllns
John Baldwin, might Waterman at
q snwmill IN Pine Bun was shot and
painfully wounded my some unknown
person,
A machlnlHl by the name OF Joseph
Godbvy was instantly killed by fall
ing from the top Of u moving pas.
songer train near searey
At BorryyIllo, Miss Matte Bunch,
aged rs. was severely burned by tho
explosion Of n syrup bucket In which
she was brewing some tea,
II, l., youngblood, u gang foreman
on the III Dorado aud Baslrop rail
road was shot and killed ~ lastrop.
about thirty miles from NJ Dorado,
by M Italian lnborcr
Tho dopoatore Of the Bank Of Dan.
vile, witch suspended on account Of
the cashier abscondng, have been paid
40 per cent Of their losses, The money
was put up by the etockholdorb and
tho ox'onshlor'a mother
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Confessed to Burglary.

George Sandfer is in Jail at Hot
Springs, confessed burglar of his
friends residence, where he had lived
for years, One night recently Sandi.
pher gave the alarm that the house
had been robbed and stated that he
had desperate struggle with the
burglar, in which he was cut in the
neck and on the hand. His story
was taken as true, but a young lady
Of the household saw him bury some.
thing in vacant lot Upon inyesti.
cation the money and jewelry stolen
was found, and when confronted with
the evidence Sandlpher confessed,
stating that he inflicted his wounds
for the purpose of covering up the
crime OF burglary.
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Negro Farmer Sho,

ip q battle Of three against one
John Brown, negro farmer was
shot and fatally wounded at point
near the eastern city limits of Little
Rock Brown was driving toward his
home In n buggy when he was stop
ped by three white men who insisted
that the negro drive around them
into ditch, When few words had
passed all the parties began shooting
and Brown received several wounds
II ia believed one Of the white men
was wounded but was carried away
by his companions. From the action
Of the three men II Is believed they
intended 70 rob Brown,
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RUSSIAN SCOUTS REFUSED.
Japanese Infantry Drove Back II
Uody OF Russian scouts.

Che Foo, March 1.-The Twenty
ninth japanese infantry occupying
Ping Yang, midway between Seoul and
the Yalu river. on Sunday met body
of Russian cavalry scouts north of
Ping Yang and drove them back.
1t is estimated that 10000 Japanese
troops have landed at Chemulpo. The
transports now are not escorted by
war vessels
The japanese sailors who manned
the merchant vessels which were sunk
at Port Arthur, on landing here,
shaved their heads as mark of the
disgrace they felt at the failure Of the
project The crew of the Jinsen Maru
wrote their names on the foremost flag
which remained above water when the
ship went down.
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BATTLE WITH M0ONSHINERS.
According TO Report Two Moon
SINNERS Were Killed and One
Wounded By Revenue Men,

Owingsyille, Ky, March An I'M
confirmed rumor reached here Tuesday
night that a battle was waged Tuesday
IN the mountains Of Knott county be-
tween moorshiners and revenue men.
According to the Tumor William and
John HaddiX, moonshiners, were killed,
and Jack Combs, a moonshiner was
fatally wounded, one deupty marshal
was reported killed. Tho moonshiners
were said to be working in cave when
surprised by the revenue men and re-
sisted arrest The report has not yet
been definitely confirmed,
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only a repetition of the now familiar
tactics of the japanese, and it Is pre-
sumed that this attack was made in
bad weather previous to telegraphic
adyices having reported a severe gale
raging at Port Arthur As usual, did
not remain long enough off the harbor
to enable the gunners at the forts to
get their range Again also, the same
three cruisers the Bayan, the Askold
and the Noyik came out to meet the
attack, and this suggests that either
they were the only effective ships
there or that the larger battleships
were unable 70 get ont
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DICK TO SUCCEED HANNA.
lie WINS Given the solid Republican
vote Of the ONTO House nnj
senate In separate session,

Columbus o. March 2.-Charlos
Dick, Of Akron was Tuesday elected
TO the United States senate 10 sue
coed the late Marcus A. Hanna, lie
was given the solid republican vote of
the house and senate, which voted In
separate session The democrats voted
for John II Clarke, Of Cleveland To-
day the house and senate meet In Joint
session TO canvass the vote
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Hot Political Fight.

A special from TeXarkana says one
Of the bitterest political contests in
the history of the city is being waged
by the democrats on the Texas side.
one faction met and resolved to nom
mate a party ticket through primaries.
This has never been the custom since
the citys existence, officials having
been chosen at general elections, when
all residents irrespective Of party pol
itics, were allowed to express their
choice. Some of the most prominent
democrats in the city are opposing the
scheme of drawing the party line in
municipal affairs
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
Rossla. q,
TYPES or RUSSIAN FLEET,
t)sliabya.

tably organized. At every seven
bursts are warm barracks with tea
and hot food for the soldiers, who
easily march over in one day, the bag
gage and food having been conveyed
by horses drawing trucks. In the
middle Of the lake are stands and
rcfreshment room for officers and ci.
VILLAINS driving across In sleds, Tele.
phones connect the barracks with
the shore stations. The weather is
fine but very cold.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
Defrauded Merchants.

Several wholesale houses make
complaint that they were swim
died out of hundreds of dollars by
some shrewd schemer at Hot Springs
the last month. The man had guam
tity of bogus bill heads printed, Civ
ing the name Of well.known firm
that had branch houses throughout
the south He would order goods
shipped by express, but when the bills
became due It was discovered that the
company he was supposed to represent
knew nothing about him.
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ny ORDER or ruE CYAN.
british Coal Laden Steamers Re"
leased n, order Of the t,nr,

Suca, March Tho Russian
cruiser Aurora, with i've torpedo
boats, has arrived here,
The British coal laden steamers Et
trckdalo from Barry February 3,
for Sabang) and Frankly from Bar
ny, February ., for Hong Kong and
the Norwegian steamer Matilda from
Pcnarth, January 30, for Sasobol, also
laden with coal, captured by the
squadron In the Red SEA, have been
released by order OF the ear
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Hunt Verdict Sustained.

In the case Of J, f. Hunt convicted
in Pulaski circuit court of the lar.
ceny OF 5000 from his wife. the su.
prcme court affirmed the verdict Of
the jury and Hunt viii be compelled
to serve five years In the penItentiary.
Hunt had been married but few
weeks when he secured what money
his wife had and skipped out with a
woman OF low character,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1904-03-05
ponr ARTHUR AND sEnAsroroL.
Parallel Pointed Out Ilctwccn the
Two Great FortiHcntions.

Parallel Pointed out Iictwccu the
Two Great Fortiicntions.
ST. Petersburg, March THE Noyoe
Nremya publishes a remarkable edi-
torial on the parallel between Port Ar
thur and SebasJopol pointing OUT that
the ports are identiCally situated,
Golden I'M corresponding to the Mala-
kon, Dalny TO Eupatoril, Admiral Al
eXielf Nachimorf and the Rety2an 70
the fria Syiatitelia, The editorial
however, warns the Russians 10 alb
jure fatalIst beliefs Although writ
ten without knowledge of Gen, Stoes-
sells equally remarkable general or
der issued at Port Arthur Sunday, the
strong reinforcement Of It's purport,
that Port Arthur must In no case be
surrendered Both seem to fore
shadow siege of Port Arthur and a
hombardment, which Il dispatch from
Lao Yang says II Is runored at New
Chwang win occur Tuesday Official
opinion continued TO be that Japan
viii make no attempt 10 Invest Port
Arthur, although II is added that they
evidently are determined TO force mat
ters Ms rapidly as possible, In 1894
they landed on the northern part OF the
peninsula and the Chinese made no re-,
sistancc, stll It took 2S days before
Port Arthur was really invested The
object Of the Japanese row may be to
avoid this preliminary delay by dis
embarking their troops at Pigeon Bay,
III they do" said naval expert,
"thcy viii meet with opposition which
viii render their plan imprNotioa6c."
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TRANSPORT SHERMAN SAILED
She Carried the Twelfth Infantry
nnd Cavalry Recruits For the
Philippine service.

San Francisco, March 12.-The Unit
I'd States army transport Sherman
sailed Tuesday for the Philippines via
Honolulu She carried the Twelfth
infantry, commanded by Col j. w,
Bubb, 400 infantry and 100 cavalry re-
cruits, beside a large number Of Off
GERS as passengers. In her hold were
1900 tons Of army supplies. Before her
departure the transport was inspected
by Maj,-Gen, Macarthur. Capt F, l.,
Wynn Of the Twelfth regiment did not
sail with the regiment, as he had just
been appointed an aide on the staf of
Gen. Macarthur.